Journal of a Sabbatical

April 8, 2001

older than dirt - the food

	Fifty years of magnificence is a very long time. And fifty candles would melt the birthday cake, so I only got one, but it played Happy Birthday even after I blew it out.
	It's not a party without cakes - plural - has to be more than one. La Madre's famous tall angel cake.
	La Madre's famous birthday cake with Funfetti.
	And leftovers. The caterer added courses...