It takes a long time to become young.
— Pablo Picasso
Welcome to my hundredth post, a different kind of fairy tale today,
dedicated to someone well loved
who turned one hundred last Friday.
He was grumpy, nearly blind, taking small steps with a walker,
but still his blessings outnumber his age:
1, 2, living at home, loved a ton, it’s true,
3, 4, great-grandchildren with glee, smile at the door,
5, 6, grandson fixing, moving wires, contriving to be helpful in the mix,
7, 8, 9, an elder throne, a comfy chair with full recline,
10, a son and daughter-in-law afar, skyping in the den,
20, 30, a daughter bearing gifts, pretty and flirty.
40, 50, pets to feed and stroke, warm and caring, nifty
60, 70, cabbage rolls and kibbe by his recipe made lovingly,
80, 90, 100, satisfied with life, not feeling dread,
101 is coming, willy nilly, don’t be silly, he can’t run!
We’ll hope to be there to share again in the fun.
We love you, Grandpa!
Here are his dog, Freckles, a sunset from his birthday and one perfect yellow rose from his garden:
And here’s a new video dedicated to this amazing man, whose magical long life is a fairy tale itself.
Copyright 2013 Brenda Davis Harsham
Great post Brenda! I love the photos and the video is terrific-make more!!
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🙂 Thanks for your encouragement. I have been meaning to make another… 🙂
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Brenda, so wonderful how you honor your grandpa here. So much love! (Great photos, too.) Thanks for dropping by my blog and liking “Close Encounter…”
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My pleasure, and thanks for dropping by. 🙂
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Oh this is lovely..Thanks for looking in so much…so Pablo P had a cat too! Lovely page…Thanks for sharing…
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Thanks for commenting and take care, Brenda
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Happy 100th birthday to your Grandpa. My Grandma is 95, 96 in January. The photos are lovely. Happy 100th post birthday to you.
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I hope you will posting a 100th birthday one day, too, for your Grandma. 🙂 I’m loving blogging! I don’t think it will take as long to hit 200. 🙂 Thanks for commenting, Brenda
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Thanks Brenda. I hope my Grandma will live to be 100. That will be awesome.
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He – and you – are blessed!
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Yes, indeed! Thanks! Brenda
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Love the new look. 🙂
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Thanks! I’m still getting used to it. I like to imagine fairies in the flowers on the header, though, so far it’s working for me. 🙂
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What a lovely tribute 🙂
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Thanks! It was a pretty special event for all of us. 🙂
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What a great mile stone and he looks fit as a fiddle. Congratulations well meant to him and the family Ann.
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Thanks, Ann. He’s doing great!
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Congratulations…it has taken me 10 years to decide that these are the best years of my life, I am free to do as I wish (within limited income) write daily all day and night if I wish; stay in, go out, give unwanted advise, and look back on not a perfect life but one filled with all of the senses, taste and experiences possible. I am looking forward to my 100 birthday, 25 years from now! We are slow, but we hold a world full of wisdom free…it only needs to be ask for and we will happily pass it on. Thank you for sharing. My little fellow “Mason” and I enjoyed the words and pictures. Ann
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What a wonderful comment! Thank you! Happy three-quarters of a century to you!! Wow!
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This is an absolutely wonderful portrait, I love your Grandpa, the cat, the dog, your text, the photos, the quote… It’s very moving.
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Thanks! I’m so happy you would like the photos, since you take wonderful ones yourself! He is a pretty amazing guy. 🙂 Brenda
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🙂 xxx
Julie
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Oh, lovely tribute to a long lived man!! 😀 Must be strange to be that age in this digital, computer, quite mad world! We’ve had some relatives in our family almost reach 100, but never quite got there – yet! 😉
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This was my first. My hubby will surely outlive me with those genes. 🙂
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Love the video at the end – it’s great 🙂
Congrats, then!
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Thanks! It was fun to make, but then getting it on youtube required me to bend my eyelids up over my head. Well, almost. 🙂
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congrats all around! wonderful post. 🙂
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Thanks! He’s special to all of us! Warmly, Brenda
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amazing man!
