Category Archives: rhode island

and the seasons go ’round and ’round

June. October. At least it’s not snowing yet.

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random tuesday thoughts

1.   I’ve been up since 3:30 AM.  I call this wedding lag.  Or… a near death experience. 2.   Saturday night I wrote a song called, “Pink Daisies, Blue Wrestlers and Tequila”.  I just know it’s going to be a hit, … Continue reading

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hitting the wall

The Narragansett wall, that is. Here’s DMP, taking a break from silk flowers and real flowers and vintage flowers and tulle. It’s not all work here, folks. After the sunset, Banjo Man joined us for a short music jam in … Continue reading

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guess who’s here!!

Yes, Dancing Mandolin Player is in Rhode Island!!  She has come to rescue me from Floral Wedding Decoration Incompetence Syndrome.  Here she is unloading bags of silk garlands from her suitcase. We went to Home Depot for plants. I had … Continue reading

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the bride and banjo man

Digging weeds. Shopping for plants. Planting the plants. Watering grass seed. Moving ladders. Raking leaves. Hauling gravel. Moving dirt. In other words, getting ready for the wedding!

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if this iris could talk

if this iris could talk, it would tell you that its little plant family came to our front garden in Rhode Island in Banjo Man’s suitcase. if this iris could talk, it would tell you that its little plant family spent a … Continue reading

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nude quilting

Until last weekend, I’d never seen a “naked man quilt” before. As I told Banjo Man, I’ve never had the desire to make a quilt depicting his nude body.  Or my own.  Or anyone else’s.  Some things shouldn’t be transferred … Continue reading

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OMG, I went to Subway!

It is not easy being a vegetarian. While resting my head against the sink at the hairdresser (who knew it was going to be this complicated to go gray??) I fantasized about eating a sandwich. Yeah.  A sandwich.  With bread. … Continue reading

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eavesdropping

Overheard in the grocery store this afternoon: Little girl to her mother, “I’ll be very, very good for the rest of the day if I could just have five notebooks!” I’d love to know what she needed five notebooks for.   … Continue reading

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a little history in the hood

This used to be a church.  Now it’s a private home with one heck of a view.  The steeple must always be painted white, because it is a navigational landmark.  It sits on what used-to-be the main road from Boston … Continue reading

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