Tiny Birthday No. 23

One final tiny birthday this year! We went for a picnic at Healey Dell, and I got to have a tiny birthday next to a waterfall!

(This is how I celebrated my birthday this year - see here for the reasons why. I was going to try and do 44 tiny birthdays over the month. I didn't quite manage that, but I think 23 was a very respectable attempt!)

Tiny Birthday No. 22

Last night of my holiday, and I spent it with The Appeal by Janice Hallett and some Mozartkugeln (a birthday present from my mother-in-law).

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Tiny Birthday No. 21

Dinner at my mother-in-law's... and another birthday cake!

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Tiny Birthday No. 20

I decided to count this month's Abominable Book Club subscription box as a tiny birthday, since it's a present I got myself. This month's box included I've got Paul Tremblay's The Pallbearers Club and a copy of The Ghastling, plus popcorn, bookmarks, a sticker and a Slimer pin. In a bit of a genre switch, my mystery bonus book this month was In the Dark by Cara Hunter.

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Tiny Birthday No. 19

Shhhh... secret tiny birthday in the woods. (That's a tiny birthday cake and some Birthday Cake tea from Bird and Blend Tea Co. in Blackley Forest!)

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Tiny Birthday No. 18

I'd been saving Demon by Matt Wesolowski to read as a birthday treat, but, as I had a week off, I decided to reread the rest of the Six Stories series first, accompanied by Bertie's Revenge tea from The Tea Crew in my new upside-down cat cup (a present from Rob).

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Tiny Birthday No. 17

On Sunday (the day after my birthday) I got this gorgeous cake from my lovely husband Rob!

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Tiny Birthday No. 16

At my birthday dinner at my mum and dad's, they got me a little tiny present... very intriguing... And oh my god! It's an actual tiny birthday in a box! Look how cute it is!

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Tiny Birthday No. 15

We had dinner at my mum and dad's on my birthday itself. With birthday profiteroles!

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Tiny Birthday No. 14

Another tiny birthday treat while we were at Haughton Dale... Birthday Cake tea from Bird and Blend Tea Co.!

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Tiny Birthday No. 13

On my birthday itself, it was very hot. So we went for a birthday picnic, somewhere we could sit by a river in the shade of a big horse chestnut tree. Rob chose Haughton Dale for the occasions - and my stars, that place is pretty.

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Tiny Birthday No. 12

I woke up to a lovely birthday breakfast on Saturday from my lovely husband Rob!

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Tiny Birthday No. 11

Pre-mixed cocktail in a can, but birthday-ed up a bit... on Friday I enjoyed a tiny birthday version of Cherry Long Island Iced Tea, and a tiny birthday style Piña Colada!

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Tiny Birthday No. 10

I enjoyed the first day of a week off from work by reading Moonflower Murders by Anthony Horowitz, accompanied by Violet Cream tea from Bird and Blend Tea and some violet creams. A little tiny birthday all of my own.

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Tiny Birthday No. 9

I went for lunch at Manchester Fort with my colleague Basil today, and he got me a slice of birthday cake (AND sang Happy Birthday)! And as if that wasn't enough cake, he also gave me an exceedingly good birthday present!

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Tiny Birthday No. 8

Another birthday cake! But things aren't what they seem...

It's a birthday cake bath bomb (specifically a Vintage & Co Fabric & Flowers Bath Bomb Cake from Heathcote & Ivory)! And another tiny birthday for me!

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Tiny Birthday No. 7

I was round at my mum and dad's for tea on Monday, and I had a tiny birthday cake!

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Tiny Birthday No. 6

My second (third?) cousins were over visiting my mum and dad on Saturday. I popped in for a cup of tea with them, and we had cake! Another tiny birthday for me!

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Tiny Birthday No. 5

A little tiny birthday on Saturday, courtesy of the Dam Head and Crosslee TRA when I was at their Summer Fun Day.

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Tiny Birthday No. 4

I got to share a tiny birthday with some of my favourite people on Friday. Me and the residents of Castlerea care home had some cake, poetry and a lovely chat about birthdays this afternoon (and then we had a dance to Stevie Wonder).

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