BIRTHDAY CELEBRATION IN LAJOLLA / picasso on october 25th

+BIRTHDAY GRATITUDE+ 

>i am overwhelmed w/ gratitude for the many<

>kind >messages that you have sent to me for<

+(SUCH >JOY TO BE+

+SO APPRECIATED)+

>my birthday this year / this makes me happy<

>as to know that my blog effort is being seen<

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+PICASSO'S BIRTHDAY+

+MALAGA SPAIN, 1881 +

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>as we enjoy to celebrate each year, is on<

>october 25th / >one day before our own<

+(GOOGLE : EUGENE RAY+

+>>>/ PABLO PICASSO)+

>and that was >sunday when derek, bron<

>and bruce >joined marianne & i at home<

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+"LA CAVE DU ROC"+

+> / (>CAVAROC<)+ ! ?

>is a nice bordeaux red wine which bruce<

>and bron have >generously given< to us<

+(CAVAROC >IMPORTED+

+BORDEAUX WINES 19C)+

>that for us >links w/ our cavaroc heritage<

>pleased me to >uncork on picasso's bday<

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 >derek brought>book gifts >(frida kahlo who<
>i am very fond of her "organics")< and >his<
+(GOOGLE : DEREK RAY+
+"READER" / ARTICLES)+
>latest >"shutter fly" travel books on "beijing<
>& the great wall" and "glacier national park"<
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 >marianne and i welcomed >my son, derek<
>daughter bronwen< w/ husband bruce for<
+(MARIANNE @ 84 YEARS+
+LOVED BY ALL FAMILY)+
>hor d'oeuvres prior to a >light lunch in our<
>retirement home in the la jolla shores area<
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 >this >"la cave du roc" bordeaux wine came<
>packaged w/ three other wines in a beautiful<
+("LA CAVE DU ROC"+
+/ BORDEAUX WINE)+
>wooden box w/ plexi slider / i am curious as<
>to its link, if any, with our bordeaux heritage<
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 >it pleases me greatly to have my children<
>at home together for a visit as it was with<
+(DEREK, BRON  & BRUCE+
+ALL  >HUMAN HEROES<)+
>seeing ashley for the first time w/ parents<
+(LESLEY &  BRETT)+
>am grateful they are  >very good people<
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 >derek informed me of his >two fine ebooks :<
>"taming dyslexia< : >how to help your child<
+BRON , BRUCE,  DEREK+
+MARIANNE /AT LUNCH+
>overcome" and this joins his >earlier ebook<
>"how to travel on the cheap" (exellent tips)<
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>marianne<  >(seen here in the la valencia<
>hotel at christmas) & i  >met in the "sala"<
+MARIANNE @ >LAJOLLA'S+
+1926 LA VALENCIA HOTEL+
>of this historical landmark / >yesterday m.<
>& i dined there for my birthday celebration<
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 >it was a beautiful, >full harvest moon evening<
>as we >dined  (thanks to a john & judy gift to<
+(MARIANNE  MET MARIAN &+
+I HERE< >OVER 20 YRS AGO)+
>marianne) at sunset on the terrace, just next to<
>the main "sala" where we met over 20 yrs ago<
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 >if you wonder why these historical hotels<
>are painted pink >you must study them as<
+( SUNSET OF OUR LIFE+
+w/ MUCH GRATITUDE)+
>the sun is setting< remember also it was in<
>a  >south of france & great tropic tradition<
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 >although marianne & i had agreed "no<
>gifts" (i thought) she produced a "piece<
+(AN >"ULTIMATE"< GIFT+
+NAPOLEON HOUSE CAP)+
>de resistance" gift out of a bag / >yes it<
>is a cap from >nola's"napoleon house"<
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>(i can return >tommy's fabulous< cap<
>thanks for the birthday e-card tommy)<
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 >after arriving home : from our bedroom<
>patio looking east, >marianne and i saw<
+(AN EVENING >VISION+
+FROM OUR B.R. PATIO)+
>the great evening climax / >you tell me<
>dear friends / >is that the harvest moon< ?
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+MY DEEP GRATITUDE TO+
+RALPH ROESLING FOR A+
>(and i wish to >apologize<
>to  any friends who i may<
>have  >offended this year<
>it was>not ever intended)<
+VERY >KIND BIRTHDAY+
+FACEBOOK  >GREETING+
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>again, >so many thanks for so<
+MANY>KIND GREETINGS+
>(yes, mark lugo >was correct<
>(made it through>another yr)<
+BUT  >GOAL IS SECRET<+
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eugene ray, mfa, architect
professor emeritus, sdsu