The Bow Belle

This one is a stretch for today, but according to my favorite holiday website, on this day in 1961 Willie Mays became only the fourth MLB player to hit three or more home runs in a season.  Besides, I never need an excuse to wear my baseball skin bow. Every time I think of our dearly departed friend Willie Mays I get the giggles, because Charlie Brown was a big fan of Mr. Mays.  One day that got him into trouble at school.  LOL, I love the look on his face when he spells the word! Poor ol' Charlie Brown ended up having to go to the office over that. If Chuck's principal was anything like mine he probably gave him a stern talking-to and sent him back to class.  My principals weren't the paddle-happiest in the world, though they would do it if it needed to be done.  Or they would in grade school.  By the time I got to high school and desperately NEEDED a paddling they didn't do it.  Hell, I even asked them why they couldn't just paddle me and send me bac...

I haven't worn the baseball bow this season, so here's our old friend from kraftyelves . For the record, today is Babe Ruth Day.  Being a Cardinals fan I'm more into Stan Musial and Ozzie Smith, but I won't knock the Bambino.  Well, maybe I will, since the scoundrel couldn't keep his pants on.  I don't harbor a boatload of respect for folks who cheat on their spouses/boyfriends/girlfriends. Baseball can be a superstitious sport, and one of those superstitions related to Mr. Man-Whore Ruth.  The two that I can think of are the Curse of the Bambino (bestowed on the Red Sox by fans of the man-whore) and the Curse of the Billy Goat (placed on the Cubs by a local tavern owner).  Both the Curse of the Bambino and the Curse of the Billy Goat have since been broken.  The Sox broke their curse in 2004...to my beloved Cardinals, no less.  Their drought...actually began a year before the supposed begin of the curse, in 1919.  Since then they've won one othe...

Yep, baseball.  My dad, who loved word play, jokingly called it "basic ball."  The season opens today!  Batter up! Today's bow is made from the skin of a baseball.  Baseball skin hair bows can be found all over Etsy, but my particular bow came from kraftyelves .  It can come in red (CARDINAL NATION, BABY!!!) or in blue if you're...dare I say it...a Cubs fan.  LOL, just kidding!  I don't root for the Cubs, but I don't hate them either, and I do love how devout their fans are!  The Cubs went a long time without winning a World Series, and yet their fans stuck by them and were eventually rewarded for their diligence.  But aaaaanyway, this particular shop sells bows in red and in blue, so if you're a fan of the Colorado Rockies you're outta luck!  Or at least I've never seen one of these baseball skin bows in purple.  Some shops will change colors if you ask them very, very nicely, so never say never.  And if you know someone who p...