New friends in odd places
Sometimes you meet a new person and you just know you’ll be friends. That happened quite unexpectedly today while I was ordering new glasses for Mama. I was slightly apprehensive […]
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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
Learning a new craft
Recently Mama and I have been interested in creating our own hammered and stamped metal jewelry. We got a cool new craft book about it last month, but then the […]
ROSE•ilience from Margo
Today our lovely friend Margo and her sweet dog Mason came to visit and have brunch with us. It’s a long-standing tradition involving banana pancakes, turkey bacon, and several episodes […]
Lovely sunset at home
Today’s #OneGoodThing was enjoying this beautiful sunset with Mama in our front yard! It was even more brilliant in person! Day 322 of 365. And Day 688 in a row! 1 year […]
Pet door solution
Today I solved a problem that’s been plaguing us for years: the pet door insert! Though it gave us freedom from being our dog’s doorman, it also made our house […]
Love is in the air – and on our shirts!
During the firestorm that destroyed thousands of homes in our town last month, some local artists were inspired to create symbols of strength and donate proceeds to fire survivors. A […]
My chemo buddy
Today was my fourth round of low-dose chemotherapy infusion to control my Crohn’s Disease, and once again, our dear friend Kelley drove me and kept me company. The nurses managed […]
Vineyards changing color
While out running a quick errand today, I noticed the vineyards all around us are changing colors. The Fall colors were so beautiful, bright and happy. It felt good to […]
A clean Paisley
Paisley rolled around in something nasty and was smelling ripe this morning, so I was very glad that our friend Jori came over to help us with grooming tonight. Plus, […]
The last fuchsia
Since it’s been getting colder, our gorgeous fuchsia plant that’s brightened our doorway all summer has been dying. This weekend we were surprised and happy to discover one final blossom! […]
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