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We will start and end this post with photos of His Lordship.
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Seen here giving me the evil eye for lowering the blinds and blocking his morning sun.
I had a birthday recently… yay me, another trip around the sun and straight down the road to decrepitude.
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The husband told me to pick a place for dinner but I’d skipped lunch and decided we should go cocktail hopping early.
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Enter Royal River Grille, one of my favorite spots.
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We settled happily at the bar… but were presented with brunch menus since it was a Sunday. I’m not a breakfast person so the thought of scrambled eggs with my Cosmo at 4:00pm did not please me, not one little bit. Brunch until 5:00pm? Come on.
We decided to move on and got the check.
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With tip, $30.92 for a drink and a beer. What’s the world coming to?
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Next stop was Goodfire Brewery, a new place I’d been wanting to try. On arrival we discovered they were almost out of beer and only had three left on tap. Thankfully one was a blackberry currant sour, but at $9.50 per for the small pour and a virtually non existent menu, we paid $24 for two beers and moved on again.
We ended at a nice seafood place we hadn’t visited in a while and I had a lovely crab, shrimp and scallop lasagna which I didn’t photograph.
So we end with me another year older and a very innocent Lord Dudley Mountcatten.
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Well, maybe not that innocent.
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Happy birthday! Those drinks are pricey…. Geezes. 🥂🍹🍸
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It doesn’t usually bother me, but when you’re not ordering a meal to go with them, $55 for a few drinks seems steep.
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Happy birthday, you.
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Not much to celebrate these days, but thanks.
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That part about getting my leg through my underwear without falling over really spoke to me. Good times ahead.
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Straight downhill. Yay!
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You knew it was going to happen, dude.
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Yes, but not before 60….
😩
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Absolutely not. I’m 61 and I’m not even close. I’ll post a photo tour of my room so you can see I mean it.
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Happy birthday!🎉🎉🎉
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Thank you!
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Happy Birthday! 🥳
Yay! Keeping your balance!
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Thank you!
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Here’s to maintaining life balance . . . especially when getting dressed!
Happy Birthday!
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Thank you!
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Happy birthday, Rivergirl! That Clausmopolitan?!?! Was it made with ice gathered from the North Pole or something? Holy moley, that’s steep.
Deb
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It wasn’t… but should have been.
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Happy Birthday River 🎁🎉🎉🎁. That does seem steep for a couple of drinks.
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They were tasty, but still…
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I’m all about cocktail hopping too, though I’d probably have to cash in my retirement plan if I stopped at those same places as you!
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I love trying different places. I could happily cocktail and appetizer hop all night long.
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Happy birthday!! His Lordship seems a grumpy fellow…lol
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When his comfort is disturbed, he lets me know.
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Seems like he’s probably bugging you a lot then…lol
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He’s a cat. They’re rarely pleased.
😉
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So I’ve noticed.
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Belated birthday greetings to you, Ms River. (Just wondering. When is husby’s birthday?)
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In March.
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Happy Birthday! That Royal River Grille is beautiful. I love the lighting.
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It’s a fabulous place. Right on the water too.
😉
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Ooh, nice.
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Happy Birthday! I am guessing your Birthday is on Christmas. Am I correct?
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Nope. A different Sunday, just didn’t post about it then.
😉
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HAPPY BELATED BIRTHDAY LUV!!! OXOX
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Thanks!
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A belated happy birthday to you. I hope what you’ve gained with age compensates for what you’ve lost xo
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I’ve gained wisdom… but lost youth, my figure, energy, smooth moving joints and the ability to wear whatever shoe I want. So at this point I’m going with no…
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Happy birthday. Sorry about those prices. Seems a bit absurd. Dudley doesn’t look all that innocent.
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