Celebrating Life
Cake by Maria Wakefield, Photography by Julia Montgomery My reflection on the occassion of my 60th Birthday Celebration held on Sunday 15 December in the presence of family and Frineds at Little Bay, NSW, Australia. On my sixth birthday I was given “Now We Are Six” by A A Milne. If I remember correctly, it was Christina, my older sister, who gave it to me. I am grateful that Christina and Terry travelled up form Melbourne to celebrate with us. The final and title poem in the book, I loved, learnt by heart and still remember it some 54 years later. Some of you may also remember it: When I was one, I had just begun. When I was two, I was nearly new. When I was three, I was hardly me. When I was four, I was not much more. When I was five, I was just alive. But now I am six, I'm as clever as clever. So I think I'll be six now for ever and ever. For some reason this poem came to mind as I was reflecting on turning 6 again, or rather 6 decades old.