Category Archives: rhode island

if it’s monday…

If it’s Monday we must be in the middle of another snowstorm. Such is winter. We have an informal dinner group with three other couples here in Rhode Island.  We get together every two months or so (remember the Scotch … Continue reading

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a good reason to stay home

This is happening now.This is happening this evening.  Wind chill will be -8. This is happening at 8 PM tonight. This is becoming a Monday night tradition:  snow, tequila and reality television. We do what we have to do.  

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banana blueberry muffin top muffins

Banjo Man gave me a “muffin top” baking pan for Christmas.  Having had so much success buying oddly shaped baking pans for my birthday, he thought he’d continue the roll he was on. I haven’t felt like cooking or baking … Continue reading

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black list and other things

Banjo Man and I are watching Season 1 on Netflix.  We have one episode left.  Banjo Man loved it from the first episode, but I thought it was too graphic, too gory.  But since the plot lines have focused on … Continue reading

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how many days until this melts?

Banjo Man and I are taking turns digging out from the storm.  We have at least 20″ of snow and getting it off the car (my job) wasn’t easy.  I trudged through snow up to my knees, I cursed, I … Continue reading

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hot coffee and a snow-i-cane

We still have power, though the storm is raging outside.  The weather pundits say we have 16 more hours of this, but so far the trees are still standing and the driveway remains clear (except for a foot of snow … Continue reading

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let it snow

After the emergency preparations have been made and every possible candle and battery have been collected, after every possible container has been filled with water, after the food has been cooked and the coolers ready, after the statewide travel ban … Continue reading

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here it comes

Juno, a “historic blizzard”, is coming tonight and will continue until early Wednesday morning. It’s snowing now, but lightly.  We’re expecting two feet of snow by 10 AM tomorrow. Too much snow is not the real problem. The 60 mph … Continue reading

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january 16th and not much goin’ on

I couldn’t think of anything to blog about today.  We have no snowstorms, no weird weather.  It should feel like -4 tomorrow morning, but while that is cold it’s not exactly something interesting to blog about. I looked back through … Continue reading

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the best kind of morning

Jeff is coming over this morning and we are going to try out some new songs he’s found. I’ve been listening to the songs on YouTube and hope to have the melodies memorized before we play.  He has borrowed a … Continue reading

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