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Happy Birthday Lars!!

Annie Deighnaugh

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woodrose77
last year
Happy Birthday, Lars! Hope you have a wonderful day!
roxsolid
last year
Happy birthday, Lars! ☀️
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Thanks again for the thoughts and wishes! It was otherwise a somewhat uneventful day, but I did get a nice card from my friend Julie, who forgot all about me last year on my big birthday. I should be getting together with her again soon, however. My sister sent me a package with some nice kitchen presents, and I'll try to photograph those this week-end. She's getting better at understanding what I like, and what she sent was very cute. We did end up going to the Thai restaurant and had the Royal Golden Baskets for appetizer - one of our favorites - but they were out of the Curry Fish Cake. The baskets come empty with the fillings on the side and are perfectly bite-sized. Kevin had Pad Thai, and I had Jungle Curry with beef. I ordered that because it has Thai eggplant in it and no coconut milk. I also ordered crab fried rice because they are generous with the crab, and I didn't know that my dish came with steamed rice. We took most of the crab fried rice home with us. The best thing about this birthday is that my Chinese curse is now over! According to a Chinese palmist, my life line supposedly ends at age 60, although he did tell me that European palms are different from Chinese, and so I might now die then. I guess I need a new reading now. Lars
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Thanks, Scott! Yes, today is my birthday, and you are one of the few who noticed, although I have not checked FB yet. I normally go there only once a week (or less often), but I will go today, since they announce very loudly when you have a birthday. Kevin gave me a nice apron (he gave it to me yesterday, since I won't see him again until late today), and my sister sent me a small package with three items - a cut-proof glove (different from the one I already have, and so that is good), an unusual spatula (looks like a putty knife), and some onion goggles, which may or may not work, but they will be less cumbersome than the swim mask and snorkel I wear when making Habanero sauce. From the Habanero chilies, it is very obvious that breathing the fumes is what causes irritation, which is why a snorkel is necessary. We may or may not go out to dinner tonight, depending on when Kevin gets home. Yesterday morning I started pizza dough to have for dinner, but then I decided that I wanted to make popcorn for the Oscars, and so I put the pizza dough in the fridge, although it will keep for a couple of days. I did make a lime pie for my birthday, and I need to make some whipped cream to put on top of that this evening. I had thought that I had a lot of limes on my tree, but I only had lemons, and so I had to use limes that I had stored in the fridge. I got a whole bunch of them last week, but now there are almost none on the tree. Thanks so much for remembering, Scott! If you like, you can come over for some pie!
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I got a card (late) from my boss (the owner of the company) today, but that was only the second one I got this year, and the other one was from a co-worker. Here I do not know how you tell if it is someone's birthday - I do not think it is as personal here as it was before. I do not think my birthday is on my profile here, but Scott knew it was my birthday because it was on FB, which I seldom visit. Sally, I try to make my butter cookies every Christmas also - partly because they are so easy, and I like simple cookies. I'll have to see how my pie is today. I used a metal pan instead of Pyrex, and the crust slumped a bit during the first baking, but I tried to push it back up the sides before it cooled. I had thought that I always used a metal pan, but maybe not this one, which is non-stick. Next time I'll try one of my new 8" metal pans. I think the pan I used for this one was too large, but it was 8" diameter at the bottom. I guess I'm supposed to measure the top diameter instead. Lars
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It looks like I'm going to be freezing a lot of my lemons, as my tree is pretty much loaded at this point, and it won't be later in the year. I freeze the lemons whole and then defrost them in 10 second intervals in the MW - practically as good a fresh, but they do get a bit softer, which is great for limes, a bit less so for lemons, as it makes it a bit more difficult to zest. Nice to know that you are a fellow designer, Sleevendog! At one time I had hoped to be a set designer, and when I first moved to L.A., I was across the street from what had been MGM studios in Culver City, and I could see the MGM lion on top of one of their buildings from my kitchen window. It was no longer MGM by then, but the lion was still there, although it has been missing for some time. Kevin works there now and it is Sony Studios, but he unfortunately is not in any of the design positions. When I was a clothing designer in San Francisco, I also designed and made costumes for the stage, but never for movies. I will try to check out all of the stores recommended - I really should replace an office chair at home as well, now that I see more interesting options. I really wish I could get some of the dining chairs I designed for my house - or at least an occasional chair, but they would have to give me a deep discount. Thanks for your comment, Sally - that really makes me feel better! Sometimes I do not feel appreciated at work, except from my boss. If I get new chairs, I'll post photos, one way or another!
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porkchop_z5b_MI
last year
Happy Birthday!! Enjoy your special day!
jrb451
last year
Happy Birthday, Lars. Hope it's a good one.
Lars
last year
Thanks for this - I consider this a milestone birthday, since I am turning 75.

