I did not make a cake for my birthday, in fact I did not even make a special dinner. Things did not work out as planned.
But then I got to thinking that there is no reason why I could not move the celebration to another day, a more convenient day.
People of import do it all the time, moving their birthday celebrations, so why not I ?
And then I started to look for a recipe for a cake. I had a vague recollection of a type using tortillas, a thing I found kind of appropriate for the place where I live.
But then I found a cake recipe calling for chocolate and red wine.
What could be better !
So this is what I will do. I will make  myself a chocolate/red wine cake. I will enjoy it and I will not feel guilty.
Life is to short and shorter when your next birthday is seventy.
Onward with the good stuff, chocolate and wine.