Tomatoes planted in the afternoon sun
In the beautiful, late afternoon sun, Mama and I planted the tomato plants we’d recently been given at our local Home & Garden Show. We had six plants and three, […]
Smells like Mema
My grandmother Mema died more than 20 years ago, but every time I smell Estée Lauder Youth Dew perfume, it feels like she’s hugging me again. Whenever I opened a letter […]
A good day
Today was a good day. Mama and I had to run errands and people were kind and generous. We had fun together. In the afternoon, I went out with a […]
Icepack headband
Today’s #OneGoodThing was the arrival of a second icepack headband, which I use regularly for my chronic migraines. This wonderful cold band secures with velcro so it’s adjustable and relatively […]
Samples for a penny
While running errands with Mama this afternoon, we stopped at Ulta Beauty and had the opportunity to pick up an awesome mascara sample for only a penny! Best of all, it […]
Homemade weed killer
After such a wet winter, our backyard was an even denser weed jungle than usual this year. We don’t use weed killers that would hurt our beloved dog Paisley or […]
Bird’s nest in our plum tree
Mama and I were enjoying the afternoon sunshine in our backyard when we discovered a bird’s nest in our plum tree. We think they migrated to our yard after a […]
Amazing, inspiring kids
Tonight Mama and I were deeply inspired by the amazing kids on “Little Big Shots.” A lot of gifted kids were featured tonight, including a 3-year-old singing “The Little Mermaid” with […]
Grace and Frankie are back!
Tonight we discovered that the new season of “Grace and Frankie” has been released on Netflix! This is one of our all-time favorite shows — and season 3 doesn’t disappoint. We’ve […]
Keeping my healthcare
Today I am deeply grateful that the Affordable Care Act (also called ObamaCare) was saved. This means lives were saved today — including my own. This is deeply personal to me. […]
