Ingrid’s school has an annual spring ball for the ninth graders. She decided to wear a dress, which also necessitated the purchase of suitable shoes (although she did consider just wearing sneakers with it, which I found completely bizarre, but hey, not my party, so whatever works for her) and a handbag. The dress needed shortening at the hem and I didn’t dare to machine stitch the delicate fabric, so I got to practice making very tiny, invisible stitches. Hopefully I’ll be able to convince Ingrid to pose for me when wearing the dress – and get a photo of it in actual daylight.