birthday weekend.

This weekend was my birthday and I have been celebrating with different friends for a few days - Viceroy Santa Monica on Friday and downtown for MOCA opening (and a few nearby bars) on Saturday.  Friday, J surprised me with a big bouquet of stargazer lilies on my desk...

Saturday morning my brother and sister in law surprised me at the gallery with a fantastic chocolate bread pudding and the all-too-fitting mini candle...

Angela gave me these fantastic mugs, by Peter Shire of Echo Park Pottery (echoparkpottery.com)... 

Sunday hike with my parents yielded a perfect time for spring wildflowers, a lazy picnic by a Japanese garden and incredible food (torta, eggplant crostini and red velvet cupcakes - all from scratch) with sunlit glasses of limoncello with sparkling water...