...February.. a leap year this year..

What is essential is invisible to the eye..

Artwork by Susan..
 

In my mother's china cabinet.

I never wanted to be away in February.We celebrate two birthdays and it's important to me to be together ..en famille.

I am lucky enough to have sweet friends who send the most thoughtful card and tokens..

One thing I wanted to share ..well two..

Was this beautiful painting Susan painted for me from a photo I took in St Paul De Vence..one of my fave places on earth..Look at that:) She is amazing.

She also started collecting wee teapots..

And sent me one..another love of mine..Van Gogh.In St-Rémy we stayed very close to the asylum where Van Gogh spent many many years..This teapot is extremely dear to me.

St-Rémy is all about Vincent.

A few memories from our day spent at The Mausoleum.

I adore Provence.

There's Valentine's day too..but we stay home and have eaten  the same meal for the past 50 yrs I think.. 2 fondues..cheese and beef..paper thin slices.. in a bouillon and then dipped in sauces.Most yrs I make the sauces..

But this year online at Euro Market I found 4 mini jars..of 4 classic fondues sauces..They were perfect enough for twice..

Euro Market is great..lots of true France products..available to us..Many of our stores carry authentic products..but this place carries so much more..like my fave vanilla sugar:)

I ordered online.. We are having quite a time with our bridge that joins my little end of the world(not so little) to Montreal.

A new bridge is underway but so late in the game.My daughter has to travel over it every day.:( Delays on end..lanes closed..

I swear governments are not governing.

So That cake ..above..look up look way up Jerome (The Friendly Giant)..was for Caroline's 47 th birthday which we celebrated Saturday en famille..Classic Carrot cake w/ cream cheese icing..

These cupcakes..KAF very vanilla cupcakes..

We can be a large group..:)

Out of the blue I turned 70..which was also Saturday.My eldest daughter does the honors of Caroline and my birthdays..It was lovely..So fun.I actually can have fun.:)They make me laugh like no one else.

Don't ever think cards are passé..I think they are sweet.

And Sweet is this cute thing too..

My eldest daughter put together 7 gifts for 7 decades(OY). all packed in a planter ..this is one..a set of 4 perched sponges for your sink.What can I say I appreciate cute.

My youngest daughter..the soon to be 47 yr old one..put together a package of Korean skin care.I cannot tell you how good they feel on the skin.So good .

You know..gifts are great..but I received notes of love and I got tears:) 

So that's a long post and I can't really apologize because it's my sort of journal here:)