Quiet but pleasant.
My birthday was nice enough, when you consider I can't presently get out of bed without a lot of effort/pain so I never went out or anything. All three of my kids were home here (it being a Saturday) but P has actually been here for most of the week as she came over for some reason and by the end of the evening she felt 'odd', enough so not to drive back to her accommodation in the dark. She only felt well enough on the evening of my birthday, but I've had her company more than expcted.
Presents. I got real presents! Not that I don't normally, but J in particular had only a small income so would get me something small I can appreciate. This year I was obviously in need of a bit of TLC, plus there had been a few things I'd mentioned I would probably like to get for myself.
B had noticed some of my comments about mead, and how it has been many a year since I've had any, and I didn't think I could get any locally. As a result, he mail ordered three bottles from the Lyme Bay Winery, something we'd tried a good few years back at the wine shop at Lulworth Cove. Unadulterated by spirits, a truly traditional mead that is pure honey. I had a capful to try after lunch, and about a sherry glass worth with dinner (that was pushing it, considering meds - the three bottles will last for who knows how long).
P had bought me this incredibally soft and floofy top to wear, considering how much the temperature effects me now. Kids were amused to catch me burying my face in it from time to time.
C bought me a book I'd been interested in and never got around to ordering for myself, Locked In Time: Animal Behavior Unearthed in 50 Extraordinary Fossils by Dean R. Lomax (Ills Bob Nicholls). From his own teenage investigation into evidence of a horseshoe crab's death to many reports and observations of other fossil remains from across the world, it looks to be very interesting, I'm wondering if it will need to be read in its entirity or if it can be dipped into :)
We had decided on ordering a takeaway to save the infirm among us having to prepare food, and the girls also picked up a cake from the supermarket when they went out to pick up the order, so we all ended up pleasanly stuffed. I eventually found myself a good spot to settle into in the bed and called it a night.
I miss having friends about, but I can't deny I would have found it difficult to cope with more than a card, message or phone call this year, so I was content with B and all three kids :)
Love and hugs to all that want them/read this!
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Presents. I got real presents! Not that I don't normally, but J in particular had only a small income so would get me something small I can appreciate. This year I was obviously in need of a bit of TLC, plus there had been a few things I'd mentioned I would probably like to get for myself.
B had noticed some of my comments about mead, and how it has been many a year since I've had any, and I didn't think I could get any locally. As a result, he mail ordered three bottles from the Lyme Bay Winery, something we'd tried a good few years back at the wine shop at Lulworth Cove. Unadulterated by spirits, a truly traditional mead that is pure honey. I had a capful to try after lunch, and about a sherry glass worth with dinner (that was pushing it, considering meds - the three bottles will last for who knows how long).
P had bought me this incredibally soft and floofy top to wear, considering how much the temperature effects me now. Kids were amused to catch me burying my face in it from time to time.
C bought me a book I'd been interested in and never got around to ordering for myself, Locked In Time: Animal Behavior Unearthed in 50 Extraordinary Fossils by Dean R. Lomax (Ills Bob Nicholls). From his own teenage investigation into evidence of a horseshoe crab's death to many reports and observations of other fossil remains from across the world, it looks to be very interesting, I'm wondering if it will need to be read in its entirity or if it can be dipped into :)
We had decided on ordering a takeaway to save the infirm among us having to prepare food, and the girls also picked up a cake from the supermarket when they went out to pick up the order, so we all ended up pleasanly stuffed. I eventually found myself a good spot to settle into in the bed and called it a night.
I miss having friends about, but I can't deny I would have found it difficult to cope with more than a card, message or phone call this year, so I was content with B and all three kids :)
Love and hugs to all that want them/read this!
This entry was originally posted at https://eoforyth.dreamwidth.org/1142682.html. Please comment there using OpenID.