Especially when it’s Alice’s baby. I am thrilled to pieces to announce the arrival of another beautiful blessing to her cottage. Alice gave birth to her seventh child, a baby girl, on June 13th. I’ve been bursting with the news ever since. Everything went smoothly, and mother and child are doing very well. They came home yesterday and were received with immense joy by five doting big sisters and one proud big brother.

I can’t wait to get my hands on that scrumptious little one…in the meantime I will have to make do with hourly reports from her mother. Dear Lissa, the baby just turned her head to look at me.—Dear Alice: Not enough information. Which WAY did she turn it?

God bless you, little one. We are so glad you’re here.