Resumptions of Macrine's OT and PT Excercises

This week Macrine resumed her physical therapy(PT) and occupational therapy(OT) exercises. The capable employees of Blossom Ridge Home Health is once again involved with Macrine's rehabilitation ( Crystal for PT and Cody/Lisa for OT). https://blossomridge.com/

Macrine doing her OT exercises with Lisa( Blossom Ridge) and Mindy ( Partners-in Care)

The following photos are PT exercises conducted by Crystal (Cris) showing seating, standing and wheel chair management exercises.

Macrine has been diagnosed with Parkinson's since 2013. For detailed discussion on the symptoms of Parkinson visit the following site:

https://www.myparkinsonsteam.com/resources/symptoms-of-parkinsons

For those of you who do not follow my blogs, this year is our 62nd year of marriage.  Our 55th and 60th wedding anniversary is detailed here:

https://letterpile.com/memoirs/our-love-story-our-coming-55th-wedding-anniversary

Huge Red Mangoes from Mexico are in Season

Huge Red Mangoes from Mexico

I purchased six huge red mangoes ( imported from Mexico) yesterday. It was on sale for only 99c each at my favorite grocery store (Food Mart). Safeway and other stores sells it for $1.29 to $1.49 each.

I eat one today. It was luscious and sweet( not as sweet as Philippines Guimaras mangoes), but worth the 99c I paid for each. You could only buy this variety of mangoes on certain months of the year here in Northern California. Other varieties are available almost all year round. For some reason Food Mart does not carry Philippine mangoes. However, I could buy Philippine mangoes from our local Filipino grocery store about 30 minutes drive without traffic.

Some of the popular mango varieties are in the two following photos:

For a detailed list of mango cultivars around the world visit:https://en.wikipedia.org
/wiki/List_of_mango_cultivars

An Easy Recipe for Baked or Roasted Okra

I planted Okra in my garden this year. The following photo is my 4th harvest this year. I usually cooked the okra by just steaming it and then sauteed with butter and shrimp paste ( bago-ong) with a little vinegar. I am tired with this recipe so I searched for a roasted or baked okra recipe and I found the following from Cooktoria.com

HOW TO MAKE BAKED OKRA:

1. Preheat the oven to 450F degrees.

2. Rinse the okra, and dry with a paper towel. Trim away the stem ends, and then cut it into 1/2 to 3/4-inch pieces. Spread the okra on a sheet pan in a single layer. Drizzle with olive oil, paprika, salt, and a pinch of cayenne pepper. Stir.

3. Bake the okra for about 15 minutes. The okra should be lightly browned and tender, with a nice seared aroma. Serve immediately.

This is a simple, flavorful, and easy Baked Okra recipe. Seasoned with paprika, salt, and a pinch of cayenne, this okra makes a great snack or side dish.

Ingredients

1 lb. fresh okra
2 tbsp. olive oil
1 tsp. paprika
salt to taste
a pinch of cayenne pepper optional

❤ COOKTORIA.COM

For my other Favorite Philippine Dishes read:

https://hubpages.com/food/my-favorite-philippine-dishes

A Surprise Visit from Agnes Apeles, President of MI, Inc

Yesterday, Macrine and I had a surprise short visit from Agnes and Flo Apeles from Calabasas, California. Agnes and hubby Flo were visiting their cousins in Elk Grove about a 30 minutes drive to our residence. They were on their way to Red Hawk Casino in Placerville and decided to drop by for a short visit. Agnes is the current President of MI, Inc.

In our younger days, Macrine and I were very active with the projects of this charitable organization. Macrine was President of MI, Inc, from 2004 to 2005.

https://hubpages.com/politics/medical-mission-of-love-to-marinduque

Medical Mission of Love, MI, Inc 2004

The following are some photos during Agnes and Flo's visit:

Agnes also took a picture of my potted pineapple plant decorating our front porch entry and welcome sign of our residence.

Agnes presenting the award Plaque for Leadership to Macrine-former President of MI, Inc (2004-2005)

My Potted Pineapple Plant and Recent Okra Harvest

This is the current status of my potted pineapple plant. The fruit is getting bigger every day.

Side View

I am also happy with my 4th and recent harvest from my potted Okra Plants. I can hardly wait to saute it in butter with shrimp paste ( bago-ong) and a little vinegar.

Happy Gardening to All! Every thing Grows with Love!

Mother Duck and Her Six Ducklings

Yesterday,I was surprise to see a mother duck and her six ducklings in my front yard. I tried to give her food scraps, but she ignored it. She is not as tamed as expected but for the last hour she and her family of six cuties were enjoying the sprinkler water in my lawn and the shade of the bushes. I hope they eat the food leftovers and stay for another day. I enjoyed watching them from my picture window inside the house.