November 9, 2022—HG’s birthday. 93. Wow, HG never believed that such an age would be reached. Fingers crossed, greedy HG wants more. And, why not since HG has the best loving and supportive family? With the love of HG’s life, BSK, in the lead, the family brings intellectual, health, culinary joys to HG every day. (Loud barking Toby, The Wonder Dog, adds another element of pleasure). Birthday dinner was epic. Gifted daughter Lesley R. and husband, Profesore Massimo R., ordered a lavish feast from Haruki, an outstanding Japanese restaurant in Providence. Massimo warmed their Riverside, RI, home with a wood stove blaze. The food? This was the best sushi and sashimi HG tasted since HG’s New York/New Jersey years. Tuna, Salmon, Yellow Tail, Uni. Lots of Unagi (an HG passion). All was accompanied with chilled Prosecco. Many toasts and lovely emails and phone calls from daughter, Victoria Freeman, and granddaughters Sofia and Arianna. Plus kind messages from friends. As if this wasn’t enough, the next morning a box of smoked fish, herring, caviar, cheese, breads, etc. from New York’s venerable Russ & Daughters arrived, a generous gift from the Tokyo family contingent—son Jeremy, his wife, Maiko, and their children, Haru and Teru (miss them all). This means the birthday celebration will continue for some days. There were presents. BSK ordered an Alexa for the loft where we will live (unpacking is going on while HG writes). And, when HG/BSK move in HG/BSK will celebrate with caviar and Prosecco. The caviar, real Sevruga, is a housewarming gift from Lesley and Massimo. Fabulous!!
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