Category Archives: travel

banjo man finds the blues

Posted on March 20, 2015 by is there any more pie?

Up the street, just a few minutes walk away, is a bar called C-Boys.  It used to be a hole-in-the-wall punky loud bar (with rumors of a knife fight) until the Continental Club bought it and turned it into a … Continue reading →

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saturday evening with banjo man

Posted on March 15, 2015 by is there any more pie?

Saturday evening on South Congress means there is live music at Guero’s Taco Bar.  I love their trees! Saturday afternoon Banjo Man spent a couple of hours at the Continental Club listening to Redd Volkaert and his band rock the house. … Continue reading →

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shopping in baltimore

Posted on March 9, 2015 by is there any more pie?

When you spend any time at all in the Baltimore airport, you quickly learn that Baltimore loves (1) crabs and (2) NCIS. You can purchase any article of clothing, mug, key chain, stuffed animal, etc. with a crab on it. … Continue reading →

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favorite pics of 2014

Posted on January 14, 2015 by is there any more pie?

This is one of my favorite photos of 2014. First of all, here are my four boys (three sons and one grandson).  It’s highly unusual to have the four of them together in one place, so this was a special … Continue reading →

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the need for back up plans

Posted on November 14, 2014 by is there any more pie?

Banjo Man’s new all-in-one printer had a nervous breakdown yesterday.  So did Banjo Man.  By the time I reached his office, planning to issue a cheerful good morning on my way out to run a couple of errands (I was … Continue reading →

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heading east again

Posted on November 4, 2014 by is there any more pie?

It’s raining in Austin tonight.  Banjo Man and I have done laundry and packed our suitcases.  We’ve kissed our grandson goodbye and enjoyed a few more hugs from all of our family here. The Broken Spoke, a South Austin landmark, … Continue reading →

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yes, you can have too much fabric

Posted on June 5, 2014 by is there any more pie?

Okay, so I own a lot of vintage fabric.  I did actually sew with it.  Really, I did.  I cut up yards and yards and yards of it, made Christmas stockings for animal rescue charities, and pillows and quilts for … Continue reading →

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getting ready for summer

Posted on May 24, 2014 by is there any more pie?

My Texas daughter-in-law often surprises me with unusual treats, such as giant chocolate covered strawberries, Italian sodas, soaps that look like food, and now grapefruit-flavored vodka (made in Austin). We decided that it was very, very good. Cheers!

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closer to home

Posted on May 22, 2014 by is there any more pie?

I finally remembered to unpack my camera and put it in my purse in order to take photos from the plane. There were so many times during my three travel days where I wished my camera wasn’t packed in my … Continue reading →

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leavin’ on a jet plane

Posted on May 4, 2014 by is there any more pie?

I have 89,015 things to do before I leave home tomorrow.   1.  Change the lowest string on my guitar to a different weight. 2.  Unpack the Ipod and make friends with it. 3.  Somehow transfer all the music I … Continue reading →

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