Category Archives: rhode island

fantastic mr. fox and what the heck is on my wall?

Son Will engineered a movie night for his sick mother last month.  Remember when I was stuck in Texas with the Neverending Evil Virus?  Well, as I started to recover and wasn’t coughing every three seconds, Will decided we should … Continue reading

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off to mqx

MQX is a national quilt show, the Machine Quilters Expo.  I haven’t been in years, so this is very exciting.  Many years ago I drove up to Nashua, NH and spent a wonderful day up there gawking at internationally prize-winning … Continue reading

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a party for #92

Mom turned 92  yesterday, so on Sunday we had a little dinner party with seafood gumbo and birthday cake (always a good combination for a woman born in New Orleans). I broke out the ruby-flashed glasses and matching napkins. The … Continue reading

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movies worth the time

We splurged on a couple of months of HBO via Amazon Prime, so these movies came via that subscription.  We’ll be watching a few more offerings on this channel before we cancel it and become frugal again. Last night we … Continue reading

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but it’s april!!!

This is so wrong.  In so many ways. We’re supposed to get about 4″.  Tomorrow it will melt.  And then? Could we please see some daffodils?  Please?  

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birthday wishes

Happy Birthday to my daughter!  Yes, she was born on April 1st.  So her birthday is very easy to remember…and we never, ever play tricks on her on her birthday. Don’t you love that smile? Happy  Easter, everyone.  We are … Continue reading

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saturday night post storm

Johnny, one of Texas faves, performed at the Knickerbocker Music Center (formerly the Knickerbocker Cafe) in Westerly last night. Banjo Man and I were there, along with our party-loving friends Ruth and Kenny.  We hiked out of the woods and … Continue reading

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staying home

There’s a lot of chain saw work to do, but unfortunately we don’t dare work under power lines that could snap at any time. It’s amazing to think that this tree has been leaning against the lines since Friday morning. … Continue reading

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hanging in there

Sam and I are not having a good day.  The five-year old and I had plans to make ice cream, eat mini-cupcakes, curl up on the couch and watch Thomas the Train episodes on Netflix this afternoon. Instead a major … Continue reading

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fortune-ately

Oh, how I love dumplings! Banjo Man and I treated ourselves to our annual Chinese lunch on Tuesday. We were in the town 20 minutes south of us and we were hungry for dumplings and all things Chinese.  Perfect timing. … Continue reading

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