Born on September 4

Virgo

You build the bookshelf yourself, measure twice and make it look effortless. Hard work, cheerfully done.

Their ladder has been lent to half the street, usually with them at the bottom of it, holding it steady and offering a running commentary that keeps everyone laughing.

A whole project can rest on someone born on the 4th: honest about what will work, cheerful about the hard graft and as practical with plans as with their hands.

Weekend jobs with them have a rhythm: dust sheets down early, paint stirred, the radio on, and a dry joke ready for the first drip on the floor.

A gift idea for someone born on September 4

One good tool they’ve had their eye on, if you can, or a sturdy box to keep the rest in order.

Never miss their birthday

Zodiac Birthday Tracker reminds you before each friend’s birthday and gives you a card written for their exact day.

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