Then we did a little more shopping where I stocked up on cosmetics and MWM bought himself a new coat, before going for lunch in our favourite restaurant Bella Italia.
After lunch we went to get my birthday present off MWM, a bottle of my favourite perfume - Jo Malone 154 Cologne and the assistant also gave me a whole load of samples of the various Jo Malone colognes.
Next we went to a lovely little wine bar, Hangingditch, for a nice glass of Malbec.
Our next stop was a little underground bar called Corbieres.
We were hungry again when we left Corbieres, so we made our way to Cafe Rouge at The Printworks where we had a sharing board of pâté maison, petit saucisson, houmous, olives, aromaticcured pork, marinated goats cheese boulée, red pepper tapenade & rustic breads washed down with another glass of wine.
Stuffed full of plumptiousness we decided to catch the tram back to Bury, where we had one more drink before phoning for a taxi to take us home. Once home and the shopping unpacked we had a cup of tea and went to bed.
I had a lovely birthday!
Next week I will resume telling you about our Canada trip, so join me then for Canada Part 5.
23 comments:
Happy Birthday!
We went to the Frankfurt market in Birmingham on Saturday but it was bedlam - so I'm glad you had a good day.
21 again, then? :)
HAPPY BELATED BIRTHDAY, M'DEAR!!!!!
And it's sounds and looks like you had a PERFECT day!
"After lunch we went to get my birthday present off MWM, a bottle of my favourite perfume - Jo Malone 154 Cologne."
Don't you just LOVE Jo Malone fragrances????
You look absolutely stunning in these photos! And I love, love, love your clothing ensemble in the third photo down. Faaaaaaabulous outfit!
Have a lovely week!
X
well i must say that sounds like a perfect day for sure and you look beautiful my friend!
smiles, bee
xoxoxooxxo
Crikey, you know how to live high off the hog!
This sounds like a perfect birthday....You do look quite lovely. I have yet to think about Christmas, except making plans for Santa Barbara,
my friend age is relative and you look fabulous ... so glad it was a good enjoyable day .. xo
You truly look smashing in that top shot of you especially!
ALOHA from Honolulu
Comfort Spiral
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Happy Birthday, my dear friend! You do look absolutely beautiful in your pics! Just radiant. Much love to you!
--snow
What a lovely way to spend a birthday. Belated greetings, Pearl. Love that picture of you, you really don't look your age, my dear. (Just pretending I know... grins.)
I believe West Midlands WI is visiting the Manchester Markets this year.... pity I can't go. Never mind, we have the German Markets every year ... perhaps I'll make it to that one.
Sounds like a perfect birthday Ak -many happies! xx
Happy Birthday (late)!!
Those photos of you are gorgeous.
Not sure I'd want to go to any market on a Saturday AJ, it was busy enough on Monday! Thanks for the birthday wishes. x
Thankyou Ron! I adore Jo Malone Fragrances and so does MWM!
Why thankyou Bee and yes it was a perfect day. :)
LOL I try Dumdad LOL
I did have a lovely birthday for sure BankerChick :)
I certainly don't worry about my age Daryl. ;)
Why thankyou Cloudia xx
Thankyou for the birthday wishes and the compliment Snowelf I'll take both gratefully. xx
What a shame you won't get to visit Manchester and the markets Valerie but I'm sure the German markets will be just as good. Thankyou for the birthday wishes and the huge compliment. xx
Thankyou kindly Flowerpot xx
Why thankyou, on both counts, SAW xx
Happy belated birthday! Mine is coming up and I will probably do something similar down in Charleston.
Thanks Beach, I hope you enjoy your birthday as much as I did mine. x
Belated Happy Birthday! Glad you had a lovely time.
You take a lovely photo!
Maggie x
Nuts in May
Happy birthday!! :)
Why thankyou Maggie, I had a fabulous time. :)
Thankyou Sally x
Happy Birthday. I stopped by and decided to look further into your blog. I like it. Thank you for sharing. ~Kathleen
Hello Kathleen, thanks for stopping by and thanks for the birthday wishes!
You're so beautiful and photogenic. My family live in Manchester (well, near Bolton but it's close enough!) and they do the Christmas markets. I have a lot of friends down there who've also been this year. I've no idea what they are but they seem quite popular.
CJ x
Happy Belated Birthday
You look so beautiful
Hugs from me and the grands
Aw thankyou Kathryn, you're too kind. The Christmas Markets are so much fun - lots of stalls selling fancy good and fancy foods from places such as France, Holland, Germany and of course the UK. Then there's the food stalls and bars, you'd love them.
Why thankyou Dianne, you're very kind. xx
A lovely celebration! And happy birthday-as-was! LOL
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