The Berts

The Berts

Last night, Mary and I had a chance to step away from the inn and attend a surprise birthday party for our long time friend, Roberta Lynch.

Roberta is hitting the milestone of 60 in a few weeks, but her friends decided to get her good with a surprise party at the home of Dave and Diane Rosenblum. Bert was lured to the party under the excuse that the hosts were having an end of summer season party on Monday evening. The ruse worked. Roberta was totally surprised.

Roberta and friend at surprise 60th birthday party

Live entertainment arranged by Bert's girlfriends, a huge potluck buffet dinner, a beautiful birthday cake laid out as the 16th hole at Green Mountain National, and the traditional opening of gifts appropriate for a girl of 6 decades were the highlights of the evening. Bert's husband, Pete, along with Bill Barbieri, manned the grill. I served as Bert's personal bartender for the evening, making sure she had a proper dry gin martini, shaken not stirred, with olives, accessible throughout the festivities. Happy Birthday Bert!