Last evening, Ellen put on a huge 87th birthday party for me at the Dummerston church. It was a “1950s church potluck supper” concept, followed by hymn sing. It was a spectacular success. 67 people came, the food was awesome and very popular with everyone and got almost entirely eaten up. Ellen made a huge three-layer carrot cake as the birthday cake which was really awesome, and there were several other cakes as well including a gluten-free almond cake.The hymn sing was really wonderful: very robust singing! People loved singing the old hymns. Everyone seemed to really enjoy themselves. One special feature was that Robin Davis had made 87 candle cards which people could draw and write on and she hung them on a clothesline. It was really amazing. Another special feature was that there were people there from different parts of my life who didn’t necessarily know each other: my family, Ellen’s family, Guilford church people, Dummerston church people, River Singers, Hallowell, etc. That gave a special feel to the whole occasion. They were even four people there who remembered me when I was the minister in Dummerston 60 + years ago! Wow! Huge thanks to Ellen for pulling that off! I am one blessed guy! 😋
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| Eliza helping to set up the food buffet |
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| Getting ready |
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| People making candle cards |
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The cake table
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| A Sampling of candle cards |
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