After years of unsuccessful attempts, we have finally grown our own cucumbers. The feeling of accomplishment—particularly in having outsmarted the gophers to accomplish this feat—is unbeatable! We’ve already made cucumber-lemon […]
After nearly five months of isolation, Mama and I had our first social outing today. We visited our friend and local artist Nina Bonos, who invited us to her garden […]
For the last several summers, we’ve thrown a wonderful party in our backyard garden to celebrate Mama’s triumph over brain cancer. It started when she made it to five years—outliving […]
The adorable girls next door appeared on our doorstep (masked) this morning with a spectacular array of goodies. This wonderful bag for our virtual celebration tomorrow was stuffed with everything […]
These gorgeous sunflowers volunteered themselves in our backyard. They actually started growing in a barrel designated for tomatoes, but these beauties took precedence. The stalks are at least 10-feet tall […]
These last two weeks since my emergency dental surgery have been rough. My face and jaw still hurt so I was back for my SIXTH urgent-enough-to-see-a-dentist-during-a-pandemic visit. The great news […]
I finally finished preparing our taxes today—one whole day before the extended deadline! In celebration, we ordered Thai food delivery from a local restaurant we love. We added Thai iced […]
Our Morning Glory flower has FINALLY opened and it is absolutely stunning. We planted the seeds months ago and have watched attentively as the vine climbed the arch and then […]
As the summer heat drags on and our hair grew ever wilder, it was time for another home haircut. Our regular salon has actually reopened, but we aren’t comfortable going […]
Mama fell in love with Crepe Myrtle trees when we moved to Santa Rosa and spotted these colorful beauties all over town. We planted two in our front yard and […]
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