Nervous, but a new face mask
At my last chronic illness (PA) check-up, my doctor and I discussed how it might help to wear a protective face mask in public, especially during cold/flu season. The hope is that […]
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 […]
We voted early!
The presidential election is about a week and a half away, but we submitted our ballots in person to the election office today! We even got our “I Voted!” stickers! […]
Abby’s favorite Italian treats
When I started writing about #OneGoodThing each day in January, I had no idea this year would be so rough. I had no clue that I’d have to say goodbye […]
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 […]
My literary hero’s new memoir
My favorite author’s latest book is out today and it’s a memoir! I fell in love with Jennifer Weiner’s writing more than a decade ago. I found her first novel […]
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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