tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1569646987208104674.post3440402903214532139..comments2008-11-29T04:10:14.469-07:00raining sheephttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04330747311809604870rainingsheep@yahoo.comBlogger66125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1569646987208104674.post-36355301958007834232008-11-29T04:10:00.000-07:002008-11-29T04:10:00.000-07:00A belated Happy Birthday to you Raina. What a lovely idea to share snippets of your Christmas traditions. I am busy preparing the Advent calendar for the girls this weekend as they keep reminding me that December is only a few days away. xxsweetmyrtlehttp://profile.typekey.com/sweetmyrtle/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1569646987208104674.post-74179367224685676642008-11-28T09:01:00.000-07:002008-11-28T09:01:00.000-07:00Happy birthday!! That cake photo looks like it could be in a magazine!The Lil Beehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12271310136010979584noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1569646987208104674.post-60142905909808021062008-11-27T13:34:00.000-07:002008-11-27T13:34:00.000-07:00Happy Birthday! Hope you have a lovely day. <BR/>That cake looks and sounds amazing - chocolate and almonds is a perfect combination. There is something so evocative about the sound of the word 'ganache' too. <BR/>I'm all for sharing some photos and stories of Christmas preparations. I do so love this time of year!Helenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15177189673684579563noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1569646987208104674.post-42051775713250586492008-11-26T19:03:00.000-07:002008-11-26T19:03:00.000-07:00Happy Birthday!<BR/><BR/>ColetteA bird in the handhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04722441286099105034noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1569646987208104674.post-61305457533872932962008-11-26T17:00:00.000-07:002008-11-26T17:00:00.000-07:00oh Raina what a gorgeous cake you've made! i'll close my eyes and imagine i'm sharing a bite with you on your special day. Happy Birthday to you Raina!<BR/>:Dtheblondeknitterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11287479834010621454noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1569646987208104674.post-41991613405796943502008-11-26T16:35:00.000-07:002008-11-26T16:35:00.000-07:00JOYEUX ANNIVERSAIRE !!!<BR/>(I know your blog back from the kitchen poetry challenge)<BR/><BR/>don't tell me you're going to share that amazing chocolate cake ?!!! ;pSierraMoonhttp://arcencielolavabo.canalblog.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1569646987208104674.post-26569416214304344982008-11-26T04:36:00.000-07:002008-11-26T04:36:00.000-07:00oh i hope you had the most fabulous birthday~ looks like it if that cake is anything to go by!<BR/>am looking forward to the traditions you will be blogging~ if i come up with some will let you know!<BR/>hope you are great:)<BR/>x ashleyashleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04163154559807391800noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1569646987208104674.post-72463849304168895632008-11-25T17:14:00.000-07:002008-11-25T17:14:00.000-07:00Happy, happy Birthday to you! I adore Christmas and the food doesn't hurt at all. Hope you have a wonderful day along with your sister and I look forward to reading your posts.<BR/>DyDyanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01715115054471560864noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1569646987208104674.post-57488995475182666092008-11-25T14:29:00.000-07:002008-11-25T14:29:00.000-07:00i've been gone, so forgive the delay in wishing you... A VERY HAPPY BIRTHDAY!amyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14414911616186252389noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1569646987208104674.post-64325115142058020462008-11-25T14:20:00.000-07:002008-11-25T14:20:00.000-07:00hey, i missed your birthday:(<BR/>congrats my friend:)<BR/>the cake looks delicious...Zéhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15773727926995838316noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1569646987208104674.post-74998666476582557642008-11-25T13:27:00.000-07:002008-11-25T13:27:00.000-07:00That cake looks and sounds gloriously good. Yum. <BR/><BR/>My birthday is on christmas. My daughter calls is Jodimas.so NOT coolhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05841000126109119742noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1569646987208104674.post-31661805469552832912008-11-25T10:31:00.000-07:002008-11-25T10:31:00.000-07:00Better late than never....i hope you had a Happy Birthday!<BR/><BR/>Our Christmas season is full of family traditions. Surely I'll post some pictures of former Christmas; it is spent in the same place for years. We miss some beloved ones and on the other hand we join other beloved: all the in-laws and children (from 9 to new born). We are about 30 persons!