Breakfast And Lunch

Picked up Aline at 8:00 am, right after our walk, and we went to Joe & Sonia's (formerly Beverly's--long story that).  Had good coffee and excellent cheese omelets, plus our usual animated talk.
Drove to Manahawkin to Wal-Mart, where I picked up the eye drops for which I still had to pay (but only nine bucks), dropped A. off at the bus stop (she's attending the opera and a ballet in Manhattan this weekend), then went to the eye doctor's and got the two other drops gratis.  These are the ones that would have cost me over three hundred smackers if I hadn't tried for another solution.
Before starting for home, I impulsively called Betty and suggested lunch.  She was working in Mays Landing, but was about to leave, so agreed and we decided to meet at good ol' Italian Gourmet, reasonably convenient for both of us. Had a good lunch, most of which I had to take home, as I so recently had devoured a big breakfast.  Betty presented me with a Dirt Devil, which she had meant to give me at our birthday. I've been wanting to get one and was thrilled at her nice gesture.
Driving home, I passed United Way, so stopped in.  Thought I'd try to trace the source of the pictures in my living room, in which my friend, Pat, is interested. The director, John, happened to be in the front office and I asked him about them.  He said they had been donated to UW by the Tropicana Casino, when it re-decorated its tower rooms; presumably, they were on the walls there.  He wasn't sure where they originated, but said he believed there was one--or some--hanging in the Noyes "Art Garage" in Atlantic City.  Unfortunately, in the eight years or so since I found them in the UW basement, the others were ruined in one of our east coast storms.  But surely, there are others.  Now--regardless of whether Pat has lost interest or not--I'm intrigued and will pursue this mystery.
Got an adorable Valentine card from my precious little Valentine in Tokyo--made by his mother, of course--and what was even better, a virtual visit in the evening. What a darling baby, and he's growing so fast.  I love to hear him laugh and coo; wish I could hold him.
Today, my own darling baby (Mike) will be here!  Got an e-mail this morning from Frankfort and he should get in by early afternoon.  Can't wait to see him.