Born March 09
They tend to get involved with much older or younger partners. It’s a growing trend. Latest figures comparing the 1990s to the 1970s show a 32 per cent increase in men marrying a woman at least 11 years their senior, and there were twice the number of marriages between women and men older by 16 years. And statistics, as far as they can in a sometimes unrecorded area, show that there are many more such couples living together but not married. Age gap relationships do work or there wouldn’t be so many. March 9 is emotionally flexible, loving and kind and finds benefit in an age gap. From an older person there’s wisdom, and a greater value put on human variety. And quite often, financial security. With a younger partner, there’s all that invigorating energy and optimism. March 9 should sort him or herself out about the child bearing question, a classic age gap relationship breaker. It’s essentially a jolly sort born on this day, a try anything once person, with buckets of charm and enthusiasm. They make brilliant PRs. At work, nothing’s too much trouble. They always return telephone calls and write thank you letters. They’re full of ideas, adore travel and never mind its privations and give a whacking good party. Cooking is their strength. Party rooms will be decorated in style but for few pennies. At Christmas they really come into their own. A Christmas party will look festive, perhaps with a mass of one colour balloons, all blue if this water sign goes for its best colour, all red or silver if she branches out. Trailing ribbons gleam, mistletoe hangs at the right kissing level and all the grown ups get to take away their own balloons at the end of the evening. Christmas at home is always imaginative. March 9 lies in bed, planning the tree, the flowers – always scented – and the presents, often handmade for love, originality and inextravagance.
Body
March 9 has wonderfully creative, practical skills. Children and aunties adore homemade tiny miniature gardens, with small mirrors as lakes and rivers, bearing a glass swan, tiny pebbled pathways up hills covered in turf (imitation will do), a bridge fashioned from twisted florist’s wire, little lavender, curry or rosemary plants as trees and tiny embroidery silk French knot flowers glued onto half a matchstick stalks. Paint the matchbox ‘drawer’ in bright colours for a boat. Children love to make these too. Use a tin tray as a base for the earth, with a few intermingled stones in the soil to help with watering and keep your garden alive.
Mind
Make the Christmas house both smell good and revive jaded livers and heads with invigorating oils, ravansara, rosemary and myrtle in a burner. Try pine, seasonal fragrance, sandalwood, love, and ylang-ylang, to smooth Christmas tempers.
