The Bow Belle

The last time I wore this bow it was the anniversary of Vincent van Gogh's death.  This year I wanted his birthday, come hell or high water.  The Starry Night has always made me think of the Doors and " Light My Fire ," LOL.  The stars look like they literally are burning down the night sky.  My bow isn't really a good representation of that, but the reference is clear. I included a pair of earrings that I've not yet worn.  Mama found me those. I wish I could find some accessories to wear that had some of Van Gogh's other paintings on it.  The Starry Night is probably his best known piece, but I'm fond of some of his wheatfield paintings.  I particularly like this one , with storm clouds in the background.  And of course, the vase of sunflowers .  I love that one.   Starry love, RagingMoon1987

Today is International Mermaid Day, where we pay tribute to merfolk all over the world.  But today I'm dealing with just one particular mermaid.  Etsy shop is the one and only MoFunAccessories . This hair dec is a fairly obvious nod to The Little Mermaid , particularly with the "dinglehopper."  I never was the world's biggest Little Mermaid fan, though I did love how Ariel wasn't afraid to back-talk to her father.  I do not recommend sassing one's parents, but we all know that teenagers do it, and Ariel was precisely that (she specifically states that she's sixteen).  Then true of teenagers she makes a rash decision and gets in over her head, but because this is Disney everything ends hunky-dory. It's funny, I didn't have a lot of problems with my family when I was sixteen.  True, I wasn't allowed to do much and I didn't like that, but instead of yelling and arguing I asked Daddy point-blank "Don't you trust me to say 'no'?

Easter snuck up on me! I hate it when Easter comes early!  When it comes early it can often mean rain, cold weather, even snow.  When I was very, very little that meant either no Easter egg hunt at all or one inside.  Not that that wasn't fun, of course!  I distinctly remember Easter of 1994, which fell on April third and was wet and rainy.  I was already a tornado buff at the time and found it fitting that April third would be stormy , but I digress.  Mama and Daddy had hidden the plastic Easter eggs in the living room for my sister and me to find, and oh, what fun we had hiding and rehiding those eggs.  And of course there was the candy and toys in our baskets to make us good and hyper, and The Tale of the Bunny Picnic was on one of the kids' channels so there was that to enjoy.  LOL, I still like that opening song! As I grew older my family started going to church again, and Easter consisted of wearing a new outfit if the weather was nice enuff (that again), sitting through

Told y'all my solid bows would be getting more mileage!  Today is American Red Cross Giving Day, as well as Little Red Wagon Day, so I trotted out a small number that I usually reserve for winter. Truth be told, I'm not a huge fan of the Red Cross.  They treated Uncle From St. Louis well while he worked there, and he acted like he loved the gig.  He did security, then couriering, then warehouse work before retiring, and he enjoyed the warehouse work because he got to drive a forklift.  But his daddy/my grandfather served in Europe during World War II, and he said all the Red Cross did was serve coffee and tell a man when a baby had been born.  In the aftermath of the Tri-State Tornado, some victims also reported that there was a lot of politics involved in who the Red Cross helped.  One lady who was interviewed reported that her family got ZERO help from the Red Cross, but her neighbors got a whole new house built.  The Red Cross isn't ALL bad, of course; indeed, they help

Today is Live Long and Prosper Day, but I'm not big enuff of a Star Trek fan to have one of the bows.  Not yet, anyway; I certainly have nothing against Star Trek , and I love that fiasco with the Tribbles.  The Doctor captured me with ease, so I reckon First Officer Spock can too if I let him.  By the way, when I was a little kid Spock gave me the creeps; there was a poster in the old library with him on it, and I did everything I could to avoid it.  Rambling aside, no Star Trek bow today.  I picked something at random, something I haven't worn in awhile.  VeryShine is the Etsy shop this time; I last wore this bow in September . According to some of my dolly friends denizens of the planet Shimmeron wear a lot of lace.  That would mean Spectra and the Shimmerons , of course.  So, residents of Shimmeron, live long and prosper, may the Force be with you, don't piss off the Cybermen, all that good stuff. I do not own Spectra or any of her lacy, spacy friends, but I do own a

