highlights from the big 3-3

- celebrating, reflecting, soaking it all in -

breathing in. 

breathing out.

it's

birthday

photosynthesis

sweet mini daffodils from Ms. Molly

- so thoughtful and so full of light -

look at the lovely edging...

eeeee!  

A chicken necklace that looks like my favorite little hen, Dominique
 

long mitered mittens from Sasha!

They remind me of gauntlets -

armor against the cold and the snow...

a little leather pouch

my sweetheart made for me

with a surprise inside...

and a surprise on the bottom, too!

She painted & stitched the phase that the moon was in for my special day

(waning crescent)

the perfect size to fit in my hand

a little larger than an espresso

exactly the amount of coffee I've gotten into the habit

of drinking each morning

love from Misha in Seattle, all those miles away...

I love

how love

can travel

at the speed of thought

 and from my sister

 a book I've wanted for a long time

full of delicious paintings

that I like to imagine myself in...

summertime

flaming june

  Anja outdid herself for my birthday request, which was for yet another gorgeous fruit tart.

She made the peaches look like a flower opening...!

home-made chocolate fudge
from our newest baker - thanks, Jules!
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My favorite thing about birthdays
is not just everyone being super nice
and getting to do whatever I want
but it's really about all of the big and small reminders
around me all day
of how loved I am, and how special
all of the people in my life truly are.