Thank you so much for all your birthday good wishes!

I had the most fantastic day!  I took the day off work and spent with Adrian around London, and later with Lynne and Miranda.

I'm going to post about it tomorrow in more detail.

For the time being, here's the wonderful birthday cake (a cascade of cupcakes) that my romantic Adrian (london1952 ) made for me ( Read more... )

I recall that, as a child, I thought turning 33 (in 2000) next to impossible. Well now, I'm 42 and still alive and kicking!

Thank you to all of you who posted/sent birthday wishes: you are a very nice bunch of people!

And of course a big thank you to my lovely husband london1952  who makes my life special and worth living every day, and not just on my ( Read more... )

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All my lovely LJ friends who sent me birthday wishes over the last few days! They have been greatly appreciated.

To David and Richard for coming all the way from Cardiff and Gloucestershire to celebrate my birthday!

To my adorable husband Adrian (
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At last some pictures from the Shelbourne Hotel in Dublin and our wonderful afternoon tea.

Here's birthday boy  
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First of all, a big thank you to all of you who wished Adrian a Happy Birthday. You are a lovely bunch of people!

Our day in Dublin was great!

• 10 am flight from Gatwick; we were in Dublin (city centre) by 12:15 pm and had 5 hours to spend in town
• it was sunny but chilly, with big, white clouds travelling fast in the blue sky
• we had a nice walk along ( Read more... )

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LJ has just reminded me that my husband (london1952)'s birthday is only 2 days away.
I/we have a plan: we are taking the day off work and going on a day trip somewhere we've been before, to indulge in their sublime afternoon tea (we are two gluttons at heart!)

This picture may tell you where we're going. Can you guess the city?


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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!)

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I'll be turning 40 six weeks tomorrow and would love to do something to celebrate ( Read more... )