Turning three quarters of a century is worth a month of celebrating and that is what I’ve been doing and why you haven’t heard from me for awhile.
The festivities began on July 7 when my friends, Kathryn and Sharon, were visiting. Nicole joined us for a feast at Salar, a Peruvian restaurant in the Oregon District in downtown Dayton. The pouring rain did not dampen our spirits.
On July 10, the Angels helped me celebrate. Carol, our resident bestower of gifts, baked me a pie. She knows I prefer pie to cake. And, I forgot to take a picture. But this picture from 2015 captures the spirit, though as I look at it, there have been many changes.
Carol raises chickens, and she gave me a dozen of the best eggs you will find in the area. The yolks are even more yellow than those I purchase at Whole Foods. And sneaky gift giver that she is, she hid a butterfly charm in the carton.
On July 13, my friends, Diana and Prema celebrated with me at Amar India near the Dayton Mall. Then Diana went out of her way to take me to a book signing for a local author. She also gifted me with a kitchen towel that she designed to match my decor. It is lovely.
On July 14, my friend Carol took me to First Watch at the Dayton Mall. Then she and I went car shopping for her. That is a tale in itself and worth a separate blog post. We single women have to support each other.
No pictures for the big day, July 15, but my daughter took me to a new Greek restaurant in town, Gyro Delight. I had one of my favorites … Moussaka.
On July 19, my friend Dan and I celebrated both our birthdays at Basil’s on Market in downtown Dayton. Dan’s birthday is July 25, just ten days after mine.
On July 20, the Sage Sisters met at Jasmine’s and they showered me with birthday gifts. Cindi, the artist and foodie in our group gave me the great butterfly card which she embellished with the big 75 and a huge batch of basil. I made some yummy pesto with that. Sue gave me a beautiful bouquet of flowers.
Cathy, our fifth Sage Sister, wasn’t able to be with us that day, so she took me to Wheat Penny in the Oregon District on July 27. And I totally forgot to have our picture taken. It was restaurant week in Dayton and we were so curious about the delicacies that were being served, it totally slipped my mind.
Thanks to my wonderful friends, I had a great 75th birthday…all month long. And it simply does not seem possible that I am three quarters of a century old. The good news is, I’m still going strong, and that is worth celebrating!
You are worth celebrating:):):)
Thank you, Diana,
I’m so grateful you are in my life.
Love,
Linda
Belated birthday greetings! These pictures are outstanding! What a lovely collection of people, and you can see how happy all of your friends are to be in your presence and celebrating with you. That was surely the best gift of all.
Thank you, Judy,
You are so right about the best gift of all. I don’t know what I’d do without my good friends. Life would certainly be dreary without them. And I have managed to create friendships with some amazing people. I’m so blessed.
Thank you for appreciating my blog post.
So glad you shared this remarkable birthday celebration with us, Linda! Sending you many fond wishes for a wonderful 75th year ahead, your best year ever!.
Thank you, Mary Jo,
I talked with my friends, Kathryn and Sharon, last night. They were here for the beginning of the festivities. Sharon commented on her surprise reading the post because I had said when they visited that I didn’t expect anything else much would happen around my birthday. I was in for a surprise, wasn’t I. I am blessed with such good friends. And I’m glad to count you as one of them.
Linda