Star Wars: it’s in the blood.
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Star Wars: it’s in the blood.
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mother’s day music
Bruce Bishop and Beth Pedersen play every Sunday afternoon in downtown Hope. And even on Mother’s Day!
I spent the afternoon listening to great music with Dancing Mandolin Player and her Boyfriend Bob. We ate banana bread and enjoyed the fact that it wasn’t raining.
The music continued later on that evening, with band practice up on the mountain with the Cougar Creek band.
Heaven = Playing Music With Friends.
Heaven, Part II = sharing a potluck dinner with friends after playing music together.
(p.s. the lap steel was rockin’! I now have hope that I’ll get the hang of this thing eventually!)
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waiting for summer
I spent a couple of hours on the beach yesterday. It was warm enough, with a sweatshirt on, to bask in the sun and enjoy the quiet. As you can see, the lake is still low and there is a wide swath of beach to enjoy. I’d hoped to see fish and arrowheads (definitely a long shot), but found a rusty spike and goose droppings. And a “skipping rock” for my grandson, who will someday learn that skill from Banjo Man.
In a few short weeks the family will gather again, and the dock will be happily crowded with chairs and towels and sisters and aunts and uncles and cousins and hopefully a third generation, too. Banjo Man will make everyone laugh with his recollections of life on the farm.
Definitely something to look forward to.
I’m counting the days.
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waiting for a ride
This is what going to town for a music lesson looks like.
I forgot to pack a tote bag, so that plastic grocery bag you see is holding all of my music.
Dancing Mandolin Player has been driving me to lessons and band practices, and my French Friend Janou has loaned me her car for the rest of my stay here.
The band is gathering for their weekly potluck supper after practice, which is the highlight of the week for me. I’ve looked forward to this all winter.
I have such good friends.
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leavin’ on a jet plane
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 own to the Ipod, if it is friendly enough.
4. Find my grandson’s Star Wars dvd’s, purchased on ebay last month and not seen since.
5. Make Banjo Man a cd of a new song to learn.
6. Blog for the authors’ website.
7. Bring my mother her gift, since I won’t be home for Mother’s Day.
8. Find the keys to the lake house and the condo.
9. Laundry.
10. Print out boarding passes.
11. Pack frozen oat bran muffins.
12. Pack vintage fabric for July yard sale.
13. Watch “River Monsters” at 9 pm.
14. Iron stuff.
15. Charge the Kindle.
16. Charge the phone.
17. Charge the portable charger.
18. Charge the Ipod.
19. Figure out how to pack the violin bow with the electric guitar, if such a thing is possible.
20. Program the dvr, so Banjo Man can relax while I’m away.
I am heading west! I am heading to the lake!!! 89,015 things cannot stop me now!!!!
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early mother’s day gift
Sarge called this afternoon. He wanted me to watch this video on you tube. And he wanted to say he loved me.
Okay, I’m crying.
Sarge and I have been through a lot together. I’m very proud of him.
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a work in progress
Bakers beware. These are dairy-free, sugar-free, gluten-free muffins. Translation: not much flavor.
But they’re healthy, and much better for you than packaged protein bars.
I tried this recipe, “Get Up and Go Muffins” from Spoonful of Sugar’s blog. I adapted them a little.
Ingredients:
1 cup oat bran
1 cup oat flours
1/2 tsp baking powder
1/2 tsp baking soda
1/4 tsp cinnamon (I will use more next time)
1/4 tsp salt
2 eggs
2 TBS coconut oil (I used Udo’s oil)
2 apples or 1 cup unsweetened applesauce
2 carrots, finely grated (I used about 1/4 cup)
1/3 cup raisins (I omitted these, not wanting the extra calories)
1/3 cup chopped walnuts (I used 2/3 cup)
Next time I’m going to add 1/2 cup blueberries!
Preheat oven to 400 and grease muffin tin.
Mix together dry ingredients.
Chop apples and put them in a saucepan with a splash of water and let simmer for 10 minutes until soft. Smash with a fork and then mix with the rest of the wet ingredients.
Combine the wet and dry, then fold in raisins and walnuts and blueberries.
Bake 15 min. until golden brown. These won’t rise very much.Let cool on racks for 10 minutes and then remove from pan and continue to let cool.
Makes a dozen. I kept mine in a bag in the refrigerator and reheated one every morning for breakfast. They’re only 145 calories each, with 4 grams of fiber and 17 carbs. Protein is 4.6 and fat is 8.
waiting for the fox
Banjo Man and I have a new morning routine: we wait for the fox.
He is a big, fluffy, energetic fellow who trots down our driveway between 7:30 and 8:30. I didn’t know that foxes could be that big, but after an hour of researching internet images I learned that foxes can be bigger than the ones I’ve seen scurrying off the side of the road while I’m driving at night.
Banjo Man didn’t believe me at first, but then he saw the fox for himself.
And he was impressed.
Our fox is usually carrying his breakfast in his mouth. A squirrel? A baby groundhog?
Because we detest groundhogs and squirrels, we cheer for the fox.
I now have my camera next to me here at the desk.
Stay tuned…
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