Birthday orchid

A gloomy, somewhat dank January day, brightened up by my gorgeous birthday orchid and a visit to see Pete's Mum in the afternoon, a very belated Christmas celebration, postponed several times because of our ongoing coughs. There was plenty of chatting and banter, and I rather greedily ate two of her mince pies - at eighty-nine she hasn't lost any of her pastry-making skills.

We arrived home too late to cook dinner, so went off to the local pub for another birthday celebration meal. I'm not sure how long I can continue to spin out my birthday....