Happy Birthday to Me

Edited to add B-Day photos....

Yes, it's my Birthday!!! It is a glorious day in the Garden State..blue skies, sunshine,cool enough

to work in the garden, but warm enough to sit and do nothing.

Farmer Dad surprised me with a depression glass pitcher in amber..with

some weird colored flowers in it this morning.

My brother-in-law and his wife and daughter

stopped by for pitcher of bloody marys, they gave me a gorgeous pair of earrings as well and the kids played outside all day except for when

they took a ride to buy my b-day cake with Farmer Dad.I took the time to sit with a favorite book and a cup of tea I have been swamped with love over here, as the e-mails and phone calls keep coming..heaping birthday wishes and love all over me.

I will post pictures soon from today, in the meanwhile..here are some pics from around our little corner of the Garden State from this week....

There is one piece of chocolate cake left...

sitting on his vintage melmac I scored off freecycle....so cheery to me!

It's Raining on My Birthday

Could I get a better gift than free water for my little garden?
I don't think so. Although a lap top would be nice too.lol
Read more about the celebration of International KateinNJ Day
here. My peas are up enough, that I can see them from my kitchen window.
It just doesn't get any better than that! At least not this early in our season.
I will get new photos up soon. For those of you who do not "know" me,
my Grandmother passed away recently, and the services will be this Saturday.
Her house is full of 60+ years of "stuff" to be cleaned out. I'm doing my best to help
my sister clean it. Life will go on,as it always does eventually, but for now I'm feeling
out of sorts. If you are lucky enough to live where it is raining, I hope you'll take some time
to go outside and enjoy it for just a bit today.If it is not raining where you are get outside and
just do your best to enjoy it..blue skies and all. For me. ;-)