HAPPY BIRTHDAY, DARLING, DEAREST, MR. BRADBURY!

I know it's been a long time since I've posted, it's been a long, eventful, tough though blessed, couple of months. The new baby had some health problems, and I had to go stay with my sis for a while to help her with him. He had surgery, he's doing much better and hopefully is on the mend with no further complications, though there is a 40% chance (where do they get these numbers??) that he will continue to have some issues throughout his life. But we will continue to pray and trust and live and love.....

Many other things have happened but too much and not necessarily interesting enough to post blog pictures about...but finally I come out of my hobbity-hole because there is something we need to discuss.

RAY BRADBURY!

It's his birthday, I adore him, I wish I could meet him and hug him and kiss his cheeks and cry on his shoulders and thank him for all the loveliness that he has filled my life with over the years. Sentimental, YES, nerdy, ABSOLUTELY! But seriously, I wish I could go to comic-con (yeah, that's right, I just said it!!!) if for no other reason JUST TO MEET HIM AND THANK HIM!

If you haven't read any of his stuff I suggest you go do so, immediately. He tales of love and sorrow and terror and magic and rockets and martians and murderous skeletons and wonderful ice cream suits and electrical grandmothers and fortune-telling tattoos...and alien mushrooms and dangerous nurseries and criminal pedestrians and shoes that make you fast as a cheetah and heart-beats and tears and blood and sighs and time machines and butterfly wings and that horrible thing chasing you on the stairs............
I could go on and on and on.

I love him. I really, really do.

Dandelion Wine was the first book of his I ever read and it's been a passionate love affair ever since.

Get your mitts on one of his works...the man is 91 years old today and STILL putting out at least one book every year!

You will not be sorry.

Lovies and lovies and lovies and lovies,

-K

ps. you may notice that several of the books are duplicates...because I'm a nerd and I try to pick up extra copies just to lend to people and not have to worry about getting them back. Seriously. I love him.

The Little Prince

Preciousness.

Overdue Children's Book

Dress: Buffalo Exchange

Slip: Neighbors Yardsale

Shoes: Target

Song of the Day: Psalm 91 by Garage Voice

It's been a while since I've posted about a kids book and I'm tired of posting nonsensical, whiny, crybaby rants.

So here you have it. Another child's book character inspired by a children's book. Funny thing is, we never had the books for these characters, I only found out about the books in the last couple years when I started perusing the internet trying to track down the toys that we had as children. If you have never met them or seen them, then I am sorry to say your childhood was missing a piece a whimsy. If you know these toys as well then you know about how precious they are, how wonderful the little squeak when you put your fingers in their arms and squeeze.

My mother still has our set from when we were kidlets but my big sis and I shared the one set and she can't split it up between the two of us so she keeps it at her house for the grandkidlets to play with. I have stalked ebay and have managed to come up with the mom, the dad and the log house. Hopefully I will get my mitts on the kiddo soon. Hope they strike a chord with you as well...but please don't outbid me on EBAY!!! ;-)

I found this dress last summer when we were looking at a school in Portland for The Mr.

I couldn't believe it when I noticed The Kidlet playing with the Mommy Squirrel and realized how much the outfit looks like that dress. Btw, I totally have a hat like hers. I kid you not. Seriously. I meant to take a pic of it. Darn, too bad I forgot. ;-)

Lovies and Living,

-K

PS. been messing with the layout (meaning a computer savvy friend I call O. edited it for me because I have absolutely no idea about any of it.) got myself a flickr and am trying to figure out how to get some of the pics bigger, hope you guys like the new (ish) look. :-)

Reading Rainbow, I will always love you!

Books, books books.

The Kidlet's Cousin.

So cute you want to bite it!

He put his flipflops on himself....clearly.

In character!

Top: H&M
Jumper:Thrift Store
Socks: Target
Shoes: UO clearance
Bowling pin that I forgot to take a close up of: Thrift Store

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So, do you recognize this villainess? She was frightening and scary looking...

....but man she got those kids to pay attention and stop being so naughty.

This was another favorite from Reading Rainbow.

Any ideas?

Comin' atcha we have....


