Apr 05 2023
Celebrate
Just because it’s a Wednesday doesn’t mean you can’t celebrate.
My friend Alison finished working for good on what happened to be the ninth anniversary of the day I started working at the Clinic, so we decided to meet at our favorite local bar to celebrate these important milestones, along with belatedly toasting Alison’s birthday, which was the month before.
It was a beautiful day:
and it was lovely to be greeted by the bar’s owner and staff. To me, celebrating means champagne, or at least sparkling wine, so I ordered a kir royale:
and Alison and I toasted our futures, hers without work and mine still with it. I am really happy for her.
We caught up on our news and watched the whales go by. Our friend Flurry, the proprietor of the bar, restaurant, and inn down the road, came in, pulled up a stool next to us, ordered a tequila, and paid for our drinks. He called me “young lady”, which he always does, and which I always love (like sales clerks and waitresses calling me “hon”). He said that he sold his establishment and that escrow closed today, and that was what he was celebrating. More to celebrate!
It was so nice to celebrate with my friends and hear their good news. On my way home, I stopped to admire the view:
It was a good day.
A YEAR AGO: Remembering my mother on her 90th birthday.
FIVE YEARS AGO: Spring had sprung.
TEN YEARS AGO: A delightful breakfast in a delightful place. I really miss Queenie’s.
FIFTEEN YEARS AGO: A less than fabulous day.
TWENTY YEARS AGO: The challenges of public transport.
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