The Mister walked in the door last week with this pretty armload of flowers to start our collective celebrations (anniversaries and birthdays!) These lovelies are still working their charm on me this morning as I sit here gazing at them on my desk.
The weekend celebrations also included cake! Chocolate of course, from our favorite local bakery.
And . . there was a BIG BOX and BIG excitement!
So BIG, that it made a scaredy-cat out of Lily when she heard that big box coming, scuffling slowly down the hallway like some great lumbering beast. Her tail puffed up like a pampas plume and she tried to hide. Poor thing.
But when it finally "spoke", it was music to her ears.
Happy Birthday Grace! What fun you will have with your piano!!
Posted by: misspaula | June 09, 2008 at 10:35 AM
What a lovely gift and happy birthday to Grace! What kind did you get? We've been looking for one too for our piano (potential) players:-)
Posted by: Suzanne | June 09, 2008 at 11:12 AM
What a wonderful gift. The flowers are lovely.
Happy Birthday Grace!
Posted by: Judy | June 09, 2008 at 11:28 AM
Happy birthday and congratulations on the content of the BIG box.
Posted by: Natalie | June 09, 2008 at 11:38 AM
How exciting! Does she already now how to play or is she learning? One of my kids mentioned the other day that they would like to take piano lessons.
Posted by: Gina | June 09, 2008 at 03:06 PM
How wonderful!!
We found a keyboard at a yard sale, but need to go buy a chord (it can run on batteries, but my children never remember to shut things off, so battery operated anything is an expensive proposition
Posted by: Terri Pollhein | June 09, 2008 at 03:30 PM
Aww, it reminds me of the delivery of Marianne's piano-forte in "Sense & Sensibility." :-) How exciting! Happy birthday, Grace!
Posted by: Laura | June 09, 2008 at 04:44 PM
Beautiful! Do you know how to play already? How wonderful for you and the family... "and they made beautiful music together..." sorry can't recall the movie/book! I'm sure that you will though. Have fun. Oh, and have a happy birthday. Must be a great month... my DH and our youngest DD's birthdays are this month... one on Thurs. and the other next Tues. The flowers were brillant! Enjoy them! What a nice way to start the day!
Posted by: Jean C. | June 09, 2008 at 05:46 PM
The colours on those flowers are so bright! I love the garden post as well. Your garden looks so beautiful! The deer are quite a nice surprise too!
Posted by: Mary Smith | June 09, 2008 at 07:33 PM
A piano: the perfect birthday gift! Yippee!!!! I love playing the piano... I set headphones, wow, back in the day we used the damper peddal! Enjoy!!!
*Heidi*
Everday Cookies
Posted by: Heidi Woodruff | June 09, 2008 at 08:45 PM
Happy Birthday Grace!
Posted by: pam | June 10, 2008 at 04:05 AM
A wonderful happy birthday wish to Grace. You have a beautiful, beautiful family.
Posted by: jam | June 10, 2008 at 07:05 AM
I've been ill and missed Miss Grace's big day. I'm so glad that it was a happy one.
All good wishes to her, and to you and your husband on your anniversary too!
Posted by: Lena | June 10, 2008 at 12:28 PM
Oh, I am so behind - but a heartfelt, even if belated, very Happy Birthday to Miss Grace!
Has Lily tried walking across the birthday present yet? One of our cats used to love to do that!
Posted by: tinker | June 20, 2008 at 12:17 AM