Time out

Sometimes life takes over, leaving me struggle to fulfil my blogging duties. That's how it's been of late. My darling husband isn't yet 60, but has already been partying for the past two weekends as he warms up for the main event on the 23rd. Blogging therefore has taken a back seat, but by way of apology I thought I'd share with you the latest celebrations.


We hired a local holiday home for the weekend to accommodate the large family gathering and the view wasn't half bad. The house is called Driftwood, has three bedrooms and lots of open plan space for eating and lounging about, which is exactly what we did. The garden is spacious and also has lots of outdoor seating.


The pack of balloons also said Happy Birthday, but we had a helium issue and a P went pop! I made up this montage of photos to cover some of Steve's 60 glorious years.






Gig rowing has been a lifelong passion for Steve, along with this love of the outdoors in general and trees in particular. His niece Zoe cleverly combined all of this into an amazing birthday cake that was truly a work of art.






It was lovely to have this family gathering. Jamie and Sasha worked hard to get everthing ready behind the scenes, keeping our party location a secret from Steve which made a great surprise for him.


Steve and Sasha are heading off to London tomorrow to continue the celebrations where I will join them on Tuesday. I'll be posting on instagram for the week I'm away with a big catch up on the blog when I return.

On Friday Sasha and I will be featuring another edition of "We love..." and it would be great if you could pop back to see what's our latest pleasure on the fashion front.
Anna x

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  1. Don't ever apologize for living your life, Anna! This is such a wonderful post, full of love and good times - I feel like I'm there (I'm hanging out in the kitchen with my wine!). What a gorgeous cake! Such talent. Everyone and everything looks perfect, including you and Steve. 60? No way!

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    1. You're always a great source of support for me Sheila - thank you. I set the bar so high for myself I know, with my self-imposed expectations, that I think I will be letting my readership down if I step a tiny bit sideways for a change.
      We all had such fun and yes, this is what 60 looks like nowadays!

      Have a fab weekend!
      Anna x

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  2. Sounds like a pretty amazing weekend and well worth all your hard work! Great that you built in surprises for Steve. Thanks for sharing these happy family celebrations.
    Wishing you a fab time in London. Hugs x.

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    1. Thanks so much Mary. There was a bit of stress and sweat involved, but most definitely it was worth it!

      Catch up with you next week!
      Anna x

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  3. Birthday congrats to Steve, what a talented niece he has, the cake is amazing! Enjoy the London celebrations. xx

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    1. We all think that Zoe is so artistic in her cake making - I'm sure she could wow PH on the Bake Off with these creations.
      Will pass on your birthday wishes to Steve on Monday, thank you!

      Have a great weekend!
      Anna x

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  4. Totally agree with Sheila , the joys of life with family are way more important than blogging. Sounds like Steve is celebrating this important milestone with gusto as indeed he should. Enjoy your time in London.

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    1. So kind of you to add your vote of support to this too Jill. My darling husband is so very good at celebrating his birthdays - they usually go on for 3 or 4 days - but this year it's more like 3 or 4 weeks! I like his style.

      Anna x

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  5. Happy 60th birthday to Steve!

    What wonderful photos - you can feel the happiness and joy emanating from them! The cake is marvellous and what a wonderful place to hold your family party.

    Have a fab time in London.
    xxx

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    1. Thanks so much Vronni. We've had the most wonderful time already with the first phase of his partying and I really am looking forward to taking London by storm for the next bit!

      Anna x

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  6. Oh, I love these! I love your outfits but really what is great about your blog is you! So feel free to take any break you need and show us your life. Happy birthday to Steve and have a wonderful time in London!

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    1. How very kind of you Julia. I seem to stick myself into a construct and then forget that I can create whatever kind of post I want. Crazy or what? I'm really looking forward to our week in London. And I promise to share some snaps with you too!

      Anna x

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  7. You all look fabulous and that cake looks so yummy!

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    1. Thanks Sue, we had a great time and yes, the cake was truly delicious!

      Anna x

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  8. This is one of my most favorite posts Anna! It's really wonderful to have a peak into your day to day AND your family celebrations and I hope you'll do it more often!!
    That cake is just as charming and spot on as it could be!! Your niece could be a contender in the cake art world. Ever featured cakes at the gallery? Think of the "sweet" party afterward!!!
    Steve is quite the handsome fellow and his teen picture from back in the day is too cute!!
    Happy birthday to Steve (a fellow Libra!) I'm celebrating myy 66th ( ye gads!!) today!

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  9. What lovely feedback Jude. And here was I thinking this was just a "fill in" post! It's taken you, my readers, to show me that anything goes, which is quite liberating. As you know, I'm off to London soon, and I hope to gather some content for another different post for the blog.
    My husband was and still is a bit of a catch - I'm a lucky girl! Happy birthday to you too, my dear, I hope you're having a wonderful day!

    Anna x

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