Arthur's birthday today. It was lovely. I made a special dinner of Beef Wellington and opened a bottle of wine and it was a fantastic evening, spent in the very best company. We had chocolate soufflé for dessert that was pure heaven, if I do say so myself.

The best part is Arthur's present! I arranged--through a nifty postal company in Diagon--a subscription to a Muggle magazine called Popular Mechanics. I gave him the first issue and he was beside himself for the rest of the evening.  It was all I could do to entice him to come to the bedroom to unwrap his other present.