Happy Five-Oh, Harry Big Bro
Family, Just Good Stuff | Posted by Jannie on 27 November 2010 @ 3:00 AM 41 Comments
Bro, it’s your birthday — 50 years today!
(Holy crap.)
Did my best to get the scratches out of the old pic. Not perfect, but not bad. Sorry your hand looks mutilated.
And I’m not even into the beer today!
(Yet.)
Hope you are well, Harry-The-Scary-Cherry, 2700 miles away in Fun Land, but more alive and alove in my heart than ever.
HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!!!!
With much love, from your sisterly contraption, Jannie “Lockjaw” “Snaggletooth” “Junebug” Muffin.
xoxoxoxo
P.S. I know I wailed like it was the end of the world the day you threw all those bantam hen eggs at my head, but I’m glad you did! So many memories, so much fun on the farm.
On 27 November 2010 at 3:15 am Annelisa said,
That’s a lovely post…you did well with fixing up the photo!
Happy Birthday to Harry!
(sounds like you might’ve gone without breakfast many years ago? So many bantam eggs to make an omelette!
On 27 November 2010 at 5:09 am Lance said,
Happy Birthday to Harry!!
Woohoo!!
On 27 November 2010 at 5:55 am sheila said,
HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!!!!!!!!! So important to get all those old shots in the computer and scanned! Wonderful memories Jannie… sounds like you are so close! That’s so nice!
On 27 November 2010 at 6:52 am Daisy said,
Aw…what a sweet picture! Happy birthday to Harry!
.-= Daisy´s last blog ..Its Thanksgiving Day! =-.
On 27 November 2010 at 9:30 am Kim A. said,
Wow..he doesn’t look a day over 6!
I have a brother to and can’t wait till he’s 50 so I can rub it in but then I am 2 years older so I’m not sure how much fun that will be.
♥namaste♥
On 27 November 2010 at 12:00 pm Chris Edgar said,
Aww, you were such an elf, pixie, brownie or some other magical woodland creature even back then.
On 27 November 2010 at 12:08 pm Talon said,
Happy Birthday, Junebug’s brother!
.-= Talon´s last blog ..Death and A Daisy =-.
On 27 November 2010 at 12:37 pm suzen said,
Hi Jannie! Cute “old” photo!
Happy Birthday to your bro! Hope you had a lovely Thanksgiving.
hugs
suZen
On 27 November 2010 at 1:11 pm Glenn Buttkus said,
Harry turns 50, just another stepping
stone to catch up to the rest of us
old timers. Oh well, someone has
to be young, enit?
Happy birthday, son. You may be
pop-your-buttons proud of
Miss Jannie who keeps a throbbing
crowd of Funsters nourished with
her glee, her smile, her singing,
her hubby, and her mirth.
.-= Glenn Buttkus´s last blog ..Welcomed Companions =-.
On 27 November 2010 at 2:13 pm Laura Hegfield said,
Love the old photos Jannie…what a sweet offering for your brother:)
On 27 November 2010 at 2:21 pm Dr. J said,
Hi Jannie!
Wonderful photo of the two of you! My brother lives in southern Cal and I wish we lived closer.
On 27 November 2010 at 2:28 pm Jannie said,
Hi Annelisa! Jut a quick job on the photo really, maybe 30 mins in all. Could be better in parts, but I was mostly concentrating on letting our faces shine. Yes, and without cake too sometimes. No eggs for the sugar and butter.
Hi Lance! Thanks. I hope he reads your words. I called him today to tell him to be sure to see my site today! Left it on his machine, hope he checks it out.
Hi Sheila! There is a whole manilla envelope here somewhere with a bunch of those old pix. Somewhere, indeed. You know “ll post them all eventually! Yes, he is dear to my heart, and I imagine I to him.
Hi Daisy! I think it’s sweet too!! I almost can’t get enough of looking at me in that.
Thanks for the well wishes.
Hi Kim! You make me laugh with that first thought!
And your second thought! What a fun comment. I’ll be 50 in about 3.5 years. And my eyes are still blue!
Hi Chris! I was dubbed “gift of gab.” And funny, I Googled “Tin Man” a couple days ago to see if I was maybe stealing a lyric, “Do You Dream” reminds me a bit of that in parts. Nope, not stealing, TG. Sometimes late when things are real and people share the…, well, you know.
Hey, Talon! How about the name Jannie & The Junebugs for my next band!
Thanks for your sweet birthday wishes for my bro! I’m sure he’ll have a blast today!
Hey, my wonderful Suzen who doth grace my blog’s door, yep, 43 year old pic now! Maybe not the 1870s, but old enough, eh?
We did have a lovely Thanksgiving yes, and got most of the dishes done already — not bad for only 2 days ago. You have a good one too? And I bet YOUR dishes got done that night!
