Saturday Evening

[debris4spike]

Mum, Dad and I went to our neighbours 80th birthday party on Saturday.





Eric had worked in farming, piano tuning, Dartmoor National Park, etc ... the family got the "history" on his cake.


The family ... They had 5 children, but sadly 2 have already died ... so here are the remianing 3 girls (all of whom are actually younger than me!)



It was fun to celebrate - and great to actually have something that Mum & Dad could both get to ... am really pleased with this lovely photo -

Comments

[kudagirl.livejournal.com]

That's a great birthday cake. It was a really big party. Your parents look good here. Treasure these days, Deb.

[debris4spike]

It was a nice afternoon with their family.

Yes, that is a nice pic of Mum & Dad ... really glad I have it (for the reasons you hint at!) *hugs*

[jerusha]

It looks as though a good time was had by all!

[debris4spike]

It was a nice time - great that so many of the extended family made the effort, as well.

[ayinhara.livejournal.com]

It looks like a lovely event.

[debris4spike]

It was a nice time - great that so many of the extended family made the effort, as well.

[crimson-newmoon.livejournal.com]

It looks lovely ^^

[debris4spike]

It was a nice time - great that so many of the extended family made the effort, as well.

[strikske.livejournal.com]

What a great party. So many candles, that must have been a sight when they were all lit. That picture off your Mum and Dad looks really good.

[debris4spike]

It was a nice time - great that so many of the extended family made the effort, as well.

It is a nice picture of Mum & Dad - I am really pleased how it turned out.

[angelswilliam.livejournal.com]

LOL! You must live in the Midwestern USA. I could so see that being the 80th birthday cake for my parents' now deceased neighbor. Love the John Deere tractor! Does your neighbor own or work at a John Deere dealership?

[debris4spike]

LOL - Eric worked as a farmer in local farms ... hense the tractors. The bridge on the 2nd cake is because he also worked for The Dartmoor National Park.

I was amused that you recognise a tractor make froma model! Does that mean your family are involved with them?

[angelswilliam.livejournal.com]

Well, until Yardman came out, there weren't any other green and yellow outdoor equipment; and, as far as I know, Yardman only makes lawn & garden tractors, not field tractors.

Orange = Kubota
Blue = Ford
Green w/yellow wheels = John Deere

Not sure what brand the red ones are.

I come from a county that has very active 4-H and agricultural clubs for its youth because there's still plenty of farmland for both livestock and crops. Our chief money-makers have always chiefly been dairy and oil...except maybe while we still had the factories that made products for "the big 3" until the employees all got laid off and the businesses all got moved down to Mexico. >:(

But, yeah. I know a lot of tractors by their colors. It's not because my family's involved with them; it's because everyone knows everyone else around here. Also, we have a HUUUUUUUGE John Deere dealership just outside of my hometown that is owned by a well-known family, so...it's kinda hard for me not to know what a John Deere looks like. LOL

[debris4spike]

Oh thank you - hadn't realised tarctors had specific colours ... I must look and see.

I grew up in Greater London os tractors were unknown ... then I moved to a rural area and suddenly I had to lear a lot about silage, sheep, tractors ... mostly by being slowed up on the road!

Where I grew up there was a huge Ford factory ... so 80% of the locals had them. At the time, I could always recognise a Ford even though we never owned one!