Friday, June 27, 2025

Celebrating Elaine’s Birthday and Other Amusing Events

 Birthday Dinner

Cold cuts and salad.

Elaine on her birthday. 

The family.


Mocha cake from the bakery Tous les Jours.

The Bakery

We love the pastry at Tous les Jours, and selected several of them to take home for lunch.


Art Work Viewed Today

Murals Near the Bakery


To share with Sami’s murals.

Art Parody in the New York Times

Source: “Sketched Out: An Illustrator Confronts his Fears about AI Art

Amsterdam on a Postcard

Thank you, Alice!

Earlier this week: Lunch at the Blue Whale Cafe

A Blue Whale for Eileen’s Critters


In Our Garden






Shared with Sunday Salon at Readerbuzz, Eileen’s Critters, and Sami’s Murals. 
Photos © 2025 mae sander.

8 comments:

eileeninmd said...

Hello Mae,
Happy Birthday to Elaine! The cake looks delicious.
I love the mural scene, very pretty.
Cute capture of the Blue Whale.
Thank you for linking up and sharing your critter post.
Take care, have a great weekend. PS, thank you for leaving me a comment.

My name is Erika. said...

So many great photos in this post Mae. Happy birthday to Elaine. I think the cold meal was perfect considering the heat. And wow, what a cake! Your garden is looking great. I especially love the last photos. The green of the hydrangea is so vibrant backed up on the Vinca. Have a super weekend Mae. hugs-Erika

Jeanie said...

Cold cuts and salad is a perfect hot summer meal. And boy, it has been hot! That cake is lovely and the bakery looks great. I think I need to stay out of there if/when I get to A2!

Deb Nance at Readerbuzz said...

That birthday cake is amazing. I wonder if they would mail to Houston.

Oh, that AI art cartoon. And the mural and the bakery!

Mae Travels said...

@Deb — Tous les Jours is a chain, and there are two of them in Houston. However they might still be hours away from your house! Good luck with that. (Dr. Google has the addresses)

~Lavender Dreamer~ said...

Happy birthday to Elaine! What a beautiful lady and what a special time you had! Hugs!

Cindy said...

The cake looks so pretty! Have a great week!

Nicky said...

Oof, that cake looks lovely. And the bakery pictures, aaah, so tempting. Hope it was a good day!