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Birthday French Silk
So...this is 53, eh?
Fabulous!
Enjoyed Chocolate French Silk and Coffee to start my Birthday yesterday (online...back in the box till July...) with Idgy who had baked a chocolate cake as well. Synchronized "cake-making"~ make a wish, Morning Glory Planting, and coffee & chat. Where she reminded me that I will stay 50 forever...and she is 30 until she hits 40...and man are we going to celebrate that (only two more years).
Had a Mexican brunch out with friends...perused the garden shop...found patio chairs (Chris' gift)...a small shopping spree with him that evening complete with Steak and Baked Sweet Potato and New Asparagus for dinner...and more pie, of course...(and also some of the plants to start my gardening) Birthday Greetings from Everyone...and settling in for the evening with a deep bubble bath, enjoying some of the "Lush" bath items from my birthday box. Nothing says perfect ending to your birthday like a candlelit bubble bath.
Lush is a Canadian based homemade bubble bath and scrubs and soap outlet. Check them out! http://www.lush.com/
Now the whole bath smells a lot like lemon, lime and mango :) And got to experience the whole Facebook "gift" system, as well...which is really cool. Had never tried it out myself! You can send real stuff...even an individual cookie or cupcake with a card and a click!
Be on the lookout guys...I can see drive-by cookie(ing) or cake-popping in everyone's future.
It was a splendid birthday!
Spent today doing what I love. Just playing in the gardens and flowerbeds. Have mulch will encroach. Got this year's herb basket started...planted my Concords...finished the veggie bed...complete with peppers (green and banana), tomatoes, green beans, onions, sugar pea pods, and cucumbers. Have a container garden planned for my red potatoes and strawberries. In the flower beds added more Ivy and Dusty Miller and contemplating Red Geraniums this year for that color pop.
It will be so good to have a small kitchen garden again. Missed growing fresh veggies so much!
As so it begins :)
This week's book inspired by a recent lecture by Jane Goodall: Harvest for Hope: A Guide to Mindful Eating. A reminder that not only "we are what we eat"...but also that food's impact on our planet and our survival as a species. Excellent read. Can't wait to read "The Seeds We Sow" her new book (releasing soon).
Also excited about my April Release of The Mindful Life: Zen Living available online. And beginning the second book (of three) in the series.
http://www.blurb.com/b/4202417-the-mindful-life-zen-living
It is short. It is simple. It is to the point.
And it can change your attitude...maybe your life.
The core principles changed mine.
