Wednesday, January 21, 2026

3 tags

 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 ðŸ’© 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

Happy New Year 2026

 



BOOKS I'VE READ IN 2025
(for some reason I forgot to keep track this month)



(mostly Christmas movies and series)












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.