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hurry up and wait
“Hurry up and wait” was the theme of our travel experience this Christmas. From being delayed by a contractor’s visit and rushing to the airport last week only to find out the flight was delayed to yesterday’s issue with our … Continue reading
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a few november photos
Before we jet off to Texas for Christmas, I thought I’d share a few November pictures with you. Before the Funny Grandson became ill. Before the kitchen flood. Here’s a small version of the Dunkin’ Donut birthday cake, which I … Continue reading
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the disaster guys
My “disaster guys” arrived yesterday! Right on schedule, too. They ripped up my floor and found water and mold and wallboard that had to be removed. So they removed it and were incredibly neat and clean about it, too. I … Continue reading
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it’s not christmas without a banjo
I think his head was cold. We went out last night to one of our favorite restaurants, the Wood River Inn, for some music and dinner. You’ve have to love the banjo player. He was great. In fact, the whole … Continue reading
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a little italian lunch
I thought I’d take advantage of the lull between construction and deconstruction here and show you pictures of our lunch on Federal Hill, in Providence. My daughter-in-law wanted to eat in a “real” Italian restaurant, so we found one with … Continue reading
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giggles are good
As I sit here today the electrician still hasn’t appeared. He called–wow!!!–and said, “Maybe Monday”. I won’t hold my breath. The Disaster Recovery company is coming on Monday to rip out my kitchen floor, take out my sink and cabinet … Continue reading
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the not-good-news bubble
This is what greeted us this morning. We were not happy. Obviously there is a leak in the roof and we have to find it. Fortunately for us, a man from Single Source Disaster Recovery is coming tomorrow morning to … Continue reading
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a really busy afternoon and i need more coffee
Today was a nine-errand trip to town. When I’m at the lake, a nine-errand trip to town would be considered normal. Here? Not so much. The most important errand of all was picking up the Christmas cards at CVS. I … Continue reading
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vanilla bean joy
See these bottles? They are filled with vanilla bean-scented liquid hand soap. At the risk of having you think I have become one of those crazy hoarders you see on television, I will confess that I now own nine of … Continue reading
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another birthday
I think I’m in a stroller, 1950’s style. And happy to be there, from the looks of things. This was taken in Washington, DC, where my Dad was stationed at the time. My mother loves to say she changed my … Continue reading
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