Chicken soup just for us
I wasn’t feeling great today so it was especially awesome when dinner turned out to be a wonderful chicken soup with white sweet potatoes. This lovely meal appeared in our […]
Leftovers recreated
Leftovers from last night’s special dinner were a delicious basis for tonight’s salad. BBQ chicken thighs paired beautifully with corn (cut off the cob), rainbow carrots and jicama (from the […]
By the grace of Goldberg
Tonight the Nosy Parker family celebrated Mama’s miraculous milestone with some very dear friends. With the help of our friend Lisa and her incredible rose garden, I turned our backyard […]
Peacock napkins
In the last couple of years my dear Mama has become obsessed with peacocks. OBSESSED. I joke that we should call her room The Peacock Suite. I made these peacock […]
Goldberg at the Golden Gate
Today’s #OneGoodThing is the long-awaited arrival of one of my best friends! Goldberg flew all the across the country to stay with us for 3 weeks and I’m so happy […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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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