Many Happy Returns

[rj_anderson]

What exactly does that mean, anyway? The "returns" thing? Never quite got that. But in any case, I would like to wish a large sparkly "Happy Birthday" to three of my favorite people:

shoebox2, whose snarky wit is paired with generous good nature, and who also possesses a remarkably shrewd critical eye;

lizbee, a dear and loyal friend and savvy bookseller/librarian type-person whose online companionship and encouragement I value more than I can say, and whom I long to meet in person sometime (accursed Antipodes!); and

yahtzee63, a terrific author, a delightful personality, and a fervent lover of pugs -- which is how she came to have a cameo (albeit in dog form) in Faery Rebels: Spell Hunter a.k.a. Knife. She has helped me untangle many a snarled plot premise (including that of Wayfarer when I was hammering together the original outline), so I am greatly indebted to her.

I wish all three of you a wonderful day full of happiness and the company of good friends!

Comments

[snickelish.livejournal.com]

I've always heard it as "Many happy returns of the day," which I think means you're wishing that they'll have many more happy birthdays in addition to this one. My guess, anyway.

[rj-anderson.livejournal.com]

Ohhhhh so you're wishing that the good DAY would return and keep returning! That makes much more sense. I was thinking of "returns" in the sense of "something given back to you by someone else".

[tree_and_leaf]

Snickelish is quite right!

[persephone-kore.livejournal.com]

I learned the full version from Winnie-ther-Pooh.

[snickelish.livejournal.com]

Yes! I had the old cartoon voices going through my head as I was writing my comment.

[yahtzee63.livejournal.com]

Thank you, my dear!

[lizbee.livejournal.com]

Thank you! I share my birthday with so many awesome people!

[mary-j-59.livejournal.com]

Already explained, I see - but it simply means "May you have many more birthdays, and may they all be as happy as this one."

[shoebox2.livejournal.com]

Thank you so much! What a lovely tribute...and it sparkles! *sighs in perfect contentment*