Life lessons from Duolingo
Resting is not my strong point. Though I’m working on improving my skills. In the meantime, Duolingo has some life lessons hidden among my Spanish sentences. “Hay que descansar todos […]
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gabriana
Writer/Editor, Artist/Maker, Family Caregiver, Perpetually Positive Spoonie, chai and mint chocolate lover with two sweet, wee rescue dogs
Flowers for our friends
Mama and I are beyond exhausted from our recent garage cleaning and cheese adventures. All day I’ve just felt ragged and depleted. I needed a way to improve my mood […]
Parking inside for the first time ever
In the nearly 8 years we’ve lived in our home, we’ve never been able to park our car in the garage. It’s been filled to the brim with moving boxes […]
Cheese heaven adventures
Our favorite cheese shop, where we’ve previously gone on cheese tours, is closing permanently next week. Mama and I were determined to make it out there once more before then, […]
Clearing space in the garage
It’s been a long hard week of dedicated garage cleaning. The motivation behind this frenzy is that our new (used) car is getting detailed, a perk we negotiated when we […]
Mama’s beloved red robe
Mama had a red robe like this when she was a young woman; she adored it and was very upset when it was lost in the 70s. Several years ago […]
Gift of Namoura
Mama’s wonderful caregiver Sarah brought us homemade Namoura, a delicious Middle Eastern cake. Today’s #OneGoodThing with Mama is homemade Namoura from Sarah! What was your #OneGoodThing today? Please share in […]
Fixing the stroller
In my fervent mission to clean out the garage this month, I unearthed our dog stroller. All three tires were flat, but wouldn’t inflate at home. So I took it […]
Re-learning Spanish together
More than three months after we started, Mama and I are still enjoying learning Spanish through Duolingo. Having each previously studied the language, we tested into different levels but are […]
Pumpkin donut taste test
After working hard to clean the garage for hours today, I decided drive-through donuts were needed. So Mama and I did a Krispy Kreme Pumpkin Spice donut taste test. Of […]
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