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Yes, he is very incredible, thanks!! Brenda
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Congratulations, my friend and thank you for sharing with us this amazing 100th post!
Have a lovely Friday and a wonderful weekend coming ahead, always~ Cheers!! 😀
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You also, have a fabulous, magical weekend!
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Aww…thank you, my friend! Cheers~ 😀
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congrats reaching 100, both of you )
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I know, and in the same week! 🙂
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Just beautiful. Thank you for sharing this very special part of your life.
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I was unsure whether I should, but my heart would not let the idea go. 🙂
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Such a wonderful #100 post! I enjoyed your thoughts and the photos are so touching, Brenda! You will be blogging for 100 more in no time! I am in awe of the video and your Grandfather’s life! The cat was precious, too. Music was the “piece de resistance!” (not the way it is spelled, right? Smiles!)
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Those animals are the whole center of his life. They lavish all their affection and attention on him, and love him to pieces. He’s a lucky man. His dog, Freckles, is 15! My son and his teacher improvised that music. She was playing a blues progression, and Theo improvised on top after learning the progression in a week. Thanks for commenting! Brenda
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Happy Day to your Grandpa!!! That is a beautiful video, and I love the honoring through all the stages of life, with the plants, the words, and the AWESOME music!!!
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Thanks, I wish I had more time with him, but we go for such short visits. He is very far away. He has great stories.
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Congratulations to your Grandpa, what an achievement. You must be all so proud of hi! What a lovely post! 🙂
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Thanks! We think he’s pretty special. Thanks for commenting! 🙂
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Beautiful, well done Granddad , I loved the video too 😉 xxxxxxxxxx
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Great, thanks!! What I went through with that video. Sigh.
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I can only imagine, kudos to you. xxxx
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🙂 Thanks, Willow. 🙂
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Wonderful…video and all…congrats to all of you and happy, happy on your grandfather.
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Thanks, he’s only mine by marriage, but love him all the same. 🙂
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Oh, what a lovely shot.
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Thanks!
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Thank you for this wonderful post. The rose reminds me of my Grandpa, who didn’t quite get to 100 but had a garden full of roses.
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Oh, that’s sweet!
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Wow! I can’t imagine being 100!
Grandpa is so lucky to have such a loving family and of course a furry friend to share life with is a requirement in my world 😀
Happy bday g-pa!
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His dog and his cat are his world. 🙂
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Congrats on your 100th post 🙂
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Thanks! I don’t quite know how it happened. 🙂
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It does sneak up on you. I just passed by 200th anniversary or blogary or I don’t know what to call it:)
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WOW! Congrats to you, too!
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Thank you, at this pace, I will hit 300 by the end of the year.
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Wow!!
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🙂 Have a good day.
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You, too! Happy weekend, too.
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🙂
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Ah what a magical number. To be well loved at 100 is a remarkable feat. Congrats to both of you! 🙂
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Well, he has no choice, poor man. LOL Brenda
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Congratulations to you and him! 🙂
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It was a very special day for all of us. Hugs, Brenda
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Love the holes in the leaves 😉 Memory? What memory?
Congrats to him. And to you all that he is still with you. x
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He’s grumpy, but he’s ours, and he has to let us love him, the poor man. 😉
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I’m half his age and I can be grumpy too. And Dopey. And Sleepy. And a bit Bashful now and again. :)x
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You know it! I relate to being grumpy. It’s my go-to emotion. 🙂
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I fixed the video: it had two audio tracks! Never make a video late at night with the volume on one bar. Sigh. So many lessons to learn, so few brain cells… 🙂
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Lovely, and congratulations to him, love Freckles also.
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Freckles and he are two old dogs, each move slowly and neither get more than a few feet away from each other. Freckles won’t eat his food if Grandpa isn’t there.
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Outstanding!
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Wow, you get up early. I’m so happy you liked it! 🙂
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