It's both Cuddly Kitten Day AND National Puppy day!  For that I'm draggin' out the UGA bow , because those paw prints could belong to any critter! University of Georgia didn't make it into March Madness, and University of Kentucky got eliminated last Wednesday.  To my considerable amusement, University of Vermont made it into the tournament but sadly got eliminated last night.  That was the school my sister earned her doctorate at, but that's about all I can say that's positive about the place.  My sister and her husband reported that the folks (at least in and around Burlington) were rude as hell, and Sister's coworkers were ignorant as all get-out when tornado season rolled around.  Yeah...Sis doesn't have the fondest memories of her time in Vermont.  So seeing University of Vermont on the bracket makes me chuckle.   It's also Be Mad Day, and I'm...well, actually I have nothing to be mad about!  I guess I could be mad that University of Kentuck

Yep, I'm finally celebrating the return of spring !  It's...well, today is actually quite beautiful.  Late March can be a mixed bag in the Bootheel, but today the weather is lovely.  There is a slight chance of rain, but I love rain.  All that said, it's time to trot out the flowers and the rainbows again, and today's bow is perfect for that.  I've been holding onto this beauty since mid-November.  Mama got it for me when things were kinda rough.  Etsy shop is perfectprincess . It's hard to pick between fall and spring as a favorite season, but for me I think spring will always eke fall out by just a hair.  It's a beautiful time, when the flowers and the trees are budding, when the winter wheat begins to look green and healthy, when the birds trill in the trees.  I love spring.   On the other hand, I do live on the edge of two large tornado hotbeds, so spring can be kinda dicey.  April and May are usually the worst months, but March can be bad too .  Tornado

The colors for down syndrome are blue and yellow, so the St. Louis Blues bow makes a reappearance. I've never known anyone with Down syndrome, but I've known OF several folks.  The only bad thing I heard about any of 'em was that a couple of 'em had sick hearts.  That unfortunately goes with the territory for Trisomy 23; some of 'em don't even make it out of childhood because of heart defects.  Others have to have surgery early on, and still others have their lives cut short even with surgery.  So Down syndrome isn't for wussies. As for the Blues, as with last year I haven't paid an iota of attention to the hockey games so I have no idea where they rank.  Hockey and other sports aren't much fun without someone to watch them with.  Hell, I don't even watch NASCAR anymore, and I used to love that.  Daddy was the family sportsfan, and when he died, that died too.  But I still love my Blues. Love, RagingMoon1987

It's Hufflepuff Pride Day!  My beloved Hufflepuff bow gets another spin.  Etsy shop is LittleLondonBowtique . It turns out that Hufflepuffs are often experts in Herbology, which is fitting for me because I want to start studying herbalism...and foraging too, since a lot of the stuff I'm after grows in the wild.  I'll discuss that further in another post; for now I'll just say that I'm thankful for dandelions and henbit.  I wonder if there's any medicinal uses for kudzu???  If there is I'll let y'all know! And if you're not a Hufflepuff, your days are coming.  I think tomorrow is...<pauses to look it up>...tomorrow is for Slytherin! Hufflepuff pride, RagingMoon1987

Yeah, yeah, I know "Sweet Georgia Brown" is the Harlem Globetrotters' anthem (I love the Globetrotters), but I tend to associate it with March Madness too.  Go figure.  Anyway, March 19th is a special day in my family.  Uncle From St. Louis has a birthday that day (as does his twin, Uncle Man-Child), and for some reason Mama always has to bring up the swallows in that stupid song.  In recent years the swallows HAVEN'T returned en masse to Capistrano, but I digress.  This year March 19th is special for another reason, as it's the first day of March Madness.  And when you're me, that means a hair bow.  This is Bow #17, one of JoJo Siwa's bow club bows.  It came with some other odds and ends that I'll admit to wearing. I'm only now learning that these club bows have numbers on their little silver medallions.  All JoJo Bows come with these silver thingies sewn on, but the club bows are numbered. A cursory glance at Bow #8 revealed that it too is numbe

Yeah, yeah, I know St. Pat's is tomorrow.  But just the same I'm wearing a green hair bow, therefore I am exempt from pinching. Seriously, I slapped a guy in high school for pinching me one too many times.  It WAS St. Pat's and I was NOT wearing green, and if my friend had left it at one pinch I'd have been fine.  But he kept wanting to do it!  So after about the fifth pinch I popped him.  Not hard, I mean.  Just hard enuff that I got my point across, and we stayed friends afterwards.  But to quote Daffy Duck, I can't stand pain.  It hurts me! Speaking of popping stuff, since today is Saturday I look forward to popping a beer tonight.  I don't drink on weeknights since I take a pill to help me sleep, but if I'm gonna be off the next day I'll crack open a bottle of Rolling Rock or something like that.  Tonight's the perfect night for that. Bottoms up and all that stuff, RagingMoon198

