Hi Girls, Get your giggle ready because we are in delights-ville of Spring and all the sweetness and color and happiness fresh air and new growth can bring!!! MUSICA
This silly boy says Hello!
Green coconut and jelly beans, a star bow-tie and marshmallow teeth!! Who could ask for more!?🌸🌸🌸 I put the instructions to this bunny cake in one of my calendars years ago and I STILL get photos of this homemade charm from our girlfriends! For some it’s been passed on, mom to child, and become a family tradition! I think it’s because it’s the easiest cake EVER, but has all the festive charm of even the most complicated! If you’d like the recipe, HERE it is! It’s wham-bam, thank you ma’m, and voila! You get an Easter gold star!⭐️ 
Ran next door to deliver a bunch of daffodils to our new darling neighbors . . . the whole family was there, grandma, moms, dads, children, sisters, nieces, all around the table dying eggs! It was ADORABLE! They told me the secret to the bright colors is that you put TWO color tablets in each glass of water!👏 Now why didn’t I think of that!🤣
I always have to visit Donorama’s Nursery in Edgartown this time of year. They put out the BEST displays. It’s a treat for the senses! There are still no leaves on our trees, and despite the first blooms of daffodils, the predominant color where we walk in the woods is BROWN ~ so my eyes and nose are beside themselves in that place!🌷🌷🌷 Ahhhh . . .
Just thought I’d throw this in . . . I made it for my mom years ago . . . I painted me and my first two brothers for a greeting card . . . I have always wanted to learn to paint people . . . I practiced on us! Plus, rabbit-rabbit!😁🌷
Time for little spring celebrations every chance you get! Guess what? We were just invited for a May 6th TEA PARTY to celebrate the Coronation of King Charles! This was their invitation below … how could you not be excited? Feeling Inspired????👏 Have a party! It’ll force you to clean the house and get some flowers. Gifts for friends! Gold stars! ⭐️⭐️⭐️ ❌⭕️❌⭕️❌⭕️
Yes, I’ve been painting! Because that’s what I DO!
Sooo romantic, it’s the colors isn’t it! Most delicate in the spring, and vibrant at the same time!
Beatrix Potter was the queen of this coloration. Total inspiration!🧡💛💚💙💝
Like for vibrance . . . look at these TWO flowers in a field of brown. And even though you are listening to a book on your ear pods, how can you not STOP
And take pictures of them? Both up close and further back … because that surprise pop is pure celebration . . .
Can you see them? Now you know why I go to the nursery!
And what were we listening to? This! A historical-fiction novel, The Nightingale, about two French sisters, Isabelle and Vianne along with their friends and family, and everyone in France… doing their very best to survive the occupation of France by the Nazis. Now I know how horrible it was. My review… I loved it and cried my eyes out at the end. At first, I didn’t love it. But after a couple of hundred pages, the real action started and even though it is a novel and not a true story, I learned a lot and I now have a thirst for more. Gold Star.⭐️
Reading, while walking with the love of your life . . . joy of joys in the spring!💖
Now here I am, shadow girl, out behind the barn, picking daffodils, all dressed in spring wildflowers!
You see? No leaves . . .
Also, out behind the barn, kitty grave yard. All my girl kitties and man kitties, and my one William T. Aristocat III, are buried here.🌸
And here comes the forsythia!!!
Don’t forget
So many little ways to celebrate this time of year … give yourself the beauty that you deserve, the peace of mind and heart, and love every precious moment.
So I’m on a diet again. Exercising like crazy. Feeling good! This time, because everyday starvation no 
longer works, I am giving in to the Keto Diet, mixed with a little bit of Intermittent Fasting. If I didn’t like clothes so much, I wouldn’t do this! But if you see me stop loving clothes, then just go ahead and kill me. It’s the way I am, born this way, but fun is fun, and I’m up for it!💖
It’s not a bad diet. You get all the sauces and olive oil and mayo you like. Tons of protein, some veg, blueberries, salad dressings, even butter (I haven’t gone that far yet) and basically nothing else. I’ve lost 10 libs. With this glorious weather, plus 10 lbs off, and yes, this IS my birthday today, I am HAPPY!!! (I wasn’t going to tell you, but then I couldn’t help myself! Doesn’t everyone LOVE their birthday? Birthdays make me feel 6 years old!🎈)
When I’m working, or sitting around, or knitting, or watching TV, or whatever, and get an idea, I often just do a quick squiggle in case I go back later and find it has become a full blown inspiration! Like this one I showed you in my last post . . .
