As #2 son remarked on presenting me with my birthday card "You're how old? There's no way I can count to such a big number as that...!"

Barrier 4 AM, kids were out in the dinghy with me towing them about.

Lunch at the hoose and then down to see youngest bro' and cousins to play with cousins. They were all fine; then after an hour I vanished and we had a couple of hours alone for
Halloumi
Cod with the caper vinaigrette tomato olive thing with sautee potatoes and spinach
Rice pudding with home made raspberry jam.
Prosecco too.

Then the hordes returned again and that was the peace shattered.

I managed a birthday Highland Park and corner of Orkney fudge too.