Keeping hope alive
It’s been an exceptionally rough start to summer with shingles taking over the last 7.5 weeks of my life. A multi-day, triple-digit heatwave isn’t helping matters. But I stumbled on […]
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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
A potted arrangement
Temperatures reached triple digits today. I’ve been scrambling to get my plant starts potted during cooler hours, but sadly a few succumbed to the heat. I was glad to be […]
Free to begin again
Today’s #OneGoodThing with Mama is being free to begin again! What was your #OneGoodThing today? Please share in the comments! And remember, kindness is everything! Day 183 of 366. And Now Totaling 3,105 […]
Blue hibiscus returns
The hibiscus plants in our garden are temperamental. But when we actually get a flower, it always blows me away. I love how the petal color changes closer to the […]
Biggest Boston head
This larger-than-life Boston Terrier head is made from paper mache. I spotted it in a storefront window recently. It’s large enough to fit over a person’s head (like part of […]
A cool dip
For the first time in more than seven weeks, since before my shingles started, I returned to the pool. I wore a T-shirt to give my skin extra protection. The […]
Trying everything I can
After 6.5 weeks of shingles pain on my neck/head, I have made my way through the sprays, pills, and topicals. Ice is still the best relief. Thankfully, it no longer […]
A welcome visitor
Mama Jude’s childhood friend More Diane is visiting us; the two of them caught up with each other earlier this afternoon. We were all too sidetracked talking to take photos. […]
Living at my own pace
Gastrointestinal-y speaking, today was a much better day. I did my best to relax and try to recover from the horrors of yesterday. The house and garden are still a […]
Changing thrones
My Crohn’s took over my Monday. A hostile takeover. Very hostile. The best part of today: having two toilets so that when one stopped but I didn’t, I could change […]
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