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 […]
Misadventures with Mama
After a long, exhausting day, we were still on the road well past my midnight deadline. Mama had an afternoon appointment in Santa Clara (about a two-hour drive south across the […]
Fantastic color explosion
At long last, our crepe myrtle trees have exploded into full glorious bloom! The afternoon light captured the flowers beautifully today, but they’re even more incredible and impressive in person. […]
Unexpected kind offer
Tonight our neighbor surprised us with a little visit and a piece of cake! For her birthday, I might add! As if that wasn’t lovely enough, she offered to make […]
Homemade pizza with garden fresh toppings
Tonight Mama and I enjoyed homemade pizza! I made two kinds — one with fresh basil and fresh tomatoes from our garden topped with mozzarella di bufala, and the other […]
Our next exciting thing
We got tickets to see Trevor Noah!!! If you’re not familiar, he’s a comedian and host of The Daily Show on Comedy Central. Mama and I saw Trevor perform last summer […]
Love enough to go around
Nearly eight months ago, Mama and I adopted Paisley; and we fall more madly in love her each day! It’s not just her adorable, expressive face or her hilarious, wiggle butt. […]
Unexpected plot twist
Today did not go as planned. In any way. Mama and I raced out the door to discover the car wouldn’t start! The day fell apart from there, piece by […]
Fixing our freezer
Our freezer has been on the fritz after refusing to make ice during a severe heat wave several weeks ago. I’ve made several efforts to clean it out and get […]
Vibrant tomato harvest
Following the progress of our garden is one of our all-time favorite summer activities. While harvesting a couple tomatoes for Mama‘s lunch, I discovered an entire bowlful were ripe and […]
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