The Bow Belle

I once eschewed these unicorn face bows as tacky, but here's another one! In addition to being a unicorn, this one is tie-dyed...sort of.  It's got a gradient of soft colors that makes me think of tie-dyed stuff.  The pink flower in the center even matches one of my new spring blouses.   That's it for the week!  Kinda fitting that I'd wear a rainbow-colored bow on a rainy day. Happy weekend, RagingMoon1987

I think this one was...either the third or the fourth green bow that I got.  One from Hobby Lobby, two as gifts, and this one...yep, fourth! I don't often wear this one because it's stiff.  I say that about a lot of my bows, LOL!  Stiff bows don't fit well over my ponytail, and because of that they tend to jut out in goofy directions.  But stiff or no this one is a pretty one, and it deserves more wear.  Plus, my mama likes it.  LOL again, she usually does like my bows anyway. Love, RagingMoon1987

Especially if it's pink and shiny! In truth this one is actually a bit girly for my tastes, but then again, I was a girl not too long ago.  I stopped falling under the "girl" category when I turned thirty, but no biggie.  Yeah, this bow is one I don't wear too often, mainly because I don't have much that goes with it.  I don't wear a lot of pale blue or purple OR pale pink, even though I love all three colors.  And I avoid white like the plague, because I always manage to get white dirty. On the other hand, stars are a motif that I love dearly, particularly shooting stars.  When I was a teenager I dotted my lowercase I's and J's with little stars, and if I was signing my signature I included a shooting star...or two...or three!!!  I loved stars enuff that I got one tattooed on my leg.  In a way I related to the stars in the heavens, and I still do.  I want to shine.  I don't want to stand out and be the only one, necessarily, but I want to be...

I love me a big soft pretzel, and I also like the various flavors of Snyder's of Hanover pretzel bits.  I particularly like the buffalo-flavored ones, but those don't always like me, LOL.  But yeah, it's a good day to celebrate.  Oh yes, and this, from BowtifulDreamer . Joining the pretzel bow are the beer earrings, because who doesn't love beer and pretzels? Okay, not everyone loves beer, and not everyone loves pretzels, but to me they're a pretty good match.  Kinda like Coke and Oreos, LOL.  Oh, pretzels and I go back a long way, and one particular type of pretzel has a darkly humorous and revolting story behind it.  If you puke easily, skip to the next paragraph, please.  That said, I spent the evening of October 21th, 2007 parked in front of the TV, watching VH1 Classic and stuffing my gullet with Rold Gold-brand mustard-flavored pretzels.  Five hours later I woke up in excruciating pain and ended up in the emergency room with a kidney stone....

International Panda Day was back on March 16th, but the way I see it any day can be Panda Day! My earrings are panda ice cream bars. I never have understood how panda bears (and indeed, all bears) can be so powerful and so dangerous to the fools that dare to get close, but at the same time be adorable.  Indeed, my father, who was a bear in his own right with his beard, his height, and his overall size, respected bears.  He saw a grizzly bear from a distance once, turning over refrigerator-sized rocks in search of things to eat, and he said that was as close as he wanted to be to the sucker!  And yet there are people who want to get close to bear cubs because SQUEEEEE, THEY'RE SOOOOO CUTE!!!  Never mind Mama Bear waiting in the bushes, LOL.  I think maybe God made bears cute and dangerous so that they could weed out the stupid humans...maybe.  Either way I love bears! Bear hugs, RagingMoon1987

I don't celebrate ANY of today's holidays, most of which are for tree-huggers , so I picked something at random.  Paint splatters!  I'm not 100% certain of the Etsy seller, but I think it may be MommysBowCreations . Granted, today IS Oklahoma Day , but I live in Missouri.  I love Oklahoma, but I don't live there.  If any of y'all are from Oklahoma, happy Oklahoma Day!  Anyway, this one was yet another gift from my mom, so I don't know where it came from, but it shows how well Mama knows me.  I love paint, I love colors, I love anything on the unusual side, and this bow fits that bill perfectly. Yeah, I like art.  Splatter painter Jackson Pollock used to be one of my favorite artists, but I do have to wonder:  is Mr. Pollock's work really art???  Under my own definition of art it would not be, because anyone can throw paint at a canvas.  I've always defined "art" as "something that not everyone can do," and...well, like I said, a commo...

According to this blog , Thank You for Libraries Day is a thing, though I doubt very many people celebrate it.  So today I'm trotting out the Very Hungry Caterpillar. As usual, I've also got ear baubles.  These were birthday gifts from a very sweet patron. The Very Hungry Caterpillar is one of those classics, and yet I'd never read it until yesterday!  The book has the bright illustrations one would expect from Eric Carle, and it tells a simple story about a caterpillar who tries to whet his huge appetite on various fruits.  The book teaches basic counting skills, the days of the week, and the basics of a butterfly's life cycle.  My old friend humor makes an appearance when the caterpillar inevitably eats too much, but all ends well.  The story reminds me of my sister, the family's butterfly lover .  We ALL loved butterflies, but she loved 'em a lot. If y'all have a library in the vicinity, give 'em a visit, and if the librarian isn't a jerk tell ...