FRIDAY 6 FEB. 1953 To N.O. ABOUT 10:30 A.M. WROTE POSTCARDS UNTIL NOON. LUNCH - CRAB CAKE, MILKSHAKE + ORANGE JUICE. WALKED DOWN ROYAL ST. LOOKING IN ANTIQUE SHOPS. BOUGHT SOME VERY GOOD MACAROONS & CANDIED GINGER. WENT TO PLANTATION BOOK SHOP WHERE I PICKED UP 2 MORE BOOKS FOR THE TRIP (H. WARD - C. DARWIN"; MAURY - PHY. GEOG. OF SEA) ALSO 8 OTHER BOOKS WHICH I HAD SENT HOME. MADE ME A PRESENT OF "CROSS CREEK" BY M.K. PRAWLINGS. BOOK ON OSTRICH FARMING IN S. AFRICA (WITH CHAP. ON MEERKATS); ANOTHER ON THE RAPTORS OF GR. BRITAIN & IRELAND BY JARDINE, MRS. LEISURE. ALSO THREW IN A LIBRETTO OF "MARATHA" AS "LAGNAPE" FOR DORY. (THE FRENCH FOR "SOMETHING EXTRA" - THE IDEA OF THE "BAKERS DOZEN).