We were awakened early by the roofers arrival at 7:07 am to take advantage of a clear and dry day to try to finish the steel roof work that had been interrupted by a week of rain. That they had arrived signaled that it was indeed to be a beautiful day: clear skies of blue and a slightly breezy temperature in the edge of the seventies.
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| Trish checks out a finished portion of our new steel roof. The new skylights make windows from my upstairs office. |
It was such a lovely day: I got to watch the roofers work, I received emails and Facebook wishes, there were phone calls from friends and family members, including all the boys and grandson Frank, whose own sixth birthday he is still celebrating two weeks after the fact!
We all picked up our lunch orders at Eduardo’s Taco Truck and picnicked on the back deck in the sunshine.
The best part of the day was perhaps dinner. We had steak on the Big Green Egg, roasted Brussels sprouts, baked sweet potatoes...and then...the biggest treat of all. When Trish asked a couple of days ago, “What do you want for your birthday cake?” I had to think. I’m not really much of a cake person. I also don’t eat chocolate since I don’t do caffeine. Then I remembered how much I loved my mother’s butterscotch pie when I was a small boy.
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| Beautiful! |
“A butterscotch meringue pie,” I announced followed by her declaration that she had never in her life made such a thing. But...it was done, and, a splendid thing it is. In fact, this morning I plan to have butterscotch pie for breakfast on the screen porch.
It was the best birthday...so far!!
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