April recap

 

 This month has been all about my upcoming trip back home, and also seeing Paris, with my daughters.

Spring in California is beautiful. The flowers and the trees are putting up a beautiful display of leaves and flowers. I love my garden. I'm asking my gardener to water my plants while I'm gone.

I have gone to my doctor and I seem to be doing fine :).The scars from my skin cancer are healing nicely. My blood pressure is good, my blood sugar is good, and I've even lost a couple of pounds. My feet are a bit of a problem, but went I when to my podiatrist on the 28th, and he said they were ready for walking :)

Here's my data for future reference: Wt 174lbs, blood sugar 101, blood pressure 127/64

Lizzie and I have gone out to eat a few times (Slapfish, La Huasteca, Reventaco etc) and I have cooked a bit too, mainly empanadas, croquetas, puff pastry things, spaghetti...

Lizzie spent the weekend of April 14 in San Diego. We didn' do much for Easter, had a Blue Apron meal. Norbert is back to calling daily.

I spent way too much time deciding what clothes, shoes, luggage  and so on to take on my trip, I keep on changing my mind. It seems it will be raining for the 3 days we spend in Paris. Quelle dommage! I'm borrowing a rain jacket from Sandy.

BOOKS I'VE READ IN APRIL

MOVIES I'VE WATCHED IN APRIL

Looking very much forward to my trip to Europe on Saturday :)

Next Recap I will write about our Trip to Paris and Barcelona !!!

March Recap

                                                      It seems to me like March just flew by. 

                                                               Spring flowers in my garden

The weather has been windy, rainy and cold. With lots of snow in the mountains.

1st WEEK : The month started with my kitchen sink not draining, had to have it fixed. 

 I had some lab work at Kaiser. Lizzie went to Santa Ana for a poetry reading. She started tennis and Yoga.

2nd WEEK:  Had 3 skin biopsies in Garden Grove, shoulder, hand and face. Then Greek  restaurant.

Kaiser called, need to have some b&s on my shoulder and hand.

3rd WEEK:  Watching the Oscars. Lots of rain. N came to fix my back gate. Black Bear dinner.

4th WEEK:  Tristan turned 25!!!! San Jose. First day of Spring, my birds  left the Bird Motel :)

I colored my hair.

Lulu had a haircut

5th WEEK: I have been doing puff pastry things :) Went to have my burn and scrape. Sore and headache.

MOVIES I WATCHED IN MARCH

BOOKS I READ IN MARCH

IT'S SPRING

The birds

I think because we had so much rain and it's been pretty cold, some birds have found a little haven in the awning by the dining room. Lizzie calls it our B&B for birds. We had one for a long time, but lately, there's been two of them, one next to the other. 

My neighbor Amy gave me a little birdhouse that we put outside and birds love it. We also put a bird feeder on the crepe myrtle tree and is fun to see all the birds eating and flying around. Even doves.

The birds are finches, the male has a red head and chest, and the female is just plain. At first I thought it was a sparrow, but now I'm sure our guests are female finches.

window feeder

                                                               B&B but hard to see

                                                                          tree feeder

I wonder if they'll still hang around when the weather is warmer.

February Recap

Rainy, cold month 

Carlos, the gardener, finished the front garden. It looks good. The red mulch makes the area look nice 

1st week -Moises came by to talk about taxes, got them done by Feb 13.

2nd week - Get my 5th Covid booster. Dr Chopra. Eat at The Gaucho Grill. Terrible earthquakes in Turkey.

3rd week - Superbowl KC 38-Eagles 35. Lizzie to poetry tertulia.

 To Dr Noda, refer to dermatology. Make palmiers. Feed the roses. Mia back at hospital.

4th week - Feb 19, would have been 58th anniversary. Norbert 67 birthday. La casa del cocinero.Windy, lots of rain, cold. L colonoscopy, took Lyft, VCA opens in LM. Lots of snow and rain. It snowed in Barcelona too!

BOOKS I'VE READ IN FEBRUARY

MOVIES I'VE WATCHED IN FEBRUARY

Some more snow

The Mantel

 

My "Gnome" mantel

I like to decorate the mantel every month, it's fun to choose a theme and go with it. This was January's mantel. I like gnomes, they are cute and funny although some are not very nice. I also have some in my garden, both in the front and back. 

another view closer

I will put some of this month's mantel pictures soon.

Today would have been my 58th wedding Anniversary. I went outside and cut a beautiful red rose, and put it in a vase in remembrance. Lizzie and I went to have dinner at La Casa del Cocinero in La Mirada. I had chicken fajitas, ate 2 tacos, and had enough leftovers for a couple more meals. L had Tacos del Rey, one was shrimp, one steak, and one pork belly (I ate that one), and she also had a taquito. Strangely enough, the bill was $58 :)  The food was good, but the service needs some improvement.

After we ate, we walked to Ross, and I bought myself a purse.

Talking about food., I learned how to make palmiers, or elephant ears, or ulleres. It has many names. It's made with puff pastry and lots of sugar, rolled and cut and baked at 450. They are pretty tasty and I enjoy making them.  I think I'll take a picture next time I make them, but here's one from the net:

That's about all for now. 

Here's the latest PSP tag

January 2023 Recap

HAPPY NEW YEAR

January was a very rainy month. Lots of rain and snow in the mountains, and cold (for SoCal)

Jan 2 - I got my car smogged

Jan 5 We went to Target. I got a printer.

Jan 6  I made "tortell de nata", Norbert came to dig geraniums, we had to go tacos from Reventaco.

Jan 7 Take off Xmas lights and decorations.

Jan 8-15 It rained all week

Jan 16-21  I made palmiers. Lizzie went to the Ugly Mug. I had a haircut. Me and the girls talked about the Trip to Paris and Barcelona.Lulu got a bath.

Week Jan 22-31 Lizzie went to Ugly Mug, and to LM Theater (Grease) and Santa Ana for poetry. I paid a deposit for the Trip. Sonia reserved a hotel in Platja, it was a gift to us.

BOOKS I READ IN JANUARY

MOVIES I'VE WATCHED IN JANUARY

And now...on to

December Recap

 

December has been a rainy month, and California needed it!

Lizzie had 2 trips to San Diego for work, and again we went to San Diego on my birthday and to the Star of India.

Star of India

Lizzie reading her poem

Casa Guadalajara in Old Town

We celebrated Christmas Eve and Christmas Day

                                          Christmas Eve fettucini Alfredo and Caesar salad

                                                                        Me and Lulu

                                                                      Christmas Day!

                                                                       Christmas dinner

                                           Escudella i carn d'olla and breaded stuffed pork

                                                              Opening presents with Lulu

                                                          And then came New Year's Eve

BOOKS I READ IN DECEMBER

MOVIES I WATCHED IN DECEMBER