Thursday, July 03, 2025

books and the best friends

Books are some of my best friends and my friends are the best. When I asked Jan Shoemaker if I could bring my people to book club, she told me to bring anyone I wanted--kids and puppies included. I didn't expect her to have a cake with my mom's and sister's names emblazoned on it. 

Nor did I expect L to flout all the rules of cake-cutting and delve straight into the center of the cake to pull out the piece with my mom's name for her to eat. 

I have the best friends.

Pic: Mom with "her" piece of cake. My name was on there too, and I made a lot of "who wants a piece of me" jokes. 

6 comments:

Nicole said...

OMG Maya, your friends are so wonderful! (what are you reading for book club?)

Nicole said...

Never mind, I see you answered that already! I'm reading in reverse order.

StephLove said...

The names on the cake, what a nice surprise.

Lisa's Yarns said...

Names on a cake! What a fun surprise and a way to really welcome your mom and sister!!

Nance said...

I love all of this! Especially the complete abandonment of cake rules for those of Kindness and Love.

Jeanie said...

That is just SO cool! Your mom and sis had to be especially honored to be thought of in that way. And good job, L!

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