2011 Birthday

I was pretty spoiled this year.  Cards and flowers

and dinner with friends and family.
No.1 

No.2

 No.3

Bronte's Birthday

Bronte turned 19 on the 17th.  Here is the cake Mum made for her complete with flowers from her garden

and here's a lovely shot of the two of them

Southern Spice Indian Restaurant

On Saturday night James, Holly and I went out to celebrate James' birthday the day before on the 2nd.  As it happens, it's Holly's birthday on the very same day - they were born just 5 hours apart!  The Southern Spice Indian Restaurant in Upper Mt Gravatt is fabulous.  Really different food and lots of choices for a vegetarian (which Holly is).  Yummy!

Yesterday

If you were confused about the clip in yesterday's post - it's from a Hungarian singing group (a la Wiggles I guess) and is called "Today's My Birthday" - it's so fun and boppy!

I found these at my door yesterday

Purple, white, green colour scheme - my favourite; irises - love them; the carnations had a scent - beautiful.  I got cards and lots of messages via email which was really nice.  Blew out all the candles in one go - of course there aren't anywhere near the right number...

 Talked to lots of people and had a really nice day.  Thanks everyone.

April 20 - Szulinapom! - 52 years on the planet :-)

Alyson's Birthday

People across the country and across the globe celebrate on Alysons's birthday - 31 December!! It was a special one for her last night...

Birthday again - and The Uncommon Reader

It was another day of celebration on Thursday -

I received a lovely gift

and of course CAKE!

Not a true cake, but just perfect - lots (and lots) of custard, fruit, and whipped cream on the side!
Oh yes - what was inside the box?

In the evening I finished reading this-

Absolutely wonderful. Amusing and thought-provoking, with a wicked twist at the end. What happens when Her Majesty (accidentally) discovers reading? Of course, she has always read - Cabinet documents and the like - but not books! Reading (in fact having any hobby) represents preference and her advisers are dead against that. Not to speak of the difficulty they now have of keeping to schedules, and orchestrating those meet and greets. It used to be so easy - she would ask people where they came from, how long it took and how they travelled - now, she is quizzing them on Genet and Proust and all sorts of things - and lending books!
The character of the Queen is a delight - smart, witty, sharply observant, and quite ruthless in her charming subtle way...
Alan Bennett's writing style is a work of art - each word, each character is perfect. Very easy to read, but full of depth and thought.

Birthday!

After a lovely morning of gifts and cards and phone calls, I had morning tea with some friends and then we browsed some
art/gift/design shops.
I found a great red purse with cherries for ALL my cards!
And then I found this -a beautiful organic form - just like a pear (my favourite shape)!
The blossoms came from my tree at the front of the house - bright pink and so gorgeous!
I can look at it while I'm at my computer.
Tonight Keith is making dinner for me - I wasn't even allowed to see the recipes - so I'm quite excited.