Mary's birthday is March 7, Monday this year. Last year I scrounged around some jewelry stores and found a penguin on a gold chain for her birthday present. I counted statue and stuffed penguins around the house last weekend, and could locate 61 of them that were out on display. I didn't think to add necklaces, pins and other jewelry that could be in a penguin form. I wonder what the total will be.
Mary collected penguins from early on. She told me it was a bird she was always enamored with and touring Antarctica was on our list so she could see penguins in their natural habitat. We didn't make it, unfortunately. She also said penguins were an easy thing the kids could find and buy for various celebrations--Christmas, birthday, whatever. When Mary moved into her own place in 1992, I bought a blow up penguin that stood almost as tall as Mary. She loved that silly penguin until it sprung a leak and was not repairable.
Our most memorable birthday in recent years was the surprise party I threw for her at California Cafe. She had no idea I had arranged it. Here are the pictures from her 60th.
Click on Mary's surprise 60th birthday party
That's all for now,
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