Aye weel, ah ken ye dinnae want tae think oan the fleein' o' the years hen. But ah fur yin wish ye a happy birthday, frae yin Glescae Keely tae anither. Hae a wee drammie or twa, an' coont yer blessin's lassie, no the least o' which is guid freends.
Ah'm ferr forfochen that we didnae meet this year at thon Getaway like ah planned, but if the Big Man sperrs me, ah'll be amangst ye a' in Amerikay like a dose o' Enos next October, an' ah expect ye tae be therr, OR ELSE, d'ye hear?

"Mony happy returns Jude"

Giok