A Son of the Rock

Happy Birthday to me.

I won’t let on how many years it has been since I was born.

When people see my date of birth I often get asked if I only get one present seeing as it’s only a day away from Christmas.

My childhood family, though, always made a point of treating birthday and Christmas as separate (as is only right and proper) – a tradition the good lady and my own children still adhere to.

Mind you, looking for a birthday card in the card shops at this time of year is a pretty forlorn pastime.