Old times

My birthday started out with text messages from Sarah, Manda and Sashie and several Ecards.  Then Lex called to sing our happy birthday song, "Hippo birdie two ewes," adapted from a Sandra Boynton card I sent her years ago.  We were trying to remember how long we've been doing this (I sing it to her as well) and realized it may well be more than 45 years!

She and I shared a celebratory lunch again, this time some of our Vietnamese favorites.  Again something I've not felt able to eat for a long time, but it was surprisingly unsalty.  Now I have to get back with the program on food.

Each time I go down to the terrace these days there are fewer flowers rather than more to see.  But here is a bright patch of French lavender and begonias.