Another year older and probably the best birthday in the past five years.

It started out with riding the bus to PettiRosso with Charlotte and Audrey and being treated to a pleasant breakfast at the table with the lion heads and some Paris blend tea brought in my art bag.

A beautiful gentle rain when walking out of the grocery store.

Charlotte’s homemade cheese souffle, risotto, and hazelnut roll cake shaped as a log, accompanied with champagne, white wine, Lung Ching green tea, and close friends for interesting conversations.

A full stomach of delight and an ear to ear grin.

All those things that make me love Seattle and the little niche that I have here.