photo: Amy Smith

I spent the day in the library. My own library.

We moved into our house six months ago and it has taken that long to get our bookshelves, have them painted, and install them. Today we unpacked all 47 boxes of books that have been sitting since we arrived. They were moved mostly by my friend Eriq and others willing to bear our burdens when we weren’t wise enough to hire help to get us into our new place.

The lovely photo to the left hangs in our library. Along with the banner image and most of the other photos on this site, it was taken by my friend and fellow Queen Anne mom Amy Smith.

Today is a day of gratitude for bookish friends — those who help move 47 boxes of them, and those who allow the use of their glorious images of them.

Hurray for books. And hurray for friends.