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 […]
Evening breeze in the hammock
Neither Mama nor I were feeling very well today, so we cancelled all of our medical appointments and stayed home to rest. Today’s heat kept us cooped indoors for the […]
Venetian memory lane
Tonight we got to share our Venetian travel adventures with our friends Bonnie and Phil, who will be traveling to Venice, Italy in a couple of weeks. Having spent some […]
Awesome surprise full of wonder
My lifelong appreciation of Wonder Woman has finally spread to my wee dog. That’s right. Paisley got her first costume today — a gift from our dear friend Lisa. The […]
Coloring as meditation
This weekend I practiced a little coloring as meditation. The design is very intricate so I stopped when my hand and eyes got tired. But I really enjoyed getting back […]
Happy National Dog Day
Apparently, today is National Dog Day. Much like Mother’s Day, this is another holiday we celebrate on the regular in our home, (daily perhaps?). It’s hard not to when you live […]
Mama in the glory of her tree
When we first moved to Santa Rosa three years ago, Mama fell in love with the brilliantly colored crepe myrtle trees that line many streets here. For her first birthday […]
Challah banana bread pudding
This afternoon I made challah bread pudding with bananas and dark chocolate. It wasn’t the prettiest dish I’ve ever baked, but it was damn good! I’d been wanting to experiment […]
Successful second infusion
Today was a big day — it was the second IV infusion treatment for my Crohn’s Disease, and it went even better than the first time! It probably helped that […]
