Happy birthday to Laura!

[Gwenllian]

Happy birthday, Laura. I am sure you must have enjoyed that chocolate mousse and the company of your extended family.
I am glad that you are in such loving hands.

 

[trendsetter37]

Happy Birthday Laura! Your work has been and still is life changing. Thank you Hope you're having an awesome time.

 

[jar]

Happy Birthday! Take the day off!

However you define a "day off".

 

[Tracy Anne]

Hope you have had a joyous day Laura.....you deserve it. Many Happy Returns.

 

[Gloria54]

Happy happy birthday!!

 

[paralleloscope]

Happy Birthday Hope you had a great day Laura, thank you for what you are and do.

 

[Laura]

Update on the festivities!

We had the scrumptious dinner and the mousse was perfect. I mean, absolutely. Can't even describe it! We stuck a candle on it and that was the "cake".

Then, the "prezzies." The only thing I ever ask for is bath gel or salts, that sort of thing. But every year, the kids try to find something unique. This year, all of them together outdid themselves!

A 1958 manual typewriter... "for the ice age"!
A square peg in a round hole (I'll get a photo of it up soon) made by one of the guys.
A beautiful inlaid wooden chest made by two of the guys. (They are practicing woodcraft stuff.)
A magnifying mirror light (because my eyes are going kaflooey).
A piece of oystershell with a nascent pearl embedded in it. (Really cool).
A frame for a family heirloom christening dress I've been wanting to put up like a picture.
A bag with bath gel and shampoo!

THEN, the highlight: Timotheos wrote a new song inspired by my article "Let's All Light Up". Ark made a little video of him playing and singing it so maybe I can get it up shortly.

So a good time was had by all. Now, back to "Fragments..."

 

[Palinurus]

 

[Laura]

Thank you all for such sweet words and beautiful pictures and lovely music! I now have a little collection of peacock pictures to do something with!

 

[Angchop]

Happy Birthday Laura

 

[Lilou]

It sounds like a most excellent day, good food, good friends, and a bunch of awesome presents! I love the manual typewriter idea for the ice age! :D Can't wait to hear the latest tune by Timotheos and see pics of all the cool stuff.

 

[dant]

Happy Birthday, Laura!
You are, but a year younger!

PS: Make sure you have a supply for the black/red ink tapes,
and liquid paper for corrections!

 

[Musashi]

Happy Birthday Laura!!! Best to you and yours always!!! Thank You Thank You Thank You!!!

 

[Laura]

Okay, here's a recording of the very first performance of Timotheos' "Let's All Light Up" at my birthday dinner. (We were all sitting around the table).

Attached as an audio file.

Here's the youtube version:

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[aragorn]

Happy Birthday!

Great song, Timotheos.