tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3528563144963903992.post8544226761092148218..comments2023-11-17T03:50:24.606-05:00Comments on <a href="http://www.velmabolyard.com">Wake Robin</a> : 55Velma Bolyardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12446502295849533888noreply@blogger.comBlogger24125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3528563144963903992.post-81792969433024183852011-11-28T21:41:38.193-05:002011-11-28T21:41:38.193-05:00yes, bonnie, i do remember that! yay!
jan, another...yes, bonnie, i do remember that! yay!<br />jan, another sag! or just barely?Velma Bolyardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12446502295849533888noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3528563144963903992.post-73373939295209798352011-11-28T19:30:04.589-05:002011-11-28T19:30:04.589-05:00Last Monday, my number was 1 less than yours. May ...Last Monday, my number was 1 less than yours. May the upcoming year bring you everything you need.jan b.https://www.blogger.com/profile/05342874096294842296noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3528563144963903992.post-52634219096551183202011-11-28T19:05:29.870-05:002011-11-28T19:05:29.870-05:00Happy Birthday, Velma, my fellow sagittarian! I t...Happy Birthday, Velma, my fellow sagittarian! I turned 53 yesterday, the 27th. I wish you a year filled with blessings of love, peace, hope, and joy.Bonnie Knoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3528563144963903992.post-16977757131603878682011-11-28T16:29:03.734-05:002011-11-28T16:29:03.734-05:00YAY, aimee, to all good rocks!YAY, aimee, to all good rocks!Velma Bolyardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12446502295849533888noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3528563144963903992.post-11288451700343415702011-11-28T16:22:51.251-05:002011-11-28T16:22:51.251-05:00let this be the beginning of your true new year--o...let this be the beginning of your true new year--out with the old, everything you've endured! it has been rocky but you have been strong. so, more rocks ahead, but the good ones.aimeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02748312825417927379noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3528563144963903992.post-39883998044546100262011-11-28T15:52:02.881-05:002011-11-28T15:52:02.881-05:00margaret, i am SO ok with aging. except the bits t...margaret, i am SO ok with aging. except the bits that aren't working too well!<br />joanne, my birthday sister, almost!<br />kathy, another sag!<br />jean, threads, threads, threads, yes!<br />faisal, a time to reflect--and you another sag!Velma Bolyardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12446502295849533888noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3528563144963903992.post-53751449016627754542011-11-28T14:54:09.265-05:002011-11-28T14:54:09.265-05:00Poetic and reflective, Velma. Happy birthday!Poetic and reflective, Velma. Happy birthday!Gardener in the Distancehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14478393904059307841noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3528563144963903992.post-26259024238376729082011-11-28T14:41:34.712-05:002011-11-28T14:41:34.712-05:00Velma, happy days always. It's the threads tha...Velma, happy days always. It's the threads that are truly important - thick and thin, smooth and textured, brightly coloured and natural, plant, animal and manmade - and the threads that run through our lives that make us who we are.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3528563144963903992.post-86017245586565455422011-11-28T09:06:08.046-05:002011-11-28T09:06:08.046-05:00Happy Birthday Velma !
every year is only better ...Happy Birthday Velma ! <br />every year is only better .<br />62 next week . age can be so freeing .<br />xxookathydhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09136226654825501347noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3528563144963903992.post-50447450850688113312011-11-28T08:38:52.153-05:002011-11-28T08:38:52.153-05:00Happy Birthday!Happy Birthday!Joanne B Kaarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16124919913341204439noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3528563144963903992.post-52154645646066395592011-11-28T07:49:09.306-05:002011-11-28T07:49:09.306-05:00May your day be a joyful one, Velma -- and may you...May your day be a joyful one, Velma -- and may your year ahead be blessed. I have lived 4 more years than you have...and the aging thing does get easier to accept, but it never fails to surprise!Margarethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04472013513744969837noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3528563144963903992.post-90938712674560133582011-11-28T05:46:44.357-05:002011-11-28T05:46:44.357-05:00ronnie, the tick was not a deer tick-thank god. no...ronnie, the tick was not a deer tick-thank god. no lyme. but there could have been one i didn't see-yuck!.<br />valerianna, i can't wai tto see it!<br />manya, this is a lovely wish, and maybe someday. the ticks don't disappear until we have very very cold and snow.<br />henrietta, i like to think the way we experience all the ages is like an accordian book structure.<br />deanna, wow-good job, and thanks<br />kaite, thanks<br />leslie, thank you, you say it so beautifully<br />lynn, yes, it's a good age<br />julie, thank you<br />barry, laughter love creativity. i like that!<br />thank you everyone!Velma Bolyardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12446502295849533888noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3528563144963903992.post-19276586038533759992011-11-28T05:20:39.253-05:002011-11-28T05:20:39.253-05:00V-happy birthday; may there be many more filled wi...V-happy birthday; may there be many more filled with laughter, love and creativity. As you say life is such a moving feast - image of milkweed swaying and criss-crossing in the breeze is a good expression of the journey. Go well. BBarryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10059639215109777537noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3528563144963903992.post-90134356384984276282011-11-28T04:35:41.759-05:002011-11-28T04:35:41.759-05:00Wishing you a very special 55th birthday Velma.
