Birthday Fun

Firstly, Happy Birthday to Olly who shares 2nd November with me as a Birthday. May your day be merry and the next year bright! And thank you for continuing to follow all the Malarkey.

Secondly, I love birthdays!! And this year has been a particularly good one. Many cards. Many flowers. And lots of really nice pressies, like books (Stephen Fry's Chronicles, The Red Queen by Philippa Gregory, The Encylopedia of Quilting and Patchwork, Rose Elliot's Complete Vegetarian, 100 ways for a Chicken to Train Its Human (!!!!!), Stories the Feet Can Tell Reflexology), CDs (Scissor Sisters and Ladies of Letters), lovely posh smelly candles, two key-rings (one Nissan Figaro, one zebra with 'Grandma' printed on it), a snazzy bag with cats on it, chocolates from Hotel Chocolat, DVDs (Outnumbered Series 1 and 2 and The Mummy 3), 'a 'Beware Chickens!' sign, a subscription to a vegetarian magazine, some M and S vouchers with the instruction I was NOT to spend them on sensible shoes or black trousers, a floaty flowery purply boho dress, a mouse mat printed with a bee picture that I took of a bumblebee on Malarkey lavender this summer, and a packet of quinoa (don't ask!!).

And then my Mum came round with an ENORMOUS chocolate birthday cake, so we had tea and cake and chat.

And then Andy took me, Leane and Kayleigh out to lunch, to a pub which serves THE best fat chips ever.

And this evening we are having a proper birthday party with proper party food like nibbles and dips and crisps and stuff.

And next week Andy and I are going to see Penelope Keith in 'The Rivals'.

And I've been offered some part time work until Christmas which means we can turn the central heating on this Winter!!

So thank you to all my lovely family and friends who made this birthday a special day.