And now here she is! I love her! See? Practicing people. She’s probably my best one so far. She’s been waking me up in the morning and calling me to the art table!🎉 “Give me freckles she screamed!”🤣
Then one day, for at least the 10th time, I was watching the wonderful LINCOLN movie, directed and produced by Steven Spielberg, and thinking how he is a man who is constantly giving us gifts, and this is definitely one of them! Between him and Daniel Day Lewis, and many others, like Tommy Lee Jones, I could watch this movie a million times and never get tired of it. While watching, I was squiggling. 
And I Love Lincoln so so so much, I thought, wouldn’t he be good for a calendar page? Shall I paint him? He was Ours! Our Pride! I could practice some more. I could always throw it away if it was awful!
I’m reminded on how much you notice about someone when you are painting them. We became best friends. I love his compassion, the empathy I found in his eyes, the honorableness in everything about him, and his hellbent determination despite EVERYTHING. Plus, the purple tie was the bomb, and he had some good hair! A few years ago Joe and I went to the Lincoln Presidential Library in Springfield, Illinois. Let me say, their website does NOT do it justice. It is SO wonderful. You learn so much! You would love it if you are ever in the neighborhood, but it’s worth a trip if for no other reason but the War Gallery Exhibit, which I cried all the way through. Came out of it and there was a museum guard there, dressed in uniform, I said to her, “How can you stand it, how are you not crying all the time?” She nodded and said, “I know.😥” Inspiration is everywhere! 
So, speaking of clothes, have you seen Inventing Anna on Netflix? It’s a pretty-much true story about this girl who totally and completely scams New York high society pretending to be what she is not. And while scamming, she is dressed to the nines!👏👏👏 You can see how she got away with it, kinda. Plus, she has this little accent that you get sort of addicted to. We loved it!
Now for the winner of the geranium giclee giveaway … did you think I forgot? Never! Watching Vanna gearing up for the deep dive into the vat filled with all of your names!
Here’s the original that hangs on my dining room wall ~ the first painting I ever did . . . I thought I’d show you how I framed it 
in case you, the lucky winner, want to do that with yours! So let’s see what Vanna came up with … the room is filled with ticker tape names, blown up by her fins . . . here’s my squiggle of the sinuous, mermaid-like, jet-setting Vanna … soon I will paint her. Note her flowered swimming cap. Today she’s in a silver body suit, sleek as a dolphin. And very very beautiful. In the eyes. And our winner is . . . LEE in MI!! (The Lee with the word Butler in her email address, who gave potted geraniums to guests at her wedding!💝). I will write you Lee, and then please write me back and give me your address and this luv-lee giclee will be going your way very soon!
We’re all winners today, it’s Spring! And here’s the newest news on cups . . . they ship first of MAY! Is that perfect or what? While we are celebrating the new King, we get to remember his wonderful mom. (And one guess for which cup I’m drinking out of today! Hint, it’s my birthday.😆 🥳)
Guess where we’re going? Ever hear of Patriots Day? It’s a holiday belonging only to Massachusetts that comes with very big celebrations! Because we are the proud owners of Lexington and Concord and that’s where everyone heard the shot heard round the world!
In Boston, they have the famous Boston Marathon… but in Lexington, on Battle Green, surrounded by houses that were there way back when . . . they have THIS!⬇️
It’s a reenactment!👏 I’ve never been to one!
With drums and muskets . . .
. . . smoke and action, and it all starts at 5:30 in the morning! Mysterious dawn, like Christmas morning! Wearing my warmest Uggs with the bows in the back! It’s going to be freezing out there!
Here’s the arrival of Paul Revere! No phones, no texting, only word of mouth, and horseback! And Joe and I are going! We’ve been to 
the area before, right around the corner is Louisa May Alcott’s House. The whole area is wonderful and old, and the graveyards of our ancestors speak volumes. Can’t wait. Got a kitty sitter for Jack!
We have reservations for lunch here . . . the village pub since 1716!! We’ll walk where they walked!
