GiPa turns 80!

August 29th GiPa had his 80th Birthday!

Some of the things we love about GiPa are ..... he always tells the girls a "secret", its the same secret everytime, its the secret he use to tell me as a little girl, and he whispers it loud enough for everyone to hear "I think you are full of prunes!", he makes some of the worlds' best homemade ice cream, he is a softy for little girls who he says are full of sugar and spice, he can fix most anything with duct tape, oil and a spare part of some sort, he is "the supervisor", he is the master of trades (once traded a man who fiberglassed our boat with a motorcycle that had no engine and no seat!), he has an uncanny ability to end a conversation on a whim, he utters a "huhum" when he sits (Jonathan can immitate that pretty well), he can and will make friends with everyone in the room and in minutes know their life story, you can't take him anywhere when you are in a hurry because you will turn around and he will be gone - talking!, for all these reasons and many many more we wish you a very Happy Birthday and many more!!