Category Archives: rhode island

leavin’ on a jet plane

Posted on May 4, 2014 by is there any more pie?

I have 89,015 things to do before I leave home tomorrow.   1.  Change the lowest string on my guitar to a different weight. 2.  Unpack the Ipod and make friends with it. 3.  Somehow transfer all the music I … Continue reading →

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early mother’s day gift

Posted on May 4, 2014 by is there any more pie?

Sarge called this afternoon.  He wanted me to watch this video on you tube.  And he wanted to say he loved me. Okay, I’m crying. Sarge and I have been through a lot together.  I’m very proud of him.  

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waiting for the fox

Posted on April 26, 2014 by is there any more pie?

Banjo Man and I have a new morning routine:  we wait for the fox. He is a big, fluffy, energetic fellow who trots down our driveway between 7:30 and 8:30.  I didn’t know that foxes could be that big, but … Continue reading →

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hooked on a feeling

Posted on April 25, 2014 by is there any more pie?

Let me tell you about my colonoscopy… (please don’t click off this website–I promise no gory details): Last Tuesday I was on the table surrounded by instruments and two nurses, while the doctor was busying himself gathering his tools, etc. … Continue reading →

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if it’s april, it’s sew expo

Posted on April 11, 2014 by is there any more pie?

This little girl loves fabric. And notions. And quilts. I think it’s genetic! She always loves Sew Expo…even when she was a one-year old in a stroller she loved touching the fabric. We don’t buy much, but we spend hours … Continue reading →

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i think we played too hard

Posted on April 10, 2014 by is there any more pie?
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never too old for oreos

Posted on April 1, 2014 by is there any more pie?

My darling daughter turned 34 today, so for her birthday party Sunday I made this cake, from a blog called Inspired by Charm. I saw it on Pinterest and it looked so good I had to try.  I have zero cake … Continue reading →

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step it up

Posted on March 11, 2014 by is there any more pie?

In another desperate attempt to walk 10,000 steps a day (I’ve never come close, though when visiting battlefield sites in Montana and Wyoming with Banjo Man and Son#2, I wish I’d had a pedometer to impress myself with) I broke … Continue reading →

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babysitter triumph

Posted on March 5, 2014 by is there any more pie?

I wore him out.  Isn’t it usually the other way around?

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sad

Posted on March 3, 2014 by is there any more pie?

One of my dearest and most beloved friends here in Rhode Island lost her son this weekend.  It was sudden and tragic and cruel, in so many ways. If you believe in prayer, would you say one for her? Thank … Continue reading →

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