Category Archives: rhode island

before, during and after the latest little project

This is what my office windows looked like, thanks to last year’s storms: This is what my office windows looked like Saturday morning. Smile for the blog, guys! While they were removing the old windows and installing the new ones, … Continue reading

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all lit, no fit, snake-free christmas tree

The tree arrived December 3rd.  I ordered it from Target.  On sale.  On line.  I didn’t consult Banjo Man, after an unfortunate shopping episode in Home Goods two weeks before.  We’d ended up disagreeing over our future tree, which dissolved … Continue reading

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sunday dinner with harley chick–and a recipe

Harley Chick is one killer cook.  She is the queen of vegetarian cooking. “Are you free tonight?”  she asked Sunday morning.  “I have a recipe I want to try.” She had a recipe she wanted to try????  My lucky day. … Continue reading

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while waiting for a shot

I had a brief respite from writing this morning–the book is finished except for the final scene, my editor has given me revision notes on first 230 pages of the ms. and the total, finished 320-page product is due in … Continue reading

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cracked

For 23 years I lived with a small crack in my office window.  There are worse things in life.  I never really thought much about it.  White mini blinds covered it up. Then Hurricane Sandy hit, and now I had … Continue reading

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meanwhile, back on the couch…

The first thing I did upon arriving home from Texas Wednesday afternoon was to sit on the couch.  I put my feet on the coffee table and, with Banjo Man snuggled beside me, proceeded to open the laptop and show … Continue reading

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fall photos from banjo man

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where or when

I don’t know exactly when we’re leaving on our road trip.  I don’t know where we’ll spend the night tonight. Banjo Man and I are incredibly busy with work.  We thought we would get on the road at 5 AM … Continue reading

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book blitz

I’m taking a week off from the internet in order to finish this book. I really need to finish this book. Remember this? Banjo Man and I have a road trip coming up, but we can’t head west until I … Continue reading

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sneaky saturday list

Banjo Man planned to sneak out to Kohl’s, a 25-minute drive from our house, to shop. But I saw his “to do” list for the weekend.  Weeding, bank, post office, something about the lawn mower bag, the dump, Kohl’s… Me: … Continue reading

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