The first sunny morning for ages has dawned here in honour of the birthday of our revered co-host
@Chris L.
Also the frogspawn appears to be stirring.
I for one will be raising a cheeky cider to your health some time later, old chap. ;)
Happy birthday, Chris!
I was going to post a picture of a cake, but I seem to be having problems doing so.
(https://sondheimforum.com/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.bakersmaninc.com%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2016%2F08%2FBirthday_Cake_25_4d63b6c502d73.jpg&hash=150fb6730ad1a5b60df8d4ac08dd731f06e971b9)
Thank you for the cake and the frogspawn! (Frogspawn?) Nice to be here, in familiar surroundings with old friends.
Serious part: A good friend of mine passed away less than three weeks ago. He was more than a year and a half younger than I am, which reminded me how lucky I am to be healthy and happy and in a wonderful place with a wonderful person. (That's you,
@AmyG.) Nonetheless, here's a tribute I posted to my friend:
David F. Bischoff: 1951-2018 (https://52books52.wordpress.com/2018/03/27/david-f-bischoff-1951-2018/)
May we all be thankful that we're still alive and having birthdays. And, please, send more cake and frogspawn!
HAPPY BIRTHDAY, CHRIS!!!
Happy birthday!
Happy Birthday, Chris!!!
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I was waiting to see what cake design you'd come up with, Tom! ;)
Thanks again for the birthday wishes (keep them coming; the day isn't over yet!) and I can report that I don't feel a day older -- well, maybe one day older -- than I did yesterday.
Quote from: Chris L on Apr 05, 2018, 05:45 PMI was waiting to see what cake design you'd come up with, Tom! ;)
My first thought was to find a frog spawn cake to keep with the theme but surprisingly the internet is devoid of frog spawn cakes. :))
Happy belated, Chris!
Apropos of themed cakes and our discussion of Bates Motel and Hannibal, among other things, I went to google "sci-fi horror birthday cake" and came up with this masterpiece...
(WARNING: while artistically impressive, and reportedly delicious, this may be the world's least-appetizing-to-look-at work of confectionery genius ...ever. Don't say I didn't warn you).
http://www.instructables.com/id/The-Thing-Cake/
That is indeed grotesque. And yet, with some fava beans and a fine bottle of Chianti...