December 2025
Places Visited
I visited Bea and Noah for an evening, and we had a great time eating pizza, playing chess and board games, watching YouTube videos, studying for a school quiz, and I got to hear him practice for his piano recital. I really enjoyed my time there!
I also was able to attend Noah's piano recital another evening. It was wonderful! I always enjoy hearing him play and everyone in recital played well also. I felt fortunate to be able to hear all of the students, and especially Noah, play.
One evening Brian, Noah, and I went to the Holland Ridge Farms light and drone show in Cream Ridge, New Jersey. It was the first drone show I've seen and it was great! Before the drone show, we walked around the farm as saw the thousands of tulip lights, the windmill with the light and sound show, and walked through the lighted arch walk. It was all amazing and was great to see. I liked it all!
The next morning Brian and I went to the L&M Bakery in Delran, New Jersey for their big donut and other donuts. It was wonderful to visit with everyone!
I was also able to spend Christmas Day with Jon, Rachel, Taran, and a friend. Taran showed me some of the things he had made, I saw a number of their gifts, we exchanged presents, had a marvelous dinner, and mostly enjoyed being with each other. It was a wonderful day!
Brian, Bea, and Noah came to visit for a few days at the end of the year. We had a great time playing card and board games, exchanging presents, talking, eating at the Fuji Hibachi & Asian Bistro in Bennington, Vermont, taking sightseeing drives through Bennington and Manchester, Vermont, and generally having a wonderful time together.
We also met Rachel and Taran for a day at their home to exchange presents and then had a delicious meal at Wagon Train BBQ in Schenectady, New York, followed by a trip to the Via Aquarium and the Local FFF- Fun! Funner! Funnest! arcade in the mall, across from the aquarium in Schenectady, New York. It was a marvelous way to end the year!
Books Read
The First Mrs. Rothchild: A Novel by Sara Aharoni
The Last Word: A Spellman Novel by Lisa Lutz
Dead in the Frame by Stephen Spotswood
Arsenic and Adobo by Mia P. Manansala
Blackmail and Bibingka by Mia P. Manansala
Death Knocks Twice by Robert Thorogood
Batcat by Meggie Ramm
Simone Biles by Sanchez Vegara and Maria Isabel
Murder and Mamon by Mia P. Manansala
Guilt and Ginataan by Mia P. Manansala
Heads You Lose by Lisa Lutz
Riley Reynolds Crushes Costume Day by Jay Albee
Death in the Cards by Mia P Manansala
I visited Bea and Noah for an evening, and we had a great time eating pizza, playing chess and board games, watching YouTube videos, studying for a school quiz, and I got to hear him practice for his piano recital. I really enjoyed my time there!
I also was able to attend Noah's piano recital another evening. It was wonderful! I always enjoy hearing him play and everyone in recital played well also. I felt fortunate to be able to hear all of the students, and especially Noah, play.
One evening Brian, Noah, and I went to the Holland Ridge Farms light and drone show in Cream Ridge, New Jersey. It was the first drone show I've seen and it was great! Before the drone show, we walked around the farm as saw the thousands of tulip lights, the windmill with the light and sound show, and walked through the lighted arch walk. It was all amazing and was great to see. I liked it all!
The next morning Brian and I went to the L&M Bakery in Delran, New Jersey for their big donut and other donuts. It was wonderful to visit with everyone!
I was also able to spend Christmas Day with Jon, Rachel, Taran, and a friend. Taran showed me some of the things he had made, I saw a number of their gifts, we exchanged presents, had a marvelous dinner, and mostly enjoyed being with each other. It was a wonderful day!
Brian, Bea, and Noah came to visit for a few days at the end of the year. We had a great time playing card and board games, exchanging presents, talking, eating at the Fuji Hibachi & Asian Bistro in Bennington, Vermont, taking sightseeing drives through Bennington and Manchester, Vermont, and generally having a wonderful time together.
We also met Rachel and Taran for a day at their home to exchange presents and then had a delicious meal at Wagon Train BBQ in Schenectady, New York, followed by a trip to the Via Aquarium and the Local FFF- Fun! Funner! Funnest! arcade in the mall, across from the aquarium in Schenectady, New York. It was a marvelous way to end the year!
Books Read
The First Mrs. Rothchild: A Novel by Sara Aharoni
The Last Word: A Spellman Novel by Lisa Lutz
Dead in the Frame by Stephen Spotswood
Arsenic and Adobo by Mia P. Manansala
Blackmail and Bibingka by Mia P. Manansala
Death Knocks Twice by Robert Thorogood
Batcat by Meggie Ramm
Simone Biles by Sanchez Vegara and Maria Isabel
Murder and Mamon by Mia P. Manansala
Guilt and Ginataan by Mia P. Manansala
Heads You Lose by Lisa Lutz
Riley Reynolds Crushes Costume Day by Jay Albee
Death in the Cards by Mia P Manansala