Ms. Viola Swamp from 'Miss Nelson Is Back!' (sorry, when I posted this I mentioned the other book, Miss Nelson is Missing...but it was actually Miss Nelson is Back that I remember)
Blast I should have posted a picture of the book. Google it if you don't remember.
The voices on reading rainbow...oh man.

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I had a hard time finding decent pics and this video is not from RR. But it was all I could find. Sorry!

Lovies and Latin,

-K

In an old house in Paris

Hat: Thrift store
Dress: UO clearance
Cardigan: Target Kids
Tie/Collar: Thrift store
Socks: Target Kids
Shoes: Thrift Store

This one should be fairly easy, hence giving you the opening line as the title.

Who doesn't love these books. So very adorable.

I love my new cardigan but I would SOOOO love to have her little capelet. Le Sigh.

Lovies and Lolcats,

-K

What Cussing Children's Book Is This!?!?!

Scarf: Thrift store
Top: Thrift store
Blazer: Old Navy clearance
Pants: UO clearance
Shoes: Thrift Store

The pictures didn't turn out terribly well, my apologies. I don't know how familiar you all are with this books illustrations so I will be super impressed if you guess the book!!!
Most people know it from it's recent resurrection as a movie....one I adore.

Do you know what book it is?

Do you?

Today's hint:

There is "cussing" but no vulgarity.

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I don't know about you but the book cover below is FANTASTIC!
(coincidence? I think not)
I would very much like it as a poster for The Kidlets bedroom.

Lovies and Lickity-splits (whatever they may be)

-K

PS. 4 posts in one day??? Pigs just might be flying.

What Book Have We Today?

Hat: UO Clearance
Dress: Neighbor's moving away yard sale
Apron: Thrift store
Shoes: UO Clearance

Ok, so she has a full apron and pink flowers on her hat, she has a blue purse and mine is red and she's carrying a pie and today I'm making gluten-free sourdough pizza but that is still a pie...ish...

other than that I'm pretty pleased with the relative accuracy of the outfit.

I loooved her books as a kid!!!

Here are your hints,
four things I remember from her stories.

1: She was asked to prune the shrubs.....so she took a box of prunes and stuck them on every twig.

2. She was asked to draw the curtains....her sketch of them was quite accurate.

3. She was told to dress the chicken for dinner....the outfit she picked out for it was adorable.

4. She was told to dust the house.....by the time she was done with it every surface was covered in dirt.

Got it yet?

Ah Amelia...how I still love that name.

BEEEHOLD!

Lovies and Limes,

-K

What Classic Children's Book Today?

Top: Target clearance
Pants: Old Navy clearance
Socks: ???
Shoes: UO clearance
Sweater: Thrift store
Hats: Various, mostly UO clearance or thrift stores
Bow: Thrift store

So I mixed it up a bit and came up with two different outfits inspired by the same book. The one below is a bit more dressy than the one above. I realized after I loaded all the pics that I forgot to take the below pics with the tuxedo jacket I had...I don't feel like starting over because I'd have to delete some pics for them to be in the right order and then reload and I am, admittedly, just plain lazy....so picture the below outfit with a woman's tuxedo jacket thrown into the mix. Again, Menswear for women. I love it.

Top: Thrift store
Pants: H&M
Tux Jacket I forgot to wear: Thrift store


Soooo, did you guess it? It was another one of my favorite books when I was a kid and I'm fairly certain they used to read it on Reading Rainbow.

Goodness gracious, butterflies in the sky, I love that show.

I CAN GO TWICE AS HIIIIIGH! TAKE A LOOK IT'S IN A BOOK, A REEEEADING RAINBOOOWWWW!

Etc.

Sooo, do you have it? Perhaps no one else knows this book...

I hope I'm not alone.

Here's a hint..in a couple of the above pics my little monkey stole my hats....

Ring any bells?

VOILA!

I hope this brings you fond memories as much as it does me.

Lovies and Lemons,

-K

PS. The Kidlet went swimming today and got a hair cut...he just woke up from his after swim nap. I want to squeeze his little face he is so precious. *sniff sniff* He just pooped...gotta go.