While over at C’s blog this morning, I got the most unexpected memory of a delightful animal friend long forgotten.
No.  It’s not a childhood pet.  I could never forget my wonderful childhood companion, my dog Chippy.
It was a Black Cow.
And this memory got me all salivating to find another Black Cow.  Not a cow of [...]

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Have you ever done this?
I did it yesterday.
And I am still cringing.
Oh… PLEASE make the memory disappear.
Barry and I were at a little farm stand, just having the best ‘ol summer time picking out beautiful ripe tomatoes, sun-touched corn, perfect peppers, luscious squash and nice, firm cucumbers.
Maybe it’s the cucumbers that got me into trouble. [...]

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Barry and I spontaneously took off this past Tuesday and headed to Cape Cod, or, as we New Englanders say, “the Cape.” The day was glorious… warm, breezy, beautiful sun in the big old blue sky.
Our plan was to head all the way to the tip of the Cape, to Provincetown, but a 13-mile [...]

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There’s nothing quite like sharing a couple of peanut butter and jelly sandwiches with Pop-up on a warm summer afternoon at Grandma & Pop-up’s home…
Except maybe when Grandma gives you a nice cold “bah-bah” that Mommy and Daddy think you’ve totally outgrown!
OK, Benjamin.  It’s our secret!

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Florence Dorothy Couto. My wonderful mother-in-law. Flo passed away this afternoon, and I already cannot imagine life without this marvel of a woman. This bigger-than-life persona. This dynamo of energy.
If ever anyone has left this world with big shoes to fill, it is Flo. My mind is a wandering stream [...]

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The good old national pastime. Baseball.
You know, where you root, root, root for the home team?
And eat, eat, eat ’til you’re as big as… well, Frank “The Big Hurt” Thomas.

This past Sunday, Jane, her husband Steve, my husband Barry and I went to a baseball game at Fenway Park in Boston. The day [...]

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There are all kinds of delectable foods from different categories that somehow blend beautifully when combined…
Like oatmeal and raisins. Chocolate and peanut butter. Macaroni and cheese.
Or french fries and ketchup (or the Rhode Island tradition of french fries and vinegar).
But guacamole and Cheerios?
That’s what greeted me this morning as I entered Audrey’s kitchen. [...]

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I’ve been a parent for decades.
I’ve been a grandparent for 7+ years, eight times over.
Wouldn’t you think that by now I’d have learned a thing or two about contradictory messages and rhetorical questions? Well, no. I haven’t.
For example, just this morning IN MY CAR I handed chocolate covered doughnuts to my my [...]

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My husband is good.
Really good.
I mean, he-knows-exactly-how-I-want-my-ice-cream good.
Tonight, we had a lot going on. A lot of this and a lot of that. And here in New England, it is about 9000 degrees tonight, with 1000% humidity.
So on our way home from the supermarket, I dreamed aloud of enjoying the perfect summer evening [...]

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First, I want to thank Beth at I Should Be Folding Laundry for entrusting me with her blog today. Beth is a shining light in the blogosphere, and I am so blessed by her friendship.
Now, onto today’s post:
Summer is in full swing. The sun is hot, hot, hot. The grandkids are out of school. So [...]

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