Jo's 70th
It was Jo's 70th birthday recently. We drove Jo mad. We all had a big party on the 15th-16th May, and then I drove her across Wales and England to visit her sister in Gloucestershire, and a recently widowed friend in Surrey. Then on to the Channel tunnel, and to our house in Picardy where we downed plenty of white and red.
For the party in Maire's sunny garden in Dublin we were all asked to come up with a word or expression that for that person best describes or captures Jo's character.
Here they are:
Conor: Proud
Mel: Pedigree Chum (a dog food, we used to eat a very nice spunge in custard that came out of a can and we called it PC)
Rory: May
Maire: Brendan
Brenda: Woman of steel
Grainne: Devoted.
Anne: Independent
Deirdre: Generous
Gaëlle: "God bless"
Carsten: Fun
Jonathan: Welcoming
Ross (Grainne's partner): Vivacious
Kids
Anna: Adorable
Rob: Caring
Brennie: Generous
Harry: Nice
Roman: Prezzies.
Emilie: Emilie Jo.
Clarence: Stop it!
Dylan: A good cook
Jack: Good
Chris: gurgle
Lucas: Club Milk (a chocolate biscuit)
Christian: Chocky bikkie
Sam: My granny
And the final word to Jo herself: Rubbish
©RJ Doyle Clarke
Published oringinally on May 26, 2005 at www.burgundyworld.com
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