Went to Karaez/Carhaix this afternoon to discuss my retirement; I was advised not to.

The phoenix is ready to fly; this is unofficial at the moment, as I don't own the building it's out of my hands, but I have heard indirectly that the building permit has been signed.

 At the risk of being presumptuous; for those who like my photos, I need petrol paper, ink, etc. and to buy back my storage space to be able to continue.  I have placed a Paypal donation button on my following sites:
http://crwtynrhifnaw.blogspot.com/
http://patrimoinebreton.blogspot.com/
http://mymiscellaneous-bynbrynman.blogspot.com/
http://taffawrnantmorlais.blogspot.com/
Sorry to be so persistent in my woes.

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 ?

Weather too bad to go selling photos in Uhelgoad, at my new advanced time of life it might give me lumbago; never been into a 7th decade before, I'll have to be more careful,; no more fast cars, girls down to one at a time, no more vodka/gin/whisky cocktails, and early to bed i.e. not 5 o' clock in the morning early after the night club, one never knows it might make a new man of me! What's wrong with me, I'm 60 not 80, on second thoughts I'll keep taking my chances.

Well, that's it, I've had my 24 hours; about 150 of you wished me a happy birthday, they are still coming in past midnight over here, it's been a humbling experience, and made becoming 60 worthwhile if only for that; there's no way it could have come up to last year's level that Katellig reminded me of; free beer & music in a brewery. Two of you made the common error of thinking that there was an 'r' missing from my name, and one of you wrote in 3 languages; Welsh; English; & French, thinking that covered them all not knowing that there's a language in Brittany as well. I can now go back to being 37. Diolch yn fawr iawn.

Just put a Paypal connexion to my A4 laminated photos of Brittany, unfortunately due to a technical problem most of the photos are missing: http://patrimoinebreton.blogspot.com

Just off the cuff so to speak, I don't particularly go anywhere or do much but if anyone wants to follow me into the dark depths of nowhere I'm on Twitter as 'Bynbrynman'.

The landlord of Tavarn Ty Elise, Plouye is pleased to announce his 60th birthday today but regrets to inform you that there will be no garden party, as has been the case in years past, to celebrate this long awaited milestone on his life's long road. You can read the Welsh half of this epic struggle at: Tâf Fawr/Nant Morlais: my first 28 years http://taffechannantmorlais.blogspot.com he takes the opportunity to thank all his friends & family for their highly appreciated birthday wishes signaling as it does that he is still with us, which is good news to me.

IT'S MY BIRTHDAY AND I'M 60 TODAY