At Considerable Cost

  {pretty} This could double as {pretty-happy}!  My friend, Lauren, and I share September as our birthday month and we celebrated with some dear friends Wednesday night.    Gifted Nan made the beautiful flower arrangements which not only brought beauty to the table, but also were our special gifts to take home.   My poor iPhone picture simply cannot do them justice.   The cake was a scrumptious chocolate dream, a chocolate cake covered in chocolate ganache.   The dishes are lovely vintage tea/coffee plate sets and they suited our gathering--and our group--perfectly.   We were able to get our first glimpse of Mary's lovely new home as we "oohed" and "ahhed" over its features.    We sometimes jump up and down or even clap in exclamation.   Pretty girly.   Pretty wonderful.   Pretty refreshing to our spirits. Gifts for the birthday girls! Mary's yummy of...

                       "I still believe in heroes."-- Nick Fury I just wrote a post about our children facing fear by watching the British series Doctor Who.    This is really Part 2 of that post--my change--development as a parent. You may have heard about a little independent movie out right now called The Avengers .   It's part of the Marvel Comic s family.   Unless you're living under a rock, you've probably heard at least a snippet about this movie.   It's been a record-breaking blockbuster hit around the world since it first opened a few weeks ago.   A whole cast of super heroes and master assassins come together to save the world from the Norse god of mischief, Loki.   We're talking Captain America, Iron Man, The Incredible Hulk, Hawkeye (my favourite), Black Widow, and Thor.   All in one movie; a...