Monday, September 5, 2022

September 5th

 


I am 78 today, and Happy to blind you with my effulgent self on my special day.
In all of my almost 8 decades of life I have never heard or seen the word effulgent or efulgence.
Along came
Word of the day "ef·ful·gent"

[əˈfo͝oljənt, əˈfəljənt]
ADJECTIVE
shining brightly; radiant.
synonyms:
shining · light · brilliant · vivid · blazing · dazzling · beaming · intense ·
Shining bright,
in a Dazzling Light.
Effulgence derives from the Latin verb fulgēre, which means "to shine."

How did I do?
World War II Baby, 3 months old in this photo, and does it look like I started fretting over what ifs way back then?


1946. My hair was strait as a ruler, can you believe my mother put a Bobby Pin Curl in my hair at 2 years old? If you can't, check out the straight bangs.


19 comments:

Linda said...

Happy HAPPY Birthday!!!! I love you so much and hope you have the best September! Celebrate every one of these September days.....

Ginny Hartzler said...

Happy Happy Birthday!!! Your photo of the many you's in the limelight is fabulous! You always were and still are so cute!!

Linda P said...

Happy birthday! Love the photos. You were a sweetie then and just as 'cute' now. Have a wonderful day.

easyweimaraner said...

happy happy birthday to you... have a super day and a wonderful year full of good things...

Hootin Anni said...

Ohhhhh, you musta been a beautiful baby...'cause baby...look at You Now!!!

Happy birthday Sandra

Breathtaking said...

Happy Birthday Sandra, and Many Happy Returns. Effulgent is a new word to me too. The Limelight photos of you are fantastic. You were a very cute baby, and it seems to me that you have not lost that cuteness. Lovely photos. During those war years my mother used to cut strips of white cotton material to wind around my hair in sections, to make curls. I think Shirley Temple had a lot to do with it.:=)) Young kids couldn't have straight hair, not like these days.

Have a wonderful Birthday day!:=)

Yamini MacLean said...

Hari OM
I know the word well - it often appears in descriptions of the Atmaa/Universal Self and all its manifestations... of which you are one beam of light!!! HAPPY BIRTHDAY MY DEAR BLOGPAL!!! Here's to continued mad snappering and bloviating to keep us all entertained and bouyant. Huggies from afar. YAM xx

eileeninmd said...

Happy Birthday Sandra! I love all the photos. You are a shining light.
Take care, have a great day!

Ann said...

Happy Birthday to you
Happy Birthday to you
Happy Birthday dear Sandra
Happy Birthday to you.
You are adorable in those pictures and you are most definitely effulgent today.
Enjoy your day.

Rose said...

You were adorable !

Mevely317 said...

Aw, you may have just out-done yourself with this 'limelight' image. Effulgent, indeed!

My favorite is still baby Sandra in front of/in back of that old letter. The original was colorized by the photographer, right? I remember one of me ('57) that looked like a mortician's assistant had been practicing with her make-up.

I hope your day is almost as special as you are! xo

My Mind's Eye said...

Happy happy Birthday Sandra.
I loved x 87 your post although I must admit to be blinded by the candles. BOL BOL
Your baby photo and 2 year old photos are adorable.
Hugs and will there be a special lunch outing today
Cecilia

CheerfulMonk said...

Happy Birthday! I love those pictures. That one of you as a baby is especially adorable...the cutest I've ever seen. ❤️

Susan from Bucks County said...

Happy birthday Sandra! Hope you have a great day! My birthday is Wednesday.

The Adventures of the LLB Gang said...

HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!!!!!

Debby@Just Breathe said...

Those pictures are so cute. I hope you have a nice day. I'm so glad we are friends. Your birthday is on my calendar on the wall.
HAPPY BIRTHDAY and many, many, more!!!!

Chatty Crone said...

You were and are adorable!
HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO YOU AND MANY MORE!

You are shiny!

¸.•*¨*•☆•*¨*•.¸¸ ♫HaPpY BiRtHdAy to You

¸.•*¨*•☆•*¨*•.¸¸ ♫HaPpY BiRtHdAy to You

¸.•*¨*•☆•*¨*•.¸¸ ♪ HaPpY BiRtHdAy dear sAndRa
¸.•*¨*•☆•*¨*•.¸¸ Happy Birthday to You

¸.•*¨*•☆•*¨*•.¸¸ aanndd mannyy morree………………….

Love, sandie

DeniseinVA said...

Awwww, sweet, sweet photos! Happy Birthday to you, Happy Birthday to you, Happy Birthday dear Sandra, Happy Birthday to you, and many mooooooooorrrreee. 🎼🎤🎹🪗🎼🧁🎂🍰

Kaitlin said...

My Mom shared this link with me so I know see your blog! Happy Birthday!!!!