[name]Ailsa[/name]/redridinghood’s birthday isn’t for another eight days (Oct. 10th), but she’s going through a rough time right now, so I figured she could use an early birthday hail.
So, everybody, please bring a virtual birthday present to this party thread for [name]Ailsa[/name].
I’m going to be extravagant and present [name]Ailsa[/name] with this Victorian carousel:
[name]Ailsa[/name], choose your horse and ride, girl, ride! Wheee!
[name]Happy[/name] Birthday!
– [name]Nephele[/name]
P.S. [name]Don[/name]'t worry, when [name]October[/name] 10th rolls 'round, we’ll party some more!
I actually mailed a real present to [name]Ailsa[/name]. From [name]California[/name] to [name]Wales[/name]. It is a tiny present, and I bought it at my hairdresser’s house. I can’t wait for her to open her present. When she opens it, she will have to say what it is on this thread.
But if I were to give her a pretend present, I would give her a [name]Jaguar[/name] (car, not a big cat). I would also give her a trip to [name]Hawaii[/name], to the island of Kaui. I would go, too! We would stay in the bird sanctuary and cactus arboretum by the ocean. We would walk around and look at the enormous cacti.
to [name]Ailsa[/name], [name]Happy[/name] Birthday! love, [name]Susan[/name]
Oh, how kind of you all!!! I will reply over the weekend properly, as it is 3am now, and I am a bit Sleepless in Seattle kind of feeling ([name]Susan[/name] and [name]Nephele[/name] know why), so I am delighted that you are thinking of me, and now I can start to celebrate for the coming week.
[name]Love[/name] the carousel - they remind me of fairgrounds when I was a child, and those fabulous old books! and I really could do with that chair RIGHT NOW.
Thanks, Disa, [name]Susan[/name], [name]Nephele[/name]! I will come back to this tomorrow when I may or may not be more in my right mind.
[name]Happy[/name] (almost) birthday to you, [name]Ailsa[/name]! I’m having trouble posting images here, but I’ll work on it. I’m off to “virtual” shop now!
Yes, I will have to get my children to show me how you post images on this. In time for Other People’s Birthdays. You know who you are.
xx
ps [name]Susan[/name], would love a [name]Jaguar[/name]. I have a miniscule [name]Ford[/name] Ka which is on its last legs (tyres) xx and would love to travel and sit with you and see the cacti
[name]Happy[/name] early celebrating, [name]Ailsa[/name]! I am not much of a techie so i can’t post you a virtual present but if I could, I would send you every Name Book I could find LOL!!!
Thank you unicorngal! I would love every name book ever written! And thank you elea for your beautiful balloons! I have some very good friends here on Nameberry, and to think I only joined in [name]July[/name]!
I saw this post yesterday, and have been thinking a lot about what to give [name]Ailsa[/name], because it has to be the most wondrous gift for such an amazingly loveable lady ^^
I finally found it! I’m going to give her some love! A whole archive of it, actually! http://www.cardboardlove.com/
The link above is a site where a new tiny love note written on cardboard is posted every other day, and the best part; it has been going on for some time, so they have a pretty archive as well!!
So [name]Ailsa[/name], every time you feel like the world could use a bit more love, you can just go to that ‘easy to remember’ site and be reassured that there is [name]LOVE[/name] in this world! I know reading those pieces of cardboard always makes me happy, so now it can brighten your day as well!!
[name]Happy[/name] Birthday in advance! Best wishes, and some love from Dearest ^^
