The terror of increasing years...and decreasing faculties

He has made it very clear in the past to the mother than in the event of the first sign of senility, or a damp cushion, she can expect a one way ticket to Beachy Head but as we all know time is the fire in which all our souls are consumed and he too ages.

It is, of course, his birthday on 5 August making him a Leo

Grrrr

Having enjoyed himself immensely at Thea's birthday party, on the day after all the family descended on the mother's house for sunday lunch and, to mark his birthday, enjoy a cake.

A couple of weeks ago Gay George (Not Actually Gay) had observed to him that a mutual friend of theirs who is 5 years older than GG (NAG) was, "ancient, he's like nearly 40" which was a particularly charming comment bearing in mind GG (NAG) is 5 years younger than our subject but clearly GG (NAG) has started something rolling and as this picture of the cake demonstrates even his own mother thinks he is nearly 40.



That said we rather think it demonstrates that the mother can no longer tell the difference between a 6 and a 9 and that one way ticket may be coming quicker than expected.