Thanks for the birthday wishes. Sorry I didn't reply earlier but I completely missed the message.
No I'm not retiring, can't afford to, and will probably work for at least another year. After that who knows. I may stay on full time or even try going down to three days a week, so giving me long weekends throughout the year.
Thanks very much for the birthday wishes. And yes, the sun did shine.....although we had thick frost, the ponds were frozen over, and it felt like Siberia today!!