I am the Answer...

If you are a fan of Douglas Adams you'll get this.

Yes, today I'm...

Or, to put it another way, I'm celebrating the 21st anniversary of my 21st birthday party...

If you still haven't cottoned on... it's my birthday and I'm 42. (I know, I know, I don't look a day over 50. Ha ha.)

My sweet kids gave me these things this morning

(they chose the cards themselves - thanks D)

I treated myself to this beautiful handbag pattern (from eBay - a bargain!)...

(can't wait to find just the right fabric) and this delightful piece by Gradum Gypsies on Etsy, which I luuuurve!

But what I'm really looking forward to this birthday is actually on Saturday, when I'm going here...

Photo courtesy of facts-about-countries.com

to see this...

Masterpieces from Paris:
Van Gogh, Gauguin, Cézanne and beyond
4 December 2009 – 18 April 2010 | Exhibition Galleries
 The National Gallery of Australia is proud to present one of the most extraordinary exhibitions ever held in Australia. Soon, you won’t have to travel to the Musée d’Orsay in Paris to see masterpieces by Vincent van Gogh, Paul Gauguin, Paul Cézanne, Georges Seurat, Pierre Bonnard, Emile Bernard, Claude Monet, Maurice Denis and Edouard Vuillard; you can visit them in Canberra.
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Vincent van Gogh Portrait of the artist 1887
Musée d'Orsay, Paris
© RMN (Musée d'Orsay) / Gérard Blot

Yay!! Can't wait! Thanks to the best husband in the world - Happy Birthday to Me!!