Overwhelmed with wishes! Thank you all!
I seem to’ve got myself in a bit of a hole!
You’ll be able to find out where on next Monday’s walk, but meanwhile I have some serious catching up to do! I just wanted to say a big thank you to everyone who has left comments on the blog in the past week. I’ll be visiting you as soon as I possibly can.
I had a wonderful birthday, and the smile on my face wasn’t even seriously dented when my mobile phone made a bid for freedom from the bottom of my bag and swam off beneath the ferry! It did, of course, provide much amusement for the other passengers. I hope you’ll excuse me if I simply post a quick gallery of highlights.
Rounded off nicely with a stroll by the river
Such delightful memories! Here’s wishing you all a wonderful weekend. I’m off to visit Cate at Show My Face and check out Six Word Saturday. See you soon!
restlessjo 
Happy birthday Jo 🙂 Have a sweet new week 🙂
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Thank you so much! 🙂 I hope yours is good too, Nomzi.
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So far so good 🙂
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So glad you had a great trip and birthday – not so glad to hear about your mobile 😦 Hope you didn’t come too much of a cropper Jo…?
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It was a definite antique, Suze. I’d been debating a new one for 2 years. No excuse now 🙂 I’m fine- just a little gobsmacked. Why do these things happen to me? 🙂
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Happiness and Blessing to you both! Wonderful photographs. Thanks and Love, nia
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Thank you so much, Nia 🙂 I need to make some time to come and see the wedding photos! Hopefully later this week, when I’ve got my next walk up. Hugs!
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happy belated b-day ❤ and I loved the gallery of highlights – 🙂
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Thanks Y 🙂 Bouncing between comments and setting up my Monday walk 🙂
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Was the lizard a small gift ? – I hope so; he is beautiful !
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No gifts, Mrs. M- the ‘day out’ is that, and my choice of whatever I want to do. 🙂 The lizards adorn the wall of our favourite restaurant. I suppose they might let you buy one but I’m not sure. Pressie is going to have to be a new phone. The old one was a seriously bad swimmer. 🙂 🙂
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Well. I’ll bet you never even took it to the local baths to have lessons. Come on, admit it, Jo … [grin]
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I thought of the joke “Is a thing lost if you know where it is Dad?” ” No, why?” ” Your camera is at the bottom of the ocean, I dropped over the side of the boat.”
It is not funny when it is for real,
Good attitude you never lost your smile and never lit it spoil a happy birthday.
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I did expect the gallant Mr. B to go down the steps and rescue it, Jack, but it was the highest tide we’d ever seen and the bottom was nowhere in sight. 🙂
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Take a scuba diver with you next birthday.
Pleased you can laugh about it.
As I said too Pauline “It is bad enough having your purse stolen, without letting it spoil your day.”
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I love the contrast between our respective birthday celebrations! However, we share the smile on the face, and a mobile phone – yours went, my new one arrived. I’m so glad it was good. The photos prove it!
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Thanks, Meg 🙂 We had been discussing a new phone as mine was purely an antique. If Mick hadn’t witnessed ‘the calamity’ I think I might have been accused of losing it deliberately. 🙂
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What a fabulous birthday you had, Jo! Thank you for sharing these beautiful pictures with us. 🙂 Take easy on catching up, see you next Monday! 🙂
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The ‘wet bum’ was a bit of a shock, Amy. I nearly dropped the camera! I don’t have a good track record do I? 🙂
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Happy Birthday! Wishing you the most wonderful and happiest years ahead. You have a lovely smile! Sorry to hear about the phone.
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Thanks a lot, Tonya 🙂
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Happy Belated Birthday and welcome back, Jo. Sorry about the phone, that’s something I’d do 😉 I love the photo of the lizard 😀
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He’s very cute, Dianne. There’s a nice elephant on the walls too 🙂 Thanks!
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Aw, sorry to read that you aren’t feel too well after such a lovely trip – ah but what a nice way to have a coffee.
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Thanks, Mary- it’s just a head cold but a bit miserable. Not stopping anything, though 🙂
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Looks wonderful Jo! Don’t worry about catching up with me. Drop by whenever you like. 🙂
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Thanks for being so understanding, Sue 🙂 I’ll get there!
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It’s wonderful to have you back, Jo and happy belated Birthday!
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Thanks a lot, Lisa 🙂
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So glad you had a fabulous birthday trip, Jo. That green and gold lizard is exquisite. Was he for sale? I love your windswept look……most becoming. Yes, that man does look rather ‘lovely’. 🙂
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Hi Ad 🙂 I don’t think the restaurant sell their artwork but I suppose if you bid enough? 🙂 Thanks!
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Belated happy birthday wishes Jo! Glad you had such a great time in Portugal it looks wonderful! Have a great weekend too 🙂
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It was excellent, Rosemay. Much work to do at home as well as blog catch up. I’m steadily sinking…. 🙂
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Thanks for the reply Jo! Just try and get through what you can no stress! Have a great week 🙂
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You and your husband are just too cute! Happy Birthday, Jo! You gave us a gift with your photos…that first shot is spectacular! xo
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Thanks a lot, Jill. More to come 🙂 🙂
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Happy belated birthday Jo what a fabulous way to celebrate. Had to chuckle about the phone and it’s swim to freedom… Ah well now you have an excuse, you can buy the latest and greatest in phone wizardry… 🙂
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And spend weeks learning how to ‘drive’ it, Pauline 🙂 Thanks!
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I can feel your frustration levels rising Jo…
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Wishing you a belated Happy Birthday. Sorry to hear about your mobile, it’s such a pain losing one especially the cost of replacing it. Lovely pictures by the way.
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Learning to operate a new one will be a pain, for sure. Mine was an antique among phones. 🙂 Thank you!
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Happy birthday Jo!
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Thanks, Georgia 🙂
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Aah Jo your gallery tells us all you’ve had splendid time away – you do look a happy bunny 🙂
Happy Belated’s !
Ease back into it all there’s no rush . Keep that buoyant holiday feeling going as long as possible !
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Thanks, Poppy 🙂 Sadly deflated this weekend with too much to do and a head cold but the smile is holding on 🙂
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