On July 13, 2012, my two daughters surprised me with a big box of wrapped gifts, informing me it was exactly 80 days until my 80th birthday and I would be able to unwrap one gift a day. The gift items would commemorate a year in my life in some way. This is what I received this week.
1989 – A small spoon commemorating the 1989 “Breakup of the Berlin Wall”.
1990 – A 1990 edition of The “Late Night with David Letterman” Book of Top Ten Lists.
1991 – Two copies of 1991 Queen City Heritage magazines – The Journal of the Cincinnati Historical Society
1992 – A Helen Steiner Rice Daily Devotional Calendar. Helen Steiner Rice is famous for her verses for Gibson Greeting Cards in Cincinnati. In 1992, my oldest daughter was a writer for Gibson Greetings.
1993 – A 1993 Cat’s Meow rendition of Aglamesis Bros. ice cream parlor (est. 1908), Oakley Square, Cincinnati. My future mother-in-law introduced me to Aglamesis in 1951 and said they had the best ice cream and chocolates in town, and she was right. We still take the grandchildren to Aglamesis Bros. for sundaes.
1994 – A 1994 edition of Dave Barry’s Gift Guide to End All Gift Guides. Dave Barry was always a favorite of mine and this is one of his books I’ve never read.
1995 – A crocheted piece from a vintage pattern that includes a locket heart with a picture of my youngest daughter and me on her wedding day in 1995. The small heart is made from a scrap piece of velvet from my oldest daughter’s Maid of Honor dress.
All of my posts on this wonderful celebration are listed in Family – My 80th Birthday in my index on the right hand side of the page.
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