new chapter

After a post-high school gap year of travel and work, Mateo has enrolled in community college in Santa Barbara, with an eye toward business and fashion marketing. Recently, we moved him into his shared apartment. Sending best wishes to our beloved son for a great first semester!

morning walk

Morning walk with pups, pelicans, and egret.

Summer

I miss those summer days when my parents were alive and the kids were little and De and her family would meet us in San Diego and we didn’t do much except laugh and eat and spend time together.

Birthday

August is the month I was born and I’m grateful for the birthday love! I keep a journal and every year write some variation of “I can’t believe how old I am!!!” and “What am I doing with my one precious life???” This year is no different, trying to seize every moment, every day a gift.

Plum cake

A bumper crop of Santa Rosa plums calls for many jars of jam and this Plum Cake. The bounty of our Earth will never stop amazing me. Delish!