Milk Maids, Witches and Halloween Memories

The girls loved Halloween and still do, but neither of them wanted to be "ugly" so all their costumes were pretty little girl things. No matter how hard I tried to convince them to have fake scars and hairy moles, they just wouldn't hear of it. Brittany and Alyssa were the epitome of the nursery rhyme:

"What are little girls made of?
Sugar and spice
and everything nice,
That's what little girls are made of."

I found pictures of both of the girls on different Halloweens, but at the same age. I thought it would be fun for them to see themselves and for me to reminisce.

Brittany's picture is in front of the pumpkin wall at school. She was so excited to dress up with her tap shoes (I have no idea why she chose to wear them) and with every step, she created a tippity-tap sound.

The cute dog in the picture with Alyssa was my best friend, Evette. Alyssa felt "grown up" because she had long nails and high heels. Funny how perspectives change because now "high heels" to her are like the shoes I posted on Thursday.

So without further adieu...

Brittany age 7
"Milk Maid"





Alyssa age 7
"Witch"

I love you both and enjoy remembering every second spent in your sweet presence.

♥ Love always, ♥
Auntie and Mom

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Earth: We're All On It Together

"We are, perhaps, uniquely
among the earth's creatures,
the worrying animal.
We worry away our lives,
fearing the future,
discontent with the present,
unable to take in
the idea of dying,
unable to sit still."
~Lewis Thomas~


Image: Earth - The Blue Marble view 1
NASA Earth Observatory
at http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/IOTD/view.php?id=8108


Image: Earth - The Blue Marble view 2
NASA Earth Observatory
at http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/IOTD/view.php?id=8108


“The earth is what
we all have in common.”
~Wendell Barry~




Image: Earth Viewed by Apollo 8
NASA Earth Observatory
at http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/IOTD/view.php?id=36019


Images: Earth and Moon
NASA
at http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Earth_and_Moon.jpg


"What I do
you cannot do;
but what you do,
I cannot do.
The needs are great,
and none of us,
including me,
ever do great things.
But we can
all do small things,
with great love,
and together
we can do something
wonderful."
~Mother Teresa~



Image: The Farthest Galaxy Cluster Yet Measured
Astronomy Picture of the Day
at http://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap091028.html
NASA, CXC, INAF, S. Andreon, et al


"We can work together
for a better world
with men and women
of goodwill,
those who radiate
the intrinsic
goodness of humankind."
~Wangari Maathai~

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Baby Needs a New Pair of Shoes

Do you remember Dorothy's Ruby Red Slippers from the Wizard of Oz?



When I was a little girl I loved the movie, dreamed about meeting The Great Oz and wanted Ruby Slippers. The shoes could repel the Wicked Witch of the West's touch and teleport the user to any location by just clicking the heels together. One of the main takeaways from the movie was Dorothy chanting, "There's no place like home. There's no place like home. There's no place like home."

Wouldn't it be great to have a pair of shoes like that for your child?

Well, when the baby needs a new pair of shoes for a special date, mama has to go shopping!

Let me show you what we found.


Chic Boutique
A bit too sexy for my 16 year old .


She said, "I don't really want a buckle."


ForPlay
"Oh Mom. No. Those are hooker shoes."
Hmmmm. I like those shoes.
I think I'll keep that to myself.


Debenhams
The studs are great for jeans,
but not for a formal black dress.


Bruce Gray sculptor
Not a real shoe.
What is that man wearing on his feet?
Oh my gosh...his toenails are painted!

Well, she decided on a pair that mama found...definitely a pair of Ruby Red Slippers.

I have to say that they look a bit more sexy than Dorothy's shoes, but maybe if the heels are clicked together the shoes will bring the baby home!


Gianni Bini

Do you want to see my Ruby Red Shoes, I mean Slippers?

My feet revolted.

They picketed against me and I had to concede.

The only Ruby Red Slippers my feet will allow me to have are...


Etsy

for my ears.




Where's the The Great Oz?

I need to ask him something.

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