Ballard Street by Jerry Van Amerongen for July 10, 2015

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@JP Steve

That’s a familiar looking feline! Nice job putting that together!Shika will just love it!

Stel Two invites in a row? That’s a lot of hard work for a “recovering patient” This one is simply beautiful! I love how you incorporate a person’s interests into the cards, and this one is one of your best!

BevOoh wine and deviled eggs, my favorite. I’m going to just make up a plate to eat in bed. Husband isn’t going to be happy with me, especially since last nite I kinda overdid it on the refried beans!

SHIKA

I hope you’re hungry, Shikamoo.Oh, and Happy Birthday, too.Beviek, What a nice layout. You’ve been busy!

Happy Birthday Shika!

And where are you?

LOL….

Sorry I’m late again… had a little trouble in the bakery…but at least I can post the cake before you get here…unless you just got here…

The food looks wonderful…and the invitation is bee-oo-ti-ful.

And here comes the cake!

Oh Susan! this is wonderful! When it’s cut, may I have a teeny rose? I mean a piece with a rose.What flavor is this masterpiece?

Shika

I’m very impressed with how quickly you find the perfect Ballard St. toons to go with the current one…..all in a matter of just a very few minutes!

Well done!

Sorry… I’ve been very interrupted in the last hour and a half, just when I wanted to be posting…

Looks like the party is going great, though…

Wow, back to back b’day celebrations. And mid-week too. Not good to show up at work with a hangover, especially on consecutive days. You know how gossip can take off in a small town.Ballard Catering and Large Animal Feed Store must be about sold out. If I could impose, I would love a small plate of victuals to go, hold the deviled eggs please. I have been lobbying Congress for years for legislation banning any form of hard-boiled eggs. For some reason, they’ve stopped taking my calls.Oh – and not to forget: Happy Birthday!

Scooter is thinking “Let me know when you’re on the last page.”

i’m gonna turn in too, with my plate of goodies tho.If I don’t get back until late tomorrow Shika i hope your day is wonderful!I got you a little present,….a wind chime!

Goodnight Bev, StelBel, and 2old

X… cos they’re leaving or cos you are?

I just got back.

Happy Birthday, StelBel!!!

Happy, happy, happy birthday SHIKAMOO!Ive got to go to work soon this morning, so i won’t be able to join the party until this afternoon.Later!: D

FELIZ CUMPLEAÑOS, SHIKAMOO !!

Happy B’day Shikamoo. I hope you have a great day. A good morning to all other Ballardears too,also. :) Peace.

Finish What You Start? I gave up on that book after 10 pages…

Happy Birthday Shikamoo. I saw copious amounts of food and dancing cats abound. Enjoy your day.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY SHIKA!

(I thought of Mua when I saw this white cat.)

StelBel – what a great invitation! Beautiful. Beviek – that is a feast to die for. Thanks for the Simon’s Cat. I always like those and this one is great. SusanSunshine – that cake is precious. Too pretty to eat but I’d take a piece anyways. Love the dancing kitties. nighthawks – I always love that picture!

SHIKAMOO – HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO YOU I hope you have a great day. Couldn’t ask for a better party than here on Ballard Street. Enjoy all the great food and cake. I haven’t seen any ice cream yet, though. I mean, where there is cake there has to be ice cream, right? Oh well, this celebration is perfect even without ice cream. Celebrate, Celebrate, Celebrate!

Shikamoo.Happy birthday to you.May your fur shine.Your eyes sharp.And your heart full of mirth.That is till some annoying human wants to make a video of you for laughs.But then again you take it in stride.Stray Cat Strut……….Keep on strutting with your tail in the air.

I always liked Shikamoo. Happy Birthday!

Ooh my kinda club…..yes please.

Mist

Can anyone join your book club ?I’ve got a wonderful fifth (edition) of aged Irish ( poetry ) I’d love to share.

StelBel,beviek,SusanSunshine,2old,Mist,you all did alot of posting in the last couple days. What a bunch of work;all funny/compassionate,etc. I am glad to call you ‘friend’. I know i’m forgetting someone, x, happyx3 and ?? Vet, hows your head today?1 day older. Ha,haa. Have a great day everyone. :) Peace.

I meant no and I mean NO disrespect. I know my place…..the pink patrol car.You know I have no issues driving that.As long as it’s got a HEMI I am all in.

Mist.Have you been to my wine er literary club? We meet on thushedais at sheven or whatever….

What if they gave a birthday party and the birthday person never came?

Sigh……

Did anybody see Shika comment on any other forum that she was going away?She sometimes does, at this time of year…. but AFAIK, she hasn’t mentioned it lately.I just checked, though… and her last post was 4 days ago.

Bev…. of course you can still have cake.

I’ve been holding off on cutting much of it, so Shika will see it…and saving some for the Monkey as well.

I made it!No shikamoo?Wow?Well, ill bet shika shows up later.Always a little late…

An Arnold Palmer please!Biggest glass you got.I’ve got most of my queue to try to make it through.Busy day today.Oh, and may i please have some snickerdoodles please, if there are any left…Back later!

Thanks, Dry…Last year and the year before, we did Shika’s birthday on the weekend after, cos she’d posted that she’d be gone.

This year she didn’t say that, so we did it on the right day.

I’m hoping she simply believes we alerts postpone her party.