Happy Birthday Banu 5th June 2021

 Many happy returns of the day dear Banu!💐

Wishing you heartwarming wonders and many gifts anew! 

As you celebrate with your family, big and joyous, 

Dont forget to take pictures of the feast and send it to us! 

Still remember the pigtailed lovely girl seated in one of the front rows,

Ever ready for a surprise test as well as much  mischief under the teacher's nose! 

Now a wife, mom and grandma to a beautiful  little one,

A strong woman who faces all obstacles never losing her spirit of fun! 

Have a great day and let's all hope to meet some day soon,

Over a lunch with goodies enough to make us go home and swoon! 😆🎂

Happy Birthday Amina- 7th April 2021

 Many many  happy returns of the day dear Am!💐

Bet you are having a blast with your lovely girls ( Evie included) so glam! 🐶

Raising them like you, to be independent, strong, resilient and incredibly brave,

All this while churning out dishes delicious that makes us all sigh and crave! 🎂

Managing life's hurdles with grit and never losing that smile brilliant,😁

You make facing challenges seem so matter of fact, effortless, why, even elegant! 

From tomboy school years to heady college days, to life as a mom of three,

You still carry that spirit of fun, generosity and the tendency not to dwell or worry!

Bolstered by a deeper rooting in spirituality and a faith unshakeable,

May this bring you the peace you seek and joy immeasureable!😇

Meanwhile, let's have a picture essay of that feast on the famous Am table, 🥐🌮🥗🥞

So we can virtually feed on the delicious sights and drool as much as we are able!! 😄😁

Happy Birthday Madhu- April 3rd 2021

 Many happy returns of the day Madhu dear,💐🎂

A fellow Aries, always happy and full of cheer!

Ready to help out with planning and a great organiser,

Remember your fun birthday parties when we weren't older or wiser! 

Now living the life of the head of a happy family that grows gourmet tea,☕

You've settled into this role it so well that it suits you to a T!

You've always come across as someone who holds an innocence unspoilt, 

Gentle in your ways, wearing a smile with no guile or guilt! 

Have a wonderful day with your beautiful family and littlest ones,🍼

And please do post pictures of the celebration for us, just once! 🍾🥂

Happy Birthday Baini- 24th March 2021

 Many many happy returns of the day dear Baini,💐

Your name makes it easy to recall your school  despite years so many! 

Always the quiet one in class from years ago,

Blossoming on the track with the words get set go! 

Still remember our makeup session with your sister for our college farewell,

With lipstick, eyeliner, and silk sarees awkward, shampooed hair sans gel !

Now you are a wife, mom and author of a yummy food blog,🥞🍕🌮🥯🥗

Dishing out droolworthy, healthy food that won't cause the arteries to clog!

Have a wonderful day dee, didn't know that you, of this group were a part, 

Else I would've put up this poem yesterday itself, cross my heart!! ❤

Poem to self- On Neethi's bday-22nd March 2021

Today is the day when I feel as old as the hills,

Checking my mailbox only to find not letters, but bills!

There's plenty more silver in my teeth and hair,

While 56 year old limbs, show signs of wear and tear!

 The bust and belly have long migrated to the south,

 crinkles around the eyes and wrinkles about the mouth! 

And I realise I may be termed clinically insane, 

Because I admired the indigo hue on my calf of a new born varicose vein!!

But what hasn't changed over the years is my sense of happiness 

The ability to be moved by a random act of kindness,

The doggedness to look very hard till I find the brighter side,

My admiration for honesty in folks who have nothing to hide! 

And the sheer joy that comes from being even virtually with friends of yore,

Who make everything seem like a breeze and never a chore!

Who laugh at the silliest stuff and make this world more fun,

 For all your kind words girls, thanks and wishing you all the best things under the sun!  

🥰💐🌷🌻🍁🍻🎂🌞🌝

Happy Birthday Sangee- 22nd Feb 2021

 Many many happy returns of the day dear Sangee,🥰💐

These wishes coming this late in the day...was busy, so sorry dee! 

Still that young slip of a girl with wide eyes round,👁👁

Ready with giggles yet a dreamer, refusing by rules to be bound.

One thing I remember is that you have a heart that is kind ❤

Generous and friendly, facing troubles then  firmly leaving them behind.

Mom of a lovely young thing yet looking like her sibling,

Genes have been good to you oh graceful ageless thing! 

Have a wonderful day and may your table present a glorious sight,🎂

Here's wishing that every day of the year be a g'day mate! 🦘

Happy birthday Suni Feb 4th 2021

 Many many happy returns of the day dear Suni,💐

Wishing you a day of joy, clear skies, mildly sunny! 🌻

A highly admired academic brain when back at school,👩‍🎓

I always wonder how you'd look at the math test paper and remain cool!😲

Quick to fun, a people's person, ever ready with a smile to greet the day, 😀

An animal lover with a heart that melts at the sight of a poor stray 🐶

Who's taken upon herself to bring some solace to those who feel a sense of doom, 🙏🙏

By lifting spirits through the collective prayer meetings on Zoom! 😇

Have a glorious day with the lovely Sonu and your pets so cute,🐾

And may you have a year with blessings so many that even you can't compute!! 💻