As a child, I always thought “the Glorious Twelfth” was named solely in honour of me and my birthday. Apparently, I was wrong.
Also for today, I get a solar eclipse (it is currently cloudy so I’m not sure if we will see anything) plus the Perseid meteor shower – again, because it’s my birthday and no one else’s. I would like the clouds to lift now, please.
An added extra this year is that Daisy has come home for a week. She is here to help me so it is pure coincidence she arrived today (but a lovely coincidence).
Everyone was very pleased to see her, including me.
After Gussie had got over his stranger-danger feelings, he made best friends with Daisy. In fact the sheep were all over Daisy. She is now Queen of Sheep and I am their mere slave. Lambie gave me a perfunctory birthday glance. I was grateful.
OH is currently out of action for a few weeks and it means I won’t have to look after everyone by myself.
So happy birthday to me, and I shall eat more cake because it is allowed and I am a grown up, apparently.
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Happy Birthday! Sounds like, except for the clouds, it is a good one.Eat some cake foe me too, I love cake!
cake is always good x
Salutations, Frances, and joy to you and your world. May there be many more ‘glorious Twelfths’!
Happy Birthday, Thank you for brightening our days!
“The glorious twelfth”, indeed 🙂 Happy birthday!
Happy Birthday ❤️.
Sorry to hear LO will be out of action for a while.
Hope he is better soon.
Eclipse was a bit of a damp squib around here, but it was fun watching the iplayer coverage.
ditto – it went dark. No sun to be seen as many clouds. Then light again.
HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!!
Happy Birthday, Francis! I hope you have cake. And gin.
No gin. Tea-total these days.
Adulting is tough as my grown up daughters have told me, so isn’t it great that once a year we can take a break from all that serious adulting business & just have a glorious day twirling through our twenty-four hours enjoying our privileged day! Being able to spend the day with your loved ones, fuzzy & otherwise is icing on the cake of life. So enjoy your twenty-first*!
*May be off by a few Shetland summers, but I have it on excellent authority that Shetland’sbeauty & fresh air preserve youthfulness. ;-}
Many happy returns to you, speedy recovery to OH, and thank goodness for Dr Daisy, x
Happy Birthday from the USA. Have a wonderful few days.
Happy birthday!!
Happy Birthday!
Happy Birthday, Frances!
Wishing you a very Happy Birthday, Francis, and thank you for the lovely picture of YOU! I check your world every day, It works as an antidote to the rest of the news. Be well, OH too, and keep in touch.
Cheers,
Val in the Santa Cruz Mountains, CA
Happy Birthday Frances and how lovely Daisy is home to share it with you!
Happy birthday Frances! Have a beautiful day/week!
Happy Birthday Frances….You’re looking great! Glad Daisy came home to help celebrate your big day and help you out too.
Happy birthday, Frances! Lovely portrait of you. We went to watch an open air production of Othello yesterday – in your honour, of course. Twas put on by The Lord Chamberlain’s Men. I highly recommend them.
Happy Birthday. We are so glad you are here. Great picture of yourself and Monster in action. So glad Daisy could visit too.
A very happy Birthday Frances. Your blog is a gift to me every day. Thank you.
Happy birthday! I love that in your birthday pic Monster’s paw is in action! He’s either demanding pets or pics of him only!
Hippo Birdie Two Ewe! Sassy Sister cats send purrs