The Ribboned Crown

~ Awashed... ~

To experience this........

With the loves of my life....

To look back over his shoulder at the countless summers spent in another place......(and try not to cry)...

Old haunts of perfect days.....

Spilling sunshine into new memories....

And having your family soak up your very footsteps.....

It just cannot get better than that.

 

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An unforgettable trip as we visited Washington, where my husband spent his summers on his great-grandparents' farm.

If I grew up here, I would never have left. I think I would have become a moss farmer. To those of you living in the Northwest, I am every shade of green with envy.

~ It's ALL about ME ~

 

Yeah, it's all about me.

Wait. As opposed to what?

98% of my blog?

Okay, 99%.......point nine.

I have been wanting to make this for so long. I have pictured it forever. I'm a bit like the cobbler's son who has no shoes. I rarely make anything for myself and keep it. I know, it's all about me. But it could be all about you. Thinking about how cool it would be if I made custom heraldic-monogrammed hats for you. Would that be something you would be interested in?

They remind me of the cap badges I collect but with the added twist of the dresden wreaths I've made.

Or instead of names,  maybe hats with vintage sentiments.

I told my husband I was glad his last name was O'Brien, and that I didn't marry that other guy, whose name was something like  Roliskimaniskisonowitz. That would have been a drag.... and a really wide hat.

Did you notice those tall cone shapes in the background?

These are hopefully next on the list.

French Clown Hats.

Okay you guys, I just heard someone out there mutter under their breath, "Donna, ANY hat with your name on it already is a clown hat."

Very funny.

~ LE SUSPECT ~

That's right. The size of the mustard-colored ruffled hat is suspect.

As is the pink one. Eyebrow raising.

And the blue one?

Definitely.

At one time, this little French girl was nice and secure in her 4 inch hat.

But now? These other chapeaux? Over 12 inches wide?  Talk about your Napoleon Complex!

 

Now, I'm not suggesting anything (Steroids?).  I haven't a clue.

But I will be talking to Colonel Mustard .....in the library..... with the candlestick. And I think the Tour de France may be out of the question (I hear the drug testing is brutal).

~ Sorry, Tara Frey.....~

Yep, my apologies Tara Frey, but I am judging a book by its cover.

I know, I know,  that's not the right thing to do. Not PC at all!

But such things aren't always black and white (and read all over), you know?

So I judged.

And it's just what I thought. The book....YOUR book, Blogging for Bliss, is wonderful!! Really..... very, very cool! From the first page all the way through to the acknowledgments (which I loved, by the way), it's a perfect, easy, addition to have in one's collection of artistic, inspiring art books.

Well done, Miss Tara (creative license on the 'miss')!! And thank you for including my blog in your book, this new chapter in your life. It's because of unexpected, generous opportunities like this, that 'blogging' definitely leads to more 'blissful' moments. (I had a blast posting this one!)
And to see more posts about the bliss of blogging, pop over to Kari's blog (on August 4th) where she will list a whole library of participants!

 Okay, Tara. Now go put on something fabulously gray, preferably with shoulder pads, and celebrate! You're an author!!