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

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 I want to incorporate some of my PSP creations in the blog. Here's some :)

Cute

Goth

Fantasy

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.