Here's a shot of a bottle of birthday wine, I received from friends. As luck would have it, it's a lovely blend of  Syrah, Malbec, Cabernet Sauvignon and Merlot.

And, yep, it's Bulgarian.

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The wine glass is also notable.  It's new!  Thanks to one of my good friends (who is also a close reader of my blog), I now have wine glasses. They were such a wonderful surprise! Because they are both useful and thoughtful.

Maybe <em>Carpe Diem</em> will have to be my motto this year.

But maybe that's too cliche for words.