Being at a low ebb in my life I counted my birthday wishes, and seeing that I received a very respectable 150+ it did wonders for my morale. Due to my circumstances celebrations were out, a pity because 60 is an important land mark of life, however I appreciated my daughter & her mother turning up yesterday afternoon with food, more than enough for the next week, not easy for my daughter with 3 young children. I confidently expect things to change for the better so that I intend to make a feast of my 70th. I can't complain, I spent the whole day of my 59th birthday in a brewery where I know the proprietor who gave me a present of free beer, and the various musicians were friends of mine from Cymru/Wales & Breizh/Brittany,viz. Meic Stevens, who brought his new/old girlfriend Liz, Katell & Maelan and the Proprietor & his son, it just happened to be one year early. One takes the highs with the lows, the good with the bad. For 30 years I worked on my birthday but in a convivial atmosphere, last year I celebrated, this year I relaxed in comfort with my kitten, next year ?