Category Archives: rhode island

flowers, flowers everywhere

I collected lots of silk and velvet flowers (mostly from hats) when I was making vintage Christmas stockings for fundraisers. It’s time to pass them on to someone who will do something beautiful with them. I didn’t realize I had … Continue reading

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anyone want a cabinet?

While football games blasted from the tv on New Year’s Day, I made a start emptying the cabinet that has lived for years in the corner of the dining area.  Last month, when I realized that I no longer used … Continue reading

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long road home

Our trip home from Texas on December 29 was uneventful…until we tried to drive out of Long term Parking Lot E. The flights had been on time, except for a30-minute glitch in Baltimore when the flight crew couldn’t find “Thomas … Continue reading

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happy new year, 2024!

Oh, my, another year! I don’t know about you, but I’m excited.  Banjo Man is heading into a peaceful winter without having to deal with surgery or radiation.  I’m six months away from celebrating five years cancer-free. I will admit … Continue reading

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merry christmas to all

Merry Christmas, dear friends and family! This photo was to have been made into a Christmas card for 2023, but I worried that it wasn’t a very Christmasy picture.  And not exactly holiday worthy. But I love it and wanted … Continue reading

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just like riding a bicycle

I unearthed my container of cookie cutters last week. Oh, the memories! Most I inherited from my grandmother and all of them had been used many, many times when the children were growing up. I had the urge–after thirty-plus years–to … Continue reading

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say “ahhhh”

Daughter Nancy had a tonsillectomy Tuesday morning.  I stayed with her in the pre-op area until the nurses wheeled her into the operating room and then I roamed the halls of the hospital looking for a cup of coffee. Thank … Continue reading

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birthday joy

This was taken at Ella’s, a beautiful restaurant in Westerly.  Jeff and Angela took us here for a birthday celebration. I am 72 and proud of it! As  you see, we are having a great time. Daughter Nancy arrived earlier … Continue reading

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give me a screwdriver

What is behind that section of my fancy-schmancy sewing machine? That’s where thread is jamming. Not the good kind of jamming, like with the Cougar Creek Band. Oh, no, this is the bad, frustrating, miserable kind of jamming in a … Continue reading

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a stroll, a ramble and dinner with friends

Welcome to December, little Christmas package. I totally forgot to take pictures during the Holiday Stroll on Thursday night.  Also known as “Ladies Night”, the stroll took place along Main Street in the historic downtown area of Wakefield.   Harley Chick’s … Continue reading

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