Cream Of Wheat

In a place that won't let us feelIn a life where nothing seems realI have found youI have found youIn a world that's moving too fastIn a world where nothing can lastI will hold you… A song played on a solo saxophoneSo stay with meAnd hold me tightAnd danceLike it's the last night of the world--Partial Lyrics from MISS SAIGON, The Last Night of the World
Well, Dorothy Rua sent another cool card from the Sierra Club with a photographic look of colorful starfish on the shoreline.  Here’s what she had to write about:
3-27-91Dear Michael, First, I want to tell you I love the SOME GUYS KNOW card you sent on the 13th…it will remain one of my favorites and will be kept separate with the selected ones I carry with me.  You couldn’t know this but this picture is nearly identical to a scene in a dream I once had!   I do enjoy the card!  The dream wasn’t bad either.  Ha-ha.
Your last 5…”FIVE” cards were great too…and a super surprise!  Each one was so different from the others.  I couldn’t help but laugh when I saw the chubby guy sitting in the corner, facing the wall.  I guess that’s motivation for going to your gym.   Speaking of working out…I’ve really been bad.  I’ve let the cold (sometimes rainy weather) keep me from my walks.   The last several times I went to the exercise room and there was a wait for the equipment so I quit going.  Now I am paying the price every time I look in the mirror or put on my jeans.  I may be able to hold in my stomach but how do you hold in your bottom and thighs?  I really have my work cut out for me this spring!  I hope the weather warms up soon.  Oink! Oink!
So…you’re getting close to the celebrities down there and they’re writing you love notes now, huh?   Did you Mom enjoy Joan Collins’ new book?  
I’ve seen a small bit of the MAMA’S FAMILY show in the past but don’t really watch it.  I have seen the ads for DARK SHADOWS.  I have yet to watch that program.  I don’t watch much TV either.   If I have time I’ll read instead.  The programs I watch occasionally are IN LIVING COLOR on Sunday, MURPHY BROWN on Monday, ROSEANNE on Tuesday, CHEERS on Thursday and sometimes JEOPARDY.  Oh and I like EVENING AT THE IMPROV and “any good movie”.
Have you and Alan finalized any of your plans for New York City?  I will definitely look forward to your postcard from the Big Apple.
I went to a Housewarming Party this past Saturday and enjoyed the gathering.  I ran into an old friend or two I hadn’t seen in years.  It seemed extra cozy because it was so stormy outside.
As far as the household atmosphere goes…everything is status quo.  No big changes (though a few may be needed).  The kids continue to do well and bring me joy.  They’re really neat people!  Of course being their mom may influence my opinion.  I reached a milestone recently.  Nicole turned “13” and became my first teenager!  How can that be when I keep thinking I’m only “28”?  Oh well, Life goes o and I keep getting younger!  You’re right.  Family can be wonderful but your lifestyle is great too.  And as you say…you are happy.
So, ho was STAR watching after the Academy Awards?  Did you see anyone that made an impression on you?  I can only thing of a handful that would make any kind of impact on me (one being Sean Connery, 007 himself).   Then there are also “STARS” from the sea as I reflect on this starfish card.  All clinging on…but they are a colorful lot!  More later… Happy Easter,Love, DorothyP.S.  Thanks for mentioning the problem with a Beverly Hills address.
Soon…the time had come and Alan and I were flying to the East Coast.   I sent mom three cards from New York City that I thought she’d like.    When I went to see the Broadway Show of MISS SAIGON I thought of my mom while watching it and wanted her to experience it.  I want to bring her here.  I will.
March 29, 1991 Hi Mom, Here is a nifty postcard I picked up here at Bloomingdales, New York City.  Love You, Michael
March 29, 1991Hi Mom, Here is a postcard from the Metropolitan Museum of Art.  I forgot how great it is here in NYC.  It really is like another world.  It is the closest you can get to a city like Paris, France.  We will have to come here together one day.  Love You, Michael Joe March 30, 1991Mom,Do you see the new reindeer .19 cent postcard stamp?   I really like it.
I have been having Cream of Wheatevery morning for breakfast.  Can you guess who that reminds me of?  It’s like the good old days when Dad made it for breakfast before I left for school.I cannot believe it is snowing here in New York.  Tomorrow is Easter Sunday.  I have only experiences sunny Easter Sundays.  I wonder how it will be here.Here is another postcard showing details of an exterior lid of a Japanese box, sprinkled design, inlay of mother of pearl and lead, aventurine on black lacquer.Love Always,Michael
As I wrote mom about the Cream of Wheat I wondered if my dad’s mother would make Cream of Wheat for him before he went to school.  I believe she did.  Yes, I think I recall him telling me so.  It’s tradition.  I’m glad he passed on the memory and action for my brothers and me.  
I sent Paloma the same postcard of the John Sloan Painting THE LAFAYETTE because it had that aura of Paris, France through my eyes:
March 29, 1991Paloma,New York reminds me of Paris in a lot of ways.  There are Parisians here everywhere I go.   It’s so cosmopolitan.  I shouldn’t stay away from New York for so long. Thinking of You, Love, Michael Armijo
…and I wrote Paloma on Easter Sunday using the New York HILTON and TOWERS stationary:Dear Paloma,Here are a few postcards I picked up at the Museum here.  I thought you’d like to see them.It’s sunny today, so that’s good.It rained yesterday and was cold.I’ve seen two BROADWAY shows:  LOST IN YONKERS and MISS SAIGON.   Both were quite good. Lots of foreigners are here in this hotel.I like EQUAL sugar in my coffee.  Have some.I’m having breakfast here at the NY Café, enclosed is a napkin from here.Love You,Michael
“Love may not make the world go round, but I must admit that it makes the ride worthwhile.”-Sean Connery,
as James Bond 007