And here’s how it looks on the inside . . . my total cup of tea! I adore history, trying to put myself into other days and feel a little of what they felt. 
Well to me, drenched in the beauty God gave us, of the seasons and the sky and the water and the wind, every day is Earth Day.
My last word because it’s my Birthday and I have to GO! Wishing you the happiest of Happy Days! With all my Love, Anna Susanna Branchburger III. A mere 76 years old today!
Happy Birthday Susan!! May you have many more and I know Joe will spoil you today!!
Happy birthday to you Susan! Thoroughly enjoyed your post this morning.
Love every word. 10 lbs!!! Patriots Day, Lincoln’s portrait, BIRTHDAY!!!
Happy Cake❤️
OMG!!! Fetch the lip balm. Smiling from ear to ear. Oh, how we all needed this sweet dose of Spring Inspiration! The little snowdrops and crocus will have passed when we get Home to Maine, but the forsythia and daffodils will still be brightening the brown carpet of leaves….waiting to be raked and mulched.
You are excellent at people. Never get too caught up in photo-realism. That sketch of Lincoln is Wow!. Tom and I did the whole Lincoln thing one year, and it was well worth it. Boy, could we use him now. Hope he’s watching over our nation and maybe putting in a good word for us.
Thank you, Dear Lady, for a Lovely Lift in spirits.
Mucho Grande Love from Scary Sunshine State, where it’s Halloween all the time. 😉
OH!!! How could I have forgotten?!
Happy, Happy, Birthday. Hope you feel all this Love we are sending.
Wishing you a very Happy Happy Birthday Susan … April is a special month🌷🎂🌷
With Love and Aloha, Evie in San Diego 💕🎂💕🌷💕🐰💕🌷💕🎂💕
Yay! Your Spring Willard is always my favourite!!! So bright and hopeful! Hope you and Joe are doing well and have lots of fun plans for the warmer weather. So excited about the cup! Will they be shipping from England on the 1st or California? Did you realize that May 1st will mark the one year anniversary of our Queen Mary 2 crossing? Brings back such wonderful memories 💗
Shipping from England! Yes, one year, seems way too long ago doesn’t it Nicole!! ❌⭕️
Dear Susan,
Happy Birthday to you!! May the Lord bless you and keep you and make his face shine upon you; may he be gracious to you and give you peace.
Your freckle faced lady is beautiful and I love your rendition of President Lincoln as well.
I hope you have a wonderful Birthday!
Paula K.
Happy Birthday! They made a movie of The Nightingale that is supposed to be out soon. I would recommend Lilac Girls if you want to read more about this time period. It’s based on a true story of a CT Socialite who helped Concentration Camp survivors. Heartbreaking but beautifully written.
I have it! In the pile! Will dig it out, thank you Megan!
Happy, happy birthday, Susan. Have a wonderful day!!!
Happy Birthday, Susan! Thank you for a wonderful springtime post!
Happy Birthday, Susan!!!
Many, many more.
Enjoy your day.
Isabel
Susan,
Happiest of birthdays to you.
My sister and I always celebrated our “birthday season”, lasting the whole month. It begins on the first day of our birthday month and ends on the last day. Since mine is in October, I finish with Halloween. It is like a fireworks finale.
I wish you a wonderful 76th year filled with all of the people and things you love.
Fondly,
Gail
Happy Birthday 🎂 🥳 🎉. You look great. Have a most wonderful day 😊.
Wishing you a very happy birthday, Anna Susanna! 🎈💐
Thank you so very much for another monthly beautiful read to enjoy with my cup of coffee, which I am enjoying in my “Blessed Cup”. We all have indured much, as far as the weather, so I really am enjoying the beginning of the “Delights Of Spring”❤️
Happy happy 76th, dear Sue! Your art, your writing, your photo inspirations are all treasures-hope you really know that! xo
Clare
Happiest Birthday wishes, enough to last all year long!! (yesterday was my mom’s 88th!!) Thank you for your wonderful spring post – your pictures are filled with its fragrance!! Can hardly wait for the lilacs to bloom!!
Have a wonderful birthday, Susan! I always enjoy your “Willard”. May all the love you send to all of us be returned to you tenfold!
