Birthday Cards

Lots of birthday cards

This has been one of my best years ever for birthday cards. I've had so many lovely ones I wanted to record them for posterity, so here they are.

My favourite? Well, it really hard to choose. Of course the ones from Joe and the children were as tasteful as ever (good choice Joe) and there was a hand-made one from Lola which contained a special message, basically telling me to stop worrying about getting old (thank you Lola).

I was also delighted to receive cards (and presents) from my new Korean friends on my MA course whom I've only known for a few weeks. It was very thoughtful of them.

However, a couple stood out. One from my friend Pauline as it made me laugh out loud. It read 'Chocolate is the answer - and I don't give a damn about the question!'. She knows me very well. The other was from my friend Caroline who always buys me incredibly beautiful cards. This year's featured a pair of sparkly red shoes that I'd love to own in real life.

Cards kept arriving all week which made my birthday feel like it went on for days - which it did!

It's nice to have so many lovely friends and receiving so many cards made my birthday really special.