I...Wishing you a very special 55th birthday Velma.<br /><br />I send to you a few wise words given to me some time ago.. "Enjoy each step and keep your eyes and mind open"..I pass this gift to you... I know that you'll use it wisely.<br /><br />With love from across the pond ~ Julie xmycuriousteapartyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12363154762146637638noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3528563144963903992.post-36198993242609364002011-11-28T04:33:58.855-05:002011-11-28T04:33:58.855-05:00Very Happy Birthday, Velma.
55.
A beautiful number...Very Happy Birthday, Velma.<br />55.<br />A beautiful number. <br />Looks full of magic and promise.Lynnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01674923395134039554noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3528563144963903992.post-42912528237335207632011-11-28T00:01:03.400-05:002011-11-28T00:01:03.400-05:00To celebrate your presence in the world, I salute ...To celebrate your presence in the world, I salute you Velma. I appreciate your presence in my world, via blog. You enrich my experience of being on the planet. <br /><br />hApPy bIrtHdAy!Leslie Avon Millerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09235003342775117469noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3528563144963903992.post-47518935365332811432011-11-27T23:41:41.635-05:002011-11-27T23:41:41.635-05:00a special day tomorrow for you, make it last and l...a special day tomorrow for you, make it last and last.kaiteMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16299002622308267375noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3528563144963903992.post-60404257720670553122011-11-27T23:39:07.540-05:002011-11-27T23:39:07.540-05:00well, i don't remember how i felt at 55, but i...well, i don't remember how i felt at 55, but i know it was better than 45 and even better now at almost 70. wishing you a continuing great journey.deanna7treeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02707505639796548961noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3528563144963903992.post-87373356585534437762011-11-27T20:50:02.926-05:002011-11-27T20:50:02.926-05:00velma, i am between you and grace. i looked in th...velma, i am between you and grace. i looked in the mirror today and saw gray wrapping my head and thought i can't ever remember looking different...non-things have changed...i see the same person i have always seen, and she sees me. a while ago i stopping worrying how others see me, it is how i see myself not "the other" but the me. wishing you many moments of reflections and see how you see always, your sight gives insight. threading one stitch at a time...henrietta (aka ani aka zani)https://www.blogger.com/profile/07233449217099900553noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3528563144963903992.post-41420572550120228182011-11-27T19:54:07.083-05:002011-11-27T19:54:07.083-05:00velma, I just was 9 years younger than you..(afer ...velma, I just was 9 years younger than you..(afer graces comment!) I can see it coming..feeling freer than I have ever felt..well..many many happy returns is the wish, and I was thinking today that every day, every moment the world is new again. I wish we could walk together on some of the ancient- mended-broken footpaths of this country, I know you would like them, the stones worn by feet treading over the centuries<br />and..isn't it too cold for ticks? the kind we have here, horrid didease carrying mongrels, they hide in winter..i think<br />also, here at least, if they are walking its ok<br />so have a happy one, and I;m looking forward to hearing what the next decade is like..xxxManya Maratouhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00634215614481267090noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3528563144963903992.post-53159989685122403742011-11-27T19:47:36.217-05:002011-11-27T19:47:36.217-05:00I've heard amazing things about the cave film....I've heard amazing things about the cave film... look forward to seeing it. And BIG birthday blessings!Valeriannahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02621130622153365184noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3528563144963903992.post-78593622909834646262011-11-27T19:21:39.654-05:002011-11-27T19:21:39.654-05:00your post makes me think of my dearest friend marg...your post makes me think of my dearest friend margi(I think of her more as a big sister - she's a special wise woman - just one year your senior) She has advanced Lymes disease (it went undiagnosed, thus untreated, in the vital early stages) - she has confounded the medical experts by surviving long past what they thought would be her use-by date.... <br /><br />I celebrate her life every day<br /><br />just as I curse ticks<br /><br />horrid little disease carrying mongrels<br /><br />(keep an eye on any bites won't you)<br /><br /><br />just like my dear margi - I want to be send you birthday greetings for many years to come...ronniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02260679591630131813noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3528563144963903992.post-15482835817560524152011-11-27T19:16:36.645-05:002011-11-27T19:16:36.645-05:00grace, thank you. and i'm ready!!!grace, thank you. and i'm ready!!!Velma Bolyardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12446502295849533888noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3528563144963903992.post-18319275414607759872011-11-27T18:46:52.345-05:002011-11-27T18:46:52.345-05:00velma, i am about to be 11 years older than
you. ...velma, i am about to be 11 years older than<br />you. these ten years between our ages are<br />very potent, full of so much potential. i<br />really think they are the greatest span of<br />all. you are in a wonderful passage.grace Forrest~Maestashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15853978388902544613noreply@blogger.com