Well the birthday went off well; l took a couple of days to recover from it and then there was work Wednesday - Friday . Being a long weekend we went to Waiheke Saturday and Sunday and I just had Monday morning to make a dutch apple cake and a chocolate hazelnut cake. I was having my daily game of scrabble early afternoon when there was a ring at the front door - our first visitors who I thought couldn't come until 4pm were 1 1/2 hrs early.. That threw me . I had to do all the preparations - fancy tablecloths, get china out, make coffee etc. Another friend had suggested we meet that Monday so I invited her to join us which she did, then our goddaughter Jane emailed to say she was shifting to Karapiro to live with her parents so invited her so by that time I really was fluffing round . E came too of course. Roland is diabetic and brought a nice German yeast raisin loaf, and a fruit cake, both of which he could eat, so we had plenty of cake. Following that we celebrated with some Lindauer and feijoa wine. Some of us went to the Ponsonby foodhall for dinner afterwards so that made it a bit more of a celebration. Then on Wednesday night D and I went to AUT restaurant a deux and had a beautiful meal. I mentioned it was a birthday celebration and they brought his wedge of Mississippi Mud cake dessert out with 7 flaming candles and sang Happy Birthday which was quite unexpected. D was adamant he didn't want any fuss, and I couldnt have coped with doing a big gathering on my own anyway so it was just nice as it was. He got some phone calls and cards from Germany on the day and following day or two and I gave him a new backpack for taking stuff to Waiheke along with some other bits and pieces.
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