Saturday, October 30, 2021

October Daily 30: Birthday

 


It's my birthday! I'm officially a senior citizen! We'll celebrate with our children next weekend (along with a daughter and daughter-in-law's birthdays), so today has been very laid back. 

I received a beautiful bouquet of pink roses (my favourites) and lilies from my parents and a jar of Mom's pear marmalade. Tim gave me a down jacket that we had picked out together earlier and I pretended not to know what was in the package. All in good fun.

We'll be going out for dinner this evening. It's been such a sunny bright day. I spent some time in the garden cleaning up for winter. 

This photo was taken three years ago, but I haven't changed too much in that time. Life is grand!

29 comments:

  1. Happy Birthday sweet friend! You look Marvelous! And believe me, being a senior citizen is a lot of fun! Enjoy your weekend and eat lots of cake! Birthday hugs coming your way from Florida!!! Hugs, Diane

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  2. Birthday blessings to you, Lorrie! May your new year be joy-filled! What a wonderful photo of you!

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  3. Happy birthday, Lorrie! And ‘welcome to the club’! Wishing you much joy as you celebrate this milestone and many blessings in the journey ahead!

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  4. It's just a beginning! Lots of living yet, things to do and see. Many happy returns, dear Lorrie.

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  5. Happy birthday! Enjoy every minute! Such precious time with family! Great photo!

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  6. That's a great picture! Happy Birthday 🎈

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  7. Happy Birthday Lorrie. Wishing you many, many more happy and healthy days to celebrate.

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  8. Happy, Happy Birthday, Lorrie!! Sounds like you had a really amazing day...welcome to the club!!

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  9. So pleased that you have enjoyed such a very happy birthday Lorrie with lots of lovely treats,
    Seeing those leaves looking so crip and golden is making me wonder when ours will finally decide to change their colour this year. I drove past our local beech tree forest this morning and there is a very slight himt of yellow but nothing resembling their final autumn golden 'hurrah'.

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  10. Sorry dearest, a bit late here but the greetings are coming across the miles full speed!
    Happy Birthday and many, many more. Glad the sun was shining on you and the gifts were lovely - I know dinner out was enjoyable with Tim.
    Love that photo of you - such beautiful golden leaves - hoping we get some soon!
    Love Mary & Bob xx

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  11. Happy Birthday!!!!

    It's lovely to have a perfect day, now and then. And our Birthday should always be purrrrrrrrfect!

    Happy! Happy! Happy!

    🎃 👻 🍬 🎃

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  12. Hope you had a lovely family meal for your birthday. You look too young to be a senior citizen. Gorgeous photo of you. B x

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  13. A very, very Happy Birthday!

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  14. What a lovely way to celebrate! That photo of you looks so energetic and alive with life. Many happy returns on your 'senior' birthday! Life is good. Be blessed, Lorrie!

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  15. Happy Birthday! Such a joyful photo!

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  16. Belated Happy Birthday.

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  17. Anonymous2:43 PM

    Blessings and happiness to you throughout your birthday year. God Bless.
    HAPPY BIRTHDAY
    Joan,Marion and Marilyn

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  18. Happy Birthday a day late. Congratulations on becoming a senior citizen.

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  19. Happiest of birthdays to you!!

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  20. Happy Birthday!
    Opening your post, the 30 grazes the title just enough for my reading mind to see 30...birthday. Thus, you are a 30 in years. :)

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  21. (Belated) birthday greetings to you, Lorrie. What a happy and fun photo of you. Hope your day was wonderful!

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  22. Such a great photo of you. Happy belated birthday, life is grand - and will be!

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  23. A lovely photograph.
    Many happy belated birthday wishes to you.

    All the best Jan

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  24. Belated Happy Birthday, Lorrie!

    Gotta take advantage of those special discounts now...

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  25. I have the hardest time leaving comments on your page. I write and it goes away. Then I have to write again. Oh well. Happy belated birthday to you!

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  26. Happy Belated Birthday, Lorrie!!

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  27. Happy belated birthday, Lorrie! Wishing you many blessings and days full of love and joy!

    P.S. I am Oct girl too.

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  28. Oh, and here's the real birthday post! I'm behind ... and no guessing now. I love the photo, and yes, you have not changed. =)

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