Antonia retired last year and Jebel took over the cooking. It was fine because we were out of the country most of the time. I also didn’t want to hire new household employees while Covid was still surging.
It was time to have a new kusinera. After interviewing several on the phone, I picked Annie. I hope she meets our minimum expectations.
So far she’s okay. Not very good. Basta okay lang. Gone are the tinola days.
It just feels weird every time we call her “Annieeeeee”.
Oyen—–“Mom, does it feel weird calling yourself?”
Me——-“Yes, it does.”
