Where do I begin?
The roses and the lavender greet me in the morning.
My friends and family call and write.
My dog.
I am healthy.
I live on a hill in Italy.
My guests keep coming.
I have my own art studio.
I can walk, talk, create.
I have a home of my own.
I have a great love who loves me back.
I have a big kitchen and can prepare anything I want.
I have an extended blog world which gives me great pleasure.
I have hope. I have dreams.
And, today, it's my birthday, my 51st. My gifts? Read above.
I am the luckiest girl in the world.
Photo: Julia Russell www.juliarussell.com
24 comments:
Auguri!! Happy Birthday my dear friend. Wishing you a wonderful year being 51.
Happy Happy Birthday, have a wonderful day....Best wishes for a great year!
You kept that very quiet!!
Happy Birthday dear Diana! So happy for your happiness!
LOVE the photograph by Julia. She captured YOU. Happy Birthday, my bella Diana!
buon compleanno!! bella foto.
"Viel Glück und viel Segen auf all deinen Wegen, Gesundheit und Frohsinn sei auch mit dabei"
Das singen wir immer am Morgen, wenn ein lieber Mensch aus der Familie Geburtstag hat. Heute singen wir für dich!!!
In Liebe, deine vielen Mädels aus Berlin, Elisabeth, Charlotte, Paulina, Annalena, Melissa and me
Have a great Birthday Diana. You have so many reasons to be happy and grateful!
You look beautiful in your picture.
Enjoy your day!
All the best to you this day and every day....
Happy birthday! I wish I could send you some petit fours! :-D
Beautiful photo of a beautiful person... Have a great birthday Diana! Enjoy every minute!
Have a wonderful and happy Birthday today. Let's celebrate again when we see you in the Fall.
And, lets celebrate both of our birthdays. I will celebrate 70 years of a fabulous life.
Happy , happy Birthday! I hope your day is filled with love, great food and relaxation!
Happy Birthday, Diana! You are beautiful!
Have a wonderful birthday, Diana! You deserve it!
Your photo is great!
Diana, what a lovely post! Happy Birthday to you...you are 51?? (Is that a photo from many years ago?)
I love the Friday Gratitude Club!
Happy birthday Diana. That is indeed a beautiful photograph.
Have fun today!
Sheena
Thank you all for your lovely comments -- and for the compliment to the photo. I don't have a lot of photos of myself that I like. This one was taken in June by Julia Russell and Jay Goldsmith who are professional photographers from Portsmouth, New Hampshire. When they were here, I was recovering from a bout of extreme exhaustion- but I somehow had a lot of trust in the two of them to the point that I just let them photograph me "as is". And the photos do show where I was at that point -- feeling pretty fragile but hopeful that things could get better. They were pretty incredible people.
Happy birthday to a beautiful person - looking great!
Happy, happy Birthday! I look forward to your blog each day...it is a wonderful gift to so many...and appreciate Gratitide Fridays as it has given me an opportunity to reflect on how fortunate even in a time of uncertainty in my life. All my best!
What a lovely gal, what a "rock" of a friend to M, what a pleasure to have spent time with you & Misha.
I am sure it was a glorious day for you. Meg's Mama
Happy birthday Diana, I wish you all the happiness!
Happy Birthday and best wishes to you this year, Diana. Life is so good.
Happy Birthday. Best wishes for a wonderful year and more great things to be thankful for.
Oh, Diana! Herzlichen Glückwunsch zum Geburtstag.... Alles, alles Gute, Gottes Segen, (well, you know the rest) or just plain 'ol American style... Happy Birthday!
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