More smiles

 

Our reading hour with Julia and Noah has continued to be a major highlight of each day. A month or so ago we started reading “Pete the Cat” books, and we found this video of “Pete the Cat: I Love My White Shoes,” which we shared with the children. It quickly became Noah’s favorite and he requested it every day for weeks. 

Now Noah, with the help of his mom, of course, has made a video of his own rendition of the book. And without an ounce of bias, I declare his version simply delicious!

 Noah reads "Pete the Cat"

Enjoy!

Love,

Nana/Rebecca

A definite source of smiles

 During this pandemic, we cannot gather the twelve of us (well, 13 if you count Rory) for a family picture. But a wonderful project run by Young Israel of Sharon enabled each of our daughters and their families to gather for pictures, and I have now put these together at the top of this blog.

So smile and stay well!

Love,

Rebecca

 

Still young?

One of our long-time favorite recipes is “Nachos Sauce” from Molly Katzen’s Moosewood Cookbook, originally published in 1974. We make a big pot of this without the cheese, divide it into containers, and freeze it, adding the cheese when we reheat it to eat over rice and vegetables. It makes a great dinner.

You may be wondering why I am talking about this old recipe. One of the key ingredients is beer. Since we plan to prepare a batch of Nachos Sauce this week, Barry added a 6-pack of Corona to our Whole Foods order. The delivery man knocked on the door and informed Barry that he would need to see a valid ID before he could leave the beer. All I can say is that Barry was quite flattered that his thinning gray hair was not sufficient to prove he is old enough to buy alcoholic beverages!

Meanwhile, we finally had a chance to return, albeit briefly, to the New York Botanical Garden. The storms this area experienced a couple of days ago did some damage to some of the trees, and as a result our favorite area, the Native Plant Garden, was not open. The Native Plant Garden first opened to the public in 2013, the year after the Monet exhibit that we had visited so many times while I was undergoing treatment for the primary CNS lymphoma. We hope to get back soon to be able to return to the Native Plant Garden. But meanwhile I did try to take a few pictures of some of the other areas we visited.

Hope you are all well and keeping your spirits up. It is no easy feat these days.

Love,

Rebecca