Vision Come to Life
This is our second summer in our new home and we’ve been enjoying setting up our outdoor living spaces. Since we moved from living near the beach, we decided to […]
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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
Flowers adorning our doorway
Today we picked up some beautiful hanging flowers to brighten our doorway. Bonus: they were on sale! Mama has already gone to the door to visit the flowers several times […]
Our new railing
Our new safety railing was installed outside our back door today and it is wonderful! It is now so much easier to use that entry/exit point. Last year we had a […]
Reconnecting
Today I had the chance to reconnect with my beloved pediatrician by phone after more than 15 years of no communication. This probably wouldn’t be that exciting to most, but […]
Manna from Trader Joe’s
Last summer I discovered manna from heaven — in the summer fruit section of my local Trader Joe’s market. Angelcots, also called white apricots, have a very short window of availability. I […]
Baking with Bobbie
Today I got to learn how Bobbie makes her famous Mandelbrot (like Jewish biscotti). Though she’ll happily share her recipe, a one-on-one lesson in her cozy kitchen is a much […]
Beautiful, timely visitor
This stunning butterfly came to visit our newly planted vegetable garden today. This beautiful visitor — who stayed for a lengthy photo shoot — was today’s #OneGoodThing. Day 164 of […]
Planting the vegetable garden
Today the Nosy Parker family planted our vegetable garden. My cousin and his awesome wife built us this gorgeous, huge raised planter box last year so we could grow our […]
Shabbat Shalom
Today’s #OneGoodThing was lighting the Shabbat candles with Mama. We’ve used this beautiful candlestick set as long as I can remember — and it always brings back lovely memories of Friday […]
The first plums from our tree!
Today we finally picked the first ripe plums from our backyard tree and they were sweet, juicy and wonderful! Remember when we were all excited that the blossoms had just […]
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