Lordy Lordy...

Look who's 40!!

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Donna over at Little Tiny Stitches is one of my very best blog buddies.  Her kindness and friendship are like a warm fireplace on a cold and rainy night.  She is a super, multi-talented woman who has reached a milestone birthday today with characteristic grace, charm, and good humor.  Let's see how many good wishes we can accumulate for her in the comments, OK?  How great would it be to get 40??  No matter who you are or where you come from, please take a short moment to leave a comment... all are welcome and appreciated! 

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And, if you have time, click the link above to visit her fabulous etsy shop- you'll want to make her a favorite, because she always has exciting and beautiful new things popping up.

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Happy, happy birthday, Donna!  I hope you have a day full of sunshine and love, and that your 40th year is your best one yet :)

Happy Birthday, Mom!

It's your special day! I hope your morning is filled with sunshine, your afternoon with rainbows, and your evening with cool breezes and fireflies. You are the very best mother in the entire world, and I am so blessed to have such a loving soul to guide and care for me. Thank you from the bottom of my heart for everything you have done and always do for me. I love you!

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Beautiful peony fine art photograph courtesy of JudyStalus... visit her stunning shop to see more of her phenomenal work.

The Maine Event

Behold the pier at Chauncey Creek in Kittery Point, Maine. This is where we're headed today, to celebrate my mother-in-law's birthday. Click on the photo to check out the menu, but only if you're in the mood to drool over the thought of fantastic New England seafood. I will be having a lobsta roll, I believe. With a side of fried clams, perhaps.

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An exciting aside is that Maine is one of the very few US states that I have not yet visited! After today I will just need to get myself up north to Minnesota, Wisconsin, and North Dakota and I'll have all 50 visited. You know it's the little things that make me happy, right?