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I hope you're having a wonderful day, celebrating this special day with friends and family.
Tex
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Thank you all very much, especially tex, writing happy birthday perfectly in Dutch. I keep it quite simple this year. Only my parents and my sister came for coffee and cake this afternoon. This evening my neighbor was supposed to cook burns night supper for me and some friends (well not specially for me but for burns night, but since my birthday is on burns night you know). But he is to busy with work so it is postponed till Friday. Quite interesting, I only found out two years ago my birthday date, is Scotland actually means something. I thought somebody from Scotland is also in this group. Well you will know what I am talking about what Burns night is. Last year I celebrated my birthday in Scotland by going to a burns night party in Glasgow. I was a guest of a friend of a friend. It was GREAT!!. Also great I did it last year, I thing haggis is not on the menu anymore of soy, gluten, milk, ...etc.... free diet. But for the rest of life I feel connected to Robby Burns and Burns night, cos we were born on the same date (only different years )
A familiarity with Burns Scots is a bonie accomplishment!
Here's a health to ane I loe dear,
Here's a health to ane I loe dear;
Thou art sweet as the smile when fond lovers meet,
And soft as their parting tear-Jessy
Also thank you again for the congrats, funny pictures and kind words, really appreciate it. And JoAnn, about my name, my official names are aHarmina Margrieta. Named after both my grandmothers, in that way my parents were very traditional. For 100% sure harmina (and harma) are Dutch names and both common but quite rare. The version Harmka is new for me, I heard of harmke, this is nowadays ralso are but a common Dutch name.
If you see her, see hi to your colleague from another Harmina/harma. Almost for sure she will tell you, she never had heard of or met somebody with the same name.