Frozen pizza made fancy
We started making this deluxe pizza when only the plain cheese frozen variety was available. I piled on marinated artichoke hearts, sliced olives, and a bit of mozzarella and parmesan […]
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Writer/Editor, Artist/Maker, Family Caregiver, Perpetually Positive Spoonie, chai and mint chocolate lover with two sweet, wee rescue dogs
Mint cones on a hot day
A heat wave blasted us with 105° temperatures today. We stayed inside all day, but it was still 100° at 7 o’clock! The only way to combat the heat was […]
Good news from the dentist
Healing after dental surgery six weeks ago has been very slow and left me with ongoing facial pain. But a check-up at the dentist today showed that the wound has […]
Distinguishing days
Distinguishing which day of the week is it has been a challenge for us for years—but significantly more so during this pandemic. All sense of regularity has been lost and […]
Fresh granola batch
Today’s #OneGoodThing with Mama was a fresh batch of homemade granola! Many thanks to More Diane for the recipe, which I slightly modified based on what was in our pantry! […]
A break from cooking and dishes
It was a long day and by dinnertime, I was too exhausted to even think about cooking. Mama had the brilliant suggestion of ordering Chinese food delivery. The food was […]
Pretty Firecatcher sunflowers
It was a slow Sunday where nobody felt particularly well. The highlight of the day was discovering that these little Firecatcher Sunflowers we planted have just opened! We thought the […]
Proud gardening moment
This pot of petunias is one of my absolute favorite plants in our entire garden because we grew it from seeds. We always plant petunias, but in the past, we’ve […]
Paisley’s snarky face
Today’s #OneGoodThing with Mama was Paisley’s funny, snarky face! This curled lip is the look she gave us to say she wanted one of her treat-dispensing toys refilled. We laughed […]
First little handful
We’ve had a couple of tiny tomatoes ripen here and there, but today we got to enjoy our first little handful. This Sun Gold variety is incredible! They taste like […]
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