This post appeared on my previous blog, mariasmind.com, at the beginning of June, 2021. My birthday is now, but three of my siblings have their birthdays at the end of May, beginning of June: a glorious, sun-filled, freshly green time of year. Birthdays, especially the milestone ones, must have been on my mind. I have arrived at one of them, so here are my thoughts again about birthdays and getting older, with, of course, some diversions along the way.
