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How did I get to be forty?

Things on my mind that begin with letter F:

1. fairs: country, book
2. fairies: flower and forest
3. faith: I have yet to witness the one that can move a mountain
4. flowers: arrangements of lilies, orchids and roses in weddings
5. forests: the ones in Sintra, Portugal. I read they are magical
6. friends: I appreciate those I heard from in Facebook on August 30th
7. forty: crap! how did I get to be that?
8. food: I went restaurant-hopping during my birthday - hors d' oeuvre at Vie Ha Lung, main course at It's Happened to be a Coffee Shop (if there is a next time I will analyze that "Satanic Majesty" on their menu before ordering their mediocre lamb steak in red wine sauce), dessert at Sweet Secret, and cocktails at The Landmark
9.  farms: upon my word, farms! the charming places that they are.
10. fairy tales: I have never stopped believing in them. At least not yet. Or maybe I never will.
11. fig: there is a sacred fig near the spirit house at work. Next to it is a pond inhabited by a somersaulting fish, lotuses whose budding leaves look like fairy boots, and an exasperating frog that goes ko-kak before it even 'looks rain'
12. fast internet: may it never halt
13. freedom: what else beats that?

Megan and Janet host Thursday Thirteen

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  1. i beatiSeptember 1, 2011 at 6:40 PM

    outstanding list !!

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  2. Caridad PineiroSeptember 1, 2011 at 7:40 PM

    Nothing beats #13. Without it, what do we have. Thanks for sharing.

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  3. i beatiSeptember 1, 2011 at 10:57 PM

    Thank you for your positive comments on mine- some were not so positive today ??

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  4. Alice AudreySeptember 1, 2011 at 11:50 PM

    Forty is what happens when you're so busy living your forget to check the time.

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  5. KerriSeptember 2, 2011 at 3:29 AM

    Great list! And happy birthday! Welcome to the 40's! Hope you have a great time!

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  6. I am HarrietSeptember 2, 2011 at 3:42 AM

    Forty? I'm getting wrinkles thinking about 50!

    Have a great Thursday!
    http://harrietandfriends.com/2011/08/13-emails-i-dont-want-to-get-any-more/

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  7. colleenSeptember 2, 2011 at 3:59 AM

    Fun list. You can do it again when you're fifty!

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  8. XakaraSeptember 2, 2011 at 5:53 AM

    Am I the only one that can't wait to be forty? Hmm, probably. I've been known to be "different" that way. *grin*

    Fairies, faith and freedom...wonderful choices!

    Happy T13,

    ~Xakara
    13 Things to Do

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  9. HeatherSeptember 10, 2011 at 11:01 AM

    Ah, man... Sorry I missed your birthday celebration last week (stupid crappy internet connection!) -- I hope you had a FANTASTIC celebration! Thanks foir visiting!

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  10. HazelSeptember 10, 2011 at 2:14 PM

    @Heather, no problem, no worries, no wrinkles :) Thanks for visiting back and for the birthday greeting!

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