Laura's Birthday Party 2005
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| The Birthday dinner: turkey legs, dressing/rice mixture, the last can of cranberry sauce, and stuffed mushrooms. 800 X 600 86 KB |
A 35 year old bottle of St. Emilion - a gift - is opened for dinner. Our guests nearly passed out in ecstasy. 600 X 800 113 KB |
The dinner dishes are cleared away for the birthday cake. 800 X 600 100 KB |
The cake arrives borne by Amy, the official Cake Carrier... 800 X 600 84 KB |
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| The cake has sparklers on it in addition to candles, so Laura lights it up! 800 X 600 96 KB |
Everyone hopes that the fire department will not be needed... 800 X 600 87 KB |
Once the sparklers have burned out and been removed, Laura survey's the cake... 800 X 600 104 KB |
Deciding that it ought to be decorated slightly differently, she makes a quick switch... 800 X 600 104 KB |
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| The cake has been eaten, and now it is time for the opening of the gifts... We start with a Sherlock Holmes DVD... a classic with Basil Rathbone. 800 X 600 97 KB |
Next, a fine Armagnac from Pierre-Paul. 800 X 600 84 KB |
A clever tea-pot and cup combo from Jonathan... 800 X 600 89 KB |
A relaxing fountain from Dr. Truon... 800 X 600 87 KB |
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| A fashionable French handbag from the girls... 800 X 600 97 KB |
More DVDs from the children... Strange movies... Children of the Damned and Village of the Damned... is there a message there? 800 X 600 96 KB |
Laura is not the only one enjoying the process... can't wait to see what's next! 800 X 600 97 KB |
A beautiful Moroccan serving dish from Patrick and Basra Riviere. 800 X 600 89 KB |
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| Jonathan tries out the new chair from Ark and the Signs Team. Laura is supposed to write more books now that she has a comfortable place to sit. 600 X 800 59 KB |
A bit of scientific discussion: Avant le Big Bang! 800 X 600 92 KB |
Scott is having a good time... 600 X 800 70 KB |
Sebastian wants to see what is going on! 600 X 800 71 KB |
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| Joe and Anna toast to more birthday parties! 800 X 600 81 KB |
Laura shows that you can drink Armagnac, and smoke cigarettes with the new, elegant holder and STILL have a halo! 600 X 800 84 KB |
With Pierre-Paul's excellent Armagnac to lubricate our voices, the dinner table talk continues late into the night... 800 X 600 78 KB |
Finally, the party retires to the salon for an hour or so of Karaoke before calling it a night. Everyone had a good time, and agreed that it was a most pleasant soiree! 800 X 600 80 KB |