Happy Happy Birthday! I feel like I am the one who got a present today with your Willard. Loved hearing Pat Boone sing April Love!! Swoon!! The azaleas and dogwoods have been in bloom here in East Texas but all the recent storms have not been kind to them. We have bluebonnets, too but they are almost gone. Indian paint brushes (my favorite) cover the fields now. And some dark red wildflowers. So pretty! And the hummingbirds have returned. Spring is here and will arrive on your island very soon. How perfect your
birthday is in April – Anna Susana Branchburger III, the girl who spreads joy around the world. Hope your day is full of sunshine and sweet surprises!!! Blessings to you!!
Happy, Happy Birthday blessings, dear Susan! Eat cake today!
Happy Birthday Susan!!! So glad you’re in the world and grateful for all that you share. xo
Happy birthday 🎉 Susan! Thank you for all of the love and inspiration all these years!
May beauty and joy sing 🎶 in your heart ❤️ forever! Thank you for sharing and spreading
the love! Queen 👑 for the day! Enjoy! Lk
I love that hotel in Concord. It was years ago, traveling with no plans, stopped for lunch and stayed the night. One of my very favorite places. Love your blog each time.
Jane
Oh, dear Susan! Happiest of birthday wishes to you! 💗🎉🎂🎈💗. I hope you have a lovely cake and some fun surprises on your special day!
Thank you so much for the beautiful pictures and words from your blog. They are so delightful to read and enjoy. I truly appreciate the work you put into them! 💗💗💗
Wishing you the happiest of birthdays, and MANY happy returns!
Happy Birthday
Happy Happy on your day , Susan, and many more! Much love to you on your special day. We are certainly thankful for YOU! XoXo
So many exciting things to read about and so much beauty to drink in, as is the case with every Willard! It’s always a gift to receive a Willard, and today it’s extra special because it’s your birthday. I hope you have the happiest of days!
Happy birthday, dear one! Enjoy! Enjoy! Enjoy! xoxo
Happiest of birthdays, Susan! Your words and art are a gift to me!🥰
Happy Birthday!!!
Despite reading three books, following Willard and purchasing some of your artwork-I’ve never commented. But I will today-Happy Birthday! Thanks for adding charm and inspiration to my world.
Happy birthday Susan!
Happy Birthday Susan! 🎂🌷🎉
I had a wonderful time on the Vineyard and the weather was lovely 🥰. Hope you and Joe have a fabulous spring! Aloha, Mary (from San Juan Island)
Anna Susanna Branchburger III…Happy Birthday! I love birthdays in Spring , celebration of birth and rebirth 🥰🌷🌺🍀
Have a wonderful time in Lexington..should be spectacular! Thanks for yet again, a wonderful Willard!❤️🌷🥰🌻🍀
Happy Birthday Susan.
Wishing you a year filled with creativity and joy which is exactly what you give to us, your girlfriends!
Happy day to you Joe and Jack,
Linda Z.
A very Happy Birthday to you, Susan!! Wishing you many blessings!
I also loved The Nightingale by Kristin Hannah, one of my favorite authors. You might also like her newest book, “The Four Winds”. They are supposed to be
turning The Nightingale into a movie, but seem to have hit some production problems.
I love your “People” drawings!!
Happy birthday soul sister,. I too am listening to The Nightingale and am just starting to love it!! Historical fiction is my favorite…I used to pretend a lot when I was little and I still do!!! Walking where they walked is a wonderful activity ❣️
Happy, Happy Birthday!!
So wonderful that you share your special day with Gladys Taber!!
Have an absolutely fabulous day!!
Happy birthday Susan!
Greetings from Petra from Holland
Magical birthday wishes ❣️🥰
My sister was just telling me about The Nightingale. and how good it is. Since you said that you are interested in other information about the Holocaust, let me toot my sister’s horn. She wrote the story of our Mother’s life as a French Jew and her experiences of World War II. Most of these stories are terribly sad, although there are very sad moments, our Mother’s life was a triumph of good and happiness. Her war experiences did not destroy the rest of her long life. The title says a lot, it is “One Of The Lucky Ones” by Brenda Hancock.
