What do you get when you cross local tomatoes, sauteed garlic and fresh basil?
What do you get when you cross family with happy noise - that particular musical clatter of people happily laughing, eating and chatting?
What do you get when you cross red checked tablecloths and retro straw coloured Chianti bottles with dripping wax red candles?
What do you get when you cross a family of five with a public holiday Anzac day?
What do you get when you cross some ♫Tarantella with some Funiculì, Funiculà ♫ ?
What do you get when you cross some new laughter lines and candles to blow out?
In an new fashioned trattoria with all the smells and sounds and tastes of Italy, on our doorstep.
You get over excited children desperate for gelati.
You get a husband and a wife lingering over red wine and coffee.
You get a birthday dinner. Mine, to be precise.
Thank you for all the lovely messages I received yesterday...I feel much loved...

Hope you had a lovely day with your family!
ReplyDeleteSo happy you had a beautiful birthday family dinner.May the year ahead have many more wonderful moments for you xx
ReplyDeleteHappy Birthday Lucy! Hope you had a great day.
ReplyDeleteWhat a fabulous fun post! Happy birthday x
ReplyDeleteHappy birthday. I love a good tratorria. Nice way to spend a birthday. xx
ReplyDeleteHappy birthday Lucy. Hope you have many more like this one.
ReplyDeleteHappy Birthday, sounds like an awesome day.
ReplyDeleteHappy birthday! This sounds like such a lovely day, I hope you had a delightful one and have many more to come!
ReplyDeleteA belated Happy Birthday! Sounds like a great birthday dinner.
ReplyDeleteWonderful, glad you had a lovely birthday dinner. Must also say the beef casserole recipe was amazing and my house smelt fantastic too :0
ReplyDeletePerfect!
ReplyDeleteA belated happy birthday.
:-) x
What an awesome birthday, sounds devine. Happy birthday to you! Sorry it's a little late.
ReplyDeleteSounds perfect Lucy. Happy birthday x
ReplyDeleteCharming...and a Happy Birthday for yesterday x
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ReplyDeleteLove your blog! Happy Belated Birthday!
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