Our Senior Dog turns 11, a cake recipe, and his surprising DNA test results.

The past weekend was a special one for our family because Russell turned 11! Russell has been my constant companion since I adopted him on Superbowl Sunday back in 2012. He’s been the one constant throughout many personal and professional changes, including moving to Orange County. He was even part of our engagement in Palos […]

A nature walk and thoughts for the new year

I’ve never been one for making and keeping new year’s resolutions, the keeping, in particular. I would like to be intentional about one thing though: gratitude. I’m working hard on carving out more space for gratitude: gratitude for my body, for my soul, for my family and chosen family, and for this little business that […]

San Diego Staycation

A lot has changed this year and one of those things, sadly, was travel. Although we aren’t able to travel outside of the country in the current climate, we wanted to try going on a short trip for a quick change of view as well as to celebrate milestones that still merit celebrating. For this […]