With the craziness of the last few months – commute, solo parenting, the move, general life upheaval – I am depleted. Luckily summer is a good time for depressives. If this was happening in the winter I’d be in trouble.…
Year of Pleasures: Gourmet snacks
One thing there is no shortage of in the central valley is wonderful things to eat. Even driving down the freeway, but especially on the backroads, you see farmstands everywhere you look. Now that I’m out of the valley and…
Year of Pleasures: Friendship Roses
I’ve been so deep down the unpacking rabbit hole that I’ve had very little time to check out my new neighborhood. But I think that’s probably OK for now. Before I move on I wanted to spend the rest of…
Summer Sandcastle Centerpiece
Summer is technically still a month away, but you wouldn’t know it from where I live. It has been HOT. I see on Facebook that some friends are still dealing with snow, or at least they were just a couple…
Year of Pleasures: New Sewing Machine!
My sewing machine broke a while back at the very worst possible time, and the guy at the repair shop just shook his head at me. There was no hope. So he gave me a total steal on the fanciest…
How to make DIY softboxes for great lighting
I’m not exactly getting much creative time these days, unless you count coming up with ways to avoid doing laundry as creative time, but I thought that enough of you are fellow bloggers/crafters/creative people that you might benefit from great…
Project Put Together: Gizmo Edition
Gizmo, our big dumb boy cat, is part ragdoll and part persian. And this time of year that part persian is really showing as this giant puffball leaves clumps of long white fur on every surface he touches and you…
Year of Pleasures: Farm Fresh Eggs
Bear’s colleague in Placerville has a ranch with goats and chickens and sheep and cattle, and he has sent Bear home with coolers full of goodies. Including these gorgeous eggs. Can you believe the colors?? Can you believe this is…
Year of Pleasures: View from a swing
When I miss having seasons, I’m going to look at this picture. California is wonderful.
Year of Pleasures: Tulips
One of the best things about living in Modesto is living where everything grows. Just up the street is a farm that specializes in tulips, and the other day Bear stopped to bring me a present. They walked out to…