speaking of cake...

My favorite cake painter is Paul Ferney. A few years ago, he and his wife of Oh Happy Day reknown collaborated. She baked the cakes and he painted 5x7 oils of each cake. All of the originals have sold, but prints are available here. Among my most prized possessions are two of the original paintings.

The first I bought was the upside down cake. I thought it was appropriate for me...

A few months later, I bought the second for Miss J's fifth birthday. Her first piece of original art...

I wish I had been fast enough to purchase this one. It's my favorite...

This is how they look on the shelf in my little house...