On 27 November 2010 at 2:33 pm Jannie said,
Ah, I hit post instead of paste.
And here I am!
Ahhhhh, Glenn, you sweet old charmer with words and heart — thanks! I bet one day you will party with Jannie, Harry, Jimmy, Kelly and all the rest of the wild Jannie Gang. And won’t it be fun!
Thank you dear Laura! You are so kind, and kind to come over here again when I know you’ve visited here thrice since I’ve been to your Diving Shining. But you know you (and all) are in my heart always.
Hey, Dr. J! SoCal to FL is a bit of a hike, yes. At least you both picked some great places to live. How often do you get to see each other?
xoxoxoxo
On 27 November 2010 at 3:13 pm Hilary said,
Hi Jannie .. great pic – & well scrubbed up – thank goodness you told us Harry didn’t have a hand like Captain Hook in Peter Pan .. or one the Bond baddies .. totally graunched! Not so Harry .. and you’re up in Wonderland .. enjoy the day – the big 50 .. is ok – I can reliably tell you .. things can only get worse and so can you in having fun .. and loads of it .. Happy days ahead ..
Happy Birthday big bro .. and Jannie .. you do not want to know how many typos I’ve made in the last couple of hours .. j’espere I’ve corrected them here!!
Enjoy the chit chat on Skype .. and fun at being the Beau of the Ball .. did BB send you some carrotty cake .. or was he too busy administring t’ings down in Austin land?
Happys Dayze .. to all .. hope you’re still into tea for teatime .. no beer yet? Cheers xoxo from a snowy Sussex .. Hilreee xoxo
.-= Hilary´s last blog ..England’s Leonardo our hanging Hooke =-.
On 27 November 2010 at 5:14 pm Jeanne said,
Jannie,
What a nice birthday post for your brother!!
I hope he is having a wonderful birthday.
That picture of you two is so cute! You constantly amaze me with your ability to touch up/alter pictures.
I hope you had a wonderful Thanksgiving!
Jeanne
On 27 November 2010 at 6:39 pm LL Cool Joe said,
Damn I’m always too late for the birthday cake!! Happy birthday to your brother!
.-= LL Cool Joe´s last blog ..Is a Brit allowed to be thankful =-.
On 27 November 2010 at 6:56 pm Arts Web Show said,
LOL. What a cool birthday tribute post.
On 28 November 2010 at 11:21 am desk49 said,
The big 50
1/2 of 100
25 times 2
It’s not the end
just the begging
for you
have a happy half way point.
On 28 November 2010 at 11:23 am Joy said,
yikes I’m confused are u a guy or a gal?
On 28 November 2010 at 11:25 am Joy said,
that side bar is too cute – I’m a grab it now!
On 28 November 2010 at 2:19 pm Jannie said,
Hello Dearest Peeps,
I trust you are all well today?
I just ate the second turkey drumstick, a chocolate chip cookie and drank 4 oz of 2 milk. But you don’t need to know any of that!
Hilary, my dear lady in a snow-covered wonderland, howdy! Graunched is a new word for me, thanks. Yes, happy fun days ahead, all happier and funner all the while! Live and love just beginning always. J’espere aussi, que tu as corrige tes fautes d’actylographie? Tu buvais un peu plus de vin que d’habitude?
The beau of that ball, that’s cute. BB send Western Union donut money! 
Nope, no been in a while. A bit of cahmpage over Thanksgiving but beer seems to have dwindled lately, or the desire for. 
Hello my dearest Jeanne. Brother Joe was dirving up the 3 hours for the birthday boy, a family dinner out at Chinese I heard. And no doubt much fun and frolic into some wee hours with friends. And much music – Harry on harmonice, Joe on squeezebox. Yep! We Funsters all came to music “late” in life but were captured by it! Ahh, I did a rather quick job on this pic, got the faces decent, tho.
Hello my dearest LL Cool Joe, a nice slice of birthday cake saved for you and on its way to the U.K.
Thanks, so nice of you to wish well. Are you near teh 5-0 yet?? 
Hey Ridhard — Artsweb. Great new gravatar! Cute. Thanks! Old pictures are fun.
Yo Ellis — is it the begging that begets the beginning?
Thanks
Yo Joy! Jannie (me) is a womanly-girl type. Blue Bunny (aka BB) is a boy-male type. Yes, I think your sidebar button is too cute! Super-glad you like it, whoooooo-hooooo!! And a “hooo-wooo” from BB.
xoxoxo
On 28 November 2010 at 4:19 pm Julie said,
Hello! First I wanted to let you know that my blog is back, and I still have your link up. If you’d like me to remove you, please let me know.
