Sweet dreams little one. When you wake up you’ll be four! I love that you still fall asleep snuggled in my arms on this eve of your fourth birthday. Every age you have been has been my favorite one, so even though I’m preparing to celebrate the beginning of a new year tomorrow, I’m mourning … Read more
Whenever we have a bunch of things in the fridge that “must go”, we either make Musgo Soup, or Musgo Salad. After a visit to the La Quinta Olive Oil Company in Old Town, we had some amazing flavors to add to our salad. I say we because my parents have a house full of … Read more
This morning I realized that our lemons were looking a little sad, and figured it was time to do something with them. I had a bag of frozen blueberries in the freezer and lemon-blueberry is one of my favorite flavor combos. These gluten free lemon blueberry muffins turned out great. Vivi and her cousins gobbled … Read more
Growing a Mango Tree from Seed in La Quinta, California: A Journey of Patience and Sun In La Quinta, the desert landscape stretches out, a shimmering sea of golden earth, framed by the rugged Santa Rosa Mountains. It’s a place where time slows, the air thick with heat, and the sun hangs heavy in a … Read more
First time riding to school. 4 water breaks in 2.5 blocks. A post shared by ?izzie ?au • (@lizzielautravels) on Apr 11, 2014 at 11:34am PDT Vivi started preschool last month, just on Fridays for 3 hours in the morning. I suffered acute separation anxiety. After we signed in, she immediately got engaged in some … Read more
In high school my Dad always called me, “Last Minute Liz.” So, here I am, at the last minute writing a blog post that was due 45 minutes ago. I’m not done procrastinating either. I’m going to go fix myself a Mojito. I have to find the scissors and a flashlight so I can harvest … Read more
Our favorite library book – The House That Drac Built https://youtu.be/t3wKOtEPEsM