My 74th

 

was celebrated with the Page/Bethel clan close to their departure for Panama.  

The Page/Kender clan had left Chocorua a week or so before.

Sad to see these clans depart, but so much fun to have them while they were here.

 

Examining a b'day card with attentive audience

 

 

 

 

and To Oldly Go, a book about elder adventurers, a suggestion that I too could still sally forth!

 

 

 

 

Annie Moody and I at our annual reunion in Bangor on my birthday weekend.

 

 

Annie with Chrisitina who makes the reunion possible

 

 

 

 

plus many delicious meals, lovely sunflowers, and a heavenly chocolate cake with, thank goodness, not all 74 candles -- but there was one to grow on.

 

 

 

 

Then a square white box from Linda that held this fabulous hooked pillow she made!!

It holds forth on the porch for now on a chair with perfect matching colors.  

Love that deep sky blue!

 

 

 

Before all the gkids left, Simon with Max's help made this lean-to in the woods.  I've left it up in case we should need shelter someday.

 

 

 

 

And the farewells. 

 Love you all.