tomorrow we put on a puppet show for the library. i’ve been sitting in the kitchen making a bright orange puffer fish with my Mumsie and cutting out little white teeth. i love theatricals. and musicals. and dramas. and puppet shows. they are lovely beyond everything.
i once was a princess with a sparkly wand.
another time i was James Henry Trotter.
tomorrow i get to be Percy the fish.
i adore being other people (or things and what-not).
tomorrow is my birthday. {my golden birthday}. i got a very special present from a very wonderful teacher tonight. it made me very happy of course.
i think i might wear a dress tomorrow.
but tonight i’ll wear my pajamas. and smile. because The Warden, by Anthony Trollope is sitting on my bed. right next to Tristan and Iseult. what more could i ask for? (maybe a pair of rain boots….and a typewriter…..p.l.e.a.s.e.)
i’ve had something Miss Tandy said a bit ago stuck in my head for a while now. i thought it was sweet. if you know the answer.
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“Why would you want to lean down to kiss a girl for the rest of your life?”
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i know the answer.
-Bella
