Birthday Bugs

We've had an odd few days here at the Forde household.

Keanan has picked up a nasty virus and spent Friday laying on the sofa.  There was some kind of recovery on Saturday and then back to being ill again yesterday.  Back to the sofa again today.  Which has meant as well as trying to sort out a broken printer, make birthday presents for my father, I have been filling up hot water bottle and making warm drinks as though they were going out of fashion.

My father and I share the same birthday - which was yesterday.  But what to get for someone who doesn't need anything?  I ended up buying some beer and making the remainder of presents.

Rock cakes for the birds.  These are very similar to a normal rock cakde recipe, but the difference is there is only a small amount of sugar and no glace cherries.  And the birds love them - they really don't last five minutes once you put them out.

Flavoured oils.  This one has rosemary from the garden with whole peppercorns.

The other one is garlic, chilli peppers and whole peppercorns.  They take about a week for the flavours to develop properly and the shop bought ones aren't a patch on these.

I was spoiled.  As well as the Beast number one, that I had a few months ago, I had a wooden garden arch, chocolates. perfume and a lovely Tilda Hus book from my sister.  I will be showing that tomorrow and have been flicking through it and am determined to find some time to make a few items from there.

Until then, here's a photograph I took of Keanan at his insistence

Boys eh?

Comments

[ssarah]

Hi Samantha happy belated birthday !!
Would love the recipe for the bird cakes, im not good at cooking but im sure my son would love to make some as he isinto baking at the mo and it will give the birds a chance of eating it instead of us lol.
Kennan you look fab lol.
Sarah x

[Elizabeth]

Happy birthday for yesterday Samantha - hope you had a good day. Judging by the face Keanan is pulling he must be on the road to recovery. Look forward to seeing the book tomorrow.

[Maxine]

Happy Birthday for yesterday, hope you had a great day

[Liz]

Happy Birthday!

[kim]

Yep Keanan is definitely not looking himself! Happy Birthday to you and your dad. Sounds like you had great presents and good that Keanan kept you nice and busy too!!!
Kimz

[saraeden]

Its a day late but heres a Birthday wish to you and your dad !!!

Sara x

[ginny]

My girls are at this precise moment trying to mimic Keanan's lovely expression..so not just boys.. kids!
Happy Birthday for yesterday.
ginny
x

[snapdragon]

Keanan is starting an epidemic - Funny aces all round.

Belated birthday and get well soons
J
x

[Cathy]

Happy birthday for yesterday. The Tilda Hus book is on my birthday list - looking forward to the preview pics! What great presents you made - I bet your dad was thrilled.
Cathy X

[Jools]

Happy Belated Birthday. I also share my birthday with my dad! (25th Sept)
BTW, I've been having major problems with my pc, so I'm not online much. Will chat to you soon.
Jools x

[thehomelyyear]

What a face! It reminds me of Paul...I've hardly got a photo of him when he was young where he isn't pulling a funny face...in fact he's not much better now and he's 25!
Margaret and Noreen at THY

[Janice]

Happy Birthday to you. Sounds like you did very well. Hope Keanan is feeling bettter. The flavoured oils you made sound and look delicious.

[heidi]

happy birthday dear friend!

[Nonnie]

Happy Birthday for yesterday! Hope you had a good day. And I hope Keanan is feeling a lot better today.

[Claire]

Happy belated birthday - hope that the year ahead is full of all the things you would wish for you and yours. Keanan looks like he's getting better, by the way!

Claire x

[Fi]

I will delurk to quickly wish you a belated Happy Birthday! And hope the kids are well again...

[carolyn]

Oh my God Samantha that was some virus just look how it has left your son, will he ever return to normal?
What's that you say, "that is normal, you should have seen him while he was poorly" - boys eh!
Hope you had a wonderful birthday and wishing you even more success with Plump Pudding than last year.

[rubyred]

Hi Samantha,Wishing you a belated HAPPY BIRTHDAY,hope you had a lovely day!The oils look lovely!

[Alice]

That Tilda Hus book is published in the uk by the company that are publishing our book. We saw it a while back. It's lovely isn't it. I will email you regarding some of the things you asked me but I haven't had time yet!
Hope the lurgy has cleared up in your household. Ginny is suffering today!
Happy birthday for the other day!
Al x

[claire]

Happy belated birthday Samantha! And also birthday greetings to your father! Your dad had a nice birthday surprise a few years ago!!

This will make you happy . . .I went into Liberty today (on a rare trip to the smoke) and I saw your pincushions and some of your bags and I felt proud I know you!!!! They looked just great!

Alexei loves doing that face too . . .boys, eh? Hope he is feeling better!

p.s if i lived nearer, i would be tempted to visit your bird table . . . I find it hard to resist cake!

[jennifer at pink ric rac]

Happy Belated Birthday sweetie!!!! Hope it was a good one!!

[dottycookie]

Belated Happy Birthday!

[paula luckhurst]

Children are funny.
Happy birthday to you and your father.
Looks like you had such nice presents. Lucky girl.
It's funny to make cakes for the birds. I never heard of somebody doing that!
And the oils look like a good idea. I must try it.