Love the photo spread of the birthday boy! I love seeing how people change with age. It’s such a weird but cool window into the past/future. I also love the photo of the both of you, too cute!
On 28 November 2010 at 4:21 pm Julie said,
It shouldhave said that I love that it’s a photo of the two of you. Fail.
On 28 November 2010 at 4:58 pm Alessandra said,
Happy birthday from me too, thanks for your visit, I wasn’t in a blogging mood lately (more in a Merlin mood
.
Much love.
On 28 November 2010 at 5:24 pm Jannie said,
Sweet Julie — what?? How could I ever ask you to remove me from anything on your blog?? Please keep me up!! And I’ll make you a sidebar button. No fail, at all. Only success and love with you.
Hi Sweet Alessandra — so, was your hubby happy with you not feeling like blogging?
And lately I’ve not been in so much of a blogging mood either. More of a songwriting mood. Going back into studio again soon. Also in a sleepy mood, today. 
xoxo
On 28 November 2010 at 8:29 pm secret agent woman said,
Great photo, and nice job of fixing it up to look unscratched.
.-= secret agent woman´s last blog ..Thanksgiving =-.
On 28 November 2010 at 9:11 pm Liara Covert said,
Happy un-birthday Jannie! So nice to appreciate other people for who they are. To share positive vibrations is an uplifting thing for all who feel the vibes. We can believe we are getting younger, smarter, stronger and better all around every moment. We experience what we talk about and invite into being.
.-= Liara Covert´s last blog ..The things we love most =-.
On 29 November 2010 at 2:48 am Alessandra said,
Yep, he was
On 29 November 2010 at 3:21 am Hilary said,
Hi Jannie .. yes .. still a gentle covering – but apparently to the west of us a mere 8 miles – zilch! Icy .. but no snow. The English Channel has had plenty of snow looking at the clouds out to sea! My typing leaves much to be desired now-a-days! I try to correct les fautes!! But I still fall down … as we all do – and that comment was poor! Still I hope Harry had a wonderful 50th . BB is pretty special and delighted to have his Western Union donut money – via the tube tunnel! Hope you get home soon – sounds like they had a raucous and fabulous time .. a music making visit seems required?!
Have a great week .. typos abounding from us both .. happy days .. cheers – with coffee at this time of day .. and when you come too .. Hilree xoxox
.-= Hilary´s last blog ..England’s Leonardo our hanging Hooke =-.
On 29 November 2010 at 3:38 am SnaggleTooth said,
What a great old photo! You two were so cute! Not a shabby touch-up either, for a quickie. Remember that’s what the magic wand tool is for!
So nice to post an online card for Harry-
Congrats Harry, big Bro to Jannie, on your milestone!
Happy n Joyfilled 50 !
All year long-
.-= SnaggleTooth´s last blog ..Rorschach =-.
On 29 November 2010 at 8:18 am teahouseblossom said,
What an awesome photo!!!! Happy belated birthday to your big bro!
On 29 November 2010 at 9:35 am Lynn said,
I hope Harry had a happy birthday. Y’all look a lot alike and I love that word “alove.”
xo
On 29 November 2010 at 11:18 am vered | blogger for hire said,
Awwww!
Happy birthday!
On 29 November 2010 at 12:03 pm Linda said,
Hmmm, I really thought I had put my 2 cents worth here, and wished your brother the happiest of birthdays. Oh well, better late than not at all. Happy Monday!
On 29 November 2010 at 1:13 pm Jannie said,
Thanks, sweeties.
I am working on a post to put up today.
And probablly going to do my dishes.
And make a HUGE salad for Jim.
And take a bath.
And find some socks.
And I have to do it all in 90 minutes from when I post this comment!
Or do I HAVE to. Hmmn?
Will answer all comments later.
Thanks.
xoxoxo
On 29 November 2010 at 2:13 pm J.D. Meier said,
Happy Birthday to Harry!
I like the nostalgia.
Jannie — where did snaggletooth come from … Bugs bunny?
On 29 November 2010 at 8:30 pm Alice Audrey said,
He egged you? I hope you egged him back.
On 30 November 2010 at 8:06 pm Jannie said,
J.D. Because of my missing kid teeth, baby teeth. They used any excuse to tease me, those big brothers of mine.
Alice Audrey, no I was too sad to do anything. BUt my hair turned out nice and shiny.
xoxoox
On 2 December 2010 at 5:27 pm Alice Audrey said,
LOL. He could open a beauty parlor. Ah, sorry. I shouldn’t giggle at your misfortune.
On 6 December 2010 at 11:49 am Jannie said,
Hey, Alice Audrey,
He does cut his dog’s hair!
xoxo
On 6 December 2010 at 8:18 pm Alice Audrey said,
Beautician to doggy stars.