Emeril's

105 Team 5

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50/1 CHK 2898 GST 7
JUL28'98 6:40PM

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5 Amstel Light 21.25
2 Bud 6.00
5 Miller Lite 15.00
3 Lg Evian 12.75
2 Glass Sp1 14.00
1 Crab Cheesecake 9.50
1 Calamari 6.50
1 Emeril Salad 6.50
1 Parfait 9.00
1 Saute Shrimp 19.00
1 Quail 22.00
1 ENTREE3 34.00
2 Redfish 44.00
1 Portobello 18.00
1 Filet 24.00
2 Banana Crm Pie 13.00
1 Cafe Latte 3.00
1 Coffee
3 Cappucino 9.00

Food Total 205.50
Beverage Total 26.75
Liquor Total
Wine Total 14.00
Tax 19.52
Amount Due $308.02

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Thank You For Coming

Happy Birthday in the Year of the Sink. This site is for you, a work in progress.
Love you more,
mom

Needs

You don't need me in the same way now, but I am part of you. Remember, you can't control life, if you could your grandmother would have. It is that big mural at the River Walk; you can't see it all until you back up.

Towels

If you find me using an old stained towel that my mother heat transfered and embroidered, it is not my age or my finances. My momma embraced that towel, touched the needle that pull after pull put her monogram. I'm holding her.

I thought old people, old people smells, old people teeth, hoarded things because of money or mobility, but we've had the pricey. Now, we know the best.

Did I ever teach you to hang laundry?

I'm missing you today as I do most days. You are back in Baltimore and I'm still in FL.

Today in my constant attempt to save money, I spent more time picking navy blue rug dirt off my white bra top than the cost of waterXpowerXlaundry soap. Then I "Clorox Cleanered" it with a recycled bottle, more money saved? Soaked and spotted, I abandoned it on the glider all for the want of a wash.

When I retrieved it the following day, sun kissed and wind hugged it carried the simple fresh smell of your childhood in Lacombe. I wondered, "Did I teach you to line hang laundry?" Fold the collar; two spring pins to secure? Hang a line, practice being a child.

from Gretchen 7/19/09
The more comfortable I become with myself the more I realize that I am becoming more like you.

I love you Mom.