On Wednesday, the day itself, I gave Douglas a bottle of the best whisky in the world.. its from Edradour, the smallest legal distillery in Scotland. We went there whilst in the area for his 40th Birthday. I got him some un-chill filtered whisky, which I like too! It will probably last him about 6 months.
On Thursday, D went to see my parents, who gave him a very funny card, a cuppa tea and some biscuits, some lovely home grown tomatoes and some home (or neighbour grown) plums - seen here in his hat.
Also on Thursday, he received a special delivery parcel from Sandy, his step mum. Ages ago, when we went up to Scotland for Ds mums funeral, we saw Sandy knitting some socks and she very kindly offered to make a pair for Douglas.
About a month ago, we carefully measured Ds feet and calves, and passed on the measurements, so in the special parcel was the first sock of the pair! The wool Sandy is using is very thin and as you see brightly coloured... she has made one, the other is still in production! (they are taking her longer that she thought.. but its worth the wait!)
Douglas was delighted to get the first of his socks.. and said it fitted like a glove (or should that be a sock?)
Last night, Friday, Douglas and I went out for a meal to celebrate his birthday. We went to a Tapas Bar in town and had a really wonderful meal.
Douglas said he would give it 4/5, the point being lost for not having crispy Patatas Bravas but they were one of my dishes anyway, so I have revised his score upwards to 5/5 lol.
The menu was diverse enough to give me (the fussy veggie) plenty to choose from, and D on his renal failure/diabetic diet plenty to eat as well. Suiting both of us down to the ground is no mean feat!! The waitress was very pleasant (and pretty) and the food came quickly. The cocktails were beautiful.. I had a Mojhito and D had two!
After a really nice evening out, we wobbled our way home on the tram, watched some good stuff on TV, then, realising it was midnight, took ourselves to bed and slept like two logs :-)
Photos of D in his lovely kilt and lovely Sponge Bob Square Pants T-shirt will follow soon.
2 comments:
Happy Birthday D! Looks quite happy, indeed, in the pics... what a great combo of fun gifts!
We're quite out of scotch at the mo - usually wait until the holidays to get our yearly bottle of expensive single malt. Wonder if that brand you mentioned ships to the US? Haven't tried that one yet. So far my favorite is the Balvenie Double Wood. Mmmmmmm!!!
D's birthday card will arrive soon, honest. I can't believe I had not put it in the post, but there it was, all stamped and ready, still in the house on the 26th. Glad you had a good night out. And I love the sock!
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