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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Taking my collage digital
One of my favorite annual art projects is decorating the inside of my Planner Pad organizer. It’s a tradition I’ve shared with Mama for the last five years or so, […]
Creative zucchini suggestions
Since we are now drowning in giant zucchini, I begged friends on Facebook for recipes today and I was pleased to get tons of suggestions! Even after giving away loads […]
Delightful British bakers
We have found a new show to binge-watch on Netflix and it is quite endearing! “The Great British Baking Show” has been around for several years, but we’ve only just […]
Fun new stand that pops
During our adventures earlier this week, Mama and I learned about a cool phone stand called PopSocket (thanks Julie!). The PopSocket sticks onto the phone nearly seamlessly and expands to […]
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