Thanks for your best wishes

I would like to thank everyone who sent me best wishes on my seventy-fifth birthday.

Sue and I had a quiet day. We went out for breakfast in the local branch of Costa Coffee and then went on to IKEA on the Greenwich Peninsula, where I bought a new armchair to replace the one I have been using. The latter was provided via the local Adult Social Service Department, and although it is very useful, it is rather hideous to look at. As I still need an armchair but do not need this particular one, we decided to return it to the provider and to buy a replacement ... which will be delivered on Monday.

Rather than have lunch, we had afternoon tea in the M&S cafe in Charlton before returning home. By the time that we got back we were both feeling very cold and decided that rather than go out again to a restaurant for dinner, we had a takeaway from a local Turkish restaurant and watched TV instead.

As I wrote, it was a quiet day, but a very enjoyable one nonetheless.