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i don’t get it
I’ve always been a radio person. I had a radio beside my bed at night when I was a kid and loved finding odd, static-coated stations to listen to at night. My grandparents gave me a transistor radio for my 13th … Continue reading
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wild in france
We discovered a new miniseries last night. We had no expectations. We were both tired, but at 6:15 it was too early to go to bed. We had a few hours to kill before collapsing (Banjo Man had had a … Continue reading
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outlander, season 2
It has been a good week on the Giant Couch. Son #1 and Amber (our dear daughter-law) gave us season 2 of Outlander on dvd for Christmas. We’d been saving it for a time when we could immerse ourselves in … Continue reading
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memories of summers past
We had a little dinner party here Saturday night. It was just like we were at the lake, only it was about 24 degrees outside. And there was no lake. And we were east of the Mississippi. Our favorite “youngsters” got … Continue reading
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what a treat
Isn’t this a great idea? Bananas and mandarins for the little ones who might be hungry in the supermarket! Does your grocery store do this? Have I not noticed until now? Should I get out more??? Rhode Island has a … Continue reading
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coming out of the cave
I think this is commonly called a “blank slate”: You notice there is nothing on it? Such is February in New England. February 11th was supposed to have been a breakfast get together with friends in town, but it snowed. … Continue reading
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fixing things in february
I seem to be fixing things a lot these days. I’ve installed three cable set top boxes. Two were replacements for broken boxes. One was a replacement for the replacement, which had a very strange tendency to flip to “guide” every … Continue reading
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snow day
This morning, as I was dumping all sorts of lovely ingredients into the crock pot while listening to the local radio station, Banjo Man laughed and said, “Boy, you Rhode Islanders really love your storms!” I’d spent the previous hour … Continue reading
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blizzard comin’
We’re supposed to be getting our first blizzard of the winter tomorrow. It should start at 7 AM and stop at midnight. The weatherman is warning of high winds along with the snow. So of course the first thing I … Continue reading
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artichoke dip and football
In honor of Super Bowl Sunday, Banjo Man received this photo from an old friend. He was quite thrilled to show me that he had played football, though the thought of that just boggles my mind. He’s on the far … Continue reading
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