Category Archives: rhode island

the one you’re not getting

Here’s the Christmas card you’re not receiving this year. As you can see, the photo came out too dark when printed on the cards from CVS.  You can’t see Banjo Man’s face!  This photo was taken on our 50th wedding … Continue reading →

Posted in family, rhode island | 1 Comment

shopping in america

The week began Sunday with a hunt for lemons for Banjo Man and a visit to a fancy grocery store in downtown Westerly.  Unfortunately their lemons weren’t all that great, which was surprising.  I cut the trip short and headed … Continue reading →

Posted in food, rhode island, shopping | 3 Comments

come to mama!

Meet the new member of my Making-Dinner family. It’s huge.  It doesn’t look huge in this photo, but it is. See? This is a Gourmia 7-quart air fryer.  I ordered it from Kohls one morning before Thanksgiving.  They were having … Continue reading →

Posted in a more pie opinion, food, rhode island, shopping | 2 Comments

black friday, black saturday, etc.

Are you shopping online more than you ever have in your life? I am, and I thought I was pretty active online before Covid.  This past month I’ve found myself not only ordering Christmas gifts, but sewing supplies, toothpaste in … Continue reading →

Posted in rhode island, shopping | Leave a comment

my 2020 turkey let me down

My attempt at cooking a turkey breast in the crock pot was a disaster.  The breast was dry, the gravy’s flavor and consistency needed a lot of work, and it was all just so disappointing. Fortunately there were only three … Continue reading →

Posted in food, rhode island | 1 Comment

thanksgiving 2020

Table for three, please! Happy Thanksgiving, everyone.  I’m sure yours is as abbreviated as ours, although I hope you are in a place where that is not the case. In fifty years I have never NOT cooked something the Wednesday … Continue reading →

Posted in family, food, rhode island | 2 Comments

black friday week shopping?

How, in this time of Covid, are you shopping for Christmas?  I’d love to know. I would like to say I am organized, but I would be telling a big fat lie.  There is a box next to my desk … Continue reading →

Posted in rhode island, shopping | Leave a comment

recycling treasures

This might not look like a treasure, but it really is.  All handsewn, it has wonderful 1930’s fabrics to admire. I like to buy old quilt tops with patterns I would never make myself.  This quilt top, found in a … Continue reading →

Posted in quilting, rhode island, secondhand stuff | 2 Comments

you have to laugh

Posted in family, food, rhode island | 1 Comment

another holiday bites the dust

Covid strikes again. I type this with a weary sigh.  For thirty-two years we’ve celebrated Thanksgiving with our family, family friends and extended family members.  For the past two years we’ve had four generations gathered around the four tables. I … Continue reading →

Posted in family, friends, rhode island | 2 Comments