busyness and birthdays

Blogging fell by the wayside for the last couple of weeks as it has been full pelt at work and on the academic front. And in the middle of colliding deadlines I had a Significant Birthday.

As a token of his esteem Toby gave me a special birthday present:

 And the amazing Kind Dog gave me a present every day for Birthday Week, including:

 a sixteenth century amethyst ring;

a Chaucerian silver pendant;

and a Shakespearean bracelet.

In the park I saw a Birthday Cormorant

 And then back to the books