My 70th birthday was fast approaching when a casual invitation for brunch at one of my favorite restaurants came from my daughters. My husband said he would like to join us and since we all often meet a Blue Dog, I didn’t think about anything about it. As we enjoyed our meal and cup of tea I was given a beautifully decorated planning notebook and travel book on the Languedoc-Roussillon region. My surprise birthday gift was to be a trip to France at the time of my choosing with my daughters. My husband’s interests lie elsewhere; so this was to be a girls’ trip with my two grown daughters. What a gift!
