Farrah Fawcett dies, unmarried to Ryan O'Neil

The big C, live long enough, someone told me, it gets you if heart failure doesn't.

I remember FL , the house but we found it it Pompano Beach across from the inter coastal and the beach. We were told it had barracudas and not to swim there. Joe and I never found the lighthouse that I thought I remembered across the street. Mom said it was totally somewhere else. Bob liked a Cuban girl down the street.

Detroit was on Woodbine Ave.

Washington was Gainsville St. in SE Washington D.c. right near the MD line. Michael used to work at Howard Johnson's. Once I walked there. I was in 5th grade and I rode my bike all over the city for miles. My best friend was Ilona.


In Alex., VA we lived on Southland Ave.

Then Fairfax on Gallows Rd.

college, marriage in Bethesda and on to FL in Orlando, CT in E. Windsor,cute town, and moved to Groton, CT then Vallejo, CA, HI in Aiea and here in San Jose.

Grandpa lived at 1614 22nd St. I addressed a letter to him John E. Grandpa. I have a great picture on my mantle of him on the beach eating a hot dog, with mom and dad in chairs under an umbrella and me, cute and blonde about two,

Memories don't work much before 6. Yet we learn the fundamentals during that time.

On rare occasion I get a scoop of potato salad at the deli add more celery at home. Last night I made some from a left over potato from my breakfast burrito prep. and made easily twice the amount for about .25.

All it takes is time.

I thought there was a cent symbol on the keyboard but I don't see it.

My friend Caro always cooks from scratch, rarely using anything packaged.

I'm hoping to make my grocery bill drop by 1/2. I have too much food. Goodness knows I don't need it. I need to clean the frig instead of tossing stuff and eat from the freezer too. It's jammed packed.

I'll try and only get fresh fruits and vegetables and staples.
My cleaning lady once cleaned out the frig and filled my outdoor trash can plus!
I have a hard time tossing things like pickles and mayo and salad dressing after their due dates.
I even eat yogurt and use milk if it doesn't smell off.

If so the outside stray cat Diablo get's first crack. If he doesn't eat it, it gets tossed.

Mom was always frugal fighting dad who was not.

He'd take me to Lord and Taylor's to get summer short PJ's and when I found one he's say but two.

He used to take me to get a dress while mom was working or to the High's store where a lady put my hair in rollers since the girls could wear them to school since their confirmation was that night and mom was in the hospital.

He took we around in a whirwind of planning my wedding. We could have improved a bit on that. The florist forgot Emily's flowers. All in all it was o.k. Everyone was busy so I ended going to check on things at the church before hand and discovered that. Called but couldn't get any.

Mom didn't even know who got what flowers. Oh well.... She was working.