Never in my life had I celebrated my birthday outside. November is usually pretty cold around here and it’s much more likely for us to gather around the fireplace than having lunch under the porch. Yet, that’s what we did. It was a gorgeous day.

…So I’m one year older and I like to think I’m a bit wiser than last year. Unfortunately, certain bad habits seem to stick with me – i.e. driving myself insane by choosing to undertake complicated tasks. Making an elaborate layer cake for my birthday is definitely one of them….

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