It Is Mother's Day Today, 5/14/2023. My Mother Has Been In Heaven Since 1/14/2023.

There will be no phone call made or even a visit today to see my mother because she is no longer here in an earthly body to do so. I even went to two stores today to find pretty colored carnations for me to have in my home, found none. I will follow in the steps of my mother and bake today. I went through my recipes and settled on making strawberry margarita cupcakes. There is no alcohol in this recipe. Think of strawberry homemade cupcakes with a lime buttercream frosting. Then you decorate with lime pieces or lime zest and kosher coarse salt. I am proud to have part Jewish running through my family tree which includes me.

I know there are a bunch of people praying for Israel. Do you think they are praying for me to be included in those very prayers because of my Jewish heritage? That was a random thought I had recently. I have a slight regret in life, I wonder how my life would have turned out if I knew of my Jewish heritage as a child and if we as a family would have celebrated it. Seems like a lifetime almost wasted without having that knowledge as a child. Would I have still been raised a Catholic or a little Jewish girl celebrating life. Would my life changed, and I did not attend a Catholic university or was I destined to attend that very university placed right within a largely Jewish population/neighborhood?

I guess these questions will have to rest since I cannot go back and change my life and re-do it now that I am approaching 65 years old. I like living so far, away from the busyness of the big city. Since I can no longer share my patio flowers/garden with my mom and then she would share with family & friends You all are going to have to see my gardening pictures, I trust that is ok. Only thing now is to seek out which lakes by me have beach access so I can go to the water and rest and read and write too. I think it is time to sign off for now and get started baking.