After three gray, rainy days, we finally have sunshine and warm temperatures. It was only natural to put shorts and sandals on Joan and take her outside. I made a smoothie of strawberries, banana, nuts, sesame seeds, dates, and raisins for our breakfast. Ten minutes after we finished, my stomach was growling and hurting. I spent the next twenty minutes in the bathroom expelling its contents. I felt moderately weak, so I laid down in bed for a few minutes. An hour and a half later, I woke up feeling better.
I tried to think why that occurred.. The only plausible explanation was that last night I made Hungarian Mushroom soup for dinner. It was still in my stomach why I ingested the smoothie this morning. Maybe they didn't like each other and I paid the price.
Recovered, I prepared Joan and off we went to the park to spend some time. It wasn't as full of people as I thought there would be. Possibly because of the four day holiday of Corpus Christi.
We sat in the park and enjoyed seeing the little kids with their no-pedal bikes going by with their parent(s).
Still nice outside, we went to Cafe Lokum for caffe latte and a muffin.
Meanwhile, Ukraine.
First Lady Olena Zelenska and President Volodymyr Zelensky attended the world premiere of the concert version of the opera Mothers of Kherson at the National Opera of Ukraine. The production, co-commissioned by the Metropolitan Opera in New York and the Polish National Opera in Warsaw, is based on the real testimonies of women who traveled over 4,000 kilometers through occupied territories to rescue their children.
On Thursday, Russia’s foreign minister claimed that the US has backtracked on its own proposals made in Alaska during the August 2025 Trump-Putin meeting. The terms of that meeting are never publicized, but Moscow’s statements over the past decade have revealed its core demands.
In an interview with Kyiv Post, Russian regional activist Daniil Chebykin said the war in Ukraine is reshaping life across Russia, far from the front lines. He described growing restrictions, declining access to independent information, and a major increase in desertion. Chebykin also warned that Moscow’s rhetoric toward neighboring countries, including Armenia, reflects broader concerns over influence and control.
