Brilliant Birthdays - Part 5

We went back to Rob's this weekend to celebrate Mother's Day and I hadn't really twigged that I hadn't seen Angela & Peter & Chris since my birthday so I got a really nice surprise when I was showered with gifts!

Chris gave me this brilliant insulated mug - it's ceramic with a silicone lid so it will keep my tea hot while I'm out in the garden (which will come in very handy 'cos I always forget it and end up drinking it cold at the moment)

Angela & Peter gave me an amazing selection of gardening goodies all packaged up a lovely canvas gardening caddy - our shed developed a leaky roof over the winter, and I'm loath to keep anything that could be damaged by damp in there, so this is going to save me a lot of awkward ferrying trips out to the garden, not to mention keeping my bits and pieces far more organised.

In addition to the caddy itself I got a set of Burgon & Ball hand-tools which have lovely contoured wooden handles; now that I have some larger planters I think these will come in very handy... at this time of year the soil is still very cold so my hands will appreciate passing the digging onto some proper tools!  To keep my fingers safe while I'm gardening I have some nice thin gardening gloves and then for when I get back inside I can wash the dirt off with some olive oil soap, scrub the dirt from under my nails with a handy brush and and revitalise tired hands with soothing lotions.

Finally, we have twine-in-a-tin with a built in cutting blade and anti-tangle design which should keep it safe from a certain pussy cat, a tin mug which should resist even my most clumsy attempts to drop it, a wonderfully scented "Garden Hideaway" Yankee candle and a set of 6 magnetic bookmarks with garden-themed designs!

I can't quite believe I've got up to 5 posts just about birthday presents... I feel very spoilt! I think the most amazing thing about this year's birthday pressies though is that everyone has bought me garden-themed gifts and no one has bought the same thing!