Category Archives: rhode island

while banjo man is out of town…

Last night I had a date with Sam. He’s eight weeks old and very, very handsome.  He wore a striped sleeper with a red crab on his bottom. Spiffy. Oh, he wasn’t as excited about our date as I was. … Continue reading

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the keurig, the husband and the dilemma of saving money

Harley Chick sent me an email last week: I can’t believe I just fell for this.  Okay so I thought I would play along by using the pod a second time since the Kahlua pods were piling up.  My thought … Continue reading

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office friend

I’ve had this monkey for over 50 years and I still expect him to talk.  There’s a lever in his back so I can shake his head “no” and nod his head up and down for “yes”, and I love … Continue reading

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poet on the patio

There was once a turkey named Cyrus Who decided to peck in my iris. His friends chose to squabble And Cy gobble-gobbled ‘Til I wished they all had laryngitis.

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inspiration #327

I want to make a quilt with these colors. Is this what they call “petal pink”?

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shark or cows

I dreamt of the 28-foot shark last night.  By 6 AM I was awake and ready to head to the beach, but I’d had a dream that Banjo Man told me we couldn’t go until it stopped raining.  It took … Continue reading

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camera play

I have a new camera, having dropped my old one in Texas.  It wasn’t the first time I dropped it, but it was the last. I was so sad. I went to Best Buy and tried out different cameras recommended by … Continue reading

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the wedding turtle

Yep, the ol’ wedding turtle is still hanging out by the water fountain.  He can’t believe the wedding was almost a year ago.  He’s been wearing that bow since June 16th and it’s still lookin’ good. Maybe the turtle isn’t … Continue reading

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patience

There is no such thing as Spring in Rhode Island.  I remember a few from my distant childhood, but in the past thirty years or so? No Spring.  It will be cold until one morning we will wake up and … Continue reading

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mellow yellow

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