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monday, monday
How Banjo Man spent his weekend: How I spent my weekend: My tv tech problems continue. Five hours were spent on Sunday trying to figure it out, get help from Verizon, get help from Youtube TV, and not have a … Continue reading
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my cave has a kitchen
After my post-summer, post-road-trip crash of the past two weeks, I’m slowly venturing out of my cave. I baked sugar cookies Monday, and magically two hungry children appeared with their father! How did they know? It was a party. Today–or … Continue reading
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the morning star project
This is going to be complicated. I’m in the mood for “complicated”. I like spending hours staring at, rearranging, and selecting fabric for a new quilt project. And this is going to take a while. I don’t even know what … Continue reading
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what’s on your mind, er, head
Banjo Man is using his birthday gift from daughter Nancy. Don’t you love it? Campers, hikers and hunters have been using them for years, but for household repairs? It really helped. I think we’re very, very late to the headlamp … Continue reading
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public service announcement, sort of
Yesterday I spent over three hours trying to stop my tv from freezing up while the Nebraska football game was on. Banjo Man fled to the basement, where he watched the game in comfort and without frustration from the 50″ … Continue reading
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workin’ on it
I am slowly getting my pumpkin act together. The mantel is fixed and looks festive. There’s not much I can say for the rest of the house. I’m still unpacking six months of “stuff” from the summer, so autumn decorating … Continue reading
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sunday morning quilt show
The Ninigret Quilters held their annual show in Westerly this past weekend. I managed to get down there on Sunday morning for a look at the beautiful quilts produced in the past year or so. I’m obsessed with star quilts … Continue reading
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discombobulated
Discombobulated. What a great word! That’s how I’m feeling, now that we’re back in Rhode Island. I’m finding it hard to get my feet underneath me, literally and figuratively. Yesterday I went to town for a hair cut. I had … Continue reading
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a welcome home
Daughter Nancy awaited our return on Wednesday afternoon. The house–freshly cleaned and decorated–was ready for us. Such a good feeling to walk into our home after six months away! Today I am leaving all the piles of clothes, etc. behind … Continue reading
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last day, 434 miles
We did it! Started out at 6:45, just before sunrise. We decided we wanted to sleep in our own bed tonight, so we were up and out early after a quick breakfast. It feels so good to be off the … Continue reading
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