Extra hour of rest
Though we aren’t fans of the fall time change (dwindling daylight in the evenings feels sad), we do appreciate the extra hour of rest after such a stressful week. Today’s […]
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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
Ripened in our absence
We’ve been watching this heirloom tomato grow for a while now (we’re guessing it’ll be the last of the season) and it finally ripened in our absence! Perhaps the adage […]
Overjoyed to be home
We are immensely grateful to our friends in Sacramento for their kindness and hospitality these last several days following our evacuation late Sunday night. We’re back home in Santa Rosa […]
Sparkly nails and washi tape fun
Most of our day was spent repacking our shit as we prepare for our journey back home. The best bit of the day was playing with art supplies. Mama and […]
Chocolate soufflé cupcakes with mint cream
In gratitude to our evacuation hosts, I made chocolate soufflé cupcakes with mint cream this evening. Yum! I used this Smitten Kitchen recipe, but I doubled the mint cream because […]
Fall walk in a lovely Sacramento neighborhood
Paisley and I went for a little walk around the neighborhood this afternoon—not our neighborhood, but the one where we’re staying in Sacramento. The streets are lined with trees dropping […]
Our awesome host with the most!
With mandatory evacuations just a couple blocks from our home, we couldn’t take the stress of it all—or all the smoke in the air—and we left to stay with a […]
Safely in Sacramento
We spent the weekend refreshing the emergency map, watching weather conditions, and checking in with neighbors. Early Sunday morning, the mandatory evacuations were expanded to just two big blocks away […]
Neighbors looking out
About 90-thousand people have been evacuated from Sonoma County due to a wildfire. And thousands more are without power. As the evacuation warning edges closer to our home, neighbors on […]
My two lovelies
Today passed in rather a blur, but these two lovelies had my back. Capturing this sweet moment between Mama and Paisley cheered me to no end. I adore the look […]
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