Greetings lovely friends & readers
Welcome to July - here we are in to the 7th chapter of the year already !!
It's mid winter here at the bottom of the world & there are no flowers anywhere in my garden so I did a little arrangement with a pretty cyclamen on my table, just for a splash of colour these grey days.
On the very last day of June I celebrated a sort-of-special-birthday. By that I mean I turned 65 & here in New Zealand you receive the Government Superannuation once you reach 65 years of age. I am curious if this happens in other countries too, so please leave me a comment & let me know.
My brother & sister in law travelled up to spend the weekend with us - they've not been for over 8 years now. I decided to have a family lunch on the Sunday, this way my sons & their families could attend also.
As I was seating 10 people I decided to turn my dining table sideways instead of longways. You can see above, that a certain ginger family member was none too happy about this fact & also, by the way Mum (Me) was running around, it was apparent that guests were arriving ... this always displeases Her Royal Highness (!!) 😉😾
We'd decided to have our usual pizza lunch, we all enjoy pizzas & the local shop makes such delicious ones. I made some dips & nibbles & The Mr ordered me a beautiful Carrot Cake from a new local Bakery Station Grill
Bubbles & Birthday Cake . . . . what's not to smile about ??
From left to right, the birthday girl, sister in law Leonie & daughter in laws, Sarah & Nicole.
We all had the loveliest time - it's very rare that we get together with my brother these days (apart from funerals) & it was so wonderful. Just all very casual & relaxed with plenty of food & laughter.
I was indeed spoilt & received some wonderful gifts from family & friends.
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Then on Monday (my actual birthday) we had a craft get-together at Gails & she made me yet another cake & I was gifted the flowering plants above right. The stunning table runner (left) was made by my dear friend Leeanne - my photos do not do it justice, it is just the most gorgeous shade of green, heavily quilted & made from vintage dupion silk that she thrifted. 💚
It's now school holidays here in New Zealand & this week has been time spent with Alec. We went to the Minecraft Movie yesterday & I enjoyed it way more than I thought I would 😉
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Today is pouring with rain & we have had 2 days of heavy rain warnings. Little One is on the good bedspread 😖 & Madam Pip is tucked up in a wee ball in the "hut" her mother made her in a corner of the couch.
(Blackie is out in the carport asleep on the ride on mower seat)
Two little verses that appealed to me on Instagram & I thought I'd share them. The first one is funny (& certainly true for this "woman of a certain age) & the second one is VeRy true.
Thank you as always dear friends, for your ever-welcome visits here today,
Sending much love & friendship to you all,
Belated birthday wishes. Looks like you had a great weekend. Hmm, yes the furry ones don't like it when disruptions to the household are happening. Unless they are the centre of attention of course.
ReplyDeleteWhat a wonderful birthday Julie filled with love, friendship, happiness and family xx Miss Pip 😻
ReplyDeleteHappy Birthday Julie! Lovely celebrations and gifts, that table runner is just gorgeous!
ReplyDeleteHere in UK we get Old Age Pension at 67. It used to be 60 for women and 65 for men but it changed around the time I got mine. Big contention here and lots of court cases here from women of my age who spent most of their life expecting pension at 60 and then finding they had to wait much longer. The problem was not that we didn't think it fair to up the pension age but that we were not given sufficient notice to prepare.
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Happy belated gold card birthday Julie. Spending time with friends and family is the best. Hope it's not too cold and wet for you guys.
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