November 24, 2021

Good morning!

Today is Wednesday, and I’m off to get a haircut and bake my nephew a birthday cake. Allegedly he turns 16 today, and while that can’t possibly be true because just yesterday he took his first bite of solid food in our kitchen, I’m humoring everyone because any opportunity for cake is fine by me.

It’ll be a double-decker chocolate cake with chocolate ganache frosting and a sour cherry glaze in the middle. Double-decker partly because that’s what he likes, and also because a double rainbow appeared over our pond the day he was born. It’s one of only two times that’s happened, and while this was before the era of taking photos of everything (even though I still refuse to believe it was 16 years ago), you’ll have to use your imagination and add a second rainbow to today’s photo.

Aren’t I worried that he’ll read this and the surprise will be ruined? Not really. The Respite hasn’t yet taken off among the 16-and-under demographic.

Besides…

“Time is an illusion.”

― Albert Einstein

Onwards,

Clara