Happy Birthday : Cheerful Wishes, Warm Thoughts, and Delightful Recipes That Celebrate Your Special Day

by Barbara Milo Ohrbach

In Happy Birthday, Barbara Milo Ohrbach, best-selling author of The Scented Room and A Token of Friendship, celebrates the day that has a very special meaning for us all. Here are cheerful wishes and warm thoughts -- from Will Rogers and Helen Hayes to Jack Benny and Edith Wharton -- that express the various feelings many of us have about the marking of one more year. Also included in this unique little birthday gift book are favorite poems; the official birthstone, flower, color, and astrological sign for each month; and easy recipes for frosted birthday cakes and other irresistible treats such as Quick Party Pizza, Sunshine Cake, and Ice-cream Roll.

"Age is strictly a case of mind over matter. If you don't mind, it doesn't matter."--Jack Benny
"We are always the same age inside."--Gertrude Stein
"It takes a long time to grow young."--Pablo Picasso
"Wrinkles should merely indicate where smiles have been."--Mark Twain

Charmingly illustrated with nostalgic birthday cards that celebrate the occasion, Happy Birthday is just the right gift to tie up with ribbons and give to someone on their special day.

56 pages, Hardcover

First published October 11, 1994

About the author

Barbara Milo Ohrbach is the best-selling author of 20 books. She is the founder of the trendsetting store, Cherchez, and is editor-at-large for Art & Antiques Magazine. She lives in Dutchess County, New York.