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Happy birthday my pretty girl! Stay silly. ❤
07 Friday Jun 2019
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Happy birthday my pretty girl! Stay silly. ❤
07 Sunday Apr 2019
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Wow, six years old! In another year Morcilla will be eating “mature” cat food along with the other two. Though she is still so kittenish in both appearance and demeanour. For those who don’t know, Morcilla shares a birthday with my beloved Azar – they were born exactly 18 years apart.
But today is her day… happy birthday darling girl!

12 Tuesday Feb 2019
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We had been planning Steven’s 75th birthday party ever since he made it known last year that he wanted to spend this special celebration in Sevilla. It actually morphed into Birthday Week, kicking off in Sevilla and finishing up in Cádiz, but on the day itself we met up with other friends of Steven & Julie for a fabulous dinner at Restaurante Eslava. It was a lovely evening and I felt very lucky to be a part of it.
10 Thursday Jan 2019
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I know it’s silly but I kinda love these.

07 Monday Jan 2019
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So yikes! I am 62 years old today. Like, how’d that happen? 😉 It’s a total cliché and absolute truth about time flying. And especially with all the cancer stuff, ten years ago now and hopefully completely in the past, it’s amazing I’ve made it this far. Unlike a lot of people, I’ve always loved my birthday, even though the getting older thing comes with some drawbacks (KNEES for example) it certainly beats not getting older! So I do like to do something special to celebrate still being here.

Today I met my friend (and colleague) Cinta @cintaromero75 for a fabulous seafood lunch at Cañabota. Great food and wine, and even better company. It was great catching up.
By chance Charlie & Sam, co-owners of @vinoveroleigh were arriving in Sevilla this afternoon, though too late to join us for lunch, so I met up with them afterwards for a penúltima.

I first met C & S in 2016, when mutual friends Phoebe and Ollie invited me to a rooftop dinner at their place in London. They came to Sevilla a few months later that same year, and are back for a quick getaway. After our cava I headed home, delighted to see the Christmas lights were still on! An excellent birthday.