Mom's big 70

Mom's birthday is fast approaching--it's in December and it's big 70! This year we didn't plan going to Croatia, and even with our best intentions, our bank statements speak against it. Still, mom hopes without hope and is sending us an invitation. Sigh. The whole family will gather at her small apartment in Zagreb, friends and neighbors too. True, none of them is more than 50 km away. We'll have to somehow make it up for her next year.