An early present to myself

It's my birthday next week and it was just coincidence that I found the most adorable book ever called "Happy Birthday with Ant and Bee".

I spotted this little fellow as soon as I stepped through the door of the charity book shop and I couldn't spot thinking about it after I left (without purchasing the book that is).

This little book is just a few inches high, perfect for someone's pocket and the stripy cover just gripped me as soon as my beady little eyes saw it popping out among all the other old brown coloured books. I had to have it and as it's my birthday next week I couldn't think of a better reason, especially as it's already wrapped up like a little gift!

Ant and Bee is apparently a series of books by Angela Banner who started writing and illustrating them from the very late 50's and then was reproduced during the 90's, but I saw some of the 90's covers via google and they look pretty pants by comparison to my little gem! I really couldn't find much information about Angela Banner and I especially couldn't find information about her earlier books either so I tootled along to the shop today to buy it's ownership. I'm in love :)

Just look at them in their matchbox bed? And isn't Bee's moustache just great?

Hannah Zakari 5th birthday prize hunt.

Hannah Zakari turns 5 next week and to celebrate they are giving away 5 prizes throughout the week and you can win some of my items on Tuesday!

Here are the prizes in order:

MONDAY

TUESDAY

WEDNESDAY

THURSDAY

FRIDAY

All you have to do to enter is search for a present on the Hannah Zakari website and once you have found it email happybirthday@hannahzakari.co.uk with your name and the place that you spotted it. They will then pick a winner at random and post it on the blog the next day.

Please see the blog for all the details on the prizes and contacting them and good luck!

Too old for cake?

It's the BF's birthday today at a very dandy age of just 23. We haven't really got up to much, he's been full of cold so just stayed in to watch the very intense tennis.

The BF's parents are a tad old fashioned, but this can be good and I soon found out after they regularly enjoy a good old English tea time. His mum often bakes, some good, some clearly an experiment but never the less all exciting. On birthdays she really goes all out baking and bakes a birthday cake, maybe two! I've had some amazing ones from her also.

I always think, that no matter how old you are a birthday cake and some refreshing tea is probably the bit you look forward to most. Infact I do think the desire for cake just blooms with age!