THE BIG DAY
Today was the big day. It was Rob‘s 75th birthday party and also the day that my son Tom arrived after an overnight flight from Asheville to Milan and then a flight from Milan to Catania. In the process his phone quit and we lost touch with each other and he wasn‘t sure where he was going. But he got here and we went down to the beach and relaxed.
In the meantime a delicious buffet was being prepared and the guests were assembling. Rob gave a heartfelt speech, thanking his guests for coming and saying how much all of them meant to him. A few of us were painted up with false black tattoos matching the one beside Rob‘s ear. And then we ate and ate.
I have included photographs of as many of the guests as I could manage, missing more than half, and photos of the children anticipating the birthday cakes and blowing out the candles. It was a wonderful day
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BILLYBABA’S WANDERING 