Category Archives: shopping

it’s pumpkin time in rhode island

Posted on October 12, 2020 by is there any more pie?

I drove down to Home Goods on Saturday hoping to find a white twin-sized fleece blanket. Oddly there were very few blankets. But there was a pumpkin pillow! Banjo Man hauled my bins of velvet pumpkins and fall decorations up … Continue reading →

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going to town

Posted on May 23, 2020 by is there any more pie?

Yesterday was a mental health day.  It started out with a visit to see the physical therapist, who was unusually chatty and cheerful as she stuck needles in my hip.  She wants the recipe for my pork tenderloin balsamic glaze. … Continue reading →

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a good friday

Posted on May 22, 2020 by is there any more pie?

I would never have called myself a big shopper, but when I saw this sign on Marshall’s windows I couldn’t wait to find a parking space and go inside.  It was very exciting! I had just come from physical therapy … Continue reading →

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no tiptoeing through the tulips, please

Posted on April 28, 2020 by is there any more pie?

Even though they couldn’t hold their very popular “U Pick” events at the Tulip Farm, the owners found a way for people to being tulips home.  We signed up online, picked a day and time, paid online and printed out … Continue reading →

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stand back

Posted on April 14, 2020 by is there any more pie?

I found what I thought was the perfect mask when I watched this You Tube video: At the 41 -second mark you will see how easy it is to put on.  There is a filter pocket, too. I made six … Continue reading →

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view from walmart

Posted on April 13, 2020 by is there any more pie?

As we waited in our designated pick-up spot on the side of Walmart yesterday, we watched about fifteen seagulls fight over a slab of mystery meat.  Was it a mouse?  Something that dropped out of a grocery bag?  It didn’t … Continue reading →

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the grocery games

Posted on April 9, 2020 by is there any more pie?

I’m not sure where you are and whether or not you’ve tried “online ordering” from your local grocery store, but let me tell you:  it’s an adventure. The first time we received our delivery, a young couple employed by Instacart … Continue reading →

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our daily bread

Posted on April 5, 2020 by is there any more pie?

Yesterday was a Big Event here in the Land of the Evil Virus. Banjo Man loves the sourdough bread from Panera’s and buys a loaf every Saturday, after his weekly trip to the dump. Oh, how we’ve missed it!  Our … Continue reading →

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chasing the edge, an update

Posted on March 22, 2020 by is there any more pie?

Ben’s cd made it to the “local artists” wall at Waterloo Records, Austin’s famous music store, two weeks ago. There it is!!!  What a thrill for the whole family! Now many of you have been calling to ask how to … Continue reading →

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isolation day 5 and a mini meltdown

Posted on March 19, 2020 by is there any more pie?

I turned on the local radio station this morning to hear two pieces of unwelcome news.  First, the governor announced that self-isolation and the virus were going to last for months and not weeks. Months???? I refuse to believe this.  … Continue reading →

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