Category Archives: rhode island

stink bug chicken recipe

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

Sounds appetizing, doesn’t it. We call it that because one evening in Idaho, when our friends Barbara (also known as “Grandma Om”) and Om stayed for a typically chaotic family dinner, a stink bug dropped from the chandelier and plopped in … Continue reading →

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our friend nancy

Posted on October 11, 2011 by is there any more pie?

My friend Nancy was a kind, genuine, outspoken, loyal, generous, talented woman who died of cancer a year ago today. She was revered by her writing students, to the point where her other friends and I would tease her unmercifully … Continue reading →

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saturday, october 8

Posted on October 9, 2011 by is there any more pie?

Why I am too tired to blog tonight.

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gone, gone, gone…or not exactly?

Posted on October 4, 2011 by is there any more pie?

I just received a call from the owner of the consignment store.  She was not happy about the quality of my furniture (I guess my photos made it look better than in person?  I dunno).  I was afraid she was calling to … Continue reading →

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she’s gone, gone, gone

Posted on October 3, 2011 by is there any more pie?

…and crying won’t bring her back. There goes my red chair. I called it my “Two-dog Chair” because there was enough room to put a little dog on each side of me while I watched tv.  Then no one’s feelings … Continue reading →

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college game day

Posted on October 1, 2011 by is there any more pie?

Check out this cake. I saw the Nordic Ware Stadium Bundt Cake Pan in Marshall’s three years ago and I resisted buying it.  And then it landed in the clearance aisle and still I resisted. Because how many times can … Continue reading →

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mystery box

Posted on September 30, 2011 by is there any more pie?

After all the research into which one of these particular “things” was the best quality and best value, Amazon.com had it on sale.  With free shipping. Its contents will remain secret. And might have something to do with what my … Continue reading →

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still cleaning out

Posted on September 28, 2011 by is there any more pie?

Between the heat, humidity and just-about-constant sorting stuff, there hasn’t been much free time to sit at the computer and blog about anything remotely interesting.  Or even to blog about anything boring. Speaking of boring… I killed my keyboard Tuesday.  Banjo … Continue reading →

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insomnia and sofas

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

I can’t promise this will be my last extreme home makeover post.  But I hope so, for your sakes. First, a brief Family Couch History: 1972, a $25 yard sale couch, one of those wooden frames with six cushions.  I … Continue reading →

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extreme makeover…

Posted on September 22, 2011 by is there any more pie?

…or was today more like that “hoarders” show on tv?  I used to watch a BBC program where the hosts would make some poorly-dressed woman go through her closet and toss her favorite, beloved clothes “into the bin”.  I thought that seemed … Continue reading →

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