Monday, June 1, 2009

The weekend, briefly

The onslaught of May birthdays continued with my nieces.

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{chocolate cake with chocolate frosting - recipe from here}

I treated myself to a couple new herbs for the "garden" and got them settled.

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{french lavender, special basil & rosemary}

And rewarded myself with the fruits of my labor.

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{ice, fresh garden mint, sparkling water and a splash of gin}

24 comments:

  1. I planted mint this weekend too. I just love the smell. The cake is quite beautiful.

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  2. Your weekends seem to involve the most beautiful cakes! But how can you leave that icing on the plate? I would never allow that :-)

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  3. What a beautiful cake! Now that I have a little bit of time this week, maybe *fingers crossed* I can get to my little herb garden!

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  4. your herb garden has come along so nicely and that gin looks like the perfect way to end the weekend!

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  5. Cheery pink candles -- love how long and skinny they are.

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  6. I have never tried Mint and Gin. It sounds tasty.

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  7. Your garden looks like it's off to a good start. The cake looks so fun. What a lovely time.

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  8. My niece would love that cake, too! All those pink candles!

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  9. mmmmmmmmmmmm, you had me at cake! beautiful herbs.

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  10. I noticed a terra cotta looking bottle sticking out of the dirt with your herbs. Is that one of those watering systems? Where did you get it?

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  11. I'm drooling over that chocolate cake! Glad to see your herb garden is thriving. Mine on the other hand... Seems the only thing surviving is the mint! Time for mojitos!

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  12. the drink looks divine ;-) and the cake is lovely...lucky girls!
    happy monday.

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  13. excuse me while I lick my screen...that cake looks de-lish and the drink too...slurp!

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  14. I love the cake, so pretty especially the candles!

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  15. I'm not sure which I'm more jealous of - your beautiful handiwork with a camera, your ninja baking skills, or the lucky ducks who get to eat your cakes. What a gorgeous weekend!! xo

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  16. Cathy - the terracotta containers are indeed my watering system. They are called ollas (oy-yas) and you can find them at some nurseries or online. To see more about them, check out my posts tagged with "garden."

    Vanessa - no worries - I licked the frosting off the plate as soon as I was done taking the photos!

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  17. Oh yummm, a chocolate cake bathed in chocolate frosting sounds perfect right about now! Sounds like you had a wonderful weekend-that drink looks especially enticing :)

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  18. Sounds like May is a delicious month around your place. That cake looks delish.

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  19. Looks like a yummy cake, and I just want to take a sip of that drink. Looks so refreshing!

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  20. gorgeous. Love your photos.
    Your drink makes me want to head for the freezer for some ice.
    Oh and I think new herbs is a great treat for oneself.

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  21. that cake is absolutely beautiful! i want to recreate it right now!

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  22. chocolate cake sounds so good right now...
    and cocktails, always sound good.
    love your blog.

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