birthday day

m and i have been reading the third harry potter book (it's one of my favorites). we've been reading in the park, on the train, in bed, in hallways while waiting for a sister's dance class to end, and at magnolia bakery, where the above pic was taken.



today is m's birthday and after her celebration feast, we'll watch the movie. (hmmm, well she will. i may fall asleep.) we've had a wonderful day, including a picnic in prospect park and a short excursion through the prospect park zoo. the next book i look forward to reading with her and her sister is the one hundred and one dalmations by dodie smith. i was able to get the 1957 viking press copy that i read when i was young. it was one of my favorite books, along with the lost queen of egypt by lucile morrison (which can only be read in the library these days . . )



at least i hope to read the one hundred and one dalmations! i may have to succumb to popular demand and read arthur ransome's we didn't mean to go to sea, a thoughtful gift from a friend who knows how the series is so beloved.

officially . . thirteen.