Tuesday, 13 May 2008

Fifteen...

Today Tom would have been 15.

He filled my life with colour and so now I have to find colour elsewhere to get my fix.

Fortunately, my garden is willing to be my colour dealer. These tulips are a good example.




After school we had a party. Six of his cousins, my two sisters, my parents and my great-aunt all came for barbecued burgers and strawberry meringues.


I made sparkly dragonfly biscuits.





And birthday cupcakes





And then we let off a rainbow of 15 balloons from the garden.




*HAPPY BIRTHDAY SWEETHEART*
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17 comments:

  1. Ali13 May 2008 at 21:30

    There is something special about rainbows - how beautiful those balloons look against the blue sky.

    What a wonderful way to celebrate his life.

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  2. Unknown13 May 2008 at 21:45

    oh Tracy.

    I'm sure he loved his party... and the balloons all reached him without popping... and ... well... I'll be thinking about you.

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  3. Curlew Country13 May 2008 at 22:36

    Happy birthday wishes from me. What a joyous event.
    Stephx

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  4. Kitty13 May 2008 at 23:15

    Happy Birthday Tom. x

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  5. knittingdragonflies14 May 2008 at 00:23

    Oh my, love the cookies!!!
    Vicki

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  6. Mary14 May 2008 at 10:27

    Happy Birthday Tom - your mum and family did you proud and I am sure you were smiling down on them!

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  7. Simone14 May 2008 at 12:28

    What a wonderful tribute for Tom. what a beautiful sunny day full of colour.

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  8. Tracey Petersen14 May 2008 at 12:50

    I'm glad that you can celebrate his birthday. It is a sign of a life well led and well remembered.

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  9. driftwood14 May 2008 at 12:52

    what a beautiful tribute to Tom. xx

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  10. Gina14 May 2008 at 15:19

    A beautiful and colourful tribute to Tom.. love those dragonfly bikkies! Gx

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  11. do you mind if i knit14 May 2008 at 15:58

    It's very touching........ how you've celebrated with all that colour........ the balloons going upwards..... beautifully symbolic......

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  12. paper-and-string14 May 2008 at 20:03

    Happy Birthday Tom...I'm sure that you're being a blog lurker and enjoying all the goings on. 15 eh? have a bottle of Bud' on me :-)
    love to you allxxx
    ps the dragonfly biscuits are lovely xxx

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  13. alice c14 May 2008 at 22:21

    How wonderful to have the opportunity to celebrate his life with family and friends. I am sure that each of those balloons floated upwards with love and happy memories attached to the string

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  14. dottycookie14 May 2008 at 23:12

    I'm so glad you had a party for Tom - what a lovely idea.

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  15. julie15 May 2008 at 09:52

    That's a very beautiful way to celebrate his life and all that he is to you still.

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  16. Garden Girl15 May 2008 at 11:41

    What a perfect way to celebrate such a special day.Thinking of you, x

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  17. The List Writer16 May 2008 at 10:42

    What a great birthday party! Those balloons, cakes and biscuits must have made everybody smile and remember the special things about Tom.

    N. x

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