As I get older, I have decided that I don't much care for birthdays (mine is rapidly approaching) any more. They just serve to remind me that I haven't really achieved all that much since last year. However, not wishing to be too much of a misery, there are some nice things about them. The cakes were made for my colleagues at work and were an experiment using the Russian Roulette Revels cake (or Dis-aaaaaaster cake, if you prefer) mixture, (which I posted about last November) but in cake cases, rather than one big cake. Well, I can confirm they were a huge success!
I used chocolate butter cream icing and finished the chocolate theme with two Galaxy counters. Yum!
Of course, when given these lovely flowers by my colleague, Leanne, how could I fail to be cheerful?
A gorgeous mixture of flowers.
These were from another colleague, Carol.
Lovely pastel creams and pinks.
So, to paraphrase A A Milne, "Nobody can be uncheered with cakes and flowers"!
Have a nice Birthday Ellie! Those cakes look really delicious...:-P...
ReplyDeleteThanks a lot for your sweet comment on my blog today, it means a lot to me (well, us, really...). We miss her...
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Dear Mirjam
DeleteThank you. The cakes were delicious! I'm so glad to hear you have received your parcel - hope you like it.
Best wishes
Ellie
Happy Birthday Ellie!!!
ReplyDeleteWishing you lots of health and happiness
and many many more birthdays.
The cakes look delicious
no wonder they were a success!
Lovely flowers too.
Enjoy your weekend.
x
Dear Fiona
DeleteThank you for your good wishes. The dreaded day is tomorrow but I am hoping the snow that has been forecast won't spoil things too much. I was very lucky with the flowers and they are currently adding much needed colour in the house.
Have a lovely weekend too.
Best wishes
Ellie
Your flowers look so cheery. Are they your birthday gifts? If so - Happy Birthday!
ReplyDeleteDear Toffeeapple
DeleteThank you for your good wishes. The flowers are birthday gifts from two colleagues at work and I am very lucky to have been given them - they do brighten up the place!
Best wishes
Ellie
Happy birthday to you! What can be better than choc buns and flowers?
ReplyDeleteDear Anne
DeleteThank you. Choc buns and flowers are a pretty good combination at any time!
Best wishes
Ellie
Dear Ellie
ReplyDeleteHappy Birthday! Your cakes look yummy and your flowers are so pretty. Hope you have a lovely day! E xx
Dear E
DeleteThank you very much for your good wishes. I have had a lovely day, thank you.
Best wishes
Ellie