It’s that time of year again…

Shakespeare in the Park
It’s that time of year again…

Shakespeare in the Park
The talented, beautiful, and well-connected artist Vanessa Bell was born on 30 May 1879.

Photo of Vanessa Bell by GC Beresford, 1902
I love my city.

Some deer have no manners
I had this yummy chocolate-peanut butter dessert shooter at a recent charity event. I could easily eat one every day…and, why not? It’s so tiny!

Dessert Shooter
“History is a novel that has been lived, a novel is history that could have been.”-Writer Edmond de Goncourt (born 26 May 1822)
All photos taken by Dorothea Lange (born 26 May 1895) during The Great Depression

Theodore Roethke Quote
English actor and playwright (The Second Mrs. Tanqueray, Trelawny of the ‘Wells’, The Enchanted Cottage*) Sir Arthur Wing Pinero was born on 24 May 1855:

Sir Arthur Wing Pinero, 1910
*As a teenager, I was straight up obsessed with the 1945 film adaptation of The Enchanted Cottage, starring Robert Young and Dorothy McGuire. It practically gave me life for a few years. This was *totally normal* for a teen in the late eighties/early nineties, right?
Children’s author Margaret Wise Brown was born on 23 May 1910. She is best known for the books Goodnight Moon and The Runaway Bunny.

Margaret Wise Brown. Brooklyn Museum.
What is on your reading list this month?
Do your reading habits change with the seasons, or are you always equal opportunity?
I’ve kind of been all over the place this month, reading wise, which is pretty typical of me.
Since 1st May, I’ve finished:
I’m in the midst of reading:
To be finished by 31st May:
What is your favourite book this month?
Which book on your list do you most look forward to reading?
Please share with me in the comments.
Happy reading!
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