Roni Johnson
Thanksgiving was just "pau" and Christmas is coming up. I've been thinking about Ramona even more than usual, and laughing at memories of frantic preparations for baking in both our kitchens. I've been baking cookies galore and doing long, slow braises in my oven. As Scott said, Ramona made the best rum cakes anywhere in the world. She used to send me several small bundt-style rum cakes/cupcakes that I hoarded and savored with my coffee on cold mornings. Ramona also gave me grief about complaining about being cold in Hawai'i, but on Wednesday it snowed on top of the volcanoes that I see through my picture windows - Mauna Kea's on one side, Mauna Loa on the other - so there! :-) I'll be missing my annual rum cake indulgence this year, as I miss Ramona always.
Aloha,
Roni