On Thursday I experienced my first summer birthday … it was as wet and cold, not unlike a UK February day. However the day was still nice - it commenced with a phone call with Carolyn, then Mum and Dad and then Michelle. When I got to work I discovered some lovely presents in my inbox, and then just before lunch some flowers and chocolates arrived from John. One of my colleagues took me out for a birthday lunch and then another colleague went out to buy a cake and we had afternoon tea in the office. Just before I left work for the day another bunch of flowers arrived from John’s Dad and his family.

Fortunately the sun came out on Saturday for my picnic at Bronte beach. My friends Marian, Simon, Nicola and Steve joined John and I and we all left feeling over full from grazing on the food all afternoon.