A funny awakening
Mama was napping in her chair this afternoon when Paisley suddenly decided she needed to wake up. First Paisley sat upright in Mama’s lap and stared at her intently. When […]
Mama’s drawing Abby
Since we lost our sweet Abby in October, I’ve drawn her, I’ve sculpted her, and we’ve made calendars of her cuddling with us. Mama is a wonderful artist, and I have been eagerly awaiting her rendering […]
Peacock tree
While Mama and I were running errands today, we happened upon a tree covered completely with peacocks! I’m no expert on Christmas trees, being Jewish and all, but this tree […]
First stew of the rainy season
The Nosy Parker family used to make stew every Friday night for a while, but stopped once it was too hot for stew. Now that we’re officially past shorts weather […]
Catching flies
I had several phone calls I had to deal with today on behalf of our family. I’d been putting them off because they were the frustrating kind — those involving […]
An unexpected birthday
Today we celebrated Mama’s birthday — one she was not expected to see, making it all that much more special. Mama loves peacocks and so I printed about a dozen […]
Mama’s crepe myrtle in bloom
We planted two Crepe Myrtle trees in our front yard in honor of Mama’s birthday last year. They were at the end of the blooming season when planted, and we’ve […]
Music in the park and beignets
The Nosy Parker family mustered up the energy to attend a free summer concert in the park tonight. One of Mama’s favorite musicians, Charlie Musselwhite, was performing at Healdsburg Plaza. […]
Trevor: Even better live
I fumbled yesterday. For the first time all year, I missed my self-imposed midnight deadline to share the day’s #OneGoodThing. It wasn’t that there wasn’t a good thing to share. […]
Perfect potatoes
Today’s #OneGoodThing was refining our favorite potato dish recipe to the perfect potatoes. First, I boil little round potatoes with salt and rosemary until a fork goes into them easily. […]
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