It's the Ides of March, AND Brutus Day.  I think it was LAST Ides of March that I wore the blood spatter bow and the scissors.  <pauses to look>  No, it was in May , LOL. The bow came from Nekollars , and the earrings came from EyesOnYouHandmade . Shakespeare is kinda ubiquitous in high school English class, and when I was in high school we got both Romeo and Juliet and Julius Cesar .  My teacher, who was a freakin' rockstar at teaching, informed us at the beginning of Julius Cesar that "This one is more of a guy's play.  Romeo and Juliet is more for girls."  I guess I think like a male, because I liked Julius Cesar better!  I couldn't help feeling sorry for poor dumb Brutus, who thought his cause was a noble one. On the other hand, Romeo and Juliet was the source of some comedy among my classmates.  The booklets we were using had the original Shakespearian text on the left, and then on the opposite page the corresponding modern English translation. 

Today is, among other holidays, Save a Spider Day.  I wore this one before last October, right after my birthday . One of my Failbook friends is a spider enthusiast, and she declared this bow her favorite in dramatic and hilarious fashion.  As I implied in October I have a love-hate relationship with spiders, and a full-tilt HATE-hate relationship with brown recluses.  But in keeping with the spirit of the holiday, if I run into any today I'll give 'em a free pass.  I know for a fact that there's a huge brownie living in Uncle Man-Child's laundry room, and whenever I see him he's booking it like he knows what I'll do if I catch him.  Since Uncle Man-Child doesn't have any pets I usually leave any spiders I run across alone. Oh yeah, it's World Kidney Day as well.  I suffer from mild kidney problems (stones), so a green ribbon would work too.  Hey, my spider bow is half-green!  I killed two birds with one (kidney) stone! Spidery love, RagingMoon1987

Back when I was just starting to collect/wear hair bows I couldn't find any green ones...at least, not at Wal-Mart.  I ended up grubbing this up at Hobby Lobby.  Just a plain kelly green cheer bow, but it was exactly what I was looking for back then.  I wanted a green bow, period.  Now I've got several, LOL.  Solid bows are kinda a necessity now that I've got a blouse with multiple colors of stripes (including this shade of green).  Kinda gives me an excuse to wear my solid bows now! Not that I ever need an excuse to wear green! Love, RagingMoon1987

With its soft colors and light fabric, I've been calling this one the "sherbet bow." Another Wal-Mart special!  My mom really likes this one, LOL.  I have to admit that I do too; as the temperature warms the butterflies and the flower petals will soon be floating around, and this bow is kinda floaty too.  I only took a stab at the fabric type, by the way.  I said "chiffon" in the tags, but is chiffon ever cheap enuff to be utilized in a Wal-Mart hair bow? As for sherbet...it's weird.  I used to freaking LOVE sherbet, but there's a tub of it in Uncle Man-Child's freezer and I've barely touched it.  It's the rainbow kind, usually my favorite, and the whole thing makes me feel kinda icky in my gut.  What can I say, I've always been on the weird spectrum, right down to my interior. Sweet love, RagingMoon1987

According to sources, Barbie's birthday is today.  If she were a real little person she'd be sixty-five. Of course this bow doesn't show my mother's vintage Barbie, the one who I always picture when I think of good ol' Barbie, but as I noted last summer no Barbie bows show the vintage dolls.  Kinda a shame, but then again most vintage doll collectors don't make a habit of wearing hair bows.  The Etsy shop, YellowBellesCreation, appears to be defunct. Many years ago I posted a comparison on my doll blog, showing Mama's Barbie with one available during the current day.  This year I decided to do it again, because Barbie has come a long way since 1959. In 1959 Barbie came in one skin tone, one eye color, and two hair colors.  Her heels were high, her boobies were big, and she...didn't look much like the teenage fashion model she was supposed to be.  She didn't get a black relative (yes, relative) until 1967 when her cousin Francie was rendered in an Afr

