Quiet Appreciation of Life

Hi My birthday dinner with my daughters and family was great. The dinner was just wonderful we drank 5 bottles of wine(threw the entire evening) in Italy there dinners can last 3 hours and longer. Beautiful birthday cards and gifts and the knowledge that I have raised 3 wonderful children. My daughters Jody and Jessica with my brothers wife Debbie spent the evening with me. I am a blessed person to be able to live and be as healthy as I am. I love walking outside and just marveling at the sky how blue, the crisp morning air, and the quiet of the country. My Mother lives in the country I go out every other day and see her and when your outside with no cars or noise the birds sing to you and you can just marvel at the magnificent world we have.
God didn't start the war man did we have lost a great many good people trying to defend what we take for granted. A Mother's love is a wonderful thing and to take her children away from her is awful I couldn't stand it.
Kinda melodramatic right now just thinking of life and death. Guess some birthdays do that.
Just wanted to pass on a few thoughts I have been having. We need to enjoy every day we have in what ever way we want to. Talk to you later have a new recipe I'm going to put up!

My Birthday

HI hinging on a new dimension for me in a couple days i wonder what it will feel like! Not really wanting to change numbers it's a lot better than the alternative of not being able to do so. So I am approaching it with the outlook that life will change but for the better. My daughters always have me a Birthday dinner just them (there's 2 of them) and me and a good friend. Last year it was Pauline she's a sweetie but a lot older and just doesn't enjoy the wine thing like we do. This year it's Debbie my brothers girlfriend she's younger and enjoy's different things. We have Italian because all 4 of us want to go to Italy very much. I want to travel Tuscany there's so many cities I really want to see. The country is so laid back kinda like we are here in West Virginia. I watch the travel channel and have read books on it and one day we are going to go. WELL BE SUCH A HIGH!!!! I thought the cruise this summer to Alaska was great but this will be better than anything.
Anyway back to the dinner we have cheeses and wine a different main course each time I think this time there doing a shrimp and pasta --Pasta Puttanesca--with Spring Salad w/dressing--Bruschetta which is very good--Wine--Marinated Fresh Mozzerella and Olives--for dessert Deep Fried Wantons just this sound divine or what? YUMMY!!!
It's great just having the girls a while without the kids or husbands where we can talk and spend some mommy time. If you have any great Italian dishes you would like to share feel free to respond with them. Have a great day after Thanksgiving day!!!
Blackberry Wine is a great wine to have for dinner it's dry and I like mine at room temperature.