Minette

MARY'S BIRTHDAY

Saturday, 24. January 2009, 06:46:25

Yesterday, seeing as it’s past midnight, was Mary’s birthday. She and Andre own Café Andre, which is my hangout.
There were a lot of people there, Mary always gets a card and a cake for all of our birthdays and tonight there were two cakes for her and lots of roses.
Mary loves flowers and especially roses.
Andre told me he thought about putting out appetizers and a buffet in honor of her birthday but then she’d have even more work so he didn’t think that would be much of a birthday present.
He said maybe on Tuesday, when they’re closed, he’d make a nice dinner at their house instead. I agreed that would be nice.
We often do holidays with Andre and Mary. Mary always collects those who have nowhere to go and then there are some of us that are close enough to just want to share special times with them.
They’ve come to my house for Christmas dinner; I’ve been to their house for Easter but these days Mary usually does holiday dinners in the restaurant because they know more people now after seven years of operation and their house is small.
So even when the restaurant/bar isn’t open sometimes there is a crowd there anyway although it’s a much different atmosphere from when they are open for regular business.
My whole family hangs at Andre’s.
There is my brother, my cousin and my chosen brother there most nights especially in the winter when our other favorite place, The Anchorage is closed.
My cousin in MA who has a condo here comes there when he’s in town and his two other brothers who live in Florida come when they’re up here on vacation.
Their mother, my aunt, who also lives in Florida, she’s there too when she’s here for the summer.
It’s our place, a second home where we are always welcome and wanted. It’s a place where we feel at home among good friends, a place to make newcomers feel welcome too.
So there was a good crowd for Mary’s birthday because we all love her and she loves us too.
What more could we ask for in a small town like ours?

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Comments

AllThatGlitters # 1. February 2009, 23:42

I can feel your warmth as an awesome person. Your writing shouts of it! The greatest company is the company of animals, great friends, and (sometimes) family.