We're going out to the neighborhood Japanese restaurant this evening, which has the best sushi in Coachella Valley, and the restaurant is only a few blocks from our house.

A friend from San Francisco is coming to visit tomorrow and will be with us through Saturday. I lived with him for four years in SF in the mid 1970s, and so we have a lot of history.
lettersatoz
last year
Happy Birthday, Lars!!!
lucillle
last year
Happy Birthday!!!!
schoolhouse_gwagain
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A fancy hat, just for you!
chisue
last year
I'm happy to read your birthday plans. Have a great dinner, and enjoy catching up with your visitor. Seventy-five? T'aint nothin'. Be Happy!
caflowerluver
last year
HAPPY BIRTHDAY!
carolb_w_fl_coastal_9/10
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bpath
last year
Happy Birthday, Lars!
foodonastump
last year
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Sounds like you’ve got a good day and week ahead of you - Enjoy and happy Birthday!
Ninapearl
last year
HaPpY BiRtHdAy, lars! hope you have a wonderful day!
petalique
last year
Happy Birthday, Lars! Enjoy the day, your Japanese dinner and the coming week with your friend.
sjerin
last year
A very Happy Birthday to you, Lars! 🎉
lily316
last year
Have a wonderful birthday, Lars
donna_loomis
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chloebud
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Happy Birthday, Lars!!!🎂💃🎂💃 🎂
hounds_x_two
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Happy, Happy Birthday! 🥳🎂🌷🎆😊
nicole
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greenshoekitty
last year
Lars ,may you have a great day . My wish for you is to have so very many more.
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HU-127064464
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Good wishes for a memorable celebration on attaining this milestone, Lars, you active guy. Here's hoping for good health, the achieving of a number of your dreams, and envisioning some new ones in the years ahead.

ole joyful
cyn427 (z. 7, N. VA)
last year
Happy birthday, Lars. I hope your week is absolutely delightful.
stacey_mb
last year
Happy Happy Birthday, Lars! Congratulations on reaching the three-quarter century mark.
OutsidePlaying
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Happy Birthday wishes, Lars! Hope you are having a wonderful day!
Elmer J Fudd
last year
Ditto and ditto.
maire_cate
last year
Wonderful! It is a milestone. Lars I hope you have the happiest of birthdays.
nelliebean
last year
Happy Birthday Lars!
lat62
last year
Happy Birthday!
Fun2BHere
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colleenoz
last year
Oh, I hope you have a wonderful birthday, Lars!
arkansas girl
last year
Happy Birthday! Have a fun time visiting with your old friend! I hope it's a wonderful visit! Enjoy your dinner!
eld6161
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katlan
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Happy birthday Lars! I hope you had a great day. Enjoy your company.
orchidrain
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Rho Dodendron
last year
Wishig you the Happiest of Days and lots of sushi.
Lars
last year
We have postponed sushi until tomorrow or Tuesday - we have had too much to do today.

Last week, our refrigerator at the Salem house died, and I guess we did not notice until a couple of days later, as much of the food in the freezer had spoiled. Kevin ordered a new fridge from Home Depot because he had a 10% off coupon, and the Presidents' Day specials had been extended.

Thursday, the solar panel company came to install the panels, and they were here on Friday until very late, and still did not finish, and so that had to come back on Saturday, which is the day that the refrigerator was going to be delivered at the other house, but fortunately not until 3 PM.

After the solar panel company finished, we went to the other house to clean the floors as much as possible from the mess that the old fridge had made, and the delivery came a bit early, which was nice.

I had salvaged a lot from the old fridge, as it had a lot of flours in the freezer, along with way more nuts than I realized, plus some yeast. None of that was going to go bad in two days, and so today we took back all of that plus some hard cheeses that I had vacuum sealed - mostly Parmesan, Grana Padana, and Romano, but I had them in a lot of separate small packages.

By the time we got finished putting food into the new fridge, I was not in the mood to go out, but I am fine with having my birthday dinner a day or two late.

Thanks for all of the kind and thoughtful wishes - this has really raised my spirits on this birthday, which otherwise could have been somewhat depressing!
Rusty
last year

Happy Birthday, Lars, and many many more to come! Forget today's setbacks, and start fresh tomorrow. Have a wonderful birthday week!

Rusty
sealavender
last year
Happy Birthday, Lars! Sorry about the fridge and the timing. Somehow, I think they know...
petalique
last year
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Lars, so sorry about your fridge failing, causing you to have a Cheesy birthday.

Great that you and Kevin could clean it up together.Fridge failurescanbe daunting.

Now, you can celebrate your birthday with a fun dinner out? Sometime s—- happens.
elunia
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yes, start fresh…wishing you Happy Birthday! Enjoy your dinner out!
chisue
last year
Lars -- Against early odds, you've created a history of wonderful years. No stopping now.

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