River: Remembering the FlowerCat: 72nd Birthday

[mdlbear]

Today is Colleen's 72nd birthday. I'm having cheese and crackers for lunch, and expect to be having gin-and-tonic before dinner, then Szechuan Chinese, with green tea. It's about as close as I can come to our old household traditions.

My birthday was Wednesday; if we'd been back at the Starport in San Jose we would have had our usual open house, with pizza and assorted cheeses. Here I had the pizza on Thursday (Pi day), and the cheese today.

Today would have been the "It's Green" potluck party; we would have had Green Rooster beer, corned beef and cabbage, and a chocolate cake with creme-de-menth iceing. The invitations included the line "As usual, it's from Noon 'til Midnight (or later!) -- drop in any time; no need to RSVP; kids, friends, and musical instruments welcome." There were/are quite a few people in the household with birthdays in March.

It was Colleen, mostly, who made the potluck parties and Wednesday open houses legendary. I mostly hung out in either the kitchen or my office, talking with a few people at a time, which was all I could handle. Introvert.

Sadly few, if any, of our household traditions survived the move to Seattle. And if they had, they wouldn't have survived two subsequent moves and COVID-19. I don't think either of us realized just how big a support group we had left behind.

Comments

[cornerofmadness]

Happy belated birthday

[mdlbear]

Thanks!

[cornerofmadness]

you're welcome

[freyjaw]

Blessed Colleen's birthday. I miss her as well (and you).

The end of Starport was a factor in our move south, and the cost of living in SF plus no family was a major one. Starport was indeed an excellent support group.

[mdlbear]

hugs thanks

Happy Birthday to Both of you!

[jcfiala]

I still remember my wife's first birthday after she passed - I took the day off from work, went out to lunch and ate more nachos than was probably healthy. But I wanted to sort of hide away with food and a book and mope a bit, so I did.

It's easier now, but not much fun.

Re: Happy Birthday to Both of you!

[mdlbear]

Hiding away with food and a book and moping is part of my coping strategy too.

Re: Happy Birthday to Both of you!

[jcfiala]

Introverts United!

... at a reasonable distance. :)