Happy Birthday, Yer Lordship. Happy Birthday, Paul. Happy Birthday Steve's SWMBO. Thanks folks. Popular day; my sister-in-law's sister, Van Gogh and Rolf Harris too...
No shiny parcels - after years of threatening it I finally decided this year I just wasn't doing birthdays or Christmas. Mainly 'cos I'm fed up with the "tick box" present giving; rather defeats the point to my mind. How many books on cats and parrots can one person need?* Will there ever be a couple of cube of assorted hardwood wrapped up with a bow on? No. So no pressies for me (except from two people who wouldn't take the hint - books on "Cats at the British Museum" and "Parrots in Art". Aaargh) but on the other hand no pressure to high-tail it into the workshop to do gifts for other people either. I'm persuing a policy of "I saw it/fancied making it and thought of you" present-giving instead, which will hopefully result in more thoughtful gifts friends and family may actually want instead of ohmygodit's<blank's>birthdayandIhavetogetsomething.
Sorry, bit of a Scrooge-ish rant there. I'm not a mean person, honest! Just hate the dateline pressure. Probably my age... (yes, Phil, 21 again :lol: )
Cheers, Alf
*Experiment has shown the answer to be "none" :wink: