I want to incorporate some of my PSP creations in the blog. Here's some :)
Cute
Goth
Fantasy
Wednesday, January 21, 2026
My day so far, and a disclaimer
This morning I woke up at 9AM. Got up and stepped on Lulu, she was sleeping right by my bed, I started to get dressed, but stepped on a wet spot...and there was 
a little farther on the rug. My fault! she's used to go outside to do her business earlier. After cleaning I took her outside, then fixed her and my breakfast.
I decided I would start cooking for the week. I ground my last piece of carnitas and added some chicken, to make croquetas. Before that I decided to make a coca de llardons (chicharrones) typical of Lent in Catalunya. I had fun doing it and it looked good and tasted good.
with the other half of the puff pastry, I decided to make "orelletes" or palmiers. I made some last week and they turned out nice. Not this time. They sort of burned! :(
On to making croquetas... halfway I changed my mind and thought I'd make canalones instead, it's basically the same. I saute onion and added the ground meat, the flour, and the milk. I had 2 cartons of milk, one less than half dated December 25, the other full, had never been opened, dated January 2026. I tasted the old one, and it was fine, so I used the rest of it. Then I cooked the canalones (just 8, 4 for today and 4 for tomorrow), put them in a clean towel, and filled them. Now, to make the white sauce, I melted the butter, added the flour, opened the new milk, and poured out a cup. IT WAS SOUR!!! So much work for nothing lol
No dinner tonight, very annoying! I called Lulu to go outside, no Lulu around. I went room by room calling her, no Lulu. Finally, I found her under/behind the desk in my room, all the way down, hard to see lol
I will have some jamon y queso and potato chips for now. Tomorrow maybe I'll try making the goulash, or the chicken tortilla soup. Or both.
DISCLAIMER
I think both Republicans and Democrats suck
I think most conservatives, liberals, magas, progressives, etc. are full of it.
I think most people have no common sense. They need to think before they act.
And so on.
Therefore, I will not read, or comment, or discuss, anything to do with politics.
So be it.
Thursday, January 1, 2026
DECEMBER RECAP
December was a full month of good and not so good happenings
Dec. 1 -Hasse, my sister Mia's husband passed away at 84 after a long illness.
Dec. 2 -Dr. Noda -Covid shot. The Green Chile
Dec. 5 - Lizzie to San Diego
Dec. 5 - My aide, Darlene, passed away in Idaho.
Dec. 7 -Decorating the house. Gingerbread decorations.
Dec. 8 -Outdoor decorations. Pho.
Dec. 9 - Dermatology @Anaheim. Biopsy black dot. Lizzie to San Diego.
Dec. 10-Mary at Hospice care.
Dec. 11-DMV driver's license. Off Street Cafe. Talk to N.
Dec. 12- Sandy's Retirement!
Dec. 13- Baby party at Nick's, Taco truck. Invite.
Dec. 15-Sandy arrived! - 12 Sixty Restaurant.
Dec. 16- Girls walk. German town Huntington Beach. Biergarten dinner. Xmas Market.
Dec. 17- My 82nd Birthday. San Juan Capistrano-Sundried Tomato Rte. Mission.
Dec. 18- Girls walk. Il Gatto Happy Hour.
Dec. 19- Girls walk. Cooking. Zumaya's. Whittier walk around.
Dec. 20- At home. Canalones. Talk.
Dec. 21- Take Sandy to LB Airport.
Dec. 22-Nuri @hospital. Stomach ulcer and fall.
Dec. 24- Rain. Talk to nieces. Fettuccini.
Dec. 25- Rain. Christmas. Nice gifts :) Sopa de galets, turron
La familia en Utah
Dec. 26- Rain. Leftovers. Cookies from Amy.
Dec. 27- Rick visited Mary. Dame Mas.
Dec. 30- Mary passed away at 83, in Prescott, AZ
Dec. 31- End of 2025 - Lulu spa visit- Croquetas.
