I have reproduced this post on facebook, but some readers here think that facebook is not their cup of tea.

I hope that you will all enjoy this account of my dear friend Mountaine's recent birthday. Proof, were it needed, that you can still be bloody silly in old age.
Those of you who know him, in particular, will enjoy the photographs.
Surprisingly, I have yet to receive my invitation. I guess I am still just too eccentric for him.