ROLLERCOASTER WEEK

Last week was a real rollercoaster of a week. At the beginning, I found out that a dear lady I had worked with for over 20 years had passed away. Florence Nacamulli was the accountant at Harder+Company, where I worked for over 25 years. She and I worked very closely over those 20 years, establishing a great working relationship along with the love of each other. We shared many great times together including holiday parties, staff lunches, Fun Day celebrations and private lunches when we could really "dish" the other people we worked with...many laughs and lovely memories. RIP, Florence. You were very special to me and my heart goes out to her husband Steve. After she retired, we kept in touch mostly over the phone as they had moved to Eugene, Oregon.

At the end of the week, the rollercoaster took an upturn as Martin's younger brother Armando and his wife Elizabeth arrived in town. It was the first time in over 30 years that they had seen each other (we both met Elizabeth for the first time) and our visits have been over some great food and drink at some wonderful restaurants, for which San Francisco is very well known to contain. We spent time with them on Saturday and Sunday, and are going to have one final dinner tonight before they head back to Dallas on Tuesday.