For a long time, now, pens of any variety have been prohibited to Lily. This was due to a string of non-commissioned murals put up around our home that were graciously created with a Sharpie pen. On a recent voyage to Target, Lily assured me that her mural phase had passed and that she could be trusted with a pen set. She promised to cap all the pens and to only draw on paper... and to not, under any circumstances, give them to Pierce. He has a habit of ingesting art supplies. This photo shows Lily, sitting at the kitchen table, drawing a "Get Well" card for Grandad in Boston.