A day for the dogs
The highlight of today has easily been seeing everyone share their adorable dog photos for National Dog Day. With a pup as adorable as our sweet girl, we had to […]
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gabriana
Writer/editor, artist/maker, creative organizer, family caregiver, passionate foodie & world traveler, perpetually positive spoonie, chai and mint chocolate lover with a sweet, wee dog
Toast for dinner
We had toast for dinner. Not just any old toast—fluffy cinnamon raisin brioche toast with Kerrygold salted butter. It was delicious and today’s #OneGoodThing with Mama! What was your #OneGoodThing […]
The rise of the house dress
After reading an NPR article about how the house dress is here to save 2020, I decided to level up my home fashion. A few flowy “house dresses” had been […]
A Sunday for self-care
Air quality continued to be horrendous (AQI in the 300s) today, so it was another day safe/trapped inside for our health. With wildfires raging across our state, we are thankful […]
Needing a laugh
Air quality reached hazardous levels where we live today. We are fortunate not to be in the path of the many wildfires burning across the state at the moment, but […]
Bringing the garden inside
Though we don’t usually cut the flowers in our garden, we made an exception since it is way too smoky to safely enjoy them in the outdoors at the moment. […]
Faster, easier, safer cleaning
This pandemic has many of us cleaning with a fervor like never before, but chemicals in many cleaning agents can be harsh on sensitive skin. Even after using gloves, my […]
36 pampered toes
Home pedicures today for all of us—Paisley included! Though perhaps not my best painting job, it feels nice to see the pretty colors. Paisley was not nearly so pleased. Today’s […]
Redesign in progress
Perhaps you’ve noticed… I’ve been working on a redesign of the Nosy Parker Blog. I made a new logo and a few other changes, including featured posts on the homepage […]
Heatwave haircut
Though we’re used to heatwaves this time of year, the current muggy and stormy heat is not typical in the Bay Area. Today’s coping strategy was a home haircut that […]
