ANOTHER BIRTHDAY

Birthdays seem to come around much more frequently these days.  I find it hard to believe it is a whole year since the last one.  

I wanted a quiet day, hopefully catching up with a magazine I subscribe to.  It is bi-monthly and, not only have I not opened the last issue but I have only just started reading the previous issue.  I had a good quiet day but still have not picked up the magazines.

The day started with a phone call from a cousin on the Welsh border followed by a couple from Auckland and later on Australia.  I have had lots of emails, e-cards, cards and other messages with presents from two stepdaughters.  

Apart from a quiet day at home I decided I would like a walk in the bush alongside the stream so we went to Whareora Road and walked to Mair Park which was lovely and cool.  Back home a cuppa and cake then Doug cooked some fillet steak which we had with salad.  Neither of us had the room for the trifle I made at the weekend.  

On Friday I saw an advert for a plain linen dress and ordered one and the timing was right with it arriving today.  It was creased as it had been rolled up in a bag but I tried it on anyway and am happy with it - very comfortable which is the main requisite nowadays.

Photos from our walk

A birthday photo in the very crinkled dress.