snow days, grey haze & birthdays

We recently awoke to this snowy scene. When the sky is clear you can see mountains above the rooftops.

As the day wore on we remarked that many of the nearby houses resemble the color of old snow slush.

We celebrated our first birthday in Georgia. We planned a simple affair, I sent my husband to the corner shop for a ready-made cake. He came home empty-handed, but with a smile.

Fifteen minutes later the shop owner dropped by with this bakery-fresh cake (and candle), welcoming us to the neighborhood. Our first taste of Georgian hospitality.

Little guy couldn't wait to get his hands on it. The cake was delicious -- and burned going down, we think there was a little something extra in the icing.

Big sister shared a few words of prose about her best friend, the birthday girl. All in all a lovely time.