This email contains affiliate links. If you make a purchase I may receive a commission at no extra cost to you. I only recommend things I love and think you will too. Hey Reader, Where I am in far northern California, fall is moving in way too fast. I'm trying really hard to embrace the fallness. Luckily, I'm a big fan of pumpkin spice so that helps. I've been working long days lately on a new project for an old client. It involves AI images and videos. Love it or hate it, AI is here to stay....
5 months ago • 4 min read
This email contains affiliate links. If you make a purchase I may receive a commission at no extra cost to you. I only recommend things I love and think you will too. Hey Reader, I got all moved into my new place. I went from a 3 bedroom house with a giant yard to a studio apartment. Honestly, I prefer the studio. It's cozy and cute. And a lot easier to clean. Shelby's favorite part is that the studio is in my sister's converted garage, which means seeing other humans and dogs on a regular...
5 months ago • 5 min read
This email contains affiliate links. If you make a purchase I may receive a commission at no extra cost to you. I only recommend things I love and think you will too. Hey Reader, I go for months doing little more than work on the weekends, but lately I've had all kinds of things going on. Last weekend was a hot air balloon fair. I've never seen one up close and it was the coolest thing I've done in a while! I even volunteered to be on a ground crew for one of the balloons. How many people can...
5 months ago • 5 min read
This email contains affiliate links. If you make a purchase I may receive a commission at no extra cost to you. I only recommend things I love and think you will too. Hey Reader, My sisters and I went to the coast last weekend and found the perfect place for our mom's ashes. It was difficult but a great time overall with a lot of laughs. One highlight was letting the dogs run free on the beach. Shelby loves the beach more than anything. And now my sister's dog does too. We also had some...
5 months ago • 4 min read
This email contains affiliate links. If you make a purchase I may receive a commission at no extra cost to you. I only recommend things I love and think you will too. Hey Reader, This week I'm traveling to Missouri. Sadly it's not for fun but for my aunt's memorial service. She passed away rather suddenly so I'm still pretty much in shock. It's going to be a tough trip, but I'm sure there will be laughter too as we all tell stories. I'm not taking Shelby this time. It's just going to be too...
6 months ago • 4 min read
This email contains affiliate links. If you make a purchase I may receive a commission at no extra cost to you. I only recommend things I love and think you will too. Hey Reader, I mentioned last week that my housesitting gig is ending soon. Some people asked what's next for me and are wondering if I'm heading someplace exotic. I guess if you consider my sister's house exotic, then yeah. I'm not ready to leave my dad yet. He's 83 and doing very, very well so he doesn't exactly need me here....
6 months ago • 4 min read
This email contains affiliate links. If you make a purchase I may receive a commission at no extra cost to you. I only recommend things I love and think you will too. Hey Reader, It's finally happened. I got notice that my housesitting gig is coming to an end. Considering I arrived a year and a half ago expecting to only stay a couple month, I'd say I had a good run! It's amazing the stuff I've accumulated! For one thing, I own a Crock Pot. What kind of self-respecting nomad owns a Crock...
6 months ago • 3 min read
This email contains affiliate links. If you make a purchase I may receive a commission at no extra cost to you. I only recommend things I love and think you will too. Hey Reader, It’s hard to believe summer is already winding down. School’s starting, the days feel noticeably shorter, and you can almost sense the shift in the air. Here in far Northern California, summer is short, so I plan to squeeze every bit out of the warm days we have left. The good thing about fall creeping in (other than...
7 months ago • 4 min read
This email contains affiliate links. If you make a purchase I may receive a commission at no extra cost to you. I only recommend things I love and think you will too. Hey Reader, I’ve been in full-on busy mode lately. Last weekend I volunteered at a local brewfest, which turned out to be a lot of fun. I’ve been telling myself I need to get out more, and pouring beers for strangers is always a good idea. This week will be even better. The county fair kicks off and it’s a big deal around here....
7 months ago • 3 min read