Oh, I loved this Willard! So many good things. I love the idea of a tea party for the coronation. What better way to celebrate? I love history too, so I was avidly reading about the re-enactment in Boston and especially about Paul Revere. Paul Revere is one of my ancestors! I have a terrible confession to make. I only live about 60 miles from Springfield, Illinois, and I’ve never visited the Abraham Lincoln museum. Time for a day trip! I’m very interested in hearing more about your Keto journey. Been thinking about it for awhile now, but just haven’t been ready to commit. From skies of blue, to daffodil hue, here’s wishing you a magical spring!
Happy Birthday!
🎂🎊🎈🎁🎉
So..I ordered a queen cup the other day. Decided I needed it because any time I get asked “what are you doing “ when it is obvious I say. “Having tea with the Queen “!! And I get the look! Have a great birthday. The hills of California are all full of color yellow, green, purple and the orange of California poppies. They say the color can be seen from space.
Happy, happy birthday to you! April birthdays are very special! I’ve been remembering what was on our minds this time last year! Wishing there were another sailing on the Queen Mary 2 in the works. Many special events ahead, though. Congratulations to the winner! You are doing great with painting people! Xoxo
PS to my earlier comment: your red-headed girl reminds me of Anne of Green Gables. And last, but certainly not least: Happy, happy birthday!
Happiest of Birthdays to you, dear Susan! Mine was on the 7th, we are Aries with all that entails!
Can’t wait for the mugs and for the forsythia to bloom in my little corner of Utah. Happy Spring! ❤️
Happy Birthday to you…And many many more! Celebrate BIG today!
🎉Happy🎂Birthday, Susan!🎉. Enjoy every single minute of your special day☀️
Wishing you the happiest of Birthdays Susan 🎉🎁🎈! Having celebrated birthday #76 last September, I can assure you it is a fine time of life 🎇!
Happy Birthday! Thanks for the boost. Here in the PNW we have snow.🙃 Can’t wait to hear about the reenactment. Sounds really fun. ❤️ Debby
Happy Birthday Susan! Peace and love to you on your special day!
Happy Birthday, Susan!!! What a beautiful day to have a birthday. I found you recently and have enjoyed reading Isle of Dreams and look forward to A Fine Romance and Fairy Tale Girl next. I was looking to purchase some of your discontinued mugs and while searching on the WWW I came across Vineyard Arts Gallery and connected with Robin, who was able to send me the Isle of Dreams mug 🙂 What a sweet person she is. She spoke so highly of you and what a wonderful friend, and talent, you are. I am hoping to make to your neck of the woods some day and have coffee/tea with her. Amazing what a small world it can be. Enjoy your birthday and give Jack a hug from me. I have a couple kitties (Maggie and Pepper) myself. Looking forward to reading more about you, Joe and Jack and seeing more of your adventures!
Happiest of Birthdays Dear Susan. Opening your email I truly feel it was My Birthday.
Wonderful post!! I love your spring blog posts. Such joy. Will make another comment later, gotta run but wanted to make sure I wished you a Happy Birthday Susan! Wishing you a blessed and joyful day.
Maureen
Happy Birthday, Susan! You just get better and better💕
Happy Birthday Susan!
Thank you for gifting us this beautiful Willard
Happy Birthday, Susan!
My Father was born on April 12, 1914 which happened to be Easter Sunday.💙🌷💙
Happy Birthday, Susan! Hope you have a lovely day, you surely deserve it! It’s my second daughter’s 9 month “birthday” today so I’ll get to take her monthly photo on her sweet little decorative milestone blanket! So happy it shares your birthday! Sending you love and happiness!
Happy birthday soulmate. I too am listening to The Nightingale and am just starting to love it Historical fiction is my fave. I used to pretenda lot when I was little and I still do!/Walking where they walked is a wonderful activity.
Happiest of birthdays dear Susan! I love your portrait of President Lincoln, you can see the compassion in his eyes. Eat lots of cake today because calories don’t count on birthdays! ❤️🎂🍰🎉🎈❤️
OMG !! HAPPY BIRTHDAY SUSAN !! Wishing you the Blessings of Enchantment that you always bring out in us ! xoxo
Happy Birthday, Susan! (I’ve been 76 for two months–trust me, you’ll not miss a beat between being 75 and 76!) If you didn’t see Beverly Beckham’s recent piece in the Boston Globe about turning 76, seek it out! I suspect you’ll enjoy it as much as I always enjoy seeing your Willards in my mailbox! (It’s almost as fun as being the “mother” of a tuxedo cat!!!)
