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Il est mon anniversaire aujourd’hui.

I’ve retained a little of my high school French – un peu.

I remember being a child and thinking that my birthday, November 21st, must be the most magical, wondrous day ever. That November 21st was simply more special than any other day in the history of the world.

Do you remember that feeling?

It changes as we get older, of course. But I still get a little hint of that feeling every year on this day. It’s fleeting, but still wondrous. Thank goodness.

This is the first birthday of mine on this earth without my mother.

As I said in another post – a year of firsts.

So…bittersweet, wondrous, sad, happy, celebratory, fun. That’s the order for the day.

And Happy Birthday to Patricia, a reader of this blog who shares this birthday with me, along with the number of candles on the cake. (And let me add the name of faithful reader Mary D. – she is celebrating her birthday today, as well!)

Happy Friday and Happy Birthday to me!

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Comments

  2. I raise my coffee cup to say Happy Birthday. You share this wonderful day with my sweet youngest daughter Holly . Happy birthday to you both. Cindy

  7. Have a Lovely, Happy Birthday, Claudia!
    Thank you for your blog and being a “blog friend” to many!!!

  11. Ha-ha! At first I thought I had hit google translation for French when I came to your blog. :) My 11th grader is taking French — he took it in Middle School but says he doesn’t remember a thing, so he says, be he picks up languages pretty easily. Wishing you a very, very happy, happy, happy birthday. May you celebrate into the weekend. Life is certainly filled with a whole lot of firsts, sweet and bittersweet. Hugs and blessings, Tammy

  20. Happy birthday from one birthday girl to another. You’ve described just how I used to feel on this day. It was so exciting and special, and a forerunner to Thanksgiving and Christmas. It was the best time of the year for me.

    I hope you have a wonderful, peaceful day.

    Mary

  23. Happy birthday, Claudia! My life has been enriched in so many ways by getting to know you via your honest, heartfelt and beautifully written blogs. May today be filled with love and laughter and a few sloppy kisses from Miss Scout!

  27. Happy birthday dear Claudia!I wish you have a beautiful day with your family at last reunited.As usual it’s a real pleasure to enter your blog every day as I experience your emotions myself,joy when things go well sadness when something goes wrong and above all I`m always anxious to know about your adorable Scout, she`s always in my mind and every photographof her brings a smile to my face.A tender look of her beautiful eyes will surely be your best birthday present today! Enjoy the day with the company of your dear husband.Take care and go on sharing life with us!
    x xoxo Alicia Buenos Aires!

  28. Dear Claudia, May you once again feel the awe of a child on your Birthday,and many Happy returns of the day. Your Mother is never far away. -Judy A-

  34. Happiest Birthday dear friend – here’s to many, many more. Each one is special in its own way. Though youth is just a memory, and when our dear mothers who made our ‘birth day’ so special, both for us and our families, may be gone, we soldier on and this day is ours to celebrate however we wish.

    ENJOY each moment today Claudia X

  37. Happy Birthday! And may your next wondrous trip around the sun be the most amazing one thus far…. followed by many many more spins ahead!! Hope your day is a special one.

  38. Wishing you many happy returns of this day.
    I enjoy visiting your beautifully written blog every day. I know it’s a lot of work and appreciate your commitment to brighten our days with your insights.
    Am loving your dollhouse series.
    Gail

  39. Happy Birthday!!! Some of the sweetest people I know happen to share November birthdays. I have been wanting a slice of cake with REAL buttercream frosting for days now…I think I shall indulge today and you should too!! Hope you have a wonderful day and I am sure your mom is thinking of you and smiling.

  42. O frabjous day! Have a wonderful birthday with your precious family.

    What a fantastic choice of photograph.

    And Claudia, your mother is still in the house, my lovely friend. She’s just in another room.

    XO

    • P.S. I’ve been thinking of the story you wrote last spring, about the hidden photograph of your mother and grandmother that fell out of the picture frame. What a gift.

  44. Happy Birthday, dear Claudia, and with my own mother having turned 90 recently, my sisters and I always have in the back of our mind the thought of wondering–when? How many more years will we still have her? Even with her failing memory she is still our precious mother and we treasure her, so I understand that this birthday can be a bittersweet one for you.

    Her picture on your blog is lovely.

    She would want you to feel joyful today.

  47. Celebrate and Enjoy. Happy Birthday to you, Claudia! I just celebrated my 61st on Sunday so we are birthday “neighbors!” Eat cake!

  51. Happy birthday, Claudia! I hope your day is filled with fun and laughter, but more importantly, lots of love and blessings from family and friends.

  52. Happy Birhday! May you have many, many more. Wishing you a year of happiness and good health. Enjoy your day.

  53. Happy Birthday Claudia [and Patricia, and Mary D too] !! Hope you have a great day and get to do whatever it is you’d most like to do. That’s what birthdays are all about, so enjoy. PS – you also share your day with Marlo Thomas, Stan Musial and Goldie Hawn – not too shabby. And my own Grandma too [who would be 108 today].

  54. Happy Birthday Claudia. Hope many great memories of your Mom pop into your memory today. My Mom’s been gone a year and a bit and when I start to feel sad (for me) I bring in a good memory to balance things out. Bit of blurry tears happen anyway. Every birthday is special and a day to do something nice for you. I read all your posts, and appreciate your writing style (clearn, honest, being yourself), your photos (and yes your Doll House series was delicious).
    Hugs.
    Joy

  57. I raise my afternoon cup of coffee to you! Happy Birthday Claudia…and many, many more! Hope this day is going well for you! ;)

  58. Oh, Claudia, I hope you have a great birthday! Use your birthday as an excuse to just go and do whatever you want without any hesitation or explanation! I know what it feels like in the “year of firsts” without your Mom, and nothing takes her place, but I’m so glad you have Don and Scout with you to help celebrate.

  61. Happy, happy birthday Claudia. I do hope you’re having a fabulous day :)

    It is my daughter-in-law’s – well daughter-in-love’s, she and my son are not married – birthday today too!

  66. Happy birthday to you. I wish for you many, many more. You give me so much enjoyment every time I read your blog. Enjoy the day!!

  67. Hope you had a very good day. Happy Birthday! and many more to come. I really do know how hard this one is without your Mom to tell you happy birthday. Still, I hope it was a great day for you with Don and Scout.

  68. HaPpY bIrThDaY Claudia! I hope it’s a wonderful day and that your next year is full of God’s blessings.
    Betsy

  72. Happy Birthday Claudia!!! By the number of todays comments- I would say you are are loved and cherished very much. Thank you for such a delightful blog and for sharing your life with all of us. Heres to a grand new year for you!!

  73. So glad to be able to wish you a happy birthday! I’m sending you a HUGE mixed bouquet . —
    lots of snapdragons and roses. And all of your favorites. I only wish it were real and not a cyber bouquet. You have given so much and every single day. Hope your day is/was extra celebratory!
    jane-in-tx

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