Happy Birthday to Me by darylo

Happy Birthday to Me

Another birthday in the books (56!), and I cooked my dinner tonight for my husband and me: grilled steak, sauteed mushrooms, roasted Brussel sprouts, and Panzanella salad with tomatoes and cucumbers. Yum! He wanted to order out, but I wanted to cook, so he agreed to let me order "anything I want" in the coming days.

He also gave me a membership to "Gibbs Gardens," which is 40 minutes north of us (hoping to get some nice nature photos there!), an instant fire log that smells like Kentucky Fried Chicken (yes, I mean, wut?), and a Toto toilet bidet. Basically, I am laughing too much to appreciate the gifts--except the garden ones.

I got my 3.1 miles in in the rain today. But I had some nice conversations with friends who called, and I was super excited that a friend dropped off a gift of a book by David Sedaris. If you are not familiar with his essays, now is the time to order his work.

A good day in all. Now, if I can just figure out how to work my fancy toilet seat. LOL.

Happy Birthday!!! Your supper looks amazing(it ALWAYS does) and it sounds as if the day was grand!
January 22nd, 2021  
I'm sure you chose your favourite meal - could are his too! Happy Birthday, Daryl!
January 22nd, 2021  
Happy birthday Daryl! Your presents sound so interesting! I must check out the Toto toilet seat! Lol! Food looks mouthwatering as usual!
January 22nd, 2021  
Happy Birthday! You’ll love the Toto. My husband and I used to race to get the the bathroom first when we first had ours.
January 22nd, 2021  
LOL! Happy Birthday. What a fun array of gifts. Good luck with the bidet
January 22nd, 2021  
Happy Birthday. Off to check book and toilet...
January 22nd, 2021  
Oh, a very happy birthday to you! Lovely capture. Those mushrooms look divine!
January 22nd, 2021  
Does your toto come with heated seat? Find car seats that heat weird, not sure what I think to heated loos....
January 22nd, 2021  
Happy birthday! Your meal looks lovely.
January 22nd, 2021  
Happy birthday! Sounds and looks like you had lots of nice treats.
January 22nd, 2021  
Happy Birthday Daryl... you're twenty and a bit years behind me!
January 22nd, 2021  
@newbank heated is nice!! Haha. This loo seat is quite a great thing! It's made by Toto. I've only seen/experienced one in Tokyo before. All I can say is it's a good thing! Lol!
January 22nd, 2021  
@vignouse thank you Richard!
January 22nd, 2021  
@fueast thanks Alison!
January 22nd, 2021  
@kwiksilver thank you Gillian. It was!
January 22nd, 2021  
@jamibann I often forget to cook mushrooms, but when I remember, I am always so pleased I bought them!
January 22nd, 2021  
@newbank and if you've never read Sedaris, I started with Me Talk Pretty One Day. His wit is unparalleled. I've seen him read his work three times.
January 22nd, 2021  
@jgpittenger it was such a funny mix of gifts! Thank you Jane.
January 22nd, 2021  
@redy4et haha! I get why now! What a funny gift that is also a great surprise!!
January 22nd, 2021  
@pamknowler the Toto seat is a bit of a luxury! Who knew what I was missing? Haha!
January 22nd, 2021  
@maggiemae thank you Maggie!
January 22nd, 2021  
@grammyn it was a nice day, even with rain. Thank you!
January 22nd, 2021  
A belated happy birthday and wishing you a much better year ahead!
January 23rd, 2021  
Congratulations, Daryl! πŸ‘πŸŽΆπŸŽ‚ I think with all your useful gifts 😜 you'll have a 'natural, clean and an atmospherical fire scene' year ahead! 😘
January 24th, 2021  
well balanced meal. where's the wine! 😜 happy birthday, daryl.
January 24th, 2021  
@summerfield Just beyond the plate, of course! ;)
January 24th, 2021  
When you use your new Toto Bidet, do you say, "I'm not in Kansas anymore"?
April 9th, 2021  
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