A reminder about healing
Healing is tough but so are you. Today’s #OneGoodThing with Mama is a quiet day of healing and rest! What was your #OneGoodThing today? Please share in the comments! And remember, kindness […]
Bigger-than-ever begonias
Our begonia bulbs are in bloom and they’re bigger than ever! I love how it looks like the edges are dipped in a coral dye! Today’s #OneGoodThing with Mama is bigger-than-ever begonias! What was your […]
Like a farmers’ market family reunion
I did not feel like going out today. But the allure of ripe green pluots from our favorite farmers got me out of bed. After stocking up on Flavor Queen […]
Creating Mama’s balcony garden
I couldn’t let Mama set up her new apartment without bringing some of our beautiful garden with her! Most of our garden is already in pots due to gophers, so […]
My new bug-eating plant
At the downtown summer market last night, I got this fantastic little indoor plant called a sundew that eats bugs! I placed it on the windowsill next to two of […]
Growing an apt plant for a friend
We’ve been growing Morning Glory flowers over an arched trellis in our garden for years. And it often makes me think of our friend, the extraordinary Gloria Rubio-Verduzco, the artist […]
Alien returns to garden
This alien flower is actually a Peruvian Daffodil. But we didn’t know that for a long time. And then once we learned the name, we promptly forgot. This year we […]
My turn to puzzle on Staten
For most of the last year, a portion of Staten (our kitchen island) has been occupied with Mama’s puzzles. Now that she’s got her own place, it was my turn […]
Expanding my reasons for gardening
Having nurtured our garden for Mama’s benefit, it’s felt odd for me to continue since she moved. Thankfully, I was motivated to keep it nice for our recent party. This […]
A visit and sushi with Jenny
Our friend Jenny and her youngest son were passing through Santa Rosa and stopped for a visit. They brought our favorite sushi and we used one of the private dining […]
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