Bronze Glory and Burnt Sugar

Today was, despite the colorful title of this entry, a fairly low-key day. We had breakfast at The Yolk and then after May's morning nap, went to Babies R Us to pick up a convertable car seat. She's outgrown her infant one. In one of those twists that Christopher Kimball loves, the best carseat (according to Consumer Reports) is also one of the cheapest. Though we paid a little more than the CR price listed.

The car seat only came in one color. Bronze Glory.

We'll make an appointment with the Somerville police later in the week to get the car seat properly installed.

After May's afternoon nap, we went down to Central to put in an order for the soon-to-be-realeased Terry Pratchett Discworld novel, Wintersmith. "Wintersmith" is the latest Tiffany book. During May's nap the other day I re-read "Hat Full of Sky" and re-affirmed my belief that Pratchett is one of the best writers in the English lnaguage alive today. And his Tiffany books are pretty much his best work. I'm glad that May has been born into a world in which Pratchett heroines go after the Queen of the Fairies with a cast iron skillet.

On the walk back from Central we stopped and got ice cream at Herrell's. Herrell's rocks. I tried a new flavor -- Burnt Sugar and Butter and think that it's supplanted Choc' Chip Cookie Dough as my fifth favorite flavor. We'll have to see how it stands up to the test of time, though. (Bittersweet chocolate, chocolate, Mexican chocolate, and Cookies and Cream, in case you care. In that order.)

Since all of that is long and dull and not much about May, here are some May photos: