Category Archives: rhode island

decking the halls

Posted on December 15, 2011 by is there any more pie?

This year I decorated the tree all by myself, which hadn’t happened since 1972. 1972.  The  year our first child was born.  He was still in the hospital (he wouldn’t come home until New Year’s Day) and we had no money for … Continue reading →

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all is bright

Posted on December 14, 2011 by is there any more pie?

Not the best photograph in the world, but you get the idea. This year we used my mother’s old artificial tree. Yeah, we wimped out. None of the kids are coming home, daughter Nancy has to work, and no relatives … Continue reading →

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can you hear me now?

Posted on December 12, 2011 by is there any more pie?

Banjo Man has never been, and never will be, a techno-geek.   His purchase of a new Blackberry Storm cell phone three years ago was fraught with terror and stress.  The touch screen, the tilting, the apps?  If you have ever wanted … Continue reading →

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heavy metal expressions

Posted on December 7, 2011 by is there any more pie?

Where are the hot dogs? Bring on the ribs! My space alien grill smiles at me. Whaddya mean, I’m not in Texas anymore???? My guitar looks a bit dismayed. (Get a grip, I tell him.  At least you’re not still … Continue reading →

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what’s inside box #17

Posted on December 5, 2011 by is there any more pie?

Box #17 (or was it #27??  or #189??) contained baby clothes and blankets.  A couple of them brought back wonderful memories.  But the rest were a mystery.  Why on earth had I carted this box around for 30+ years? But … Continue reading →

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giving thanks for an old recipe

Posted on November 24, 2011 by is there any more pie?

Happy Thanksgiving to you all!!! Wherever you are and whatever kind of pie you’re eating after your turkey dinner, I hope you have people you love around you. And lots of volunteers to help with the dishes. My grandmother’s traditional Thanksgiving … Continue reading →

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steel me away

Posted on November 23, 2011 by is there any more pie?

November 20 was the quarterly meeting of the Rhode Island Steel Guitar Association.  (click HERE for their website–I’ll be working up a blog for them soon) I figured now that I own a lap steel guitar, I should learn how to … Continue reading →

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rhode island saturdays

Posted on November 20, 2011 by is there any more pie?

In September, October, November and December, our Saturdays revolve around this: It’s a family tradition, after all.  Even on our wedding day, when we’d made it all the way to a motel in Massachusetts (we had no idea where we … Continue reading →

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brave and contagious…

Posted on November 18, 2011 by is there any more pie?

I Am Brave, because I entered the consignment store that disparaged my taste in furniture and very politely asked if there was a check for me .  Did any of my beloved crap happen to sell? I took my mother … Continue reading →

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mountains of glass

Posted on November 17, 2011 by is there any more pie?

I was minding my own business Tuesday, having delivered chicken pot pies to the iron-lacking friend up north in the Big Suburb, when my cell phone rang. My cell phone rarely rings when I am in Rhode Island.  We have … Continue reading →

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