A Lockdown Birthday Photo Journal

Today marks the same number of times the earth has rotated on it’s axis as it had rotated, when I was expelled from a birth canal, measured from an arbitrary point in the earths orbit around the sun 35 orbits past.

To celebrate the achievement of maintaining my existence, as is the custom, I have been receiving gifts and selfishly partaking in things that I enjoy with less regard, than is usually considered acceptable, for the wishes of others.

The weather, as seems to be tradition, was excellent. At 11am I popped to the shop for some ham and pease pudding, a stottie, and a pork pie. I was intercepted by 6 of the neighbours who were sat in the street, having just put up some bunting for VE Day. They broke into a rendition of Happy Birthday, which was agonising. Mrs Basil had betrayed me. Revenge will be swift and unmerciful.

VE Day bunting in a street
VE Day bunting in a street

My mother, who seems keenest of all to celebrate the anniversary of her evacuation, sent me a Hario V60 coffee dripper and 2 bags of Hasbean coffee.

A Hario V60 coffee dripper next to some bags of coffe
A Hario V60 coffee dripper next to some bags of coffe

Mrs Basil has treated me to some lovely beer and baked a cake.

Cans of beer
Cans of beer

My sister and brother-in-law paid a visit to our garden with the niblings to have some cake (no photo because it’s gone), while Mrs Basil and I socialised with them at a distance from our kitchen balcony. They also brought some very fancy beer. A sharing bottle (funny joke) of Wylam English Quad.

Bottle of beer
Bottle of beer

The Company was good.

A Dad throwing his child in the air
A Dad throwing his child in the air

The coffee was good.

A Hario V60 coffee dripper being used
A Hario V60 coffee dripper being used

The beer was good.

A glass of beer on a balcony in the sun
A glass of beer on a balcony in the sun

And Ada has flowered.

A flower on a young apple tree
A flower on a young apple tree

I will be ordering a delivery of some Indian food for this evening. Everything is coming up roses apple tree flowers.