Fresh artichoke hearts
Tonight we had tiny, fresh steamed artichokes for dinner! Our favorite part is the heart, so the downside of little artichokes was teeny, tiny hearts. Still good, just not enough […]
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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
Understanding of friends
Today Mama and I were supposed to see a hilarious play about the Jewish holiday of Purim at our local synagogue. Purim is a fun holiday and we were looking […]
Care package from the city
Today we received a lovely care package from the city of Santa Rosa. The box included an awesome water bottle, a few local postcards and stickers, Santa Rosa coasters, and […]
Ice cold cider after a long day
After an exhausting (but interesting) day walking around a Home & Garden Show at our local fairgrounds, we returned home and I popped open an ice cold hard apple cider. […]
My favorite time of day
I have never been a morning person — even when I used to mainline caffeine through overnight writing shifts in the newsroom. Mornings are just not my thing. That is, […]
Reunited — and it tastes so good!
Our absolute favorite couldn’t-live-without-it kitchen appliance broke about 3 weeks ago, and today the necessary replacement part finally arrived. We received our Instant Pot just less than a year ago […]
Lap full of Bostons
Tonight our friend Jori and her Boston Terrier Dipper stopped by for a wee visit. At one point, I ended up with a lap full of Bostons! It was glorious — […]
Breakfast smoothies are back
During the colder months, we tend to shy away from breakfast smoothies because we’re simply too cold. Now that it’s getting warmer, we decided to reinstate our morning tradition. We […]
Return of outdoor dining
After slaving over our creative shade solution yesterday, Mama and I were excited to get up this morning and survey our work. We’re also finally enjoying some beautiful weather so […]
Shower under the stars
After a long and sweaty day working on a creative shade structure in our back yard, I decided to get clean again with an outdoor shower! Lucky for us, our […]
