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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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post-turkey days
Friday, after a lovely Thanksgiving gathering, I was back in my sewing room as Banjo Man cleaned up the kitchen. Thank you, Banjo Man. You’re the best. This is the border, pinned to two sides only. The Native American quilters … Continue reading
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just wait until next year
Next year I am buying the gravy and I am not going to make homemade dressing. No more oven-toasted Italian bread cubes for me! I’m returning to bags of Pepperidge Farm stuffing mix and calling it good. Why, you ask? … Continue reading
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happy thanksgiving, 2023
We’re ready! Only seven of us around the table this year, but we’re grateful to be together. Very grateful. My heart is full, as is my refrigerator. And my oven soon will be! Happy Thanksgiving to you and yours. May … Continue reading
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