Tuesday, July 7, 2009

Just dropping by for a visit

Just thought I'd stop by to show you all what I have been up to. We had a wonderful July 4Th/Birthday barbecue last weekend. It was our daughters birthday so we combined the two and had a wonderful day. Family and good friends came by to help us celebrate and eat lots of yummy food. The weather was just about perfect, not to hot and not to windy, but just right. We had a wonderful birthday cake, it was lemon berry and tasted as good as it sounds and looks. We sat around for the longest time drinking wine and having lots of great conversation. We all agreed that we would have to do it again real soon.

It wasn't all partying and relaxing though. Our daughter spent the night and early next morning we started right in on making products for her store. We made bath bombs and bubble bars...... some Lily of the valley soap, and...... some Jasmine soap. Hubby kept us well fueled with a wonderful lunch, then it was right back to work again. At about 4 o'clock she made for home with all the days wares carefully loaded in the back of her car. It was a lovely, if a little hectic, weekend.

Hope you are all having a great summer, I know I am!

19 comments:

hetty said...

Happy Birthday to your daughter! Your table looks fantastic! Are those roses from your garden? That lily of the valley looks amazing! I can smell it all the way over here! Lots of work I'm sure, but worth it!

Sue said...

That soap looks good enough to eat. I bet it smells divine.

Bethany said...

You are the perfect Mom!!! The food looks delicious, the cake is just gorgeous... and now I'm wanting one of those bath bombs!!!! Tell your daughter Happy Birthday from me too!! ;)

periwinkle said...

glad to hear you are enjoying your summer, bbelated birthday wishes to your daughter too - the soap looks like cake too

A Spoonful Of Sugar said...

Glad to hear you are having a great summer and a lovely Independence Day! The soaps and bath bombs look fantastic!

annemarie said...

I have to agree with Bethany - you are the perfect mom!! That cake is simply beautiful. I am so glad you had a nice weekend.

Kellie H said...

Summer is super fine, right! Moving along too quickly tho for my taaste =)
The cake looks divine...oh those flowers! Hope you have more weekends like that!

Terri Fisher said...

I'm so glad that you are enjoying your summer! Happy Birthday to your daughter...her new store items look divine...as does that cake!

Anonymous said...

Oooh i love the Birthday cake !!! Beautiful !!! Those bath bombs are fantastic ! Happy Birthday to your daugther ! xoxo

Louise said...

That is one gorgeous looking cake, and the jasmine soap reminds me of coconut ice. How could you make all these lovely smellies after drinking wine? One drop of the stuff sends me silly! x

Esther said...

I hope you had a fantastic time - I haven;t had much time for blogging lately, the reasons being clear soon! Hope you are enjoying the summer, we have had lovely weather here lately and had a lovely day for my nephew's christening on Sunday xx

Jenny said...

Obviously on a higher level I KNOW that they're soap....but I soooo want to eat them! Happy Birthday Layla!

Twiggy said...

The cake and soap look fab, hope your daughter had a great birthday.
twiggy x

Hena Tayeb said...

the soaps look great

Anonymous said...

I have awarded you on my blog :)

Bettina said...

Oh,happy birthdayyyy!!!What a lovely soap!And the cake...is really?Have a lovely day!!

Redwoodhouse said...

This sounds like the perfect party to me and the soap truly looks good enough to eat too, I bet it all smells devine. Have a nice break.
Jan

Sue said...

When are you coming back? We miss you.

Anonymous said...

I hope to see some lovely treasures soon here :) Big hugs :)