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first date, 48 years later
This is the anniversary of my first official date with Banjo Man. In 1970. It is also the anniversary of selling my very first piece of writing. In 1986. And the day I received my first check from my book … Continue reading
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a note from the arctic freeze
The good news: the bomb cyclone winter storm is over. The bad news: it’s 0 degrees this morning, with a wind chill factor of -26. The good news: we have electricity. The bad news: we are low on propane and … Continue reading
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so far so good
I know that many of you out there in Idaho and Nebraska and points west of us are shaking your heads over a January blizzard. You’ve been through them a zillion times. You. Know. Snow. And you know all about … Continue reading
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what the heck is a bomb cyclone?
I am so not a fan of January. Once again, Banjo Man and I were sick as we left Austin. Banjo Man had been suffering with a cold and cough for days and went willingly to an Urgent Care Clinic … Continue reading
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winter window
I intend to do this as soon as I get home in January.
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thank you, sir alexander fleming
Sir Fleming, a Scottish physician and microbiologist, invented penicillin in 1928 and I thought he deserved a shout out from a 66-year old retired writer in Rhode Island who is presently quickly recovering from a rather nasty bacterial infection. Boy, when … Continue reading
the quiltmaker’s gift
My French Friend Janou sent this to me for my birthday. It’s about a quiltmaker who only makes quilts to give away and a greedy king who will do anything to get one of them. MFFJ thought I would love … Continue reading
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time to make the cookies
Sam and his parents indulged my need to make Christmas cookies Friday afternoon. Thank you. Check out these “trees”. They looked better on the internet than they did in real life (not exactly a surprise) but Sam loved decorating them. … Continue reading
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birthdays with friends
Today is my birthday. It always (except for my 40th, which was painful) makes me happy to have survived another year. Let’s face it: being alive is great fun. Or should be. If you have the health to enjoy it, … Continue reading
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a little bit of shopping
Twice a year we look at fabric, talk about fabric and…buy fabric. By “we” I mean Harley Chick and Aunt Pat and I. We returned to one of our favorite places, the fabric store in an old mill building in … Continue reading
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