I've found my friend Kassie. She goes by Kathleen, now, but she will always be Kassie with the flowing red hair, to me. We met in 1969-----brought together in an apartment complex in Santa Monica by the extreme circumstances of each of us having a family member who was making history. She, the daughter of the director of the Apollo Space Program, me-- the sister of the first kidney transplant patient at UCLA-St. John's Medical Center. Granted, her historical legacy lives on in much larger way.
She was planting marijuana seeds in the planting bed outside of our apartment when I first saw her. This glorious creature with the wavy red hair! Did she tell me she was planting marigolds? I don't remember. But I needed to know this person.
Postscript:  Sadly, during the beginning of the Covid-19 global pandemic of 2020, Kathleen decided to unfriend me over a comment I made on facebook that she took in the opposite way it was intended.  I have tried to reach out to her in numerous ways, on numerous occasions, and have finally decided to just lay it all to rest.  Sad.

Crazy busy!

What a week this has been so far, and it doesn't look like things will be letting up! I've barely left the house in 3 weeks---just quick trips to the store and one afternoon of "I've got to get out of here" shopping! I've still got a bad case of cabin fever, but I do see light at the end of the tunnel. Roger did a lot of unpacking while I watched on Sunday. I have just been unable to look at all of the boxes without feeling overwhelmed. Now it seems more manageable. However, I'm still just looking at the boxes!
Jan had her surgery on Friday and seems to be recovering nicely. I'm so glad she has Rob there to pamper her. Jan, if you don't know it already, I love ya!
Jan and I also happen to share the same birthday----March 28th. Of course, I am WAY older and not a bit wiser. She sent me a beautiful gift that I will treasure. It's a bowl shaped like a rose and it is GORGEOUS. I plan on displaying it on my dining room table (as soon as I buy a table--lol) Thank you, Jan. I don't know what I'd do without you, Gina, Flavia and Amy! Honestly, you guys are the best!