Flowers adorning our doorway
Today we picked up some beautiful hanging flowers to brighten our doorway. Bonus: they were on sale! Mama has already gone to the door to visit the flowers several times […]
Manna from Trader Joe’s
Last summer I discovered manna from heaven — in the summer fruit section of my local Trader Joe’s market. Angelcots, also called white apricots, have a very short window of availability. I […]
Baking with Bobbie
Today I got to learn how Bobbie makes her famous Mandelbrot (like Jewish biscotti). Though she’ll happily share her recipe, a one-on-one lesson in her cozy kitchen is a much […]
Beautiful, timely visitor
This stunning butterfly came to visit our newly planted vegetable garden today. This beautiful visitor — who stayed for a lengthy photo shoot — was today’s #OneGoodThing. Day 164 of […]
Planting the vegetable garden
Today the Nosy Parker family planted our vegetable garden. My cousin and his awesome wife built us this gorgeous, huge raised planter box last year so we could grow our […]
The first plums from our tree!
Today we finally picked the first ripe plums from our backyard tree and they were sweet, juicy and wonderful! Remember when we were all excited that the blossoms had just […]
Top 5 in Venice, Italy
Today’s post is dedicated to friends with the incredible fortune of traveling to Venice, Italy this summer. The Nosy Parker family has spent a lot of time in Venice — […]
Classing up my daily jab
I’ve been giving myself daily injections of Vitamin B12 for several weeks now. I’ve established a routine to give myself these injections. I guess I’m not really over my lifelong […]
The miracle of a prognosis beaten
Five years ago today, doctors found a massive tumor on my mother’s brain. It turned out to be an extremely rare, terminal brain cancer with a prognosis of two to five […]
The start of wedding festivities
Tomorrow one of my childhood best friends is getting married! And I have the honor of being one of her bridesmaids! Tonight we kicked off wedding festivities with a bottle […]
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