Mark's birthday dinner

A lovely family birthday party was held in Toronto for Mark's Uncle Nate and Nate's brother-in-law Hall. They both share the same birthday, May 21. It was great to see all the Collis clan and catch up with some of the Kravitz family.

mark's birthday dinner

...as seen through my purse handles

...at my mum & dad's

Mark's birthday dinner

...would there be a wine-tasting booth at the airport.

Mark's birthday dinner

we're on the I-81 heading south

Chef Mark and Melanie van Orden

Andy and Mark, hard at work putting the railign together

This is a door handle. Love it!

Mark's birthday dinner

Ahhhh yes, my specialty is sugar packets!

Taken at Los Angeles Food & Wine Event 2011

Cliff Ravenscraft and Joe Carpenter

this is a shot of Mark waiting in line, on the 80th floor of the empire state building on Saturday afternoon.

mark's birthday dinner

I think this blurry, funky background sets the right tone for Julien. Love him. :)

grilled salmon with sauteed mushrooms (with onions and black pepper in olive oil), roasted potato (with thyme, tomato and goat brie) and a side of cold roasted pepper salad - yum