Birthday Dinner
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| Cold cuts and salad. |
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| Elaine on her birthday. |
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| The family. |
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| Mocha cake from the bakery Tous les Jours. |
The Bakery
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| 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
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| To share with Sami’s murals. |
Art Parody in the New York Times
Amsterdam on a Postcard
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| Thank you, Alice! |
Earlier this week: Lunch at the Blue Whale Cafe
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| 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.
Hello Mae,
ReplyDeleteHappy 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.
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
ReplyDeleteCold 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!
ReplyDeleteThat birthday cake is amazing. I wonder if they would mail to Houston.
ReplyDeleteOh, that AI art cartoon. And the mural and the bakery!
@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)
ReplyDeleteHappy birthday to Elaine! What a beautiful lady and what a special time you had! Hugs!
ReplyDeleteThe cake looks so pretty! Have a great week!
ReplyDeleteOof, that cake looks lovely. And the bakery pictures, aaah, so tempting. Hope it was a good day!
ReplyDeleteLooks like a perfect celebr. That cake is a work of art too!
ReplyDeleteThe ocean-related plates and bowls are really cool! And I want everything from that bakery.
ReplyDeleteWhat a wonderful birthday celebration for Elaine! It's always fun to see local art.
ReplyDeleteQuite a happy potpourri!
ReplyDeleteTrying to catch up today! I love the parody on AI (or was that done with AI)? Have a great week!
ReplyDeleteNice selection of pictures! Happy birthday to Elaine!
ReplyDeleteHappy Birthday to Elaine! Perfect meal choice given the heat, and the cake looks delicious!
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