Irene’s 13th Birthday

 Irene aged 13, did not trust her parents or her sister (aged 17) to make a cake for her birthday, so she planned, shopped for, and made her cake all by herself. Here is the result:

Cake topped with frosting, grated chocolate, blackberries,  raspberries, and a strawberry

 and filled with

blackberries,  raspberries, and, in the middle, sliced strawberries.  Here she is with her creation

and a top view with no flash

She had just brought home a clay pot she’d made at school in the shape of our dog’s head

and here’s the dog, with his ears up