Hi All
It's me reporting in from the other side...the other side of 80 that is.
December 17 came and went and all is well. My family took me out for a lovely birthday dinner at the downtown Capital City Club which was festive with Christmas decorations,huge tree and all. Complimentary eggnog in the "parlor" with finger sandwiches and pastries. We had a small private dining room for our group which numbered 10 including 4 grandchildren. I had black grouper, Belgium endive salad and ...hold on to your hats...gingerbread cheese cake. It was all delicious especially the cheese cake. A few sips of champagne for the happy birthday toasts and a wee bit of wine.
So another year has passed and I am now working toward 81. Somehow or other it feels liberating to have reached this grand old age. If I need to take my hand carved wooden cane with me when I go out walking or shopping I feel I am entitled. When I told the young man who did not stop his car in the crosswalk at the shopping center, " You are supposed to stop at the marked cross walk, he just smiled and said he was sorry and then he wished me a 'Merry Christmas". I bought this special cane on sale over 25 years ago at Neiman Marcus. Back then I did not need a cane but could not resist it's beauty.
Since November 22, our 58th wedding anniversary, then my birthday on December 17, on to Christmas Day, most of my special days come in a little more than one month, so I am celebrated out.
I am more than ready for some black eyed peas, turnip greens, cornbread, rice, (hopping John). Good old plain Southern food.
We always drop a dime(the same one, a 1935 Lady Liberty dime) in the blackeyed peas for good luck in the New Year. The dime cooks in the peas and the challenge is finding the dime before someone chomps down on it.
The turnip greens are supposed to bring prosperity. the green leafy texture I suppose.
Oh, and Buddy is growing like a weed and getting smarter every day. I don't know what we did with ourselves before we got him. I am convinced he will keep us young at heart.
HAPPY NEW YEAR to all.
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10 comments:
Happy Birthday to our latest Octogenarian! Sounds as if you have been partying hearty and I think that's great!!!!
Glad Buddy is progressing nicely, too!!!
Happy holidays to you and many more birthdays!!!!!
Belated happy birthday, Chancy!! I hope I am as sharp as you when I get there.
Happy New Year!
Happy Birthday!!
Happy Anniversary!!
Welcome to the club!!
I was glad to hear about the wonderful birthday celebration you had with your family.
Your humor will always keep you young!!
Wishing you all good things in the coming year.
Belated Birthday wishes to you! What is it about you 'southerners' where you are always hiding stuff in food? LOL
Congratulations across the board! Please kiss Buddy for Amy and Oliver. Wish you would put up a picture of your cane. I have carved a few and kind of collect them! Your New Years dinner is just like ours, except for the dime. Not sure what I think about that.
Happy Birthday, Merry Christmas and Happy New Year - the whole new year!
Cas
Happy everything, Chancy! I, too, should enjoy seeing a photo of your amazing cane.
Cop Car
Happy belated Birthday, Chancy and welcome to the Octogenarian club. We are a hardy crew.
I am borrowing my daughter's MAC for the day trying to catch up on the blogs written since I left home. Yours is the only one I have taken the time to comment on, but I couldn't let an 80th birthday go unnoticed. Congratulations on turning 80 and on a 58th anniversary. November 27th would have been our 61st wedding anniversary if my husband had lived.
Sending huge birthday wishes your way.. sorry they are a little late.. but very heartfelt.:-)
And all the best in the New Year.
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