i'm 66 years old today, and emilia is the best birthday present ever !!!
should anyone think i'm besotted with her, let me tell them - this is an understatement ;-))
(thanks to kurt for a series of lovely portraits ...)
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@Nigel: cheers, nigel ;-)
@Doug: thanks, doug, and yes, i can't get enough of her ... ;-)
@Marilla: many thanks, mari ... ;-)
@Tede: merci, tede ... ;-)
@Evelyne Dubos: merci, evelyne ... i'm glad my love for her is visible ... ;-)
@grouser: cheers, friend ... ;-)
@J.R.: thanks, and thanks !!! the hair is in the genes, the beauty too !!! ;-)))
@Mariana Maoduš: cheers, mariana, and thanks !!! ;-)
@Steven: thanks, steven! beaming with happiness rather than pride ... ;-)))
@Frankiess: děkuji, frankiess !!! ;-)
@Eric Cousineau: thanks, eric! i owe you - you "warned" me what it would be like ... ;-)))
@Ainsley: thanks, ainsley ... ;-)
@CElliottUK: thank you, good sir, thank you very much ! ;-)
@Japanalia: thanks, gabriela! we will celebrate on sunday ... ;-)
@Judy aka L@dybug: thank you, judy, how very nice of you ! and thank you also for following emilia's development so closely! there will of course be a few photos of her in the coming days ... ;-)
@Mhelene: merci, helene ... ;-)
@Lena: thanks, lena ... ;-)
@Jim Wilson: thanks, jim ... hurry up, or you won't catch up ... ;-)))
@Don: thank you, don ... you're right, i look at the "old" photos of emilia very often ... ;-)
@Sam: thank you for your attention and good wishes, sam! that's very kind of you ... ;-)
@Francisco Romero: lovely words, francisco! thank you very much indeed !!!
@Ruthiebear: thank you, ruthie ;-)
@Nicou: merci, nicolas ;-)
@Baldwin Vandewalle: vielen dank, baldwin ;-)
@AMH: muchas gracias, alejandra! tus palabras emocionantes tocan a mi corazón ...
@Hilde V. Morin: thanks, hilde! i AM smitten ... ;-)
@Shiva: vielen dank für die herzlichen wünsche, monika ;-)
@Elaine Hancock: thanks, elaine! i'm happy that my love for her is visible ... ;-)
@omid: مرسي omid ;-)
@Steve Rice: thanks, steve ! ;-)
@MAMYNI: merci becaucoup, mamyni ;-)
@Reinald Van De Walle: herzlichen dank, reinald ;-)
@Jacques Brassard: merci, jacques ;-)
@Denny Jump Photo: thanks so much for your kind words, denny ... emilia is well used to having her photo taken in the meantime! her grandpa is hardly ever without a camera ... ;-)
@john4jack: you're dead right, jack, but then you know all about it, too ... ;-)
@Phil Morris: thanks, phil, these are wise and wistful words indeed ... one day, when i'm long gone, i hope she remembers ... ;-)
@DarkElf: herzlichen dank, maciek, und danke für all deinen wunderbaren kommentare !!!
@L'angevine: merci, angenvine! je consens ... ;-)))
@Jason Politte: thanks, jason, much appreciated !!!
@maximage: thanks! much appreciated !
@Ted: cheers, ted ;-)
@amir jafari: cheers, amir ;-)
@Jules: cheers, jules ;-)
@Adrian: thanks, adrian! oh yes, we did - both of us ... ;-)