Day 102, "Every picture has a story"
For sure Dad is excited about having Mom's fried spring chicken. This was in 1959 and it was a good birthday. I often asked Mom and Dad if I could have Larry come over for the night. Usually they would have some reason to say no but this time it was a Tuesday, my birthday and I was excited when Dad said Larry could come. It looks like everyone is happy and I love Mom's expression. I am guessing they lite the candles just for the picture as it appears we are just starting to eat. I am sure Mom made the spring chicken special for my birthday.
I use this picture because it was taken 60 years ago today. Oh my I am, as of NOW, 72. I do not actually understand it but for some reason I feel old today. I did not feel that way when I turned 70 or 71 but I do today. I don't think it is because when I got out of bed at 4:20 I kind of limped for a bit and then almost ran into the door as I entered the bathroom! It seems that now days getting up and getting going for the day takes more time and more energy. Maybe it has something to do with getting the pills down, the glasses on and the hearing aids on!!! I am in no way complaining as I am, at this moment, injury free and feeling good. Both Mom and Dad lived to their mid 80s so I think I have a ways to go! However on days like this I think about Ronald, Janet, Gail, Roxanne and others who lived a full life but shorter than mine of course. Some thoughts about birthdays:
- Mom always made cakes for the birthdays
- When I was 2 I had cakes from Arlene, Bertie and Mom
- It was always special if Larry could come and stay over night
- On my birth date Mom said it was cold and when Mom and Dad brought me home from the Veblen hospital there was a snirt (dirt) storm
- How about those fancy birthday presents! NEW socks with NO holes!!! Looks like I was 10
- Mom always would make a special meal for birthdays
Enough about birthdays for now.
Terry and I went to a book review yesterday AM and then a play in the afternoon. The play, well I guess a little culture is a good thing but the language, oh my it was offensive at best. I think the play could have been good. It was titled "The French Revolution". I am thinking they did not use the F word and others in that time. The book review was outstanding. The author is a professor at Carlton College in Minnesota and the dialogue between him and Ms. Newton was outstanding. It was very interesting to hear how he came to write the book and what went into it over the 5 years he worked on it. The book was quite unusual as it was written in several stories and then wove them together. The name is "The Maze At Windermere" by Gregory Blake Smith
We are having a very rainy day. Terry will take me out for lunch and dinner today. That will be fun and I am guessing we will have left overs for a while. For lunch we are going to Iguana Mia where you get a FREE meal on your birthday. Then this evening we will go to The Pewter Mug where we have gone the last few years. As I may have said before it is a place where you can fill up on the salad bar and then take home your real meal! It moved to a different location since last year so it will be fun to see it.
Enough for now.
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