Category Archives: television

thou shalt not kill

Posted on March 29, 2021 by is there any more pie?

We’re really enjoying this series.  It’s on Amazon with a Masterpiece Theatre subscription. We have a lot of subscriptions. Season 1 might also be available on Amazon Prime, but I am not positive about that. This police drama is set … Continue reading →

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last week’s tv and covid vaccines

Posted on February 28, 2021 by is there any more pie?

Banjo Man received his Covid vaccine February 8 and I got mine last week, on the 24th.  Oh, happy day!  I was nervous and expecting side affects, but a sore arm and a small fever was all I had to … Continue reading →

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the truth hurts

Posted on February 8, 2021 by is there any more pie?

The Funny Grandson is a rabid football fan.  His world centers around his flag football team and his afterschool hours at the Elite Training gym and his Sundays spent watching any and all NFL teams on tv.  He studies plays … Continue reading →

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snow plows, dead sea scrolls and a magpie

Posted on February 4, 2021 by is there any more pie?

After quite a long 48 hours, a snowplow returned to our driveway last night to plow us out and fix the mess that left us trapped before it all froze.  The driver was the owner of the company and wanted … Continue reading →

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a cold spell, apples and a movie

Posted on January 31, 2021 by is there any more pie?

Greetings from the cold North!  It’s 9 degrees this morning, with a wind chill of zero.  Friday morning it was 8 below.   Tomorrow we’re getting a full blown nor’easter with 4-12″ of snow and high winds. In other words, winter. I’m … Continue reading →

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life at the zoo

Posted on January 25, 2021 by is there any more pie?

I broke my television Thursday. Not the giant one in the living room (thank goodness!) but the 32″ tv in the bedroom.  It sits on a little rolling kitchen cart which I spin around and move to the opened French … Continue reading →

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manhunt: deadly games

Posted on January 16, 2021 by is there any more pie?

Every night around 6:00, Banjo Man asks me, “What are we watching tonight?” As I have somehow been appointed as Covid Entertainment Director it’s up to me to find good shows to fill the hours before we stagger off to … Continue reading →

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some notes in december

Posted on December 21, 2020 by is there any more pie?

Good morning. It was 15 degrees here Friday morning.  That first mug of coffee tasted really good on such a cold winter day.  This morning I’m looking out my window at snow and ice.  Winter is here, for better or … Continue reading →

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an escape from the present

Posted on October 30, 2020 by is there any more pie?

Banjo Man and I are back in front of the television. That’s not exactly breaking news, but it’s how we are surviving 2020. And surviving 2020 is the name of the game. Here are some Amazon Prime shows you might … Continue reading →

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day 3 of social isolating

Posted on March 17, 2020 by is there any more pie?

Remember the mercury glass thermometers? I miss them. I had mine for forty-eight years.  It has disappeared.  Banjo Man thinks it broke last year, but I don’t remember that.  I babied it, knowing it was an environmental hazard that should … Continue reading →

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