March 21

Gary Oldman was born today in 1958, another reason I love the movie Fifth Element!

Here are some ideas for celebrating birthdays from actress Connie Nielsen, in an interview in the November/December 2011 Traditional Home:
"Our morning birthday ritual [involves] silver trays, candles, flowers, champagne, chocolate, and oodles of gifts." 
I am entranced by the idea of some of these things in the morning! I believe this photo is from a beautiful blog on living beautifully; I'm sorry, I must get you the link later: