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Blimey – the old fella is somehow 60!!!! But it was at least a cracking weekend, to send him into his next decade in style.<\/p>\n

R&J had a very good dinner and stay at Le Manor on their 20th wedding anniversary (eek!) the day before Ross's 60th – no better place to wake up for a huge breakfast to start the weekend's food fest.<\/p>\n

They arrived at the cottage to find – of course – lots of 'lovely' 60th decorations all over it – you can imagine how delighted R was. Just check out that 'beaming' grin (grimace).. <\/p>\n

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He perked up with his first present though – some homemade (by me, first time ever) slightly overcooked shortbread biscuits and a birthday cake. All served in the garden – a minor miracle that it was the first warm day in AGES. And nice to see the lawn, lovingly mowed with proper stripes by Mr H in advance.<\/p>\n

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Once imbibed and scoffed, some prezzies followed with a spot of Taittinger fizz… Didn't he do well?<\/p>\n

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Friday evening then kicked off with the man meat fest – 2 enormous, 5-weeks aged steaks from Surrey Hills Butchers, accompanied with R's requested skinny fries, mushrooms, tomatoes and creamed spinach. And some – apparently – very fine Chateauneuf du Pape.<\/p>\n

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As good wives, J and I let the boys thrash us at Trivial Pursuit, aren't we kind..<\/p>\n

Saturday continued the birthday weekend with an EXCELLENT request from Ross – a KFC bargain bucket of 14 bits of chicken, 4 lots of chips and a side of beans. Great minds think alike – it's what I would have liked for my 50th later this year, but rather hard to find when at sea in the South Pacific… Hurrah – early treat for me too.<\/p>\n

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R was particularly loving the all-plastic natty pork pie 60th birthday hat at this point too…<\/p>\n

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Quite a late night was had by all… Though to quite as late as we then managed on Saturday as well. Had a fabulous seafood platter from the Poissonerie in Shoreham, although we were all still a bit stuffed – it reappeared for Sunday lunch as you cannot waste a massive king crab, 30 king prawns, a pot of whelks and a pile of native oysters.. <\/p>\n

The new present from Janine – a Denon sound system and speaker thingy (I'm sure it has a flashier name than that) had been charged and linked to devices by then – cue an evening of 'great old tunes' ranging from Bon Jovi and Led Zeppelin to Glen Campbell and Queen… God help poor Simon next door, we weren't exactly quiet.<\/p>\n

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And the end of the evening pretty much looked like this… I think we sent him into his next decade in style x x x<\/p>\n

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