The very HAPPIEST of BIRTHDAYS to you Anna Susanna (banana – sorry, I couldn’t resist)!!!!!!!!!!!! I know that you will celebrate it to the moon and back with Joe, Jack and all of your many wonderful friends on the island. Methinks that it will last longer than just 1 day. It turns out that only 3 and one half years separates us as I was born on October 30th, 1950. Who would have thunk back in the 60’s that we would ever be in our 70’s as we chanted never trust anyone over 30. We’ve lived through so much with more to come (God willing).
I loved “Inventing Anna” and found her accent truly amazing/quirky/hard to forget. I’ve been reading like crazy, since the winter here in Iowa has just now decided enough was enough and decided it was time that we saw our BROWN grass once again. I LOVE Louise Penny and read her new book in one day and now have to wait a year for her next – I guess there is something to be said for postponing gratification. I also love Patricia Cornwall and William Kent Kruger. I recommend him if you’ve never read him before. He writes about a sheriff/former sheriff who lives in the iron lakes area of Minnesota, is 1/4 Ojibwe Indian and who solves crimes there.
I have been computer silent for several months but always read your postings. I fear that I may have a case of long covid (although I don’t remember ever having covid to begin with) that has drained me of my energy. left me with brain fog and bouts of joint and muscle pain BUT that which does not kill me makes me stronger or so I hope. I look forward to the day when I will be able to joke around with you and others more but until then I will try to “fake it before I make it.”
Take good care and continue to marvel at all the blessings that Spring brings.
Happiest of Birthday wishes to you Susan! Have a lovely day, and a beautiful year to come!
HAPPY HAPPY BIRTHDAY DEAREST SUSAN from me to you on a very very beautiful spring day here in Pennsylvania…all good thoughts and wishes to you for your birthday and beyond and lots of love to you, Joe and Jack…love love love your newest blog…as always bringing great happiness and joy…😘
Happy Birthday dear dear Susan!
I feel like we’ve been friends forever.
Wishing you the loveliest of birthdays.
Thank you for sharing your heart and your home and your recipes
and art with me!
Happy Birthday sweet Susan Branch. First let me say your music was my music I couldn’t believe my ears. Thank you for making my day. Second, your “Abe” is out of this world..I know you hear this a lot but you are a true artist. I envy your trip to Concord and Lexington. I so miss it. Our leaves are fINALLY coming in here in CA..it’s slow this year, your leaves will fill in soon. Now….I will look into your keto diet..10 lbs sounds wonderful. Have a wonderful day. I don’t know what I’d do without you. xoxo
Happy happy birthday, Susan!🎂🎀🥳 Wishing you a beautiful day to celebrate.💞🥂🌷☺️
Happiest of birthdays to you! Birthdays are our special days!
Helen Link’s daffodils in Mooresville, Indiana – you may Google it. When asked which is you favorite among the blossoms? She replied “the first one that blooms.” The first one to bloom is such a thrill after our long blossomless winter.❤️
Dear Susan…..Happy Birthday to You and many more !!
Happy Birthday from one April girl to another! I am ahead of you by one year and happy to be living! Loving spring with daffodils, hyacinths, muscari, tulips and azaleas – I think the prettiest time of the year – resurrection, rebirth, glory~
Happy Birthday Susan! 💕 May you have as much and more joy today as you bring to others! Sounds like you have some fun things scheduled on your calendar. Something I try to do as often as possible!
I went to the used book store today & found your Love book! 💕 it made me happy and then I remembered it was your birthday! 🎈Felt like it was mine. 🎉 and thanks for the gift of your blog too!
Your girlfriend,
Kathy
Have a very Blessed Birthday 🥳 Susan !!
Happy birthday sweet Susan! Put extra sprinkles on everything ~ you deserve it! Thank you for such a lovely post. I especially liked the pic of you and your shadow with the violets. I’m so excited to know our cups will be arriving soon. I selected The Queen. I miss her still, but look forward to the new king. King Charles had a lifetime of training through his Mum, Queen Elizabeth. I sound so mushy. Okay kiddo, get out there and S-P-A-R-K-L-E!
🕯 🎈 Happy, happy birthday, Susan. 🎈🎂 I love your daffodils. I love everything Susan.
