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Fashion Show, or Don’t Ever Ask Again


29 Nov

Leave comments, people! Why is it, when you want to ask me to do something, do you email me instead? Philistines!

Rant, more or less over.

Because I was asked, and rather politely, I have taken photos of myself in some of my favorite dresses. I am smiling in all the photos (even those where my teeth don’t show). I have a malformed mouth that was corrected by 12+ years of orthodontia, so at least I can smile that much! You also get to see the white in my hair (it’s around my face), and how pale my skin is. Unfortunately, it tends to go red under a flash bulb, so, eh! What can I do? Here they are:

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This dress goes to my ankles. I wear the hat (which is old-fashioned cleric shaped) during Spring and Summer to shade my face. I burn. I am wearing my rosary of wooden, black-laquered beads from Poland. Only that one nitwit relative of mine thinks I’m being disrespectful. I’ve gotten some very nice compliments on it. My husband feels like he’s married to a nun when I wear this.

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My monk dress. I didn’t name it that, my mother did. I like the split sleeves. The necklace, of fan lace agate, was made by me. When I could see.

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My “coat of many colors” dress. I don’t wear it too often. I wear it when I’m in a colorful mood. The necklace I am wearing is my little Time-Turner.

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This is one of my favorite winter dresses, my purple dress. This is the one I was wearing when a sweet little boy came up and asked me why my husband, Prof. Snape, was so mean to Harry.

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My red blouse with the really wide (or bell) sleeves. I also have a black blouse like this and might even get a dress that is full length with these sleeves. I do love the sleeves, but it’s annoying to thread them through the straps of my backpack.

So, there you have it. A fashion show. If you want to make fun of me, then get bent and leave. It was tough enough taking these photos.

The colorful dress came from Lotus in the Moonlight and the other dresses came from Holy Clothing.

By the way, I’m not really mean and nasty. I love all of you.

Why is Your Husband so Mean to Harry?


21 Nov

HolyClothing_1I may be overweight, but that doesn’t mean I don’t like beautiful clothing so I indulge myself. One of my favorite shops is Holy Clothing. Today I was wearing the dress to the left as hubby and I went to the theatre. A small boy, ice cream in hand and dripping down his chin, came up behind me, and asked, in a rather timid voice, “Are you Mrs. Professor Snape? Why is your husband so mean to Harry?”

I had intended to just say no to the boy, and retreat, hastily, but there was a bit of a crowd, mostly mothers, who were staring at me and expecting me to answer, and to be nice about it.

My hubby was over at the theatre purchasing the tickets, and I was stuck. So, here is the little conversation we had (more or less):

“Professor Snape does seem to be a bit of a grump in Potions class, doesn’t he?”

The little boy nodded his head and took a lick of the ice cream while simultaneously wiping his face with his sleeve.

“Well, he’s like that because Potions is a very dangerous class and he doesn’t want any of his students hurt. He’s a bit harder on Harry, because Professor Snape knows that Harry is a very intelligent, powerful young wizard.”

“Yeah. He is. Okay. Thanks!” He then ran over to his mother, repeated the conversation to her, while smiling brightly, and then mashed his sticky face against her wool coat.

At least it wasn’t my dress.

And, yes, that IS my dress, but I don’t think I’m going to take a photo of myself in it, since I don’t care to show my face to the world. If you look hard enough on my blog, though, you might find a photo. Maybe.

What a nice and weird day.

Oh yeah… we went to see The Fourth Kind and although it had some neat scares, I don’t believe. I also don’t think the “real” footage was real as it appeared too contrived and polished.

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