My youngest son turned 44 years old yesterday. As a family, we don’t normally do a lot for
birthdays other than having a special family dinner, but this time Youngest Son
was rather spoilt.
He and I travelled out of city and visited one of his uncle
and aunt’s for lunch, and she had made him a birthday cake!
We came home with a bag full of fruit – apples freshly
picked from their trees, blueberries, fresh figs, and a couple of late peaches.
This couple have made the utmost use of the land around
their house, growing fruits and vegetables as well as flowers in their cottage
garden.
Down the back of the section are four hens that keep them
supplied with eggs. A pet rabbit keeps
the hens company, but decided to hide from us yesterday.
Their little cat did not hide, although she normally runs
away when strangers visit. Youngest Son
seems to have an affinity with cats (he likes them but does not have one of his
own), and they always seem to gravitate to him.
What I loved was seeing a crystal vase being used as her
water dish – what a great way to make something utilitarian into something
unique and beautiful.
It was a lovely day, filled with talking and wandering
around their productive garden.
Margaret 😊
Time spent with family, whatever the reason, is time well spent.
ReplyDeleteHappy Birthday to your son! Sounds like a fun day out!
ReplyDeleteHow lovely that you could spend some time with your son on his birthday and what a sweet aunt to bake him a birthday cake. I would call that a perfect day :)
ReplyDeleteHappy birthday to him! I'm not surprised the cat's drinking from a crystal bowl. I bet she has a silk pillow, too!
ReplyDeleteSlightly belated birthday wishes for your son. His cake looks delicious. I can imagine how good that fresh fruit will taste. I'd so much like to have a few hens in our back yard ( I used to but now the by-laws are much stricter so I daren't).
ReplyDeleteWell, Miss Kitty has had ice cream in a Royal Albert saucer but so far she has an ordinary bowl for water. No crystal dish for her (so far). Granny Marigold
Happy birthday to your son.
ReplyDeleteYour aunts and uncles house sounds so pretty and productive
It seems your son and Barb were born on the same day just 20 years apart!
ReplyDeleteVisits with extended family are always enjoyable, and become more precious as we age! That property sounds amazing and very well developed. I'm glad to hear you had a wonderful day Margaret
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Maxine
Happy 44th. And it sounds as though it was a happy day. How nice to bring back all that fresh fruit.
ReplyDeleteThey have a wonderful small holding
Happy birthday to your son! It sounds like a wonderful place to visit and the cake looks so good!
ReplyDeleteSounds like fun. It's good to be spoiled from time to time!
ReplyDeleteBelated birthday greetings to your son. Lucky man to have such a lovely outing with his mum for his birthday, cake and all. And the bonus of all the fruit.
ReplyDeleteDarn! That was me. I keep forgetting to enter my details. Pauline
ReplyDeleteSounds like a great day out with cake as a bonus.
ReplyDeleteI would have enjoyed a day like this.
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