Wednesday 10th April
SHE SAID:
OMG, I’m 60 today...how old is that! I can’t believe I’m an OAP now!!! Well, I can draw the superannuation out. The actually old age pension is 67!
Geoff gave me a ‘WA Orchid Hunter” T-shirt, which I love, also a voucher for a photo shoot in Venice dressed in the Venice Carnivale clothes & masks. I’m very excited about that.
Mum’s gift is a night at Horsted Place, near Uckfield, including high tea, dinner & breakfast. Julian & Kiyoka gave me the always cute Japanese critters in the shape of a mini-HD & a lovely card.
The four “not so young” youngsters headed off in the hire car for Ashdown Forest. Mum left Horsham later to pick John up & meet us at Horsted Place. I chose to hunt out Piglet’s House & play Pooh Sticks at Poohsticks Bridge, because, well it was MY birthday! It was a nice leg stretch in the forest & a bit of silliness.
At Horsted Place we were given the Portsmouth Suite, which overlooked the park & gardens & was VERY nice. High Tea was totally extravagant, & dinner a 3-course indulgence. I was pampered by everyone & had a wonderful day with many lovely messages from around the world for my significant day!
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Ashdown Forest & Poohsticks Bridge  |
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Piglet's House |
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Magpie, Grey Squirrel & a Robin  |
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Portsmouth Suite & view |
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The entrance hall |
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High tea & Wacky lamp |
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Celebrating! |
HE SAID:
Happy Birthday Varena!
My lovely, gorgeous wife is a very youthful 60 today. It is hard to believe it! Time has marched on! I tried to spoil her a bit, as did everyone else, and we had a great time. Horsted Place is not the sort of place I'd go to unless I'd had a big windfall, so having been twice now I know we are very lucky. Everything was great, except for Julian, who has a bug of some sort and lost his lunch, staying in his room afterwards. The lemon meringue pie seems to have been the trigger, and I guess he'll never want to eat it again!
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