Shaggy begone
Getting a new haircut that you love is one of the most wonderful feelings! My pixie cut was getting bushy and unwieldy, so I was very happy to see my […]
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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
No more dog food for the mice
For many years we stored a giant bag of dog food in the garage, until last fall when mice consumed it during their invasion. We subsequently had to purchase significantly […]
Growing chocolate mint
Mama and I both adore chocolate mint — in any and all forms. But tonight, we picked out a new chocolate mint plant for our herb garden! Chocolate mint leaves […]
Ugly gourmet pizza bites
I tested out a new recipe specially for Mama tonight and it was a massive hit! These incredibly delicious Artichoke Olive Pizza Bites were so easy it felt like cheating. […]
Paisley’s reminder
Mama and I enjoyed a bit of late afternoon sun in our garden and discovered this beautiful petunia in bloom. Mama took this lovely snapshot, which Paisley photobombed — as […]
Prepping the garden bed
As Spring approaches, Mama and I are getting ready to plant our garden. Today we took the next step toward that goal. We are thankful to have a giant, raised […]
Pushing past my limits
Today was originally supposed to be a rest day — after my 6th round of Crohn’s chemo two days ago, that’s all I expected to be able to do. But my […]
Mama’s in the fan club now
I have recently introduced Mama to the wonderful world that is NBC’s “This Is Us” and we can’t stop playing back-to-back episodes! I’ve been watching since the beginning and I […]
Six down
Today was my 6th round of immunosuppressant infusion therapy, a low-dose chemotherapy used as treatment for Crohn’s Disease. In the past I was nervous about getting chemo. But after yesterday’s […]
Bone broth to the rescue
Today was one of the worst days I’ve had in a while, having spent the hours of 4 a.m. to noon violently throwing up what felt like the contents of […]
