It's my birthday and I'll boot if I want to.

That's a little song I mustered at stupid o'clock this morning as we honked off to a splendid countryside boot-fair.
The Malvern Hills, The Malvern Hills
It is my birthday and Jack's organised a nice holiday in his granddad's flat in Malvern - a bit of a mooch and smooch get away. It's stonkingly beautiful here.
The Malvern Hills, The Malvern Hills
Yesterday up the Malvern hills all the greenery was absolutely caked in ice that sparkled with the light.
The Malvern Hills, The Malvern Hills
We walked up the hills on the shadowy snowy side and broke through to the side that was all covered in sunshine.
The Malvern Hills, The Malvern Hills
Today we went booting - so good - countryside booting is so easy, breezy, carefree. Then went to climb Lord Hereford's Knob . . . snicker. Which was so enormously tall it was cloaked entirely in clouds. We didn't make it to the top as we couldn't see much and decided to explore the icy bits in the valley instead (Lady Hereford's Valley I presume . . . chortle).
Lord Herefords knob, Lord Herefords knob
Then home for some serious nothing time. With the best cake ever, baked by Jack.
Jos carrot cake, Jos carrot cake
A splendid gift from that naughtiest of clerics The Vicar: a Craigie book. And two Creme Eggs from my mother (plus a help with some money for a splendid printing course).
Craigie Aitchison choc boobs, Craigie Aitchison choc boobs
Some beautiful daffs and off to the cinema in half an hour, which will only cost £4 - I'm tempted not to go back to London.
daffs, daffs

7 comments:

  1. Amazing ice creations and environment! Happy birthday to you :)

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  2. happy birthday! it seems it was very special! congratulations!

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  3. Congratulations! We share our birthday (together with Darwin, bytheway...), but I´m not so happy, having a tootache at the moment, I ate most of the bonbons I got. Some grow up, some only get old(er)

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  4. Thank you for your wishes, you chaps are too good. It was indeed a nice one, hope yours was also good Miss Schone Vrouw, and that the toothache went away.

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  5. happy birthday!!!
    the ice looks wonderful! nice photos too!

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  6. Extraordinary landscape! lovely space you have here!

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  7. a bit late Happy Birthday to you!
    a lovely way to spent the day. A lovely cake. Lovely to spent some serious nothing time too ; )

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