A welcome and missed guest
Today we reunited with our wonderful friend Lisa, who we haven’t seen since before the firestorms that devastated our beloved Sonoma County. That’s how we as a community now mark […]
Pretty pedicures
A gorgeous salon where Mama and I have previously had our eyebrows done recently sent us an email announcing an incredible pedicure special. Today was our appointment day and we […]
Family Caregivers Month
November is National Family Caregivers Month. I’ve been a solo caregiver for my dear Mama for the last six years. A recent study found more than 40 million caregivers are […]
Sweet mail
Today’s #OneGoodThing was the joy of being surprised by this very sweet card and adorable gift from Angelina, one of my besties! The skiing dog paper ornament has a bandana […]
Mama’s post turkey day tradition
For as long as I can remember, my adorable Mama has always had a single day-after-Thanksgiving tradition — and it isn’t shopping. When she was a little girl, her grandmother […]
A loving Thanksgiving
We celebrated Thanksgiving with our neighbors who we’ve become close with this year. Mama and I were honored to be included in their family, and we had a wonderful time. […]
Trevor at last
Tonight was the night Mama and I have been looking forward to for months! Trevor Noah performed a live comedy show right here in Santa Rosa, and Mama and I […]
New friends in odd places
Sometimes you meet a new person and you just know you’ll be friends. That happened quite unexpectedly today while I was ordering new glasses for Mama. I was slightly apprehensive […]
Learning a new craft
Recently Mama and I have been interested in creating our own hammered and stamped metal jewelry. We got a cool new craft book about it last month, but then the […]
ROSE•ilience from Margo
Today our lovely friend Margo and her sweet dog Mason came to visit and have brunch with us. It’s a long-standing tradition involving banana pancakes, turkey bacon, and several episodes […]
