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Grandma Ruby’s Yakisoba
I made my Grandma Ruby's yakisoba recipe tonight, with a couple of changes that made it even better. I think she’d be proud of me.
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A few last photos before leaving Sequim
When I go home, I will miss sitting on the couch with my mom in the mornings and before bed, sometimes just quietly being with each other, sometimes cracking jokes or talking about life.
A cat birthday, and other activities in Sequim
A roundup of things happening in Sequim, including a cat birthday, some beautiful photos of nature, dinners I made, and some evidence of my dad’s decline.
Extra scissors excite me
You may wonder why I am posting a photo of the scissors and pencils holder at my parents’ house…
Apples and birthdays
Today is my mom’s birthday. 80 trips around the sun. She doesn’t feel like celebrating, and I understand.
Emotional roller coaster
The past week has been an emotional roller coaster. Lots of highs, lots of lows. I’m having to learn how to just roll with things that don’t make sense. The rules have all changed.
Cooking is an anxiety release
We are visiting my mom and dad for the holidays. Dad’s Parkinson’s and Alzheimer’s have worsened to an alarming degree since August. I’m trying to take as many photos as I can while I still can.
Magical thinking solved via vanilla bean
What’s that feeling when you are working hard on self-care, and then something happens to someone you love and your immediate thought is, “that happened because I was being selfish”? Oh, I know: stupidity and magical thinking.
A flexitarian diet
My dad decided more than a year ago to start a vegan diet to help with symptoms of his Parkinson’s and Alzheimer's, but recently he has become what I call “flexitarian.”
Fruit Hunters
While I was in Washington State visiting my mom and dad, I spent a lot of time hunting. For fruit, that is! Cherries and berries and bees, oh my.