Monday, May 11, 2026
Breakfast: plain yogurt with Mexican vanilla, sliced half banana, blueberries, shaved and toasted coconut, roasted sliced almonds; hot water. Patrick and I prepared for and held Mother's Day lunch, one day late due to Kerry's allergies. Patrick's menu: asparagus and brie puff pastry with thyme honey; chilled strawberry bisque; corn, roasted red pepper, and avocado pasta salad (rotelle); bittersweet chocolate ganache cake; and hot peppermint tea. Our gift to Mom: a new iPhone 17e to replace an iPhone SE (2020). It took a while and a call to our wireless provider to complete the transfer. We also had to power-cycle both the old and new phones and delete a lot of apps she didn't need in order to keep things simple for her. It's a big step for her to use FaceID and to swipe up from the bottom instead of having a Home button, but I think she'll get the hang of it pretty quickly. Sam drove them home. Patrick napped. I happened to find some interesting things for us to watch for free on PBS. Later, leftovers for dinner: Patrick had pizza from last night. I had leftover Chinese food with newly prepared white steamed rice. Hot water and red wine to drink. We watched about one hour of Neighborhoods: The Hidden Cities of San Francisco: The Castro on PBS then a trailer on YouTube for Wanda Sykes: Legacy then Starfleet Academy s1:e1 on Paramount+ (which Patrick restarted some weeks ago). It has low ratings on IMDB, but I liked it a lot. Late snack: leftover Chinese food with leftover steamed white rice, water. To bed very late.