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Lunch with Janis

 Here we are in November and the temperature is in the 80’s. A beautiful day in Long Beach. PreCovid when Boeing had a wonderful gym facility off of Cherry I met my friend Janis in an exercise class. Though the gym closed that location Janis and I have maintained our friendship. Today we met up for ramen at Hiro Nori near the old gym location.

 

On Our Way Home

 

Orange Cranberry Muffins

  

After a walk this early morning I felt like baking. I had a bag of fresh cranberries so I looked up a recipe for orange cranberry muffins. If you like cranberries you might like these muffins with a nice hint of orange rind and the juice of one orange these muffins are more on the tart side. They are a good accompaniment to a cup of coffee or in my case tea.  If you like a sweeter muffin increase the sugar or top the unbaked muffin with some sugar. 

 

Grand Friends Day Rocco's School

 

When I got home from my morning walk I received this photo from my daughter. It was a drawing of me that Rocco had made in his Kindergarten class. I asked her what he had written when asked to write “my favorite things to do with my special adult”, she said he wrote “I like to play catch ball.” That made me laugh because when we use to play ball in the back yard he would over throw and I’d miss the catch. He would say “oh that’s okay gramma now you go get it.” I would look at him and say “ You go get it, I’m old!” That would make him laugh so hard and he’d say “You’re a kidder gramma you’re NOT old!!” He’s a sweet talker that one! Ps I like this flattering picture of me.

Rocco really wanted his dad to attend the day's special events at the school. Gladly Daniele complied.

 

My Judy Garland Shoes

 

My mother worked at I. Magnin's in Beverly Hills.  It was in the 1950's. She said Judy Garland came in one day and bought a pair of black velvet Mary Jane's with a strap across the front of the shoe with rhinestones.  My mother bought me those same shoes. She said now you have the same shoes as her daughter.  They were beautiful shoes and I loved them.