Congratulations to the winner of your geranium painting. I am so very jealous and happy at the same time.
I planted beautiful pink and white geraniums in March. We had a surprise frosty evening a few weeks back and the flowers died. I talked to the plant, pulled off the dead leaves and flowers , watered it, babied it, and it is coming back. I see more green every day.
I watched Inventing Anna this past winter and loved it too.
I loved reading this new Willard, as usual. So newsy & with pictures!!
Happy birthday. Thank you for everything. Happy Spring.
I love you.
Happy Birthday, dear Susan! 🎈🥳❤️🎂
Enjoyed this blog! Happiest of birthdays to you!
Happiest birthday dearest Anna Susanna Branchburger III!! A whole lot of people are grateful you were born!
xo,
Jennifer Kay Kershnerburger Steinmetzen Hoffenberg 😉
P.S. I always say the more nicknames you have, the more loved you are. It would appear the two of us are very loved!
HA HA HA!💖
Happy Birthday!!
Happy Happy Birthday Dear Wonderful Susan. Have an Outstanding Day!!! I hope my vintage postcard arrived on time. 💌💌💌
Lovely post. Thank you. My birthday is Earth day- but before they first started celebrating it. And believe it or not my favorite color is green followed by yellow. Thank you ros
Blessings for you on your special day Susan. Thank you for all you do to cheer us. Here is a special version of the beautiful hymn Breath of God. youtu.be/3lOV2pMOMcg
Happy Birthday Susan! You bring joy to so many! Have a lovely celebration of you!
Well my dear girlfriend, a BIG HAPPY filled BIRTHDAY to you.🎉🎈🎁💝. Btw, you are 76 years YOUNG! Enjoy a big cup of tea out of the beautiful birthday mug, and let yourself indulge in a slice of cake, with candles of course. I love your watercolor portraits, and Mr. Lincoln is terrific! You captured his compassionate eyes. So enjoyed this Willard with my blackberry currant tea. I have the books and tv shows on my list. Love and blessings XO Karen Hefler 💞
Happy Birthday! May you, Joe and Jack have another year of enjoyable new experiences and good health!
Thank you for the beauty you bring to all of us!
Happy birthday Susan!🎂🎊🎉🎁❤ I read The Nightingale a few years ago and enjoyed it. Another wonderful book you and Joe might like is The Book of Lost Names by Kristen Harmel, inspired by a true story. I LOVE your painting of President Lincoln – it’s perfect. xoxo
Happy Birthday, Susan!!! What a joyous gift you are to the world and all of us! Have a wonderful day, and do share photos from Concord. The pub and reenactment look like great fun!
Oh Happy Day!🎈 It is a perfectly lovely day to celebrate your birthday!🎉 I crown you “Queen for a Day”👑 and send you extra love! May every candle on your (Keto-ish) cake bring you a wish come true in the year ahead!🎂
Susan, you are pure joy! You sprinkle happiness everywhere you go and make dreams come to life through your beautiful artwork and by sharing your romantic adventures in words that speak to my heart❤️! I am so glad you were born😘!
Happy, Happy Birthday! Deborah
Happy Birthday! 🎂🎈
Happy Birthday Susan!!! I’m also an April baby on the 22nd. Great month to be born. Thanks for sharing yourself and the things you love so we can enjoy them too!!! Donna from Oregon💜💜💜
Happy, happy birthday! I love the quote “How old would you BE if you didn’t know how old you are?”
Happy Birthday Susan! What a beautiful weather day today for you to enjoy! 💐
Thank you for your fun and positivity. We all need more of that in our world. I have enjoyed you for many years. Question: Do you ever miss CA. Thinking of leaving for many reasons, but wondering if I will long for its uniqueness.
Happy Birthday! dear Susan. ❣️❤️❣️ Wishing you the very best one ever ❣️❤️❣️
Happy birthday!!!!
My dear, Anna Susanna Branchburger III – A very Happy Birthday! You are a delight and a gift to all of us girlfriends, and indeed, the world.
Happy, happy birthday, Susan!! Wishing you the greatest day!!
Just need to tell you that we are planning a tea here in Delaware for the Coronation, also! Hoping to entertain cousins from 1-66!! We look forward to scones, tea and pretty hats!! May we compare our photos in May!!?!?