To Elaine, With Love, From Edgar
Dear Elaine,
Your Museworthy artist’s model daughter Claudia informed me that today, October 26th, is your 73rd birthday. She also mentioned that I am your favorite artist of all time. Can’t say that I blame you, doll. I was pretty great back in the day. But I admit that I was rather arrogant, sexist, and anti-semitic. Hey, I just realized something; I was a prick! 
Perhaps I should atone for my bad attitude all those years.
Claudia asked me to post one of my paintings in your honor and I’m happy to do so. Now I don’t know much about this whole Internet blogging, and frankly it seems like a bunch of crap if you ask me. But I’m smart and fairly certain I can handle this “uploading” thing. Claudia said that you read her blog regularly, checking in every single day with your morning coffee to see if there’s a new post. So I will publish this image so that it will be waiting for you first thing in the morning as part of your ritual. It’s called Four Dancers, and I hope you like it.
Happy Birthday Elaine. Best wishes to you.
Sincerely,
Edgar Degas
I Love you, Mom!! Happy Birthday!!!!
Claudia 
fred said,
October 27, 2008 at 7:14 pm
Happy Birthday, Elaine!
dougfromcanada said,
October 27, 2008 at 8:51 pm
Claudia, your Mother is blessed to have such a nice fun daughter and she sounds like she loves you very much. May you have many happy moments together.
doug from canada
Elaine said,
October 28, 2008 at 11:02 am
Thank you Fred for the birthday wishes. I’m so pleased that you and Claudia are good friends.
Elaine said,
October 28, 2008 at 11:15 am
dougfromCanada, I really am blessed to have a daughter like Claudia, She is an intelligent, compassionate, creative and loving woman. I couldn’t be more pleased with her success. I love her more that I can say and am looking forward to many more happy birthdays with her.
artmodel said,
October 28, 2008 at 11:35 am
Yay Mommy!!! You rock!
Brian said,
October 30, 2008 at 3:47 pm
Hi Elaine,
Best wishes to you on your 73rd birthday!
How wonderful it is to be “reunited” after all of these years…isn’t Claudia’s blog incredible?
All the best,
Brian
Elaine said,
November 2, 2008 at 8:29 am
Dear Brian, thank you for your birthday wishes. I can’t imagine being 73., but as they say it’s only a number. I want you to know that my husband and I thought of you often and he especially remembered the times you visited and how much he enjoyed drinking a beer together. It was fun. I wish you only the best for the future. Yes, Claudia’s blog is a work of art.
With warm wishes, Elaine