I will be 'missing' for a short while.

Glad to hear you are now top of the list to have your op. It would need to be a mighty big keyhole lol. Many Happy Returns. It is not the number that counts it is your outlook. I hope the weather stays dry today and you get to go out and enjoy the wind in your hair. You know what I mean even though you have to wear a helmet nowadays. I have never liked motorbikes but I used to cycle miles. Best wishes for a lovely day with your family and for a speedy return home after the op.
I still feel on the brink of being 21. My OH's granny died the night before my birthday so we spent it visiting her. She was laid out in the front room in her coffin and it was the done thing to visit the family and do your share of serving teas, baking and making sandwiches and listening to her friends and family reminiscing about her life. It rarely happens like that now. Being out in the garden in all weathers reminds me of my cycling days.

Glad you are getting your operation soon. Pity it wasn't a bit earlier so that you could have sat and relaxed in your garden afterwards.
Well, I am sixty-six soon. I don't feel old and I keep myself fit working in the garden. I also think my art background keeps my mind young. I think spending time with young people is good and prevents us talking about medication at dinner parties. :o)

I do hope this goes ahead for you so that you can get on with things. best wishes Denise.

Hello Eileen Hope everything goes well for you. Look after yourself post op no gardening etc.

Well hope you are having a happy birthday today with your daughter and boyfriend. We'll all be cheering you on on the 18th and sending you all the best for a speedy recovery, where you can sit around being waited on and looked after for a change! 60 years young is a good time for a new beginning. Things are a bit grim when you have to wait so long for an op but never mind, its here now and will soon be in the past...

How old do I feel? Well until this past 18 months or so a lot younger than I am, but at 78 fear its beginning to catch up with me...

60? I could be your Mum!! :O)

So, do as I tell you, and enjoy your (forced) respite!

Thank you for all your kind words.
I've had a lovely day out at the seaside in Bridlington. we had fish and chips on the harbour wall, ignoring the herring gulls. We then had a lovely wander around the town before coming back for a lovely cup of coffee.
daughter is sorting out a light tea for later. OH is in the garage tinkering with a bike hopefully for a ride tomorrow weather permitting.

Happy Birthday! Glad you've had a lovely day and all best wishes for your op. I'm a couple of years behind you at 58, but I feel about 20 but with far more confidence, less worry, and a real, live every day to the limit attitude.

We don't have family apart from our two puddies, been married over 40 years, but we still do exactly what we used to, go to music concerts, modern rowdy ones, with all the young folk, go to football matches, holidays on the beach, and it seriously does keep us young minded.

We eat better than we ever have, live better than we ever have and I'm looking forward to the next 40 years!

Have a lovely rest of the weekend, whatever you get to do!

Glad you have had a lovely Birthday day Eileen,and I'm sure your op will go well on the 18th...you have the right attitude,that's for sure,and at 60,you are a mere youngster compared to a lot of us,but it's definitely how you live your life,as some think and act old at 40 !Keep smiling ,and I could be your mum too,as I'll be the same age as Stera soon....but it's only a number...I hope you are able to have your bike ride tomorrow...hell's Angel ?? go for it girl... lol x

Many happy returns for your birthday. I've had a few more than you lol but like you I still feel 23. Sometimes I look in the mirror and see a total stranger looking back at me !

Good luck with your surgery. I hope you won't have to stay in hospital long. I'm glad you're able to have it done now. You can look forward to next spring and summer in the garden :)

Have a nice bike ride …

Belated birthday greetings Sbg, I hope you enjoyed the day, same date as my daughter (36 yesterday).

You've had a long wait for your op., hope you won't be in hospital for too long. Take care and take it easy post-op!

I was 65 a couple of weeks ago and recall, in my 30's, thinking how dreadful it would be at that age! It really doesn't feel bad at all! ... :o))

Send you best wishes for a speedy recovery my advice to anyone who as an op do as the doctor says and don’t run before you can walk 🙂 💐

Thank goodness you are getting that sorted at last! We will all be thinking of you. It will take as long as it takes to heal. Allow yourself the time. Lots of love to you. X

I hope you had a wonderful day and that all goes ok for you. Sorry but I keep getting an image of a grapefruit and a keyhole and it did make me laugh. Take it easy.

Happy birthday, best wishes :-)

Wishing you a belated happy birthday Eileen, I was 70 on 24th June, my daughter gave me a comical card which said, 70 is just a number, it might not be a number you can count up to, but is still a number !!, how old do I feel, round about 30 most of the time, except when my arthritic spine starts up, then I feel about 90.
Wishing you all the best for a short stay in hospital, and a swift return to full health, Derek.

I get an image of a tudor sized keyhole thankfully rather than a Yale type so lets hope the surgeon has an interest in history too.

2 of my brothers sent 'cheeky' cards one re being like a computer, less memory etc. and the other celebrating things that go together like salt and pepper.

we had a great day out on one of the bikes and that will probably be the last for me this year. Unless we have a dry mild winter that is.

I cant tell you how much all your good wishes mean. Thank you.

All the best Seaburn, I was thinking of you today when I was in the wood and looking forward to next year's Symphytum and Cardamine display, happy birthday x

Hope that everything goes well on the 18th - you have had such a long wait for this operation.
I also hope that you really enjoyed your birthday and were thoroughly spoilt. I know I am a little bit late but may I also wish you a Happy Birthday and say please get well soon. 💐💐

Belated Birthday wishes to you, wishing you a successful operation and a speedy recovery, enjoy your rest, and I am sure you will be as fit as a flea in no time at all.....you are a mere chicken compared to some of us on here!!

I sure do hope you had a lovely 60th Birthday.
I hope all goes well for your operation & you'll soon be back home, have a good rest & get ovar it quickly I incyst you do, sorry for the joke but couldn't re-cyst it :o)).
Take Care
Jackie xx

Sorry, I'm late seeing this. Hope all went well with your op and it was a key hole and by the time you read this are recovering. Take care of yourself and hope to see you back on here soon. X

Hope all went well with the op. I bet you will feel much better with that thing out of the way. Rest up & give yourself time to recover, then off you go again. We are as young/old as we feel.

I am back home after successful large keyhole surgery. I was in 4 nights as my blood pressure kept falling to my boots and they didn't know why. still don't but it has settled back at a suitable level so I was let out yesterday.

can I just say a big thank you to all of you for your kind words and best wishes.

Sgb, that's good to hear that the surgery was successful. Now you need to learn to relax for a while ... here's wishing you a stress free recovery.

Glad to hear all is well, take it steady, even though it is keyhole it is still a major op......and you need to recover slowly, all the very best.

Wonderful news Sbg. Now the healing can really begin. Let the family spoil you.

Hi Eileen, so glad it went well for you, so now you've got the worrying bit over, you can concentrate on the relaxing bit, so take it easy, and let your family mollycoddle you a bit, wishing you a swift return to full health, Derek.

Yes I know I have internal healing to do and that will take about 4 weeks but I don't think hubby understands about gardeners and taking a rest. he is hedge cutting and I know he will be standing on gems that he doesn't realise are there. so resting is anxious and I am not going to go out and say anything as he wont appreciate it. the hedge will be good when he's done though.
thank you for all your good wishes.

Sorry for not having sent you best wishes for your birthday or for your operation as I've only just now sen this blog.

Nevertheless I'm glad for you that you had a lovely birthday & that your operation was concluded satisfactory. Wishing you a speedy recover now as you heal from the intervention!