my birthday

I had a wonderful Bronwyn-day on my birthday. Lots of phone calls from friends and lovely family; this kept me chatting til late morning. Then I spent some time admiring the beautiful flowers which arrived on my pre-birth day from him and her and her & him in Oakura. I also spent some time meditating on the last 55 years, thinking back to my very first memories s a child and some of the milestones. I believe my earliest memory dates back to the day of my sister's birth, when our Dad brought my brother and I a pack of Rolos each; we were staying with Nana and Grandad while Mum was in "the home". Rolos have always been my favourite sweet.

In the afternoon, I had lunch at Custom House with two of my favourite people even though they were both suffering from bad colds. Something strange about the smell of the moki in batter though; I'm pretty sure it is a strong fish but not that strong - no ill effects so the frying must have killed the bugs. Unfortunately for me or fortunately for the others, my smell wasn't impaired.

Then out for sushi & a movie with J - an emotional wrenching tale about a kidnap victim - Daniel Pearl; A Mighty Heart (Wikipedia, 2007). The film was based on Marianne Pearl's memoirs. Angeline Jolie's acting was stunning and she looked a lot like Marianne Pearl; she was especially amazing in the scene when she screams out her loss and grief.

It was so good to take the day off completely and not even look at my computer. I must do more of that even on unbirthdays.