My 60th birthday was on June 23. I didn’t want a big party or lots of attention. My view is that 60 is a gateway year. Several weeks before “the day,” thoughts about life past, present and most of all, future were filling my head. For the first time in my life, I had clear awareness that the time remaining will be of shorter duration than time passed.

As an antidote to sobering thoughts, I chose to focus on birthday cake.

I love birthday cakes and have definite preferences. Continue reading Birthdays and Cakes →