Trying sopapillas for the first time
Mama and I have recently fallen in love with the Mexican restaurant around the corner, and tonight we discovered they have a wonderful dessert called Sopapillas. It’s a crispy fried […]
Flowers outside Mama’s window
When Mama looks out her bedroom window, she’ll now be greeted by these pretty white flowers in a hanging pot. I planted them a few weeks ago, but I waited […]
Feeling sun on my legs
Today’s #OneGoodThing was lounging in the yard with Mama and feeling the warm sun on my legs. Day 127 of 365. And Day 858 in a row (here’s the first 366 & the following 365)! 1 year […]
Making Limoncello, step three
I started the process of making Limoncello a few months ago — and this afternoon, Mama and I enjoyed the fruits of my labor while stretched out on lounge chairs in […]
Sharing our plants
We planted most of our vegetable garden from seeds this year, so it needed thinning out to give each plant room to grow. We couldn’t bear to toss out these […]
The first whiff
Our backyard honeysuckle vine bloomed for the first time this season today, and the serene look on Mama’s face as she took her first inhale was perfection. She didn’t know […]
Okay to just be
Today’s #OneGoodThing was just being, taking a much-needed rest after my colon had a poor reaction to yesterday’s infusion treatment. I’m ok, just exhausted. Day 123 of 365. And Day 854 in […]
Our monster sage
Our Jerusalem Sage plant has exploded in bright yellow blooms on long stalks. We planted it as a small 1-gallon plant a couple years ago and it has grown exponentially, […]
Lavender bomb fizzles my bath
Tonight I decompressed with a lavender scented bath and it was glorious! I used this locally made bath bomb with lavender flowers, which fizzled in my tub and left a […]
A Venetian perspective
This gorgeous shot of Venice appeared on my Facebook feed and brightened my day. It was shared by one of my Italian friends that I met on our special trip to […]
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