Mom Violy told me she wanted to order the Paella Negra from Dean & Deluca. Carmina suggested we dine in since we’d never really tried their main courses, always just getting takeout with the cream puffs . Mom Violy agreed, and we arrived about thirty minutes before the lunch rush began. The service was very slow, even though we had ordered ahead of time. They mistakenly brought out the Paella Valenciana , despite Mom Violy repeating the order three times to the person who took it. It turned out the cook on duty made the error, even though it was written down clearly. We know Paella Negra takes a long time to prepare, which is why Mom Violy had requested it to be cooked beforehand. She wanted it as her main meal, but because of the mix-up and feeling hungry, she took a piece of Carmina’s Turkey Club Sandwich and asked for the bacon on the side. I didn’t expect the turkey to be just one piece, and the bread was toasted so hard that it removed one layer of the sandwich. Since ...
Carmina was able to find her best friend who was missing during the pandemic. Carmina had texted her high school friend on her temporary mobile phone given by her uncle. Carmina had texted her friend saying she was in town and if she wanted to see her, she can text back on her temporary number. Her best friend responded and greeted her with a welcome back asking when Carmina was free to see each other. Carmina texted back giving her best friend dates she can picked that was available in my calendar. Sometimes unannounced our friends who are close to us disappear from social media. Carmina sees her friends come and go when they feel it is the right time, they come back to your life all over again. Carmina was able to spend time with her best friend since high school at Crab Cove where we did our own exploring places where nature is involved. If you would like to read my article about Crab Cove in Alameda here is the link provided by clicking the location. Oth...