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Today most of us were able to get together and help Charles (Gabbo) celebrate his birthday -which was April 1st!
Yep, he was an April Fool baby all those 74 years ago and says he always was teased about this fact! :) I suppose that is only as to be expected of this birth date ! :) LOL- He has said some of his siblings would tell him,"Mother thought she would have a pretty baby but she had you!" ;)
HA!...But that's a dumb joke if you take a look at what a pretty little boy he actually was!! :) This pic always reminds me of the Baby/little boy Elvis Presley pictures I have seen.
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I was up late preparing food for today's party...(We cancelled going to the chili cook-off yesterday because I just had too much to do here-especially after making the trip the day before to see our friends in Zephyrhills.)
I didn't get to bed-to sleep- until about 3:00 AM! I was coloring eggs at about 2:30! (-LOL-Yep-I'm a bit cracked -I know that!) See-this party had to be Easter themed, as we won't be here on Easter! Colored eggs are just always something I want to do! I can't let go the traditions!
Anyway, I pulled it all together- one more time! We all had a lot of fun! Charles got some great gifts...and the best gift I'm sure he would agree, is the love of the family.
Everyone was here except son-in-law, Marc who is a trucker and only gets home every few weeks! :( (Missed you Marc!)
The hat you see in some of the pics is from me. It's a David Morgan, fine felt Australian hat! Charles has always liked these hats and wanted one...lol- now he wants lots more of them! Oh, my ! What have I started here?
I also bought that painting of the cowboy. Our grandson Brian painted this and both Charles and I always liked it a lot. I was so happy to buy it from Bri for a very special gift for his granddad!
He got a lot of other cool gifts too...political books- cd's a very nice shirt and a COOL DUDE coffee mug! And my sis and Bro-in-law gave him 2 giant size jars of the gourmet olives he soo loves! :)
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As I was getting things together on the serving table I realized this new serving stand I had would work well with My Mom's little party plates that I have. I thought they were just right for holding the marshmallow peeps and eggs that I always MUST have for this season! And I thought of Mom and that she would be happy to see this if she were here! Then I thought..."She is happy to see this!" It made me feel closer to Mom, using her little plates!
LOL- When the girls came a little later, Charles, being true to form with his off the wall humor, said... "Later, Mom's gonna have a 'Peep Show' posted on the blog!" ...Ha! I had to point out the bunny and chick PEEPS he was talking about! :) ( Click on any pic to enlarge )
~~~ Here we are - my sis Joy and me- trying out the tea and Tea Pot I got from my blog friend Pea earlier this week! We loved the tea and everyone liked the little tea pot a lot! :)
The rest of the pics are in no particular order. Hope you can figure us all out!
We Are:
June & Charles~ Old folks of the Farm ( AKA~ Ginga & Gabbo ) Tina~ Daughter Alli~ Granddaughter Dan ~Grandson #1 Brian~Grandson#2 Zach~Grandson #3 Tammy~ Daughter Terry~ Son-in-Law Christopher~ Son Joy~Sister Mike~Brother-in- Law
The ones at the end are at the end of the day, after everyone had left for their homes. Charles and I rode down to the pasture to check on the cows! Tiger has decided he likes golf cart rides, too, so he went with us! :)
NEW YORKMETROLOCATION NJ Crowne Plaza Meadowlands Hotel, Secaucus, NJ
March 27-29, 2009
It's 'Fest For Beatles Fans' time again this weekend.
This is a yearly event in NY/NJ area (and other cities at different times of the year) where fans congregate in celebration of their common bond as Beatles fans!
Each year a selection of guests- all Beatles connected in some way - come together with shows and discussions of all things Beatles !
There are also music jams among the fans, singing and playing Beatles songs,until the early hours of morning...and much more... :)
~Check out the official site above to read more about this!~
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I first heard of this event when I joined a music forum several years ago.
From my observations, Beatles fans are the most loyal of any other fans!
Some people I know have attended this event 10 years or more and would not dream of missing it. Vacations are built around a stay of several nights and days at the hotel that sponsors this event-and reservations are made months in advance!
Now THAT is dedication! :)
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Neil Innes, a frequent Fest guest, will be returning this year to add his fun music and routines!
Neil is a Fest Favorite, I have heard from some music forum friends!
(From the site)
Another one of our favorite guests, NEIL INNES pays a return visit to mark the 3rd premiere of The 7th Python, a documentary on Neil’s amazing career, first as a member of the Bonzo Dog Doo Dah Band, to being an integral part of the Monty Python Group, The Rutles, and a long solo career. Neil wrote all the Rutles songs and co-starred as Ron Nasty. Of course, Neil will join Liverpool for some Rutling! We will be showing the film in the Grand Ballroom starting at around 11:00am on Saturday (an earlybird special).
Neil has written a new song which he will be performing at THE FEST and it is called Imitation Song. You can hear a preview of it at his site
"http://www.neilinnes.org/" www.neilinnes.org
( A sample of the humor of Neil Innes from years past )
If y'all are getting sick of looking at 'Ginga's family,' then just skip this post...but ~ you're all welcome to share in our day if you'd like!
I know the family will want to see us all in pictures...'One more time!' haha
Alrighty...moving right along...
I find if I stay up later I have a better chance of sleeping ~ so that's what I do. I often listen to music, work on my blog or pictures or chat with friends, late into the night.
When I finally DID get to bed last night (after 1:00) I got to sleep pretty quickly- in fact I didn't even read at all! Can't say I slept all that well, tho, as the dang cough disturbed me several times! After my late, late, night of online music, etc... I slept a little later than usual this morning.
When I did awake about 9:00 I had to hurry things up to get ready for the family to come, around noon time!
Charles cooked ribs on the grill this time and I made Mac & Cheese, baked beans, fresh veggies and a sour cream dip... deviled eggs... :) made it simple and easy! Cake and ice cream too, of course!
I didn't make pictures of the food this time - just us folks!
( Click on pics to enlarge )
Cast of characters:
Daughter: Tina (My youngest child)
Son: Christopher (the birthday boy and my oldest child)
Grandsons: ( My 2 oldest grands) Dan~with the beard and Brian ~ with the smile :) )
Granddaughter: Allison ( My only granddaughter and youngest of 4 grand kids)
The Old Folks of the Farm: Ginga (aka Junie Rose, Juniper, Junie, June Bug, to list a few... )
and
Gabbo (aka Charles , Charlie, Ed, Chas, ...but never Chuck!)
Lol ~ OK ~ maybe you can sort us all out! Here we are below...at Ginga's very messy house !
( Hey!! I been sick for a few days so I got a good excuse!)
The Characters missing today were~
The Orlando Cats~ T, T and Z (My middle child and her husband (Tam & Terry) and my youngest grandson, Zach)
And Marc ~ My computer guy! (My other son in law)
Missed all of you!! :(
Oh! Want to show you this! This is Brian's Art work he did on some old weathered boards... it's for a table top! ( I love his art- :) ...although I must admit it's quite different! )
Last but not least.... I give you "The Incredible Shrinking Woman!
