a simple birthday..

bronze gum tips, sprouting on the burnt trunks of eucalypts ~ revealing a New Year full of promise.. the Sacred in my Ordinary...
yesterday I had a vey simple but beautiful day full of love... breakfast in the little village of Kurrajong, with my eldest daughter & her family..ricotta pancakes with honey and strawberries

and lots of hugs from my gorgeous grandson Harry..(the Sacred in MY Ordinary)

then off to dinner with Dutch husband to a gorgeous little French style cafe~restaurant.. where I can order anything I wish..
salt & pepper school prawns, slow cooked Junee lamb served with a mushroom & barley risotto and creme brulee with poached quince

finished off with a French quince liquer
just dutch husband & I.

not quite the Champs Elysee.. but Leura Mall is quaint.. with its many cafes & artisan shops.. not far from where I live.

and afterwards, a short drive to Echo Point in Katoomba... where I stood and asked for blessings.. for those that I love and most of all for myself...