Sisters Come in Handy

On an especially cold night last week, the girls had a sleepover in the warmer downstairs air.  Stepping in to see Pip lighting Susannah's book for her almost made the next morning's mess worth it.   (Su is currently riveted to both Lloyd Alexander's Chronicles of Prydain and L'Engle's Wrinkle in Time books, and I'm enjoying the thrill of those first encounters vicariously.  I don't know how she chooses which one to scoop up first thing in the morning.  Like trying to choose a favorite child, it's an impossible choice.)