blamebrampton

Good lord, people! Thank you! But strangers are not going to believe that I am the grumpy old haggis I try so hard to be with all the niceness that was thrown in my direction for my birthday. You are collectively ruining my reputation as a Great Meanie, which is a tragedy because that's what I have the wardrobe for. All that black and red and devil boots, wasted. Eh, it's not as though I can walk in the boots.

I had hoped to finish this post last night, but it was suddenly 1.42am and I needed to do my physio and get to bed, so instead it is late. No one who has ever met me before is surprised by this ;-)

And apologies in advance for the cockups I have doubtless made, due to being somewhat inept and wholly underslept.

Many, many thanks to:

alex_s9 for your generous wishes;

alisanne for your dancing cheer;

annes_stuff for making me feel useful even in my dotage;

anthimaeria for your constant warmth and the cake! I have to come to the US, it's been too long!;

auntpurl for the hugs and twirls;

being_here for the wishes for cool weather (alas, unfulfilled, damn you climate change!) and darling puppy;

brissygirl for hugs and cheer, and understanding about pavlova;

bryoneybrynn for your love and puppy!;

brumeux77 for your lovely wishes;

cassie_black12 for a lovely puppy -- and always being so positive;

catsintheattic for your warmth and the wee puppy!;

chantefable for knowing me so very well (PERFECT gifts, and PUPPY!);

ciraarana for your cheer;

cp_dept for correctly guessing that Mr B's trousers are always the last thing;

curia_regis for your wishes;

ecosopher for your warm cheer;

enchanted_jae for your lovely warm wishes;

femmequixotic for the gorgeous tulips (my faves!) and paid time, which is really far too much, thank you!;

flamewarrior for proper barbie appreciation;

fourth_rose for wishes (darling, when am I ever on time with anything?);

funnelwebkitten for such a beautiful song and lovely wee puppy!;

goddessriss for always making me feel better, and for your lovely charity;

hpreader for the drink and recipes;

i_autumnheart for general terrificness;

illereyn for your kind wishes;

_inbetween_ for your constant loveliness and darling otter, and yes, you got the day right, I hope you are well!;

kittie8571 for the sparkling celebration;

kitty_fic for the delicious cupcake;

ladydeth12 for the cakes -- omnomnom!;

leela_cat for your hopes that I share!;

maevemist for the wishes for clement weather (damn the climate for being broken!);

mahaliem for your words, which are always beautiful, and cake, which has blessedly few calories;

maya231 for your kind wishes;

mayela_delarue for your cheer (will let you know when the barbie is set up!);

ms_kilian for more cake (oh, the size of my arse ...);

mrsquizzical for your right beliefs on the inadvisability of barbecueing tempeh ;-);

naadi for your wishes and shared vegie love (Mmmm, vegies ...);

noeon for the gorgeous balloons and paid time -- darling, you shouldn't have! But thank you so much!;

nursedarry for the hugs and champers and psychic link;

oceaxe for your friendly cheer and warmth;

painless_j for making me blush, though I wish you had the actual warmth -- heat wave down here at the moment;

phoenixacid for the luverley singing, cat and cake!;

pingrid for sharing the Kevin McCloud passion;

rumpleghost for neighbourly hearts;

sassy_cissa for wishes and all your kindess the whole time I have been in fandom;

shu_shu_sleeps for sharing the perils of a January birthday;

snottygrrl for always being so lovely (you are a constant delight!);

sorrel_forbes for your warm cheer;

teresacoutinho for your happy wave;

the_gubette for your delicious low-cal cake;

themostepotente for both the love and taking care of all the E's;

thenotoriousso4 for wishes and making me feel that Mr B is less odd;

theodoraleft for all your kindness (email coming soon!);

tinofbeans -- I will see you when you get back!;

treacle_tartlet for EVERYTHING, but especially David and macarons and GENIUS Moomins;

tomatoe18 for your happy hugs;

tsosh for a kitty so cute my brain exploded;

turnonmyheels for barbecue appreciation ;-);

vaysh11 for the lovely birthday rec (thank you, darling!); and

winstonmom for the wishes and reminder that I am not the only one with a 'special' feller at home ;-)

ETA:

nenne , thank you! And yes, evil LJ interface doubtless nicked the first bottle of champers! And thank you to the dear anonymouse who gave me 2 months of LJ -- please let me know who you were, aside from too kind.

I do not deserve my flist, as you are all so generous and lovely, but thank all of you for the joy of your company and the delight you all bring when you chat with me or 'talk among yourselves' over here. Even on stinking hot nights when sleep is impossible and my brain is sago (all this week), I feel as though I have instant entry into a club filled with exactly the sort of people I would like to chat with, which is each and every one of you. Thank you!