Sorry, I am going to start with reminiscing.. a year ago on my birthday it was Good Friday and I flew in to Victoria to see my best friend, Jackie, in Intensive Care as she had had a brain aneurysm and stroked out. She was so excited to see me and laughed out loud for the first time when I told her it was my birthday and I guess she was the present. It was a touching moment and defines our new norm.
Today I am in isolation during a pandemic. I have always been a 5 year old when it comes to birthdays. I blame my Mom as she made dream parties, complete with games and coins in the cake. So, two sucky years in a row and yet each is memorable and special in it’s own way.
I have been overwhelmed with love today, in person from a distance, online, on the phone, by text and messages. The sun came out and I got outside to put away the winter and bring out some of Spring. I ate lamb nachos, a cupcake and some chocolate, drank a moscow mule while I read a book in the sun, and red wine while I watched the shows on my PVR. The One World music special was lovely and heartwarming ( and included Jimmy Fallon)
I saw all my grandkids in the yard, heard the voices of friends and family (some even sang!) and made the best of it. My darling in The UK even wrote and recited a poem. The Saga of our friendship moved us both to tears, her in the telling and I in the watching and listening.
I am extraordinarily blessed. I don’t know why and I can’t stop to wonder as that messes up my brain. I shall just accept the love and know that when days are dark someone can remind me to look back to days like today when there is so much good and comfort and memories and kindness and love out there that one cannot doubt their value and place on this planet. Thank you all and I wish the same for you.
And the above is the video I made for my dear cousin Jamie who shares this day with me although 7 years younger. It is his 50th today and I think my day was made when he left a message that referred to me as his favourite cousin even after I sang!!!
triumphgal 