Tuesday, December 2, 2025
NOVEMBER RECAP 2025
Happy Birthday Lizzie
The hot days seem to be over. It's getting cooler and rainy.
Nov. 5 -Went to the podiatrist, my feet are fine, but my blood pressure was very high, it scared me.
Nov. 7 - Went back to Best Buy to get my computer. Later, to Dame Mas.
Nov. 8 - PSP PC @ Office - New Big PC in my room.
Nov. 9 - Lizzie gardening all morning. On her way to go grocery shopping she fell down the porch steps. She's OK.
Nov 10 - To Kaiser to check my blood pressure, high. Crumbl and TJ's
Nov.13 - We went to do a little shopping @ Marshalls and had lunch at The Habit.
Nov. 14-15-16 Heavy rains.
cozy in the house
Nov.16 L felt sickly for 3 days :(
Nov. 19- Lizzie's Birthday!!! dinner at Il Gatto
Nov. 23 Got my winter clothes out of the shed.
Nov. 24 To the Dentist. Need 2 extractions but lots of work $$$$$ maybe next year.
Nov 26 To Black Angus for pre-Thanksgiving celebration
Nov 27 THANKSGIVING. Walk in the park with Lulu.
NOVEMBER MANTEL
BOOKS I'VE READ IN NOVEMBER
MOVIES I'VE WATCHED IN NOVEMBER
and now...
Monday, November 3, 2025
OCTOBER 2025 RECAP
I bought a new computer and I'm trying, with help, to learn about it
10-1 Went to Crumbl and Dame Mas.
10-2 Like every Thursday, I talked to Sandy :)
10-4 Decorate house for Halloween
10-6 Had a FLU shot, and a blood test, all is well. Video talk with the girls.
10-8 Made chicken paprikash. Talk to N.
10-8 Best Buy new 27' PC. Lunch at Amor y Tacos
10-14 It rained! The weather has been hot.
10-15 Happy Hour at The Cauldron
10-17 L was sickly today
10-18 Lulu's 14th Birthday!
10-22 To Lascari's for lunch, then Porto's
10-23 Discovered new sandwich bread at TJ's. Made Brie and Ham sandwiches
10-24 L to San Diego
10-27 Lunch at Reunion Restaurant in Brea. So many mistakes. Got free BLT (with tomato)
10-30 Happy Hour at El Sol Restaurant in Whittier.
10-31 HALLOWEEN! many trick or treaters this year. It was fun. L was Scrooge :) Pizza.
BOOKS I'VE READ IN OCTOBER
MOVIES I'VE WATCHED IN OCTOBER
Thursday, October 2, 2025
SEPTEMBER RECAP
The main thing that happened in September, was my daughter's Danube River Trip, with stops in Budapest, Bratislava, Vienna, Krems, Linz, Passau, Salzburg, Prague, and Netherlands, from September 6 to 20.
The month started by going to 12 Sixty for dinner, going food shopping, and getting things ready for the trip. 9/4 Lizzie left to SLC and 9/5 they left to Budapest. That left Lulu and me "home alone" :)
I spent those days cooking for myself, gardening, reading, watching movies, and just staying home. I went to the Farmer's Market for pastries. Lulu did the same as I did, but for reading :)
September 9, Charlie Kirk was killed during a speech at Utah Valley University in Orem, UT. Very sad.
September 16, Nick came to help me with the hose in the front yard. Thanks neighbor.
September 21, Lizzie came home. 👍💓
September 24, we went looking for a computer at Best Buy
September 25, Lizzie went to LM Theater. I talked to Sandy.
September 26 we went to San Diego at the Old Town Inn, had dinner at Miguel's and went to Lindsay's show, very nice. Jeff was there too.
September 29, we went to Old World Village in Huntington Beach and had a lovely lunch.
BOOKS I'VE READ IN SEPTEMBER
MOVIES I'VE WATCHED IN SEPTEMBER
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