Friday 16 April 2010

Missive from the dog house

Posted by Tania Kindersley.

I forgot the most vital thing.

Today is SARAH'S BIRTHDAY.

So, my lovely co-conspirator, if you should by any chance be reading this:

HAPPY BIRTHDAY.

I am hopeless. I did not remember. I sent no thrilling boxes or extravagant bouquets. I shall not be surprised if she sacks me on the spot.

I hope there is plenty of this:

Marilyn Monroe birthday cake

(I mean: having of birthday cake, rather than morphing into a tragic love goddess.)

And metaphorical if not literal doing of this:

Fred and Rita

And eating of these:

cupcake

And, one year, someone should throw you one of these:

Queen Charlotte's Ball

(That's the Queen Charlotte's Ball there, by the great Henri Cartier-Bresson.)

And if I had damn well remembered, I would have sent a card like this, by the always perceptive Edward Monkton:

Edward Monkton Friends

In the meantime, extra birthday woofs from these:

autumn September 26th 026

5 comments:

  1. Clearly the best birthday wishes ever (I'm partial to the 'dancing with Fred Astaire' option, if I had to choose only one.)

    Happy birthday, Sarah!

    Clara

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  2. I love the picture of Marilyn! So classic!
    Also, I have to thank you for writing this book! It is such a treasure, and I can't wait to buy it for my friends.

    Also, no worries on the "Clare" name mix-up. It is my middle name and what I wanted to start off the blog with, but then changed to my first name :)

    Marcie
    lemonsandlaundry.blogspot.com

    Love your blog, love you book more!

    Marcie

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  3. Hoppy, Hoppy Birthday, Sarah!

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gFEB1VyvZEA&feature=player_embedded

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  4. a very happy but belated birthday to Sarah- who I do not know but whose writing I like very much

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  5. happy birthday sarah, slightly belatedly!

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