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| My mom on her 70th Birthday! |
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| Mistaya playing for my mom |
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| Tabitha playing for my mom |
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| My niece Anemone playing for her Granny (my dad, Miranda and Artemisia enjoying the music) |
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| Present opening with the grandgirls and Yianni |
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| Granny with Anemone and Tabitha |
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| Granny with Penelope and Artemisia |
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| Granny and Mistaya |
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| Me holding the smocked dress my mom made for Pip’s birthday and gave to her on this day |
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| Tabs and Pip |
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| Black Forest cake made by my girls and I |
Miranda and I and our families drove to Kamloops to surprise my mom on her 70th birthday. Miranda prepared an amazing lunch she made herself: home made croissants, brie-pear-prosciutto tart, salad with pumpkin seeds-feta-beets, ginger-lemon squares, cheese plate and strawberry plate. My girls and I made the cake together (yes even Pip).
I will be incommunicado for a while from here on out–a Vipassana retreat which I am in dire need of. I have had the most hectic, stressful few months of my life and I have been holding onto my sanity by a thread–waiting for this retreat to train my mind. So…here’s hoping the next time we meet, I will be of a very calm, wise and happy mind.
Sandra
I had such a great day on my birthday and really enjoyed having everyone here. the lunch was delicious and so was the cake.
I am confident the retreat will have positive efects and that you will come back serene.