Jeannie Marie & Company

For sixty two years Karan and I have shared a birthday week, but we haven't celebrated together more than once or twice in the last forty years.  Living a thousand miles apart and raising families kept us both busy and I believe it has been at least twenty since the last time.  But tonight we celebrated in a big way! Mom, the guest of honor, and Bill and I arrived just in time.  We were persuaded to pose by the tourist trap and Bill took our picture to record the occasion.  We hurried in though because there was a storm a brewin'  Bill and Michael swapped sea stories as we dined in the open air deck off the marina Real sea stories....Karan and Michael have just arrived home from a transatlantic cruise. Overhead mermaids swam adding to the watery atmosphere!   Suddenly just as we finished our dinner the heavens just opened and it POURED rain!   You couldn't see across the marina...it was like a white out!   We waited out ...

The Nutcracker Ballet is a holiday tradition for many but it was a first visit for Mom.  She had her 83rd birthday on Thursday and since she had expressed a desire to see it, my sister and I decided we would take her this year.  We surprised  her last night at her birthday dinner when we presented her with tickets for the show tonight!   It was a perfect evening! The poster in the lobby Seats in the second row, we were brimming with anticipation! Michael and Bill were seated on either side, but not pictured.  It was a fun group! The opening party scene. The final scene. Curtain call The end of a perfect evening. It was a perfect evening and a great finale to the two day celebration of Mom's birthday!