Short May Recap

May 6    Dr Chopra

May 10  -Mother's Day -Lizzie gifted me a mixer, a nightie, and a brush.  Sandy Called.

May 11  Marker for a Lulu's garden :)

May 14  Dr Noda. Start Metrotopol.

May 14- El Torito Grill

May 23  Krunch Burger

All month preparations for European trip

Last of May Recap

 

Backyard before we left on a trip to Europe

May 30 - Flying from LAX to Copenhagen. Big passport mix up, when I got the wrong passport and was told it had expired! Lizzie and I did the impossible, going back to La Mirada, after getting a bus and a Lyft, and hurrying back to LAX with a few minutes to spare!!! Thanks to my angels, a super nice Lyft driver and a super organized Lizzie. Flying Business class SAS.

                                                             Breakfast flying over Iceland

Changing planes in Copenhagen to Arlanda Airport in Stockholm. Mia and Jona were at the airport to welcome us.  Drive to Upplands Vasby to Mia's house.

                                            View of Stockholm from the plane

                                                                       

                                                            Mia happy to see us!
   
Sunday May 31 -  Nice Swedish breakfast, and drive around Vasby with Mia and Emil.

                                                      

                                                              MOVIES I WATCHED IN MAY

                                                        

BOOKS I READ IN MAY

Coming UP-----MORE EUROPEAN VACATION in June

APRIL Recap

 

My Lulu 

April  was the saddest month: 

My 14 year old  Maltipoo Lulu, my best friend and companion, died on April 21

I will never forget her.

Some April happenings:

 I got a new iPhone 16 Plus 4/4. 

Ewaste in LM  4/11

We went to Cerritos to get my TSA pass 4/13. 

L took Lulu to the vet 4/14.  L went to LM Theater 4/16

4/17 I wrote a note in my calendar, it said...Lulu is fading fast :(

4/19 L went to Angels Stadium to watch Padres-Angels game.

4/20 L went to the doctor

4/21 LULU DIED around11pm.  On this day Marvin would have  turned 86.

4/23 Trust lawyer appointment at home.

4/30  To Il Gatto for happy hour.

BOOKS I READ IN APRIL

MOVIES I WATCHED IN APRIL

Coming up in May.....

EUROPE

MARCH RECAP

 

Best thing: La familia

March - 2  Lizzie and I went to the Long Beach Brewing Company for lunch

March 4  -Dentist, fix front tooth. KFC pot pie

March 7    Start puzzle. Krunch Burger

March 11  Library- TJ's - Tous les Jours

March 13  Gardening. Pie day, pizza

March 15  Oscars. Meh.

March 16  Felt sickly

March 17  Got the ensaimada!!!

March 18 - Got my hair cut and colored

Tristan and his mom

March 19  San Jose- Tristan's 28th Birthday - Ross- La Casa del Cocinero

March 20, 1st day of Spring

March 23  New phone? - Kebab Shop

March 25  Sandy and Tristan!! 💖

March 26  Sunset Beach, nice day- Harbor House

March 27 - Movie Day. Eat at home: Croquetas and patatas Bravas, allioli

March 28   Eat at home - Macarrones de mama

March 29   Daiso - Honeymee ice cream - In'n'Out

March 30   Fullerton Arburetum   

March 30 - Mexican Fiesta. Northgate

March 31 - Sandy and Tristan back to Utah. 💕

BOOKS I READ IN MARCH

MOVIES I WATCHED IN MARCH

March was a good month with my daughters, grandson, and Lulu. 

I love them

and on to a new month

February 2026 Recap

 

February 6, XXV Winter Olympic Games

Lots of rainy days in February

Feb.  2- Had surgery on my forehead for a basal cell cancer. Drove back to LM by a scenic route. 

Feb.  4- I slept a lot. Lizzie cleaned refrigerator.

Feb.  5- Dr. Chopra. Nice feet massage.

Feb.  6- Olympic Games beginning. Lunch from Kebab Shop.

Feb.  7-  L has a cold.

Feb.  8-  SuperBowl LV. Didn't watch it. Felt fatigued with a low heart rate :(

Feb. 11-TJ's.  Cane's lunch. Library. Northgate market. Made chicken schnitzel.

Feb. 13- Talked to N. Happy Hour at El Torito Grill. Pretty crowded.

Feb. 14- Valentine'sDay. Lizzzie to Santa Monica to see Poltz.

Feb. 17- Chinese New Year. Year of the Fire Horse.

Feb. 19- 61st Wedding Anniversary. Time flies.  Norbert's birthday, 70!

Feb. 22-Lizzie got sick. I made a paella.

Feb. 25- TJ's. Had lunch at North Italia in Cerritos.

Feb. 26- I had another low heart rate episode. Fatigue and a little dizziness.

Feb. 27- Lizzie to San Diego.

BOOKS I READ IN FEBRUARY

MOVIES I WATCHED IN FEBRUARY

Lots of old ones!

Technology fun

 

A few days ago, I was looking at some pictures in my HD and playing on the computer. I am very aware of AI, photoshop, etc. But this time I played with a new program. Here's some samples:

The idea was styling my outfit...

BEFORE

AFTER

In Long Beach at Sunset

and a caricature of the same picture

It's been fun playing with it!

Here's a picture of my girls in SJC

and a caricature of the above picture

It's pretty amazing what can be done :)

JANUARY RECAP

The New Year started with rain.  I made a pork roast, it was a nice day to just read and relax.

Jan 2  -Went to TJ's and had Cane's for lunch

Jan 3 -8 years since I became a widow. Went to In'n'Out. Talk to Sandy.

Jan 4 -Still raining. Blue Apron. Lulu hides behind couch.

Jan 5 - Lizzie to Kaiser. Face time with Sandy. Reyes Magos, Lizzie remembered.

Jan 6- Sandy made bread :) I made corn chowder.

Jan 8 -Take off Xmas decorations. Krunch burger.

Jan12 -Lizie to Dr. Talk to Monica and Sonia, ongoing dramas. Made chile rellenos.

Jan13 -Hair appointment, shorter, cute.

Jan14 -Cancelled dentist. To Corazon Restaurant in Fullerton. Weird hours.

Good Margarita flight

Waiting for Corazon to open

Jan19 -To Kaiser, closed! to Cane's, closed! Went to Northgate. Fun. No sleep day.

Jan20 -Lizzie to SD.

Jan21 -Lizzie to New Orleans with Lindsay. Made canalones but had no milk!

Jan22 -Rain. Fitbit warned me of low heart rate. Made tortilla soup.

Jan23 -Made goulash, talk to Norb and Monica.

Jan25 -Lizzie back from NOLA :)

Jan26 -Sandy fell and broke her wrist!!!  Had my blood tests at Kaiser

Jan28 - Sandy surgery. It went well. Nuri went home. Made enchiladas.

Jan29 -Went to Vinny's, we won't go back!

Jan30 -Lizzie to San Diego

Jan31 -Talk to Sandy, feeling a bit better.

BOOKS I'VE READ IN JANUARY

MOVIES I'VE WATCHED IN JANUARY

...AND NOW ON TO...

Health Data

Avg blood sugar 130

Avg Blood Pressure 134/76

Weigh 177

Test results - all within normal range