That's a very pretty cake. I hope it tastes as good as it looks!	Barbie: Here, let me light the candles!	Higher math: (8 x 10) + 5 = 85
This looks great!	I though the house was on fire, until I realized it was just the candles on my birthday cake!	What?
Blow it out before you set off the fire alarm!!	OK! Here goes!	I want my piece of cake. NOW!
Greg: How do you make this camera work?	Kids: Nicholas, Charlie and Ed	John David and Mary Angela
Rick and Charles	"Hey! What happened to my head?" Judy and Samuel	Lucy and nephew, Benjamin.
Reed, Kellan and Samuel	Happy Birthday, NANA!	Dinner at Cathy's: Julie Flash and the Francis sisters, Evelyn, Cat and Alice
Let's see if we can do it again with a better smile!	And now, here's a closeup!! "I think this is the best shot, don;t you?"	More of the girls in the Francis family - and Nana.
Reedy River Falls Park	Upstate Shakespeare Festival	"As You Like It" is tonight's offering.
Barbie, Lucy, Cathy and Julie	Mary	"Why did you leave this one in?" "Just lazy, I guess."
Cast photo: Paparazzi catches Nana mugging with the stars!	Buster's Ice Cream in Greenville.	John Paul and Nana
Hey! Didn't they have one of these in Virgina Beach, too?	Let's get Ned in the shot!
The view from the other end of the camera.	Judy's forested estate in Asheville, NC	Nana and Judy. "Do I have to get up out of this chair?"
Judy, Barbie and Mary	I'm glad the flash worked this time!	Barbie: Let's stop for peaches!
Weekend over. Back home again at Bellaire Place.	Bye!	Birthday flowers from Betsy and Seamus in Dublin.

Mom is now living in the Bellaire Place assisted living center in Greenville. On Saturday, at her invitation, I played a short, 30 minute flute recital for the residents, just before lunch. The program consisted of some Scott Joplin, a bit of Duke Ellington, and some show tunes. Since there was no opportunity to find an accompanist and work up a totally live program, I used CD backup for my performance. My Flute Karaoke program was well received by all the residents who attended. Afterwards, mom and I shared a nice lunch in the dining room. I am now working on a program for my Christmas visit in December.

Other events that weekend included dinner with Cathy and Greg on Saturday, church on Sunday morning, a lovely dinner party at my sister Lucy's house and a visit to Greenville's Shakespeare in the Park at the Reedy River Falls park on Sunday night. The park was beautiful and the performance of "As You Like It," updated to include CW songs instead of Elizabethan madrigals, was quite entertaining. You can find out more about the Upstate Shakespeare Festival at their website.

On Monday, Mom and I drove up to Asheville, NC, to visit my sister Judy and to have lunch. I was glad when, at the last minute, my sisters Mary and Barbie were able to join us for the road trip. The drive up US 25 through the mountains was beautiful. In Asheville, we had a nice family visit and a lovely lunch at the Provence 620 Restaurant, just a short drive from Judy's house. I can especially recommend the spinakopita on the lunch menu.

Happy Birthday, Nana!