Thankful Thursday

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 Mild temperatures make it easy to extend summer a little longer. Warm temperatures coupled with shorter evenings gave an added gift of seeing a beautiful sunset on a quiet beach.






Crane beach at Sunset....


The gates closed at 6:20 giving us time to visit our favorite ice cream shop. After a 6 mile walk on the beach, we thought a treat was in order.
Minty fresh!

Beach weather continues today, although a little breezy, we are not to be deterred. First, celebrations are in order.

Birthday breakfast 

Yay! It’s Fiona’s birthday and that’s a great reason to celebrate and be thankful. So grateful for my beautiful daughter, beach buddy extraordinaire, fabulous and fun, loyal and kind, master mask maker, book lover, baker, artist, fleur -a-holic, chauffeur and all good things! Our family is so lucky!!


 
Sunny beach birthday...
Just the start of birthday celebrations!




Comments

  1. My name is Erika.October 8, 2020 at 5:02 PM

    Happy birthday Fiona. A beach walk is the best thing to do on the big day. Especially with some ice cream after walking. Well especially for mo getting to share time with her daughter. I would do ice cream though too. Those beach sunsets are gorgeous. These days are getting so much shorter now, aren't they? Happy almost Friday. Hugs-Erika

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  2. Valerie-JaelOctober 8, 2020 at 10:54 PM

    Happy birthday Fiona. You really deserved an ice after that walk along the beach. Glad you had such a good da, hugs, Valerie

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  3. CJ KennedyOctober 9, 2020 at 4:47 AM

    Happy Birthday, Fiona! 💐🎂 Beautiful sunset. Did your area get slammed with the wild thunderstorm on Wed?

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  4. Let's Art JournalOctober 9, 2020 at 7:29 AM

    Wishing Fiona a very happy birthday! It was our wedding anniversary yesterday so we were celebrating too ...lol 😀. The sunsets over the ocean look so beautiful, and you have my favourite ice cream there - mint choc chip, so yummy! Enjoy the birthday celebrations! Hugs, Jo x

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  5. KarenOctober 9, 2020 at 7:37 AM

    Happy Birthday, Fiona! Your sunsets are gorgeous, and I'd love to join you on a 6 mile walk on the beach!!!

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  6. Bleubeard and ElizabethOctober 10, 2020 at 7:21 AM

    I am SO far behind, but I'll still send belated birthday wishes to Fiona. She is truly a beauty, Like mother, like daughter.

    Lovely sunset photos and the ice cream looks great, too. Hope Fiona had a great celebratory birthday, even though it was such a bad year.

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