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| Chocolate mud cake was requested. Master T can't eat cocoa so he made his own triple-decker cake. |
We've been home from our long weekend away for just over a week now and life certainly doesn't stand still. In that time we've celebrated two family birthdays on consecutive days.
With help from Miss E (senior) Miss O made and decorated the cake she had in mind, a smurfs' garden.
With family visiting my parents-in-love from interstate, we took a trip down to enjoy time together. Things haven't been going too good health-wise for my parents-in-love, particularly over the last few months, but that's another story. This week they celebrated their 57th wedding anniversary.
My husband speaking at a fund-raiser morning tea, hosted by a friend who lives just out of town, for an upcoming event - more on that later too...
The seedlings I planted the day before we left on our trip have thankfully survived and are looking very promising!
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beautiful images! :)
ReplyDeleteLovely family celebrations. Just beautiful.
ReplyDeleteAre we going to see some photos of the local Jacaranda trees? You will make them look incredible.
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Wonderful photographs, such views are enrapturing. I am greeting
ReplyDeleteWszystkiego najlepszego dla solenizantów, którzy częstowali takimi pięknymi i pewno pysznymi tortami. Zdjęcie z ptakami nad wodą jest piękna. Pozdrawiam.
ReplyDeleteBirthdays Happy birthday to who treated to such a beautiful and certainly delicious cakes. A photo of birds on the water is beautiful. Yours.
Congrats for them....you have made lovely pictures Karen.
ReplyDeletegreetings, Joop
Parabéns aos aniversariantes e família. Lindas fotos! beijos,chica
ReplyDeleteThe triple decker cake look just as scrumptious as the mudcake. I love how you refer to your in-laws in such endearing terms. Some people refer to them as parents-out-laws!
ReplyDeleteAmazing family holidays!
ReplyDeleteLovely pictures!
xoxo, Juliana
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Family celebrations are definitely the very best!
ReplyDeleteI absolutely LOVE the Smurf's Garden. It is just beautiful.
Wishing you a wonderful day!
xo.
Hey Karen, things have been very busy here this week as well. Not with birthdays to celebrate in our family though. But I did pay my grandmother a visit today and brought her flowers, her favourite cookies, and a card, a birthday card. She turns 96 tomorrow(okt 12) We all(children, grandchildren, greatgrandchildren, and one greatgreatgrandchild) visit her with time in between. It's better for her that way. Otherwise it's too tiring and too much at once. She still lives by herself in her house with garden and bakes that same delicious apple cake she always has. An amazing woman.
ReplyDeleteI do adore the little smurfs garden Miss O created on a delicious looking cake with the best frosting I'm sure. Do I see her beating a Pinata there? Great fun! Master T did a great job on his cocoa free alternative as well by the way! Happy Birhtday to all. I do hope you parents-in-love's health has improved and things are looking up. Congratulations on their 57th(wow!) wedding anniversary. I wish them many more years together.
Bye,
Marian
Happy birthday to your sweet ones! The cakes look amazing. Sorry to hear about the PIL; it's so hard to watch our elders struggle with health issues. Sounds like a lot going on in your life. I'm tired just reading all about it. :/
ReplyDeleteHappy Birthday indeed to your dear ones, Karen! And I do love the Smurf cake! Looks as though your spring/summer season is off to a great start!! Enjoy your weekend!!
ReplyDeleteThose cakes look very tasty, your children are accomplished bakers! That chard looks very promising too.
ReplyDeleteBelated happy birthday wishes to the celebrants. Looks like you had a nice time catching up with family on your long weekend away. The triple layer cake and the mud cake with the tiny mushrooms both look delicious.
ReplyDeleteWow... all sorts of wonderful things keeping you busy! Love the smurfs' garden cake! :)
ReplyDeleteSuch marvelous blessings! God is so good!!!!
ReplyDeleteI love seeing these bits of your life.
definitely the birthday season here too... it was delightful to see all the celebration joy there through your photos. God's Blessings to you all!
ReplyDeleteSeems like you all had a fun week with those birthday parties Karen. I liked your photos too - Dave
ReplyDeleteLovely photos, everyone look happy. Your lucky having such surroundings :0)
ReplyDeleteCongratulations, hope you had a real good time.
ReplyDeleteGreetings,
Filip
The seedlings look similar to Swiss Chard...but are they beets? I love close-ups of plants, even vegetables!
ReplyDeleteRena, the label says Rainbow Silverbeet which I believe is another name for Swiss Chard. The stems of the various plants vary, some pale green, some yellow, others pink and some red. It's quite pretty as well as being nutritious.
ReplyDeleteAnother beautiful post! Your love of family and gratitude for the great and small things in life shines through every post.
ReplyDeleteI come to your blog for those reasons and to enjoy the peaceful music as I read your lovely words and enjoy your beautiful images. Thank you :)
yummmm! I'll have a piece of that yummy looking chocolate cake please!!!
ReplyDeleteGorgeous photos. I love stopping by to see your photos because they are always so pretty! Congrats to your birthday peeps and to your "Parents-in-Love" on their anniversary!
ReplyDeleteWonderful photos! I love the Smurf's garden cake.
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