Today is my 69th birthday!
(No sixty-nine jokes, please. This is a family blog. 🙂 )
Regular readers will know that I make a big deal of my birthdays. I usually string them out over a full week, and on the day I take a trip to the seaside, followed by a nice restaurant meal in the evening.
But in 2021, none of that can happen.
Instead it will be the usual walk with Ollie, opening cards and presents, then a nice takeaway meal this evening.
I would like to wish a happy birthday to any fellow Piscean who shares this day with me. I hope to be able to post something similar next year, when I will be 70.
That’s a nice round number.
Okay, all together now. Sing along with Clare!
Happy Birthday!! Hope you have a wonderful day.
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It was a while ago now, but a very happy day.
Thanks for your comment, and for following my blog.
Best wishes, Pete.
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Woah, didn’t check this out before! Hope you had a very Happy Birthday, Pete! 🥳
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I did indeed, Dishita. Despite the lockdowns, and bad weather, it was a great day. 🙂
Best wishes, Pete.
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Happy Birthday, Pete! I am so sorry, but i forgot! ;-( I apologize, and from my heart i wish you all the best. Michael
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Thanks, Michael. No need to worry, you weren’t to know.
Best wishes, Pete.
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😉
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Happy Birthday, Pete! When the big 70 rolls around next year, your seaside and dinner celebration will be even more special.
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Thanks, Jennie. Fingers crossed for that. 🙂
Best wishes, Pete.
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🤞
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Happy belated birthday! Best wishes 🙂
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Thanks very much, BGC.
Best wishes, Pete.
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lA belated “Happy Birthday”, Pete I am sure you will have a great week..lots of good meals and tea’s with cake plus pressies…Have fun xx
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Thanks, Carol. I had some lovely food on the day, and even though we didn’t go out, it was very enjoyable.
Best wishes, Pete. x
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Good to hear, Pete 🙂 x
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Thanks for the post and the song birthday boy. I think your 70th is going to be a lot more fun but the 69th sounded real good to me. Take-away, time with wife, Ollie. Living the dream mate. Best wishes Pete.
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Thanks, Lloyd. It was a really good day, despite the rain! 🙂
Best wishes, Pete.
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I am so glad, you were off to a perfect start with that high tea. Best wishes Pete.
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I’ve spent so many birthdays when no one remembered it was my birthday over my adulting it years, that well, I guess, I’ll start celebrating mine on purpose more often – just so it’s ‘special’ to me’ and I can celebrate like you do – since it sounds like a rocking good time – i did that the year I turned 50 then I went right back to waking up and thinking, “okay, technically? year older – but time to go to work…” – – LOL
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I always made sure nobody could forget my birthday, and I took the day off work every year, sometimes the whole week! 🙂
Best wishes, Pete.
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Happy Birthday Pete! 🙂
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Thank you very much, Mohsinah. 🙂
Best wishes, Pete.
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Sto lat, sto lat!
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100 years? I hope I still remember who I am. 🙂
Mind you, have you seen the state of Prince Phillip at 99?
Cheers, Pete.
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Happy birthday, Pete! Now you’ll have to make up for it and go all out next year for your milestone birthday.
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Thanks, Pete. I am hoping for a ‘restriction-free’ 70th. 🙂
Best wishes, Pete.
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Happy Birthday, Pete! And best wishes for the next year.
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Thanks very much, Audrey.
Best wishes, Pete.
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Happy Birthday, again, Pete! 🙂 🙂
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Thanks, Wilma. The more the merrier! 🙂
Best wishes, Pete.
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Happy Birthday and Warmest Regards, Theo
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Thanks, Theo. Not too long until bedtime now, but it has been a good day.
Best wishes, Pete.
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Happy Birthday Pete,
I drag my birthday out also (if I can get away with it) it helps when I can use the card, “oh actually I was born in England so its not the 28th there yet” Always knew there was a reason why I came out to NZ
Any way have a great day / week
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Thanks, Bobby. Today was a good start. 🙂
Cheers, Pete.
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Happy day indeed Pete!
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Thanks, John. It started well, with a delicious home-made lunch. (See the other post today) Round two at 7 pm, with a Turkish meal collected, and red wine flowing! 🙂
Best wishes, Pete.
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I saw you in the video admiring Clare Grogan. Just a reminder, Pete, that she’s Gregory’s girl. No touchy-touchy! Now that you’ve (probably) left the party, HAPPY BIRTHDAY! So I”m not permitted to screw around with 69 jokes? Dang!
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You did your best with that one, which is allowed.
Clare still looks good today, aged 58. Not the greatest singer or actress, but cute enough to get away with a career doing both.
Thanks, David.
Best wishes, Pete.
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Happy Birthday, Pete! Great song choice 🙂
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Thanks, Annabelle. I always had a soft spot for Clare Grogan. 🙂
Best wishes, Pete.
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Happy 69th.
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Thanks very much, Fandango. 🙂
Best wishes, Pete.
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Happy Birthday Pete🎂😄👍
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Thanks very much, SuperJet! 🙂
Best wishes, Pete.
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Happy Birthday and many many more…..chuq
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Thanks old friend.
Best wishes, Pete.
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Happy birthday! Hope you’re doing well today!
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Thanks very much. Other than getting soaked on the dog-walk, I’m fine. 🙂
Best wishes, Pete.
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Best wishes
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Thanks very much, Indishe.
Best wishes, Pete.
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😊
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The Happiest of Birthdays to you my friend! It sounds like you have a wonderful day planned, but hopefully this will be the last one in lockdown.🎂🍾🥂💐
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Thank you, dear Kim.
