My Uncle Si died today. He was 91. I am in Hawaii visiting Ian and will be unable to attend the visitation or funeral. Mom and I were just talking about Uncle Si last week–how he named his plane after her ( he was a pilot in the European theatre during WWII), how he always […]

Friday Night: Went to Patti’s for Groupies. We were all there, which I liked, because frequently one of us has other commitments. We have decided to read Scott Hahn’s THE LAMB’S SUPPER which is about the Mass and the Book of Revelation. Patti had a chicken cacciatore sort of dish over pasta, salad, bread, and […]

to begin with. The first time I heard them was at Calvary School on one of the last days. They call them locusts, and insist they are locusts, because that’s what everyone calls them in Marion County. Then, I went to the Valley on Friday night and made Mom put her hearing aid in and […]

Over the weekend I took two long walks. The first, on Saturday, was at dusk. I tried to walk my Kelley Ridge property line to the west of the lane coming back to the house. This is the only time of year to do it. I so wish I had the ability to clean up […]

I got to Mombo’s after a week’s worth of work, and she fixed us a meal of green rice casserole, oven baked fish and sliced tomatoes. We decided to watch the first episodes of the the HBO mini-series that Deb had taped for me–JOHN ADAMS. It stars Paul Giamatti, Laura Linney, David Morse, and Tom […]

What a wonderful time with all my sisters!! And what a wonderful Mommy I have! For more pix, go to http://www.flickr.com/photos/7136010@N02/

Jerome called about 12:30. They are in Houston and all is well. Pressure bothered Juliana Molina some but she let him massage her ears and she was ok. Several other couples, believe 3, on plane too with their babies and they said their goodbyes and plan to keep in touch. Jerome will call Joan when […]

Jerome called me yesterday on the way back from Danville. Mombo and I had just enjoyed POLLYANNA at the community theatre and saw Bruce and Lee perform. It was wonderful to hear Jerome’s happy voice (even though he still sounds a little hoarse). I could hear Janet and Juliana in the background. He put her […]

is what he calls her. Jerome called Mombo again today. She has her first nickname. She also has her American name: Juliana Molina Dixon. She has called Janet “Mommy.” The Embassy is not open on Monday due the Presidents’ Day holiday, so they cannot get her visa until Tuesday. She has done well taking her […]

This really isn’t my update, but Mombo’s. I just passing it on. Dear Clan, Molina is theirs. Jerome called about 2:30 p.m. today. They are in the Hotel, have a cell phone and have Molina with them. They got her at 9 this morning. She is doing fine, takes the bottle ok, checked her, thought […]