another birthday

The Valentine birthday boy is a little older. (We won't talk about the connection to Jack Benny...) Lots of wild celebrating here in Gaithersburg. Bridget made it down from NYC and came up with a dessert that would match Cullen's healthy eating—not pie, not cake, but mangoes and blueberries.

There was so much talk about politics that I forgot to take pictures, so here's one of Cullen just a few years ago—if I'm right this was over at Mansfield Creek. Once a hat man, always a hat man.

Our sympathy is with all of you who are dealing with snow. Margie and Bill in Durango take the prize with drifts 4 or 5 feet taller than she is.

We, on the other hand, had about 4 hours of spring on Monday.

It didn't last. We're back indoors and staying warm.