Tag: love

  • Turning 85

    My 85th birthday was wonderful…lots of online greetings, a few real cards…however the highlight was being taken out to lunch by me best friend. He arrived bearing gifts that included a beautiful hand engraved vase clearly influenced by the organ designs of Art Nouveau. The drive through Staffordshire and Cheshire lanes was enchanting and the…

  • Turning 84

    These days I like to keep my birthdays low key and hope not too many people notice the passing of another year. Don’t get me wrong I am not embarrassed by my age – quite the contrary I celebrate it. Not everyone has the privilege of becoming an octogenarian…let alone a long-term survivor of HIV.…