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Sleepy me. Not a morning person then, not a morning person now.

Yes, it’s my birthday and I’m lucky enough to be home with Don for the day. This is an intense time for me – working away from home on a movie, long 14 or 15 hour days, but I know that I am blessed and every time I talk about the movie with Don, I realize anew how fortunate I am to be working with these good people.

I go back to the city tomorrow so that I can rest before another “4 am alarm going off” day.

I’m grateful for so many things and I try to express my gratitude every day, several times a day. Which brings me to Thanksgiving. Don is going to be here, I’m going to stay in the city. Thanksgiving isn’t all that big of a deal for us. Our families are far away. We usually have a modest vegetarian meal. We’ve decided to take the pressure off and just be. Commuting home would be a pain in the tush as trains will be packed. And I’ve just been home for a week and half.

So that’s our plan. I want to rest before the last two weeks of filming begins. I want to visit the Mysterious Book Shop, Tiny Doll House, walk around Brooklyn, visit Prospect Park, finish my jigsaw puzzle, play with my dolls. Too bad there isn’t a Blythe store in Manhattan! (Actually, that’s probably a good thing.)

After that, I won’t have much more free time.

Anyway, I’m grateful for all of you. And for my family and friends and colleagues and the kind people I meet along the way.

Livvy and Simon the hedgehog say hello.

Stay safe.

Happy Sunday.

Comments

  3. Happy Birthday, Dear Claudia! May all your wishes and dreams come true.

    Stay Safe and Take Care,
    Kaye
    Park City, UT

  10. Happiest of Birthdays to you Claudia! Enjoy your special day and enjoy all your blessings ;)

  15. Happy Birthday
    My Florida family and I are going to BE on T’giving…maybe St. Pete Pier…maybe not
    My Indiana family is doing a small thing on Wednesday night…
    During a Pandemic, these things just are not important right now…and maybe not again…maybe we are all learning to slow down…as my kids say…why good all day for one hour meal…agree…
    enjoy your week in the city…
    Glad to have MET you…

  20. Happy Birthday! How wonderful that you are having an exhausting but exciting adventure at this time in your life. Most people our age wouldn’t have been brave enough.

    Good for you for not feeling pressure to be together on Thanksgiving. It is just a day and you two can celebrate however you please. I know I would be resting if I had your schedule.

    Safe travels back to the city and enjoy your day off.

  21. happy birthday again, claudia!

    glad you and don have the entirety of this extra-special day at home together. :) :)

    and that you’ll be able to talk with each other on thanksgiving, then share more meals together on weekends and when this big movie adventure is done.

    i appreciate your practice of expressing thanks every day. i try to do that, too, and think of the saying “what if you had today only the things you thanked God for yesterday?”!

    cute photo of you and of livvy and simon the hedgehog in action. i love old b&w photos of my family.

    happy birthday and every day.

    kathy in iowa

  22. Birthday Blessings dear Claudia!
    So nice to have the day home with Don and your sweet dolls and Simon the hedgehog!
    I love that picture of Livvy and Simon!
    Take good care and all the best for your New Year!!!!!

  24. I’m so glad you are home with Don for your special day. All good happy birthday wishes! And counting down for another two weeks!

  25. I’ll keep this short because I know you want to have time with Don, but Happy Birthday to you, my new Scorpio friend! I am so happy I found you out in the blog universe. I have so much in common with you but being a Scorpio is great. Being sensitive and emotional is a good trait. I know I feel more than most people and I am not a morning person either!

    Oh….and I LOVE the hedgehog!! One of my favorite animals! Happy Thanksgiving to you and Don🍁

  26. Happy Happy Birthday to you! I admire your stamina with the schedule you are keeping and in knowing what works for you and Don. Everyday is the time for thanksgiving and gratefulness to have a life filled with love. You are blessed with a wonderful marriage and you show your appreciation of the life you live daily. Blessings.

  27. Happy Birthday,Claudia! Once again, thank you for keeping us all up to the minute. I applaud you and Don for being so sensible about celebrating whenever.Love hearing about Sally Field.I have always felt she has to be a good person. xo

  28. Happy, Happy Birthday, Claudia!!🎂 I’m glad you get to be home with Don on your birthday. Also, Happy Thanksgiving to you both.

  29. Happy happy day, Claudia!! How wonderful to be able to spend the day with Don. I wd pick spending BD over Thanksgiving, also! A day of rest mid-week will be glorious, I’m sure. I have always believed that every girl needs & deserves a hedgehog. Such a sweet picture! Enjoy every moment of your special day!! Take care.

  31. Happy birthday! Just have to say I love Livy and I can’t believe she has a hedgehog! The doll clothes are so pretty. Enjoy her!

  33. Dear Claudia
    As every 21th November I want to wish you a very happy birthday! Luckily you can spend the day at home with your husband so I hope you are enjoying these precious moments together.As always I loved your photo as a little girl.,a little girl that I´m sure is still inside you! Please take care.
    xoxo Alicia Buenos Aires

  35. Happy Birthday, Claudia ! So nice you could be home with Don.
    Loving your dolls too. Sweet faces and oh my their clothes !

  38. Claudia — love the pix of baby Claudia –no change in that sweet little face–Happy Birthday a day late — enjoy all the blessings

  40. Hope you had a nice birthday .Check out the Brooklyn General store if you get a chance(crafters dream).I believe it’s in Park Slope . It’s odd that there is no Blythe Store in NYC. The new doll I’m expecting has pink hair also!

  41. Hope you had a very Happy Birthday, Claudia. Happy Thanksgiving. Love the baby pic of little you and the pic of Livvy and Simon. Both absolutely charming! Would love to visit the Mysterious Bookstore, too. Hope you have loads of fun browsing.

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