I have two favourite chocolate

My thoughtful parents got me a Lana cake for my birthday and I was in bliss eating it. It’s simple but oh so good!!! Shame I can’t have it every day for dessert. Fortunately, we always get a Lana cake for any of our birthdays.. it’s sort of a family tradition. Just as well, as Mum’s birthday is coming in a month…. so guess what cake we’re getting? 😉


Chris also gave me another birthday present for my 30th birthday.. apart from the Hermes Birkin, that is. This one is particularly special to me because of the thoughtfulness and sweetness behind it 🙂
He got me an Hermes silk scarf!
But… the special part? It’s embroidered with all our names 🙂 They’re down at one corner and, as Chris said as he gave it to me, “there’s space to add more children’s names”. LOL! His idea is that we’ll add the names of our (future) children, and grandchildren. Chris and I are (generally) both not very sentimental people.. so this was very sweet to me 🙂
What’s so good about Hermes silk scarves? Here’s some tidbits on how they’re made.



It’s been a very nice 30th birthday celebration(s). I feel really blessed to be entering my 30s and just being happy with my life. A simple statement, but it means a lot to me.
I pray for health in my family, love in my marriage, and much happiness and laughter with my friends.
10 Comments
tiffany posted on November 9, 2011 at 11:02 pm
lana cake is da bomb!
chris gave you nice pressies!
Beverly! posted on November 10, 2011 at 10:30 am
It doesn’t have good reviews online which is weird, cos I find it pretty much perfect:D
Michelle posted on November 10, 2011 at 12:25 am
Wow!!!! Your Hermes scarf is really special an embroidered in Hermes Orange! Chris is a sweetie! I love Lana Cakes too, haven’t had it in ages!
Beverly! posted on November 10, 2011 at 10:32 am
It’s such a good idea.. I’m impressed Chris thought of that himself, hee!
Delphine posted on November 10, 2011 at 10:56 am
Lana cake is super yummy! The scarf is such a lovely present. 🙂
Beverly! posted on November 10, 2011 at 7:53 pm
i’m going to try and see if I can recreate Lana cake at home, I think:P
Amy posted on November 10, 2011 at 11:42 am
The embroidery on the scarf is perfect. Did Hermes do that and did Chris pick the thread colour? It is just devine.
You will have to take a photo of the whole scarf design.
Very lucky lady.
And yes I get a bit sick of the heavy mudcake style chocolate cakes. I much prefer a normal chocolate cake, they are just hard to come by.
Beverly! posted on November 10, 2011 at 8:02 pm
Nah it wasn’t done in the boutique cos Hermes don’t have that service unfortunately! they should, though..
I”m with you, the heavy/sticky mudcakes are yummy but not ALL the time!
ashlyne posted on November 10, 2011 at 1:06 pm
you sure have me lusting after a Hermes scarf now. ahhh temptation!
Beverly! posted on November 10, 2011 at 8:03 pm
Hee Hermes scarves are gorgeous.. I love the intricate design and especially the whole story on the effort to make one.. 🙂