My sweet, handsome, octogenarian neighbor, Larry comes by with a warm from the oven, freshly baked #appletartin, the other half went to my other neighbor, Bonnie and her son.What about you, I asked? “If I want one, I know where to go, @republiquela.I am crying as I am missing his lovely wife, Lola who I would have talking stories with, during the holidays. I like that she would at times, lovingly borrow a stalk of celery for her tuna sandwiches just so we could talk or a cup of sugar. We also shared our to go dinner boxes and homemade meals with Larry throughout the pandemic, as he did, buying pastries from Republique.

