Let them eat cake

Zachary's graduating from high school, so we decided to throw an Open House in honour of this milestone.
We chose to have cake and ice cream with friends and family ~ sort of a casual and frugal event.
I made the cakes from scratch ~ no supermarket cakes, mixes, or icing out of a tub this time round. I was happy with the results! I apologize if you you get a little hungry reading this post.

(Above Photo: Zach with his Auntie & Uncle from B.C.)

There was Strawberry Layer Cake...

Oatmeal Cake ...

Chocolate Mocha ...

and Trifle ...

Friends, family, food ~ life is good.

I get by with a little help from my friends

Life is simply grand when one has friends that are crazy enough to show up at your house clad in the their pajamas on a Saturday morning ready to party.
Gloria and I hosted our annual birthday bash on Saturday, (the 19th). This year we decided that it would be great to invite our friends to come to a PJ Brunch.
This is the gorgeous purse that Arlene created for me. It's beautiful. Must have taken her forever to create. I love it!
And Thina says she can't draw. Anyone could tell she's drawing a skunk here during our impassioned game of Pictionary.
What a cozy way to share time with some of our favourite folks. By the way ... Gloria and I have already started to discuss next year's party theme!