Ivy is a whirl of activity, preparing coffee and tea, getting everyone situated around several tables and trying to find Tiger, the facility cat, which had scurried out the side door to avoid the commotion. We adopted him. Actually he kind of adopted us. We make cakes and muffins every day. It helps them get their senses stimulated and gives them the reality of doing something useful.
Nothing goes to waste in the cake-making process.
They know what it is like not to have anything. If Ivy's energy were confined to just the halls of her workplace her contribution to the community would be remarkable. However, since moving the area in the 1980s, her spirit has also left a substantial mark on the valley. She came to the Temecula area 17 years ago. Then I opened a travel agency and I got to know everybody.