Yesterday was my birthday. I’m blessed (?) to be a Christmas baby…and my sister is too. Her birthday is today…happy birthday sis! We are both used to sharing with Christmas and New Year…and each other!
This year, being 2022 and one heck of a year I think we all agree, I was not expecting any celebrations. But our good friends, Susan and Gary invited us for lunch. So, we broke our social distancing rules…although it was perfectly allowable to have two people into your home…none of us had been with people for many months. It was a surreal experience 😳 for us all! And quite moving for me, to be honest. I really miss people.
We walked from our house to theirs, all of 2 blocks and normally a nice stroll. But we were enduring some of the worst weather I’ve seen. Strong winds and heavy rain made for sideways wetness. No matter the coat, the hood, the umbrella (inside out for the most part) it was horrible. We arrived and shed our coats and wet shoes and went into their cozy family room where they had built a lovely fire, which I was allowed to tend the whole time I was there!! In German it would be called gemütlichkeit. 💕
They prepared a beautiful lunch with soup to start, and then pork roast and trimmings… at the end a pretty cake, just the right size. We had some nice Spumante to start. And then a white (Vermentino) and a red (Rosso Piceno). All lovely wines.
Afterwards I was asked to choose a movie and I picked one of my favorites… Moonstruck. I thought it was perfect because we had all seen it but we could enjoy the Italo-American culture in New York. It is similar to here, but very different as well. Fun to watch from this perspective.
Stay safe everyone!
22 thoughts on “Birthday”
It was!! I loved it. And the cake was delicious…strawberries inside! Mmm
What a nice birthday celebration! Love the cake!
Thank you Elizabeth…may be have fun in 2022! 💕🤞
Buon compleanno Nancy! Auguri for a nice year ahead!
Gracias !
It is important to have friends! Thank you Terry!
Feliz Cumpleaños amiga mía!
Happy Birthday! So nice that you have such wonderful friends, that makes such a difference.
Thank you!!!
Happy birthday!
It was lovely. Thanks to good friends. I as not expecting anything this year…thanks!
Thanks Dave!
Thank you Doug, last week when I wished you happy birthday I was happy and surprised our birthdays are close. It does explain things 😊
Thanks Matthew!
Thanks Marjorie!
Hi Nancy, belated Happy Birthday to you! Sounds like the perfect birthday to me!! Cheers to a Happy New Year's and a better 2022!!
Happy Birthday Nancy! Enjoy!
Tanti auguri, Nancy! I didn't realize our birthdays were so close together. No wonder we are simpatico! What a perfect birthday cake for you, and with the most elegant calligraphy I've ever seen on a cake.
Happy Birthday, Nancy! As usual your post has warmed my day….
Thanks for sharing your birthday with us. I'm glad your friends made it special. I hope you have a healthy year.
Absolutely Joanne! Thanks.
Happy, happy birthday, Nancy!
See you sometime soon, we hope, and can raise a glass to you then. 🎂🎉🥂😘😘
Hi everyone. Today is a special birthday for a very special friend of mine. 🙂 Happy Birthday Nancy!! Hope you have a WONDERFUL day! xx
I know she loves watercoloured cards, so I made this using a stamp set I hadn't inked before. It was fun to pull out something new (to me) and play. I masked off the section for my sentiment first. Then I inked the leaf stamps with two shades of green Zig Clean Colour Real Brush markers. I misted with water and then stamped onto my card front (mixed media paper). Then I used my Stamp-a-ma-jig to position the flower stamp into place, removed it, inked it with orange and pink Zigs, spritzed with water and stamped. I removed the mask and stamped my sentiment. I thought it needed something more, so use a black sharpie to add the two lines with a ruler, and a few dots on the flowers. 🙂
Thanks for coming by for a visit!
Stamps: Painted Petals (SU!); Butterfly Birthday sentiment (Happy Little Stampers)
Paper: White card base (Neenah); Mixed media paper (Strathmore)Ink: Zigs, Black (Memento)
Accessories & Tools: water mister, water brush, fine black sharpie, masking tape
Oh sure I will kid my sister Nancy that she is another year older. I'll also mention that she is the oldest of the three siblings. I am sure I will pepper in a few more age jokes, too.
Despite my jabs at her increasing age, I love Nancy dearly. I couldn't ask for a better sister and friend. Nancy has been there for me in so many ways (and probably some ways I don't even know).
Thinking about how great she is, maybe I will take it easy on her today. Maybe I will let up on the age jokes. Then again, how else will she know I love her and am wishing her well on her birthday?
Actually, all she has to do is to read this. Happy birthday Nanc. I hope it is a great one. You deserve the best!
Nancy, me and Jean in Colome, MI-July 2022.