One of the Fellowship has a birthday today. We call her Zia. She is the Master Memory behind her nephew’s blog From The Bartolini Kitchens. Their food is amazing. Her nephew Chicago John gave his Aunt a most unusual Birthday present. Feeding Sheila for the day. Zia’s birthday day. So all day today Sheila is having a birthday party for Zia. And she is going to get as fat as a pig. Sheila not Zia. I made them both a carrot cake. But only Sheila gets to eat it. Though I am sure she would share it with Zia is asked nicely.
Happy Birthday Zia. (Zia is 90 something, but I am not at liberty to tell you the ‘something’ as she looks ridiculously young for her age and no-one would believe it anyway.)
And because your todays are my yesterdays. Sheila posed for Zia’s photo shoot yesterday for today’s blog and all day today she gets cake and kale. She loves kale. And naturally this is a carrot cake with extra eggs and molasses for good pigs like Sheila.
And now a little cuteness – just for you our good friend:
Good morning.
HAPPY BIRTHDAY OUR DARLING ZIA.
Your friend on the farmy,
celi
The Kitchen's Garden 
55 responses to “Happy Birthday – Zia”
What a unique gift! Happy birthday,Zia! The fellowship will enjoy this birthday cake and hilarious pictures too. Happy birthday, Zia!
Happy Birthday Zia! Looks like Sheila enjoyed the birthday cake! Guess everyone will have to go easy from now to Christmas to leave room for the plum pud!
How sweet – Happy Birthday Zia! I bet Sheila’s delighted to help out 😉
What a beautiful gift, love it.
Happy birthday Zia, we adore your inspiration on our dear friend John. Not to mention the deliciousness too. ❤️❤️❤️
Happy Birthday Zia! Hope you have many more. The birthday feast looks yummy and Chicago John, what a wonderful gift for your Aunt. It looks like Sheila greatly appreciated it.
What a wonderful idea….Happy Birthday Zia and Sheila is happy to celebrate with you.💐…..I love the pictures of Sheila
Happy Birthday Zia! Great idea John! Sheila is happy to help celebrate your birthday!
Happy birthday Zia! 👏🎉🎈🎁. Sheila certainly looked liked she was in piggy heaven💞 x
Now that was one of the BEST birthday parties I have ever attended.
Happy Birthday, Zia! Look how dainty Sheila is with your cake. She’s perfect!😄
Happy Birthday Zia, looking forward to your Centenary celebrations 🙂 that pic of Boo, Marmy and kittens in a pile is hereby nominated for 2016 calendar. If only our Birthday cakes were so healthy – we could eat more 🙂 Well done Sheila and Celi. Laura
Happy Birthday Zia. What a beautiful name! I hope that your birthday will be as enjoyable as the carrot cake that Sheila has just demolished…..
love the pics of Boo and the Marmie kittens.What a wonderful Mum/Dad he makes…Have a wonderful yesterday Miss C
We saw the sun yesterday!
Happiest of Birthdays! I’m with Sheila on the kale, it makes up many meals each day in my diet plan as well. Sheila wears her party hat with just the right amount of cockiness and verve to add some flair to the occasion-nicely done Miss Pig. We have some very tiny snowflakes falling this morning and the temps are 20 degrees less than yesterday, but they say rain is coming back 😦 Would you mind pushing some of your arctic weather back toward my Pacific coast-I would like the snow to spend a few days.
What a delicious gift for Zia..although I think Sheila could have tried to have been as graceful eating as she is in her careful choice of birthday suit 🙂
I love Sheila! What a wonderful birthday present for Zia. Happy Birthday Zia! Sheila did a wonderful job during her photo shoot and her white nose is precious. Beautiful pics of the kittens. I marvel that Marmalade trusts Boo to let him in that close. So much love on the farmy. Thank you, C. You made my day. Be well and stay warm.