Many thanks to all who sent birthday wishes as I transitioned to become a bonafide pensioner ![❤](https://static.xx.fbcdn.net/images/emoji.php/v9/t6c/1/16/2764.png)
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As usual, my celebration dinner was a green macaroni cheese (https://www.edimentals.com/blog/?s=macaroni), this year an Around the World in 80 Mac-Cheese with 80 different perennial greens harvested from the garden, some for the first time!
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