This page has been abstracted from the August photo-journal page to document the three days of birthday celebration.
Rick's Seventy-fifth Birthday Party
Andrea threw for me a 75th birthday party on Saturday evening, August 10. Fifteen friends attended for an evening pupu, drink, dinner, and 60s
music (from my formative years from 1966 through 1971 (see my
autobiography
for details).
Saturday morning I photographed the Surinam cherry would be taking to the Rainbow Bonsai Club meeting on Sunday. Click the image to see the
full resolution version.
Three o'clock in the afternoon and Andrea is nearly done prepping for the party food.
Everything's ready for the party and all we need now is the guests. Reading the Rumpole stories. Photo by Andrea.
Making sure everyone has drinks and pupu. Photo by Andrea.
Shortly after six and four more guests are due to arrive.
People began to get dinner plates. Photo by Andrea.
Joleen having a good time. Photo by Andrea.
Getting ready to light the binary candles (1001011base 2 = 75).
About to strike the match. Photo by Andrea.
Andrea made a video of the birthday cake singing.
People enjoyed cake and conversation. I talked to Aires for a while. Photo by Andrea.
A good time indoors after the cake ceremony. Photo by Andrea.
Gary took this selfie photo later in the evening, after most of the guests had gone.
Simina got this one of Andrea and me. Jenny gave me the puakenikeni seed pod lei and Joleen gave me the flower lei.
Rainbow Bonsai Club Monthly Meeting
Andrea and I attended the August 11 regular Sunday monthly meeting of the Rainbow Bonsai Club in A Hui Manu near Kaneohe at 9:00 AM. I brought
a Surinam cherry bonsai for demonstration and put it into the benefit drawing.
Waiting for the members to arrive and fill the chairs. Photo by Andrea.
The meeting is being called to order by President Pat and Secretary Eddie.
I talked about the benefits of volunteering for the Hawaii Bonsai Association exhibit at the upcoming Okinawa Festival. Photo by Andrea.
I began my demonstration by topping the Surinam cherry. Photo by Andrea.
I display the bonsai for the audience after the pruning is complete. Photo by Andrea.
I put the bonsai into the benefit drawing and Josephine won it. Then she did her on demo on repotting orchids. Photo by Andrea.
Later I helped Jackie with pruning her Chinese ficus (banyan) bonsai. Photo by Andrea.
Trump is obsessed with Kamala's crowd sizes. He is so needy. He spread the disinformation that Kamala used AI to fake the fifteen thousand
who showed up to meet her in Michigan. Reputable sources call the photos and crowd estimate authentic. For one thing, the Air Force has quit
putting tail numbers on the presidential aircraft, and the double fakers didn't know that, citing it as evidence of a fake photo.
Birthday Dinner at Roy's
Andrea booked a dinner reservation and took me to Roys on Sunday evening, August 11.
Trying on the Roy's birthday hat.
Photo by Luke, our bartender.
For dessert Andrea got a chocolate martini.
Cheers!
Bartender Luke at work. He's from Colorado and has been in Hawaiʻi for three years.
I got a birthday dessert and chocolate ice cream.
Monday morning it rained on Lawelawe Street. It's good for the bonsai.
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