This compelling story most certainly deserves a blog post of its own. However, since I am doing my best to stick to my plan of finishing...

Today would have been my grandmother's and the kids' great grandmother's 117th birthday. To commemorate the occasion we went to visit her...

There's nothing like a bad summer cold to derail you from your blog-writing schedule (and your 4th of July plans as well, sadly). But...

Our first full day in New York proved to be challenging, to put it mildly. We had a learning curve to conquer, for starters. There were...

Two weeks ago, the kids and I embarked on our first real trip in two years. It was our only our second time taking a big trip (on a...

How better to celebrate the end of a pandemic school year than with a Fancy Day? Since the kids were not able to have a traditional...

Congratulations to us! Garin and I are both fully vaccinated against Covid. What a relief! With our upcoming East Coast trip this...

A love "note" written on rose petals and left on my desk as a surprise from my beloved daughter, Catherine. For those of you not familiar...

Memorial Day weekend was not unlike most weekends for us, except that because we had an extra day off, we were able to squeeze in a bit...

Sometimes just a quick escape from town and everyday life can do a world of good. That said, getting away for a night or for a week...

On Sunday, Garin's actual birthday, it was his wish to go the the beach. April is often early in the season to go, but the weather...

Garin opted for a science-themed party for his big thirteenth. This was a perfect choice for our math and science boy (or should I say...

Since Garin's birthday (April 18th) fell on a weekend we decided to stretch his celebration out over the entire weekend, which pleased...

On Wednesday afternoon, I received the second dose of my Moderna vaccine. It has been over 50 hours and I am still recovering. I tried...

It's been a full three months since we went through the agony of cutting back all 250 rose bushes in our garden. It's not an experience I...

Today we got a late start to the day. We tried to coordinate a day trip this morning, but no one seemed to agree on a destination, so I...

A staycation (a portmanteau of "stay" and "vacation"), or holistay (a portmanteau of "holiday" and "stay"), is a period in which an...

The Los Angeles County Arboretum and Botanic Garden, 127 acres, is an arboretum, botanical garden, and historical site nestled into hills...

We rented one of those bike contraptions to take a joyride on the boardwalk near the water. It was a beautiful day! The only problem...

Catherine and Graham helping to prepare the lemon ricotta pancakes with fresh strawberries, confectioners sugar and whipped cream. The...

I was a bit jarred when this notification popped up on my phone this morning. I was as prepared today as I could be for this milestone...

They say that the youngest child tends to learn things more quickly than his or her older siblings because they have all that modeling...

Catherine and Miles decided to take school outside, on a beautiful morning this week. Catherine loves helping Miles. I often have to...

As much joy as it brings me to write new posts on my blog, I have been finding it more and more challenging to find the time to write (it...