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”
Many happy wishes, Zia!
Beautiful love filled happy birthday wishes to John’s Zia. What a wonderful way to celebrate for her C.
I am madly in love with the little kittens and wish I would come and snuggle them all.
🙂 Mandy xo
Sheila is a star – she had me roaring with laughter. I too feasted yesterday (an advance birthday party for me for Monday, among other excuses), and will have a fellow feeling for Sheila when her belt won ‘t fasten!
Those kittens are stars, too. And Boo.
Love,
ViV
x
Happy birthday Zia! And many happy returns of the day. When I’m 90-something I’m coming to feed Sheila too 😀
Reblogged this on from the Bartolini kitchens and commented:
It’s our dear Zia’s birthday and Sheila, our good friend Celi’s star pig, had a party in Zia’s honor. Do take the link to read — and see — all about it.
Buon compleanno, Bella!
Cent’anni!
Wish Aunt Zia happy birthday for me and best wishes for the coming year, may it be her best ever! What a wonderful birthday gift.
And what a nice thing to say. I’ll be sure to pass along your birthday wishes. Thank you.
What a lucky Sheila!!! Happy Birthday to Zia! Hope everyone has a wonderful day!!
Oh, I bet Poppy was not happy she got no cake!
What a fantastic tribute to Zia!!!!! Lovely post…. absolutely wonderful!
Well done, Sheila! And best wishes to the matriarch of Bartolini Kitchens and our friend, Zia!
Celi, what a lovely gesture.
What a fun post! Love the pictures, and so happy to discover your blog, Cecilia! BTW, I’m always a sucker for picture with kitties. ;-0
Happy birthday, Zia! You’re adorable.
Happy Birthday Zia!
Celi, would you be able to put a kitten in your pocket and bring it to NZ in January for me? Please. Thank you.
Happy Birthday Zia! That is a wonderful idea and I just loved the look of that cake. Sheila certainly looks like she enjoyed it!
Thank you very much, Celi. You did far more than I had even dreamed and Zia is sure to love everything, especially that hat. It’s one thing to make a hat for a pig but it’s another to get the pig to wear it. This will certainly give her something to talk about at her next Red Hat Ladies meeting. You’ve helped to make this birthday a very special one for her. Please give our thanks to the divine Miss Sheila. And thanks to the Fellowship for the birthday wishes. This is truly unforgettable.
Wow – that’s some birthday surprise! Happy Birthday to Zia – who seems to be beloved by all !! I know John simply adores her !!