It was my 69th birthday last weekend. On Saturday, Shirley and I drove out to "The Fox House" for brunch. Then in the afternoon we attended the wedding party of two old friends of ours - Ian and Linda. They had been engaged for over twenty years but finally they decided they had had enough of living in sin. It was a lovely occasion in the function room above our local pub. Shirley and I left around seven o'clock. The best part was where Linda's grown up children said that Ian had been the only real father they had ever known.
Sunday after Sunday I prepare roast dinners at home but last Sunday we went out to The Dore Moor Inn to celebrate my birthday. The meal was delightful and Little Phoebe was a very good girl - especially when you consider that we were in there for two hours and fifteen minutes. When the time came to pay the bill, I realised straight afterwards that we had been undercharged so I went back inside and told our waitress that our bottle of wine had been left off the bill. After a bit of humming and ahhing she decided it would be too much bother to amend things and so we could have the wine on the house! I certainly wasn't complaining about that.
I received a few welcome gifts including two T-shirts which have not yet been ironed so I'm sorry about the creases. Apparently, they are from a new line of apparel designed to promote this humble Yorkshire blog. They are available via Amazon.uk and elsewhere if you would like to hunt around. What could be better than strolling down the street wearing a stylish Yorkshire Pudding T-shirt?
Love the shirts! I admire how honest you were (I would have been as well) and am glad that they gave you a birthday "treat." Happy Belated Birthday!
ReplyDeleteDishonesty or just honest mistakes can prey upon me for years.
DeleteHappy belated birthdays. It sounds like a good weekend all around.
ReplyDeleteThank you Debby.
DeleteIt's official then, you're an old fart:)
ReplyDeleteHappy belated birthday and lovely t-shirts.
Check out the link. There's an appreciation society for you, as it should be.
https://www.etsy.com/ca/listing/1061275627/yorkshire-pudding-t-shirt-founding
Thanks for that Nurse Lily. I imagine those T-shirts have sold like hotcakes so it is surprising that I have not yet seen anybody wearing one!
DeleteHappy birthday. It must be cool to be young!
ReplyDeleteAh yes - we 69 year olds are like teenagers!
DeleteAh, I wish I'd have thought of that.
ReplyDeleteI am sure you could get a couple of "Oddball Observations" T shirts made or maybe just "Catalyst". By the way, check out this website:- https://www.timothytaylorshop.co.uk/clothing/
DeleteLove the cycling jerseys with the beer pockets in back!
DeleteA happy birthday for whichever day it was. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=enk_H0fKaJQ
ReplyDeleteSo you are now selling 'the merch'. Riches will abound. Bad time to release a tee shirt range in your country but very good timing for here.
You mean weatherwise? I guess you are right. I tend to wear T-shirts only in the summertime.
DeleteA T-shirt! I love it :) but I won't buy one. Too many times I've bought from Amazon and the things just don't fit. Their idea of large and even X-large is too snug on me, being the butterball that I am.
ReplyDelete"Butterball"? I imagine you are as slender as Elle Macpherson.
DeleteForgot to say Happy Birthday.
ReplyDeleteHAPPY BIRTHDAY!!
Appreciated Elle.
DeleteYour birthday weekend activities sound like a good mix, and the unexpected wine on the house was a nice gesture to reward your honesty.
ReplyDeleteIf the t-shirt is available in yellow I might consider buying one for next spring.
Not available in yellow I am sorry to say.
DeleteDo they come in pink too?
ReplyDeleteYes, they do come in pink!
DeleteWere they made specially for you or is it only coincidence? I googled and also found this one https://i.etsystatic.com/7275978/r/il/d5032c/3288845129/il_1588xN.3288845129_lid5.jpg
ReplyDeletePurely co-incidence... and thanks for the link to the other one. When you start digging away there are plenty of different Yorkshire Pudding T-shirts around. Are there any Alcoholic Daze T-shirts?
Delete"Brunch!" Is that a Yorkshire expression?
ReplyDeleteYes, it rhymes with "crunch" when a cleverdick receives a "punch".
Delete69, where did the last 40 years go? Keep enjoying life and telling us about it.
ReplyDeleteThat's a nice thing to say Travel. Thank you.
DeleteHappy Belated Birthday, but sadly will not be buying the t-shirt.
ReplyDeleteHave you no fashion sense Thelma?
DeleteWell, now you are older than I am again. This happens yearly! I'll catch up next summer. Happy birthday, Mr. P! Glad you had a fine celebration.
ReplyDeleteThank you young lady!
DeleteWell I hope YOU'RE making the money on those shirts!
ReplyDeleteI wonder if I can copyright my blog name....
DeleteHappy birthday, Mr. Pudding. For some reason Frank Sinatra's song, "It Was a Very Good Year", is rolling through my head. I hope you have a very good year.
ReplyDeleteAre all Canadians as kind as you Melinda?
DeleteHappy Birthday! I can't believe I comment on the blog of someone with their own clothing line!
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