Beauty in a friend’s garden
Today was one of those days with several #OneGoodThing contenders. The Nosy Parker family enjoyed an impromptu Thai dinner with our dear friend Lisa. Before dinner, Lisa gave us a tour […]
Abby’s recovery
The cone of shame has been in action for several days now in the Nosy Parker home — and our sweet Abby is not happy about it. Abby somehow got […]
Palindrome week!
Today is the final day of palindrome week! I love palindromes (identical forward and backward). They always remind me of my beloved grandmother Mema, who would have turned 102 this […]
Vision Come to Life
This is our second summer in our new home and we’ve been enjoying setting up our outdoor living spaces. Since we moved from living near the beach, we decided to […]
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 […]
Our new railing
Our new safety railing was installed outside our back door today and it is wonderful! It is now so much easier to use that entry/exit point. Last year we had a […]
Reconnecting
Today I had the chance to reconnect with my beloved pediatrician by phone after more than 15 years of no communication. This probably wouldn’t be that exciting to most, but […]
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 […]
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