Homemade cardamom plumsicles
In our quest to use up the bounty of plums from our tree, I decided to try something new—popsicles! Though I read several recipes for popsicles online, ours were a […]
A personal best… in jam
Making plum jam is now an annual tradition in our home, thanks to the bountiful Santa Rosa Plum tree in our backyard. I experimented with a new technique to prepare […]
New plum jam process
Once our plum tree ripens each year, we scramble to make good use of the bounty before it goes bad. And since there are only so many plums our neighbors […]
Our Begonias are back!
Our beautiful Begonias are in bloom once again! I love how these vibrant flowers brighten up our garden! Today’s #OneGoodThing with Mama was the return of our gorgeous Begonias! What […]
A smorgasbord of soft foods
After yesterday’s emergency dental surgery, soft foods have been my friends. Thankfully, we already had Malt-O-Meal and yogurt cups on hand. I placed a grocery delivery order to acquire fresh […]
Evicting the troublemaker
This afternoon I underwent emergency dental surgery to extract a molar that’s been causing problems. We suspected the root of the tooth had fractured. But once it was out, we […]
Vines snaking up the arch
Our Morning Glory and Moon Flower vines are finally starting to climb the DIY Garden Arch we created last year! Last year’s gorgeous flowers and vine died away, but we […]
New cushion for our DIY bench
I made this DIY backyard bench for our garden last year—and it was great, but it really needed some serious cushions to be comfortable. Now it is truly a lovely […]
Our first homegrown peas
After a final push to harvest the rest of our juicy plums this evening, we discovered a large zucchini hidden under the nasturtiums as well as our very first sugar […]
Custom peacock earrings for Mama
To celebrate Mama’s recent miraculous nine years survival milestone, I commissioned these beautiful earrings from one of my favorite local artists. The extraordinary Gloria Rubio Verduzco of MorninGloria’s crafted these […]
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