<sings>  Like a rhinestone rainbow...yeah, that flows pretty well, but I think I'll stick to " cowboy ."  As to my bow, today it has a rainbow and rhinestones on it. Rainbows seem to be ubiquitous to St. Pat's Day just like shamrocks do, and I never need an excuse to wear a rainbow, so...so there, I guess.  And boy howdy, have I needed rainbows in my life lately.  The utility bills were outrageous this time around, and Mama ended up owing on her taxes, so life hasn't been the most beautiful lately.  It could be worse, though; a couple of my buddies did brief stents in jail this past month, and for niggling little things.  As long as my loved ones and I aren't in jail, in the hospital, or in the morgue then I've not got a lot to complain about. That said, I haven't seen a decent rainbow in quite a spell!  Good things come to those who wait, I s'pose. Rainbows and lollipops, RagingMoon1987

From the looks of this bow, I believe so! Most of the leprechauns I've seen are depicted...well, kinda like this! If the leprechauns were real I wonder if they'd get tired of being depicted like that?  Styles change with the years, after all!   Now, time for something of a tangent.  I never was a fan of the shows on Cartoon Network.  Too many innuendos, and even the animation looked gross at times.  As a result I had no idea that Juniper Lee knew a leprechaun...and he's a hippie ! His name is Jeff, he's full-sized, and he's a hippie, man!  So I guess that, like humans, leprechauns can be anything they want to be! Peace out, RagingMoon1987

And the Moon Girl's favorite cookie as well.  It's Oreo Day, and I love me some Oreos!  Etsy shop is  RoxysBowtiqueShop , where I get many of my more original bows ( Bob Ross !). Mama and I have been known to polish off a whole pack of Double Stuf Oreos during a car ride, and I've never thought to ask my brother-in-law what he thinks of the cookies.  My sister inexplicably hates Oreos, particularly the stuff in the middle...in other words, the best part.  I'll never forget what Uncle From St. Louis cried when he learned Sister didn't like the cookies:  "You don't like OREOS???  That's un-American!!!"  LOL, I don't know what's so American about Oreos, but according to my uncle not liking Oreos is highly abnormal.  That said, I do see Sister's point, as too many of the darn things can give one a mondo sugar rush or worse, a stomachache.  As I've said before, Sister prefers her treats fruity or sour, which Oreos definitely are not. Int

Today is no day in particular.  I had another bow planned, but it's joined the world of missing persons so I improvised.  Mama bought me two new blouses in lovely pastel shades, and I've got the bow to match. That one was also a gift (Etsy shop is TwinkleToesAndBowsLE ).  It was a case of Mama saw it, Mama liked it, Mama bought it. The cupcake on this particular bow reminds me of a couple'a toys I own/owned, both from the "Cupcakes" doll line by Tonka.  The wrapper looks like Berri Blue's... ...but the top looks like...a combination of Beri's and Taffy Tammy's, actually.   I currently own Beri Blue , and I owned Taffy Tammy when I was a little girl.  The Cupcakes were adorable and smelled delectable.  I freaking love these. I love cupcakes too.  The craziest thing I've ever had was a pickle cupcake , believe it or not. Sounds disgusting, but believe y'all me, it was delicious!!! What's y'all's favorite flavor of cupcake? Sweet love

Seeing as it's just ham and eggs with food coloring, yeah, I can stomach it!   Hmmm...or maybe it's NOT green food coloring! This one is a special bow, as a local lady named Claudia Gage King made it.  Miss Claudia is manager of the local Dollar Tree and sells hair bows as a side gig.  Her coworkers also tell me that she's got a website, though I haven't yet found it.  When I DO find it I'll update with a link.  She's got some cute stuff in multiple sizes, and she told me that she was open to commissions. As to Dr. Seuss...killecrankie, I think everyone loves Dr. Seuss, no matter how old they are.  Green Eggs and Ham is one of those classics that remains popular in the current day.  Indeed, I forget how many copies of the book my library has lost over the years.  Jerks will check 'em out and just...not bring 'em back, fines be damned.  As for me, I love how Sam-I-Am lets his unnamed friend's opening lines roll off his back.  UNNAMED FRIEND:  That Sa

Holy moly, after Valentine's Day February doesn't have any dumb holidays...or at least none that I deem worthy of celebrating.  So I picked something at random. Okay, it wasn't sooooo random.  I had a baggie full of bows for Valentine's Day but didn't wear half of 'em, and that's too bad because some of 'em are cute!  I know I've pooh-poohed hearts in the past, but I really like this one.  Admittedly, I like hearts too.  Indeed, they're almost as good as polka dots, and in some contexts they're better.  Especially if they have naughty words stamped on them! Love, RagingMoon1987