Bonnie is the matriarch of the family and has just turned 87. We all met at a restaurant for a celebration birthday lunch, organised by second son Gary, and Debbie who live locally. Bonnie asked who the spare seats at the table were for, and the reply was, “We have some friends coming”. Mmmm, the plot thickens.
We were the next to arrive – no big surprise here as we often drive up from the Hutt Valley..
Third son Neil then arrived with Michelle, who had driven down from Palmerston North. The table was filling up nicely. The big surprise of the day for Bonnie was when daughter Kaye walked in the door, with her daughter Hannah. Kaye had flown up from Nelson to surprise her Mum. So it wasn’t friends who were invited, it was the four children and spouses. We were dining at the Mediterranean Food Warehouse, and most chose the house speciality of pizza. The smell of pizzas baking in the wood fired pizza oven was delightful, and the huge pizzas were soon delivered to the table. Any uneaten pizza is put in a doggie bag to be taken home, to be enjoyed later. We finished our meal with another of the specialities, gelato ice-cream, which is made on the premises each day. With choices ranging from chocolate, several fruit flavours, and cream brulee, there was something for all tastes.
It is not often that all four siblings can get together, and Bonnie was delighted to have her brood gathered around her to celebrate her special day.
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