Category Archives: Cooking

A Working Day!

I’m great at multitasking. I can waste time, be unproductive, and procrastinate all at once. I woke up this morning full of wee-wee and vinegar (an old saying Mom used to tell me).  Mary had to work today, and she … Continue reading

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Hello 2021; You Better Be Good!

What do you call always having a date for New Year’s Eve? Social Security. New Years Day always makes me remember my family, who are no longer with us.  Mary lost her Aunt this morning at 3:00 AM; you just … Continue reading

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Three Day Remain In 2020 And It Will Be Gone; Hopefully Forever!!

I love when they drop the ball in Times Square. It’s a nice reminder of what I did all year. I headed for Mary’s house bright and early; we were missing each other after all, it had been almost eight … Continue reading

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On Our Way To New Years!

My New Year’s resolution is to help all my friends gain ten pounds, so I look skinnier. Today was amazing.  We had our cup of coffee and then watched a new movie called “Midnight Sky.”  This post-apocalyptic tale follows Augustine, … Continue reading

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Almost Seventy-Six! Time To Party!

I’m Claus-trophobic. Today is a big day as I am throwing my first “dinner party,” so I have a lot of work to do!  I decided pot roast French-style would be the main course.   I ran like a breeze … Continue reading

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A New Week And New Adventures Begin Today!

The Christmas alphabet has noel. Google Photos gives me a random selection of photos from years gone by.  This morning it opened to December 14th, 2019, and guess what?  It was Mary and me at the Candlelight Dinner Theater last … Continue reading

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Mid-Week And All Is Well!

Did you hear about the crime in the parking garage? It was wrong on so many levels. My day started early as I had to get to Los Alamitos before 8:15 AM to see Dr. Newman.  On my way, there … Continue reading

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Good Deeds Day

What’s the difference between a hippo and a zippo? One is really heavy and the other is a little lighter! Mary has a dear friend who is in her 90s and needs help with all the doctors she must go … Continue reading

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Turkey Day Has Arrived

The old woman who lived in a shoe wasn’t the sole owner, there were strings attached. This will be the first Thanksgiving without Mitch and Sue in thirty-plus years.  I decided to proceed with the celebration at home, not a … Continue reading

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Prepping For Thanksgiving

“My family told me to stop telling Thanksgiving jokes, but I said I couldn’t quit cold turkey.” Up and at it at 6:00 AM doing our exercises.  It felt pretty good. When I went to my phone, I got a … Continue reading

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