Warm cookie and a chai
Today mostly went by in a haze of fatigue. This isn’t uncommon for the day after my immune-suppressing infusion, but I find the day of enforced rest a bit bothersome. […]
Portia’s first painless access
Today was my 26th IV infusion to tamp down my overactive immune system. I’ve only had my implanted Port (named Portia) for the last few months, but today was the […]
Supporting our choice
California finally got to vote on Super Tuesday this year, which was a nice change from the many election cycles when it was all decided before our primary election date. […]
Raise Up Extraordinary Women: Kris Vera-Phillips
This daily #OneGoodThing was dedicated to celebrating extraordinary women I know last December. Many of the 31 bold, beautiful, brave women featured shared stories of perseverance after abuse, addiction, miscarriages, […]
No apparent leak
This evening I noticed a very strange smell in our living room, reminiscent of a brewery. Yep, I smelled hops. In our living room. And there was no beer or […]
Plotting against gophers
I spent my energy this Leap Day on securing hardware cloth inside our giant garden box in an effort to protect our crop from greedy gophers. Despite heavy-duty gopher wire […]
Peach tree blossoming
Today’s #OneGoodThing was discovering our little peach tree starting to fill with beautiful bright pink flowers! This blooming is much earlier than last year, but I really hope it means […]
Margarita time with Trisha
Our good friend Trisha drove for HOURS to come to visit us this afternoon. We always have a great laugh together and today was no exception. Trisha and I went […]
Impromptu creative visit
The adorable little girls who live next door surprised us with a visit this afternoon. Jamaica shared a story she wrote with Mama (you can see them in the back), […]
Splitting the lane with Mama
With temperatures in the high 70s today, it was perfect weather to return to the community pool to walk and swim in the water with Mama. By the end of […]
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