Best wishes, Pete.
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Happy birthday 🎉🎈🎂🎁
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Thanks very much, dear Jeanne.
Best wishes, Pete.
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Happy Birthday! I‘m sure your wife and Ollie are making it a special day for you even if you can‘t take your usual trip to the seaside. Enjoy! 🎁🥂🎉🎂
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Yes, my wife made me a lovely birthday lunch. Photos on my latest post.
Thanks, Themis.
Best wishes, Pete.
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Have a great day Pete. Maybe book a holiday away somewhere special for next year. All being well we will be able to travel by then, but even going to a restaurant would be nice. So many lockdown birthdays. The ones I feel most sorry for are those 18 year olds.
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Thanks, Jude. At least those 18 year-olds have many more birthdays ahead of them. 🙂
I just had a great birthday lunch, photos on my latest post. All home-cooked!
Not too bothered about going abroad, but it would be nice to have a family celebration in a nice restaurant next year.
Best wishes, Pete. x
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Happy Birthday, Pete. You have much in common with my father who loved to celebrate every birthday to the fullest extent possible. I hope the day treats you well and that you find joy around every turn. 🎂
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Thanks for your kind words, Maggie.
It has started well, as I have just eaten a deliccious lunch, all home-cooked.
Best wishes, Pete.
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Your tea tray looked scrumptious, Pete!
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It was, and we have just eaten the second half for today’s lunch. 🙂
Best wishes, Pete.
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Happy Birthday Pete, have a good one.
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Cheers mate. Just had a delicious lunch!
Best wishes, Pete.
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happy, happy birthday, pete!
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Thanks very much, Beth. I’m a bit of a ‘birthday monster’. I love my birthday! 🙂
Best wishes, Pete.
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i get that, and love mine too!
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Happy Birthday, dear Pete! I’m sure the big one will be truly memorable. You can start planning now! Have a good day nonetheless. Big hugs!
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Thanks very much, Olga. Next year will have to be a double celebration, as Julie had a lockdown 60th in January. 🙂
Best wishes, Pete.
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You’re finally catching up to me, Pete!
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Thanks, GP. You are my ‘Transatlantic Twin’! 🙂
Best wishes, Pete.
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Have a good one, Pete. Don’t eat too much cake!
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I don’t have a cake as such. But I do have home made cupcakes, an assortment of Baklava, and Julie has made scotch eggs, quiche, and sausage rolls!
And that’s just for lunch! 🙂
Best wishes, Pete.
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Happy Birthday and no jokes.
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Thanks very much, Peggy. 🙂
Best wishes, Pete.
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Happy Birthday Pete! Hope it’s as good a day as can be XXXXX
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Thanks, FR. It has started well, so fingers crossed! 🙂
Best wishes, Pete.
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Happy Birthday – sorry I forgot to send a card!
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You are forgiven. 🙂
Thanks, Janet.
Best wishes, Pete.
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Happy Birthday, Pete! Reading the comments, your meal for tonight sounds good
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A selection of mixed kebab styles from a local place that I am never sure whether is Greek, or Turkish. Julie tried it a few weeks ago, and it looked excellent. She has also made me home-made scotch eggs, quiches, and sausage rolls, for a ‘high tea’ later. 🙂
Best wishes, Pete.
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Sounds like you have it all ‘wrapped up’, Pete!
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Very happy birthday, Pete, and many happy returns! It will be different this year, of course, but I hope you enjoy it as much as is possible, in the circumstances. Cheers, Jon.
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Having survived to see it, I’m sure I will make the most of it. 🙂
Thanks, Jon.
Best wishes, Pete.
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Happy Birthday, Pete! 🙂
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Thanks very much, Lucinda.
Best wishes, Pete.
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Happy Birthday to you,
Happy Birthday to you,
Happy Birthday to dear Pete,
Happy Birthday to you…
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Thank you, Shaily.
I can actually hear you singing that! 🙂
Best wishes, Pete.
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Mission accomplished! 😁 I actually sang it as I wrote it!
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Wish you many more happy returns of the day pete
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Thanks very much. It’s only 09:30 here, so I have the whole day ahead. 🙂
Best wishes, Pete.
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Happy Birthday, Pete. I was under lockdown for my birthday in January and couldn’t even celebrate with a cuppa in a cafe. Well, not strictly true I suppose but it would have necessitated breaking and entering.. I wish you a nice evening with Ollie. Just wait till you get old like me and can’t even remember Clare Grogan.
Hugs
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Thanks, David. My wife was 60 in January, and she had to settle for a takeaway meal, and a present to come later. I can never forget cute little Clare. 🙂
(She still looks great now)
Best wishes, Pete.
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Happy birthday Pete. I had my seventy-third last Monday…
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Thanks, Jack. A belated happy birthday to you, my friend.
Best wishes, Pete.
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Belated Best Wishes Jack.
Hugs
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HAPPY BIRTHDAY YOUNG PETE (I’m 71) 🎉🎉🎉
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Thanks, Chris. Good to know I’m still younger than someone! 🙂
Best wishes, Pete.
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LOL
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Happy Birthday 🎂
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Thanks very much, Rajani. 🙂
Best wishes, Pete.
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Many happy returns!
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Thanks very much, Pauline. 🙂
Best wishes, Pete.
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Happy birthday, Pete. It sounds like you have a good plan for your special day, despite the lockdown.
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Thanks, Robbie.
Greek/Turkish meal and wine tonight, that will suit me nicely. 🙂
Best wishes, Pete.
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Happy Birthday Pete!
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Thanks, Sophie.
Hope all is well with you. 🙂
Best wishes, Pete.
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