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Petals in the pool. 🌸🌸🌸Finally spent some time giving my plant babies much-needed TLC. Bloom, my pretties. #succulents #aprillove2018Love is being willing to look like a clumsy goofball for the friend and coworker who wanted to spend her final day’s celebration by floundering around trampolines! We all know you’re an Olympic gymnast @auntiesarah97! We’ll keep trying @janelle_meyers! Scroll for our video in which I just basically fall a lot. #skyzone #trampoline #CoworkersWhoJumpTogether... #IUsedToBeCool #IHaveBlueMatFear #HelpThis sweet face. She was the perfect patient today during her a very long and complicated surgery to remove a 3-pound fatty tumor that was mingled with layers of muscle. Though she’s my old lady teenager, the docs say her labs look like that of a puppy. Thankful for this sweetness. #My13YearOld #WellBeInTheDogBedIfYouNeedUs #dogchild #aussiechow #coneheadAlways fun with these girls. Happy birthday to my lil adventuring friend, Andrea! I hope it’s a year filled with boundless ski slopes, hiking trails, tent dreams, hot tub soaks, wine & cheese savoring and paddleboard naps. #happybirthdaySWIPE for some pretty greenery 🌵😍>.>.> Spent the afternoon in the sun roaming one of my favorite nurseries and pretending summer is with us. They have a great greenhouse restaurant, but make sure you get there before 3. #highhands #nursery #succulents #plantsGetting in my weekday steps, vitamin D and color fix. #afternoonwalk #theothercoffeebreakThat time when you’re ranting to God about life’s crazy, and how all you want is to get away and feel some ocean air and your friend texts to say the car’s leaving in 20 minutes. #AnsweredPrayer #APrettyClearConnection #SoThankful #BodegaBay #PacificPrescription #Blessed #RoadtripAnd then there was wheat bread - like six loaves of it! So thankful for friends who teach me how to turn wheat berries into flour and then into bread. #baking #breadbaking #wheatbread- Follow on WordPress.com
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The first paddle of the year
Paddles. Check. Doggie lifejacket. Check. Waterproof iPhone case. Check. A summertime-mindset in the middle of April. Double check. It’s going to be a paddling kind of summer, and I think my friends and I are totally on board — literally … Continue reading
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Tagged california, dog, kayak, kayaking, lodi, paddle, paddling, pet
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Kayaking the Mokelumne + Five Senses
Happy Monday, friends. Did you have a lovely weekend, soaking up the sun and seeing all of your favorite people? It was refreshing for me in that kind of way. On Saturday afternoon, my friend Cindy and I took … Continue reading
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Tagged iphone, kayak, kayaking, lodi, mokelumne, paddle, paddling, weekend
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Kayaking at Spicer & Five Senses Monday
Hello, Monday. I took an extra long weekend and hit the road with my mountain-bound family caravan, my dog on a big pile of blankets in the back sat and the kayak strapped on top. We had days full of … Continue reading
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Tagged california, camping, kayak, kayaking, lake alpine, mountains, paddle, photography, spicer
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First paddle/swim of the year
It was a perfect first paddle of the year. The Mokelumne was clear and beautiful. The sun proved its power in the form of sunburns. Cows, geese and red eared slider turtles were also out enjoying the water along the … Continue reading
Summer lovin’
I know spring has only just begun, but summer is already calling my name. Every day has been so bright and sunny. Working in the backyard yesterday, I got the year’s first glimpse of that dry summer heat. I welcomed … Continue reading
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Tagged bear river, dog, kayak, paddle, pet, photography, Summer
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