Mother’s Day chocolates from Mackenzies
Today’s #OneGoodThing with Mama was devouring a few of our favorite cream-filled chocolates that we picked up from Mackenzies on our recent mini trip to Santa Cruz! Happy Mother’s Day […]
Feeling loved and supported
Today’s #OneGoodThing with Mama was hugs and support from dear family friends in Santa Cruz. Spending time with our loved ones was the highlight of our mini trip! We were sad […]
Hometown favorites
It’s been years since we’ve been back to Santa Cruz, so we stopped in at several of our favorite local shops today. Mama and I enjoyed walking around downtown and […]
Warm peanut butter cookies
Tonight I made peanut butter cookies from scratch, and we washed down the warm cookies with cold milk. Heavenly! I mostly followed a recipe from one of our favorite bakeries […]
A drive up memory lane
I woke up still feeling the glow of last night’s excitement! I enjoyed an early morning visit with my hosts, who are some of my favorite people. And before heading home, I had […]
A touch of Santa Cruz
This turquoise glass dish filled with sand and shells reminds me of the beautiful beach town where I grew up. I found a couple of the shells and the square-shaped […]
A Great Airport Ride… One Way
Perhaps you’ve heard… I recently took a wonderful, special trip to Venice, Italy with my amazing Mama and our little dog Abby. We’ve been blogging about it. Anyway, we don’t live near the airport ― in fact, it’s a solid hour and a half drive without traffic. We were fortunate […]
Buon Viaggio Celebration… Planning Underway!
RSVP to gabrianam [AT] gmail [DOT] com for the address! The watercolor background of this graphic invitation was painted by Mama Jude herself during a previous trip to Venice, Italy. You can read about her past adventures and see more of her gorgeous work on her blog, Giuddittalia. When she’s […]
It’s mmmmm…Monday "The Perfect Salad"
The Perfect Pear & Gorgonzola Salad Prep Time: 5-10 minutes This spectacular salad is a gold medal favorite in our house featuring fresh juicy pears, candied pecans, crumbled Gorgonzola and raspberry vinaigrette on a bed of fresh greens. The original ― and still by far the favorite ― is […]
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