Valentine Wishes

This is just a short little post to wish you all a Happy Valentine’s Day. Look what I baked Hubby. It’s his favorite treat, a double layer white cake with a rich butter cream icing. The saying goes that the way to a man’s heart is through his stomach but, for my man, I have to get past his sweet tooth before I can get anywhere else.

I spent a couple of hours getting this ready on Sunday afternoon. Hubby was upstairs and he figured I was making cupcakes but I fooled him. He was pretty pleased to get the cake instead.

Hubby’s Valentine cake, the lucky fella!

I got a lovely red mini rose bush and a really sweet card. These plants are great, I’ve had them before. Later this spring I’ll be able to plant it outside where it may last a few years.

My mini rose bush.

That’s all for now I guess. We had had another storm to day and more is expected overnight. Blah… How long until spring?

This little bobble-head frog just wants to wish you a Happy Valentine’s Day!

Happy Birthday To Me!

Well, it was my birthday this week just past, so now the Witch is now a year older. Actually it was my little brother’s birthday as well. We were born on the same date but five years apart. Maybe my parents planned it that way to save on the cost of cake and ice cream. Who knows, but it is kind of neat. I always know that there is at least one person in the world who will never forget my birthday!

I had a great day. Lots of presents and good food. Hubby made me a cake from scratch. I was reading The Pioneer Woman’s site last year and I came across a really intriguing recipe for Coffee Cake. I printed it out and the recipe has been stuck to the front of our fridge ever since. Hubby overheard me mention to the girls on Games Night that I would like to have it for my birthday cake and what do you know? He actually baked it for me. It is the first cake he has ever made from scratch (won’t be his last now I know he can) and it turned out great. It is delicious and worth every sinful bite. It looked good, too. I think he did a great job on the icing. He’s going have to work on his self-confidence, though. On his way home from work that day he bought a Black Forest cake just in case the Coffee Cake failed. Two birthday cakes, what’s a girl going to do?









And there were presents afterwards. I received gifts galore. I got books (including Gail Vaz-Oxlade’s latest), a magazine subscription (Our Canada), gift certificates to the Village, some chocolates and some cash from the folks back home. There is even one more to open tonight (almost like Granny New Year). Hubby tucked it away after we got back from the far-away city last weekend and only remembered it today. The Witch was spoiled and loved it.

One of the books is a children’s story and it is really well done. I happened to notice a copy of “The Country Bunny And The Little Gold Shoes” in the library and it really fascinated me. It was written in 1939 and has a very strong female lead. The mother bunny is a single parent who perseveres in a male dominated world while still raising her family to be independent and hard working. I guess there is no “glass ceiling” for Easter Bunnies. Even if you don’t read too much into it, it is still a great children’s story.




That’s it for now but don’t forget that “Earth Hour” happens tonight at 8:30 PM locally. Hopefully, it’s not that time right now while you’re reading!