BLOWING OUT THE CANDLES FOR 87 YEARS

This photo of my mantle reminds me of a Jim Croce song from the ‘60s,

“If I could save time in a bottle…”

The days and weeks and months and years go so quickly, don’t they?

Treasure each moment of today.
Happy Birthday, Dad.

Not all the lyrics were appropriate for this celebration, but I do love this song!

TIME IN A BOTTLE
If I could save time in a bottle
The first thing that Id like to do
Is to save every day
Till eternity passes away
Just to spend them with you
If I could make days last forever
If words could make wishes come true
Id save every day like a treasure and then,
Again, I would spend them with you
But there never seems to be enough time
To do the things you want to do
Once you find them
Ive looked around enough to know
That youre the one I want to go
Through time withIf I had a box just for wishes
And dreams that had never come true
The box would be empty
Except for the memory
Of how they were answered by you
But there never seems to be enough time
To do the things you want to do
Once you find themIve looked around enough to know
That youre the one I want to go
Through time with

***Jim Croce***