If I hadn’t already awarded last week’s CoWAbunger, I’d have to give it to Nancy for her prescience:
Phase 2: In which Linda declares that her birthday WEEK started yesterday . . . with 6 more days to celebrate.
How right could one person be?
On Monday I had a visit from a friend in the morning, who brought me these:
There’d have been a lot more to show you but Spud insisted on being allowed to eat one.
In the evening, another friend came with a lovely set of toiletries, assuring me no offence was intended.
Then yesterday, yet another friend, with these:
The last time I did so well for flowers, a small person came out of me.
I also received an email telling me I had won two tickets to a comedy night with – what did I do to deserve such blessings? – a free buffet.
I love the saying, Some days you are the statue; some days you are the pigeon. Today, I am definitely a pigeon.
&
The Laughing Housewife 
Aren’t you the lucky one?
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I am; especially in my friends 🙂
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Beautiful! It sounds like the perfect birthday week!
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You had some lovely birthday gifts.
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A free buffet and actually, all of the edibles sounds real good to me. And of course, tickets for a comedy show ain’t a bad thing for a the Laughing Housewife either. 🙂
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Not too shabby 🙂
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coo roo-c’too-coo!
(I know this is the sound pigeons make to protect their territory because, to make sure I used the right language when talking to you – as you’re no longer a fellow pirate – I looked it up and came across this very informative site http://ehrweb.aaas.org/ehr/parents/Pigeons!.html
which told me more than I ever knew there was to know about pigeons…)
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Coo! Fascinating stuff 🙂
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Hasn’t my gift certificate for the new Mercedes arrived yet? Damn U.S. Mail! Or it could be the British postal system. Glad your good friends are there to pick me up.
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Don’t forget to visit when you come over. You can bring the Merc then 🙂
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I am DELIGHTED to hear that the celebration continues. What wonderful treats!
And a Comedy Show . . . with food . . . for FREE ~ it doesn’t get any better than that. Take a notepad and “borrow” the best jokes to share with us here. 😀
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The Hub warns me that they will probably be quite rude, but I’ll save the clean ones 🙂
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Tilly, you deserve it 🙂 Glad your birthday week has been great!
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Great stuff, Tilly! I like the statue / pigeon saying! 🙂
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It’s one of my favourites 🙂
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A birthday week! Now there’s a great idea 🙂
From one Libran to another, Happy Birthday, Tilly Bud
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Thanks 🙂
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You must have a fully-fragranced house by now!! 🙂
Those cakes look good. Congrats on the comedy show tickets and the free buffet. If you need a guest to accompany you… 😉
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You wouldn’t be the first to mention that… 🙂
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Good for you… enjoy the accolades. 🙂
Still catching up… kids in town from fall college break. 🙂
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How lovely!
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