Chocolate soufflé cupcakes with mint cream
In gratitude to our evacuation hosts, I made chocolate soufflé cupcakes with mint cream this evening. Yum! I used this Smitten Kitchen recipe, but I doubled the mint cream because […]
Fall walk in a lovely Sacramento neighborhood
Paisley and I went for a little walk around the neighborhood this afternoon—not our neighborhood, but the one where we’re staying in Sacramento. The streets are lined with trees dropping […]
Our awesome host with the most!
With mandatory evacuations just a couple blocks from our home, we couldn’t take the stress of it all—or all the smoke in the air—and we left to stay with a […]
Safely in Sacramento
We spent the weekend refreshing the emergency map, watching weather conditions, and checking in with neighbors. Early Sunday morning, the mandatory evacuations were expanded to just two big blocks away […]
Neighbors looking out
About 90-thousand people have been evacuated from Sonoma County due to a wildfire. And thousands more are without power. As the evacuation warning edges closer to our home, neighbors on […]
My two lovelies
Today passed in rather a blur, but these two lovelies had my back. Capturing this sweet moment between Mama and Paisley cheered me to no end. I adore the look […]
The late bloomers
Today’s #OneGoodThing with Mama — enjoying these beautiful late blooms in our garden (plus our adorable Paisley)! What was your #OneGoodThing today? Please share in the comments! Kindness is Everything. Day […]
The very last pluots
We are OBSESSED with Emerald Beaut pluots, in case you didn’t catch it here or here or here. We even planted our own tree and made jelly to savor the […]
Help when I needed it
Just before bed last night I started throwing up endlessly. I’ve no idea what sparked this particular GI flare, but it was a terrible night. Thankfully, Mama’s new helper Shelby […]
Limes from Lili
Our neighbor Lili brought us these three beautiful limes from her tree today. They smell so delightfully fresh! I can’t wait to make something with them. Today’s #OneGoodThing with Mama […]
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