My Birthday

I am so blessed to not only have a brilliant handsome son but now to have a lovely thoughtful daughter as well. I received the most precious Birthday card from Jason and Aiko. It's one of those 

hallmark cards that bring a tear to your eyes because they are so very touching.

  

Then the gifts from Jason & Aiko started to arrive in the mail:

Hot cookie cup warmer!

Beautiful china Elephant tea pot

Mermaid ring dish

Roger had beautiful flowers waiting for me along with a present. The card must be the most romantic card I've ever seen. The beautifully wrapped gift turned out to be a leather handbag I have been lusting over for some time.

Isn't she a beauty!

lobster bisque

filet mignon and blackened scallops

The best Italian in T-Town 

  Then we went to Ti Amo downtown, where we got to dine outside in the perfect evening weather. I had a Limoncello  Martini (Calories 230) and a very yummy dinner. We then went to my favorite bar downtown, the Cellar. I had a Dom Benedictine B & B Liqueur Calories 360 4 oz).

B&B is a proprietary matured blend of French brandy and Benedictine , that requires a process of over 2 years to create and balance. Mellowing the Blend in Oak Barrels produces the signature taste of B&B , balancing bold depth of flavour with a mellow finish. B&B is best enjoyed in a snifter or rock-glass, neat, with Ice or in cocktails.
The story of B&B began during the gilded age of cocktails. Ernest Hemingway, the famous novelist, first mentioned blending Benedictine & Brandy in his short story "The Mercenaries" in 1919. Shortly afterwards, Benedictine & Brandy became the popular call "B&B“ among fine restaurants and clubs in the USA.
In 1937, Benedictine Company decided to produce this new Brand at the Distillery of the Palais of France. In 1938, B&B arrived in the United States for consumers to enjoy.


It was a lovely evening of fun and romance.