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How wonderful to have friends with an imagination for an adventure. You are a lucky duck. Can't wait to find out what and where. Happy Birthday to you, spend your day better than a rock star, Allison!! Barbara
Happy 40th Birthday Alison! I have loved seeing your pictures! I had an adventure on my 40th too, you'll love the memory. Diane is darling and I loved her scarf, how chic. I am far away so I am going to copy 🙂 I hope you have so much fun together, kid free, much as we love them it does an adult good, yes? I'm having a great weekend too, down in South Florida with some of my best friends, hubby, brother and sis in law who is truly a sister to me. Yay for Birthday Celebrations and Spring Break to us all!!
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Oh have fun darling – look forward to the tweets xx
My recent post Well it's Friday folks
Oh have fun darling – look forward to the tweets xx
My recent post Well it's Friday folks
How wonderful to have friends with an imagination for an adventure. You are a lucky duck. Can't wait to find out what and where.
Happy Birthday to you, spend your day better than a rock star, Allison!!
Barbara
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Happy 40th Birthday Alison! I have loved seeing your pictures! I had an adventure on my 40th too, you'll love the memory. Diane is darling and I loved her scarf, how chic. I am far away so I am going to copy 🙂 I hope you have so much fun together, kid free, much as we love them it does an adult good, yes? I'm having a great weekend too, down in South Florida with some of my best friends, hubby, brother and sis in law who is truly a sister to me. Yay for Birthday Celebrations and Spring Break to us all!!