<BR/>(did I express myself correctly??)mérihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07683673553220259451noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1569646987208104674.post-69758652315159052442008-11-25T10:09:00.000-07:002008-11-25T10:09:00.000-07:00Very late in commenting, but at least I did get your birthday wishes on time! :)<BR/><BR/>Xmas is a hard holiday for me. I don't have traditions in my own home because of my work schedule--every year, I'm in the field right up to the date that we leave to visit family for the holidays. This year is no exception. So I don't decorate or cook or do anything but figure out gifts for family and friends. So really, it never feels like Xmas to me until we are driving to my parents house after being picked up at the airport and seeing the decorations and the lights...and walking into my childhood home that is decorated, warm, and smelling of bake cookies. Then, it hits and suddenly, everything seems right with the world.Rachelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16478839034249164862noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1569646987208104674.post-48617687520898871162008-11-25T10:04:00.000-07:002008-11-25T10:04:00.000-07:00Thank you for your very nice comment on my blog ;-}Solhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13815855435444092062noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1569646987208104674.post-87455764034621214002008-11-25T10:03:00.000-07:002008-11-25T10:03:00.000-07:00Happy Birthday late! It's cool that you make your birthday special, and that is some cake!! I'm very impressed. You're making me catch the holiday spirit, which is harder for me to do now that the kids don't live at home any more. But our future son-in-law will be with us this year, and it will be his -hopefully- first snowy Christmas, so that is something special.Ruthhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14204074161539605133noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1569646987208104674.post-26888704543880392542008-11-25T07:22:00.000-07:002008-11-25T07:22:00.000-07:00O-TANJOBI OMEDETOU GOZAIMASU!<BR/> and WOW! that cake looks oiiishiii!ladybug-zenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00516210000791736267noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1569646987208104674.post-28004663711905310662008-11-24T23:22:00.000-07:002008-11-24T23:22:00.000-07:00Happy Birthday deary! I can't wait to see more of your Christmas traditions...xo tMrs.Frenchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15538695099376546483noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1569646987208104674.post-78832998395859916822008-11-24T21:04:00.000-07:002008-11-24T21:04:00.000-07:00Happy Birthday!! That cake looks sinfully delicious!<BR/><BR/>I love the "something you want, but don't need" idea. May just have to use that one :)Prairie Girlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05383116242097899456noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1569646987208104674.post-9156895304386958672008-11-24T19:54:00.000-07:002008-11-24T19:54:00.000-07:00Hope your birthday was lovely as a fresh winter snowfall, and that you enjoyed every scrumptious bite of that cake. Mmmm....Marie Greenehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12827537847914190142noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1569646987208104674.post-1678794370915898482008-11-24T19:51:00.000-07:002008-11-24T19:51:00.000-07:00As would be said by Crocodile Dundee, "now that's a cake!"<BR/><BR/>Hoping you had a terrific day!<BR/><BR/>The Christmas idea is a good one - I'm knitting a pair of socks at the moment and the yarn is called Holly. That's sort of Christmassy isn't it?zukzukhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17025203118051122009noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1569646987208104674.post-43162748340653939062008-11-24T19:22:00.000-07:002008-11-24T19:22:00.000-07:00A very happy birthday! (We have almost the same birthday!) That cake looks incredible. I'm off to catch up on all your posts I've missed over the past few weeks I've been away from the internet.Elizabethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05334969603318926031noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1569646987208104674.post-15553573895886703912008-11-24T14:43:00.000-07:002008-11-24T14:43:00.000-07:00Happy Birthday! What a festive time of year to be born. I love Christmas!The Blonde Duckhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00085499120024055465noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1569646987208104674.post-73590840726045174472008-11-24T10:57:00.000-07:002008-11-24T10:57:00.000-07:00ooo! happy belated birthday my friend!!! your cake is gorgeous! And i love your holiday philosophy!<BR/>xoxodebBonbon Oiseauhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00217372750598243358noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1569646987208104674.post-35055733610790677642008-11-24T10:50:00.000-07:002008-11-24T10:50:00.000-07:00Happy Birthday Rainia, it was Tony's on Friday too. Your cake looks delicious, hope you had a lovely weekend. Jane xJanehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09997824651518446434noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1569646987208104674.post-34784087078685890212008-11-24T10:45:00.000-07:002008-11-24T10:45:00.000-07:00happy birthday, Raina!! i would love to participate in sharing holiday traditions of this winter season too...it will give me something new to post about :) that cake looks amazing, i love how you decorated it.Jillhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05254365316704724952noreply@blogger.com