Thursday, May 31, 2012

The weekend, briefly

sister tea
{sister tea}

baking
{baking}

weekend meals
{weekend meals}

double birthday
{double birthday}

belated birthday cake
{belated birthday cake}

:: weekend notes ::

We had a really busy Saturday (not pictured) followed by a very lazy Sunday. My sister and I are just four days (+ four years) apart, so in lieu of exchanging gifts we spent a belated birthday weekend together, drinking tea and baking cookies and eating cake and re-watching the entire season of Veep.

We picked up olives and dips from the farmer's market and grazed for nearly every meal that wasn't dessert.

We've always loved each other fiercely, but growing up we fought with equal intensity. It's pretty wonderful to finally be getting old enough that we can really be friends. I love you, R.


I did not make that cake, by the way, it's the vanilla-lemon berry from Vanilla Bakeshop. D and I realized it was the same one we cut at our wedding, but neither of us could remember how it tasted. Turns out it's pretty good.

21 comments:

  1. love that slice of cake, what fruits are inside? beautiful!!

    also, the med plate looks delicious, might make a little something similar for lunch today.

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    1. The funny looking one is a blueberry! They look so strange when they get cut in half. I was a little weirded out. It also had raspberries and blackberries. Nice and tart.

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  2. sister tea just choked me right up. so glad you guys got to be with for your birthdays. tea and grazing and cake. sounds perfect to me.

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    1. Thanks, dear. It was fun to make two mugs of tea instead of one (D is adamantly anti-tea).

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  3. this all looks amazing! celebrations are the best : ) it breaks up the rhythm of life and that's sometimes a really nice thing! glad you had a good weekend.

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  4. That cake looks amazing! I love the fruit inside!

    xx
    Donyel


    with love from Mademoiselle Meese

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    1. I am liking it a surprising amount! Have you tried it yet?

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    2. the previews didn't grab me. but i trust you and i'm in need of some on-demand........

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  6. i'm super-excited about veep. and about adult sisters. right there with you, R.

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    1. My sister asked if I thought Veep was anything like actual life. I told her that actual political life is probably much less zing-y.

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  7. Wonderful photos... all the food looks delicious. xo

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  8. so cute! the sisterly relationship is a complex one. glad you guys found your groove and can enjoy one another! (that cake looks really really good)

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  9. What a great way to spend your bday! Indulging in snacky-meals is awesome. I know how you feel, my brother that's closest to me in age and I fought terribly when we were growing up, but I love hanging out with him (and my other bro) now. :)

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  10. This is so sweet -- there's nothing quite like a sisterly bond! Happy belated birthday to you both! xo

    http://dreamingenfrancais.blogspot.com

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  11. Yay sisters! Mine is 7 years younger, which made for some crazy fighting growing up. (Being in high school while sharing a room with someone still in elementary is not easy.) But I do love her something fierce.

    My brother & I have birthdays like you & your sister - we're 2 years + 4 days apart. We didn't fight as much as my sister and I, but we also didn't share a room. ;)

    I'm glad y'all got to spend the weekend together. That's pretty much the best.

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    I've just opened my own blog and I've just started writing the English translation, so I'll be so happy and honored if you and your sweet followers came and take a look!

    by the way, that cake looks so yummy!

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  13. That cake is so simple and elegant. xo

    Nathalie
    http://peaches-bees.blogspot.com/

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  14. Spending time with your sister: what a wonderful way to celebrate your birthdays!

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  15. You know that's three weekends in a row without a picture of Circe? Not impressed, not impressed at all.

    Oh, and happy birthday. I'm glad my girls have a sister each. It sounds nice.

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