Crazy for Emerald Beauts
It’s finally time — those magical three weeks of the year that are Emerald Beaut season. We wait all summer long for this pluot variety. They’re green, crispy, crunchy, juicy […]
Soft feet and cool toes
This morning I learned that I’ll be needing a repeat colonoscopy later this month — this sucks. So Mama and I needed to do something fun to counter this shitty […]
Frosting shot to the rescue
After a rather upsetting afternoon, my friend Kelley suggested something fun to brighten my day. So we went out for cupcakes and a shot of frosting! The frustrating issue may […]
New caregiver resource
Today I took Mama to a memory care class at our local hospital. We were referred by her neurologist because of her brain cancer and stroke related cognitive issues. The […]
Paisley cuddles
A terrible throbbing behind my eye woke me up this morning. A migraine overtook me; and the pain and nausea made my day miserable. Our sweet dog Paisley was the […]
Mama’s bestie visits and they’re adorable
Today we were super excited for a visit from Mama’s childhood bestie, also known as More Diane. They’ve been friends since they were three years old, and she came with […]
Refreshing horchata
Today’s #OneGoodThing was a giant refreshing glass of horchata from our favorite local Mexican restaurant. The food was good too, but the horchata just perfectly hit the spot for us […]
Riding out the heat wave with a variety binge
Today was our second day in a row with 110° heat and we are melting. This is seriously miserable. It’s too hot to sleep or eat or think or do […]
Beating the record heat
The temperatures in our city reached 110° today — that’s insane! Luckily, we’d seen news reports with heat warnings so we could prepare. I did our usual Friday grocery shopping […]
4 melons and counting
Our watermelons are getting bigger and bigger, and one of them is nearly ready to harvest! Remember this tiny, thumbnail-sized melon? And then when it got exponentially bigger in a […]
