Happy Birthday, Ellen!

Today is Ellen's 80th birthday! It is hard to believe! She carries her age very beautifully. We had a lovely lunch today at Burdick's restaurant in Walpole, NH - a very nice restaursant which we understand is owned partly by Ken Burns. (It's true - he's been a part-owner since 2001 and eats there several times a week). An item on the menu today was "Ken's Salad," which he "invented," ate "off-menu" for years, and now it is on-menu and very popular. Katie Tolles ordered it today. It features grilled salmon, Bibb letttuce and avacado. I had "Mussells Mariniere." They said they came from Prince Edward Island. Ellen had a platter of mixed vegetables, which she said were very tasty. Savanna had a "huge" burger. We all enjoyed what we ordered. It was just a very nice treat.

My most recent photo of Ellen - the Bible Study Group yesterday. Ellen is top row, second from left.

Ellen's vegetable platter

My mussells

Savanna and Katie - with burger and Ken's Salad

Burdick's restaurant- their photo.

Burdick's restaurant - my photo.