New front door flowers
The petunias that previously spiffed up our doorway left behind sad, empty holes. Now that the frost has past, we decided the stone pots needed beautiful, bright spots of color. […]
Mama’s new candy crush
Mama and I fell in love with Lindt Lindor Peppermint Truffles a few years ago after a sample lady at Costco insisted we add one to a cup of hot […]
Family Game Night
Tonight was filled with laughter, games, and great food with the wonderful family who live next door! The 7- and 9-year-old girls spotted our stash of board games and puzzles […]
Our first strawberry
We planted strawberries in our garden this year, and today the first one was ripe and ready to eat. The berry was tiny, but sweet. We’re looking forward to more […]
Colorful shocker
A potted grass we’ve had in our backyard for many years suddenly produced these stunning, vibrant flowers for the first time. Mama and I only ever remember seeing green reeds […]
Spring break visitors
While Mama and I were working in our garden this afternoon, two tiny voices from the other side of the fence asked to come visit. A couple hours later, our […]
Crushing my to-do list
I powered through some serious fatigue today to accomplish a bunch of tasks on my backyard to-do list. None of the jobs were terribly exciting, but getting to cross them […]
Radish emerging!
We recently planted our vegetable garden by seed and today the first tiny green plant emerged! No surprise that it was a radish. Mama is over the moon about watching […]
Brisket delivery from treasured friend
My sweet friend Mark delivered his incredible, homemade brisket to us tonight. Not only did Mark reach total mensch levels by driving HOURS to get to us, but this brisket […]
The perfect local pairing
Mama and I adventured around the North Bay recently — with stops at Cowgirl Creamery in Pt. Reyes Station and V. Sattui Winery in St. Helena. Tonight we paired our […]
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