@lioness, Yes plus another 60 or 70 yrs added! Thanks for your good wishes. It seems remarkable to me that in this time of so many restrictions and radical changes many of us are making to our daily lives, along with heart wrenching losses, this has been one of the happiest birthdays for me in some years. Unexpected calls, gifts and cards from others I've not been in frequent touch with have added so much happiness to my birthday week. Your love of geckos, too, just adds another bond to our cyber friendship!

The high heat is really interfering with our walks and I can't begin to imagine what it must be like for the valiant firefighters putting their lives on the line to prevent the terrifying spread of fires causing so much more grief and devastation. Saturday, I had to really push myself hard to walk. After circling a couple of blocks, I was more than ready to head back home and this was before 7:30 am. The temp at that time hadn't gotten too high, yet... but it felt like an invisible layer was hanging in the atmosphere...may have just been my imagination but struggled to walk out to the mailbox later in the day.

Some days may be long but the months seem to be flying by. With my short term memory loss and well in advance, because we're soon into Sept., I'll wish you Oct. b.d. greetings now! Think you'll understand. Smiles and Hugs