My Big 4 Oh!
Well now I'm a year (and a decade older)! LOL!
I had a great birthday.
On Friday night when I got in, I found that Adrian had baked me a birthday cake (a gorgeous Victoria sponge with lemon curd filling and lemon icing!)
so the celebrations started a few hours early.
On Saturday (Feb 17th) [my birthday] Adrian and I went to Richmond to collect one of the rings for our wedding... and then Adrian took me out to lunch.
[He had meant to take me to the Orangerie at Kensington Palace but they don't take bookings and so we decided we'd play it by ear].
The high tide was in and the lowest riverside path was flooded! The boat cafes/restaurants on the Thames were out of reach (unless you wanted to get really wet).
We had an al fresco lunch in a Bavarian restaurant by the river! I had Wiener Schnitzel and Apfel Strudel... I just love both.
Unfortunately the strudel came before the Schnitzel but hey it came with a little candle.
[Perhaps I should do everything in a reverse order in my 41st year? Like wearing pants over trousers, jumpers and socks inside out, etc.?]
We then did a bit of shopping in Richmond and then went into town. We had arranged to meet a few friends in the Kings Arms but we were gasping for a nice cuppa... Fortnum & Mason, and Richoux were packed... we decided for Liberty.
We had a few rounds in the Kings Arms with Ross & Jim, Kevin, Ken and said hello to a few other guys: it was a very jolly evening!
After the pub, we went to Ed's Diner in Old Compton Street with Ross & Jim: a perfect end to a lovely day (and thank you R&J for dinner!)
A big thank you to my lovely Adrian, and to all my friends: the ones that joined us for the evening, and also all the ones that couldn't and sent cards and called me. You all made my birthday so special: life at 40 is not so bad after all !!