Birthday Bash (self-inflicted) Blues

It’s late afternoon on the “day after” a helluva night before! Some of our good friends threw one heck of a 60th birthday party for the hubby last night.  Me being the empathetic sort, felt obliged to support him wholeheartedly in his effort to show his appreciation and gratitude.  Needless to say we are both now firmly ensconced on the sofa in front of a roaring fire nursing well-deserved headaches and fragile nervous systems along with our hot tea and honey.  We fled to our mountain cabin this morning to escape the roaring in our ears and pounding at our temples, but somehow it’s all seemed to follow.  Read the rest of this entry »