Happy lockdown birthday James

When this whole Covid pandemic started last March, I would never have guessed, in addition to Ally and Cat’s locked down birthdays in March and April, that David in October, me in December and now James in January would still be having locked down birthdays. However, like the rest of us, James has actually had a really good day. 

The two of us went out for a goodly walk in the morning, which was cold but sunny. Then after a bit of gardening, James was treated to his presents and we all enjoyed a delicious meal by “Home by Nico.”

This was in fact a present for me for my recent birthday from Ally and Cat. The 22nd January was the first date that they could book it for, which serendipitously is James’ birthday. Two large boxes of ingredients arrived yesterday, and this evening Ally and Cat cooked it all according to the instructions into a gorgeous meal. There were vegetarian meals for me and Cat, and omnivore meals for James and Ally. There were four courses and it really did taste like a meal in a restaurant. James and I were both really touched by Ally and Cat’s thoughtfulness. 

Then they produced a cake and candles and Happy Birthday was sung and indeed it was a very happy day.