Happy Birthday, Barbara!

I knew her when she was young and foolish (and so was I)... been through a lot together, and she has been (and continues to be) a wonderful friend. Happy, happy Birthday!

I must include a cup of coffee (her favorite beverage, well, ONE of her favorite beverages, to go with the cake:

Actually with her PhD in linguistics (which I have to brag about on her behalf), this is the mug she (and, OK, I'll include myself) should be drinking from: (or rather "from which we should be drinking)