Excavating Staten
Our kitchen island counter, which we call Staten, had once again become buried during the process of organizing various cabinets. I couldn’t stand it anymore and finally excavated Staten. Now […]
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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
Coffee and truffles
Today’s #OneGoodThing with Mama was a delicious afternoon treat of French-pressed coffee with pumpkin pie truffles! Many thanks to our wonderful neighbor Vashti for these yummy chocolates! What was your […]
My cutie patooties
Today’s #OneGoodThing with Mama was this snapshot of my cutie patooties! I adore the striped socks and Boston slipper combo that Mama is rocking! And of course, Paisley brings us […]
A new routine
We’ve been getting into a new routine walking around the neighborhood. Paisley has especially been enjoying the grass, while these gorgeous flowers adorning a neighbor’s house brighten my day. Today’s […]
A beautiful headline
We couldn’t wait to see the Sunday paper this morning with this magnificent, historic headline! And yes, we still get an actual newspaper delivered on Sundays. Not only did I […]
Relief and joyful elation
News broke this morning that we’ve finally elected a new president—one who actually cares. And we’ve made history three times over electing the first Black, first woman, and first South […]
Making it through election week
It’s been a long week and we’re glad we made it. We’ve coped with election stress by taking neighborhood walks and baking cookies. Today’s comforting distraction came in the form […]
Stress baking
As we anxiously await the election results, tonight’s coping strategy was baking. I made these peanut butter chocolate kiss cookies and they were delicious! Today’s #OneGoodThing with Mama was a […]
Drive-through flu shots
Our local hospital is offering drive-through flu shots—by far the fastest and easiest option ever! We pulled into the parking lot and there was no wait. Mama and I wore […]
Pearls for RBG
On this election day, Mama and I wore pearls in honor of Ruth Bader Ginsburg. We already submitted our votes weeks ago and got confirmation our ballots will be counted. […]
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