On the town. . .

A tale of two Hondas. Shirley waits in her green Honda Civic for Rip and Annie to come downstairs. She is parked behind her old blue Honda Civic, which was at that time owned by Rip.

Who would have thought that such a nice picture could be taken on top of a parking garage? This is just before going in to see Mickey Hart's Planet Drum with Rip and Annie, mid-90's, at the Wiltern Theater. (She really liked drums!)

Shirley, Annie, unidentified bougainvillea.

'Okay, look real uncomfortable!' Annie, Betty, Shirley, Brian at Mani's Bakery, '90's. We'd order one item each, and Shirley would show up with four or five more for all of us.

The Mani's for dessert bunch: Rip, Annie, Shirley, Betty, Brian.

Whatever you do, don't look goofy. Maintain dignity.

Nice horsey! Shirley and Annie and a horse of a different color. UCLA Sculpture garden, late '90's.

We went with Shirley to Descanso Gardens one rainy day in February in the late 90's. There was almost no one else there.

This is a close-up of the ground in Descanso where Shirley was standing, with the fallen camelia blossoms on the rain-soaked oak forest floor. She liked this picture.

Annie, Shirley, at Descanso.

Rip, Shirley, at Descanso.

Salmon Skin Hand Roll! One of many wonderful dinners spent with Shirley at Sakura on Centinela, with Brian, Betty, Annie, Rip. This is from 2009.

Another great evening at Sakura.

Betty, Shirley at The Nook, Rip's birthday, 11/09.

'I think we might find that under 'Steem Theeng.' ' (Rip's birthday.)

With Rip and old friend and La Villa Marina kitchen table veteran Jeff Kallberg at U-Zen Sushi, 11/06.

With dear friend Walter Lewis and his wife Janet, and RR, at Walter's favorite Mexican restaurant, Gardens of Taxco. Rip holds photo of the Lewises in full Scots regalia, which they presented to Shirley---and which found a special place in her home.

Shirley and Martha and Annie at Papa Cristo's Greek Deli, Shirley's birthday, June, 2010. One of many very happy lunches we had together. The last photos of Shirley.

Two great ladies and bearded guy in funny hat. Shirley's last birthday, and last photo. A very happy day, which Shirley topped off with double chocolate biscotti. Chased afterward with a Starbucks chocolate whipped no-coffee slush.

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