For my 70th birthday party, Brenda had arranged a special Italian sit down dinner with our Australian friends. We ate al fresco in the lovely warm night air at Popolo in the South Bank Park. The restaurant overlooks the city.
Brenda that afternoon had surprised me by making a fabulous Hawaiian lei. Here, flowering plumeria trees (they call them frangipane in Australia) abound. They are also my favorite flower. She hand stitched a special Royal Lei with over 150 multicolored fragrant blossoms. I felt like a king.
We spent over 4 hours eating, partying and having spirited conversations with our friends. We closed the restaurant down. There was plenty of laughter and gaiety culminating in a resounding Happy Birthday and singing « For He’s A Jolly Good Fellow».
70 times around the sun is a long time. Thanks to the support of my wonderful wife and my dear friends here and in America, I plan to have many more trips around the sun.
