what day is it again?

 I'd like to be a lion tamer

Sequins and tights and silk top hats

I know I could be a lion tamer

I've always gotten along with cats

This poster makes me think about raising a family, about being a mother. 

I'd have a whip but never use it

I'd simply hold it in my hand

I'd like to be a lion tamer

If I could be a lion tamer

I would be someone grand

As a matter of fact, so do most of the circus posters - the jugglers, the ringmaster, the overcrowded car driving the same route over and over while little clowns pour out of it, the impossibly balanced acrobats....

I'm not a proponent of holidays that were invented to sell cards and flowers and put stress on restaurants, but it's always nice to be appreciated, and to express appreciation.

Ev'ryone has a special calling

Something that only she can do

so here's to all of us who spend our days and nights 

juggling and balancing, pulling rabbits out of hats 

and keeping the globe spinning.

Which is not to say I don't love the cards and the flowers, of course I do.

Not because it's any special day

Only because they come from you.

The Lion Tamer lyric is from The Magic Show

by Stephen Schwartz. The only version to 

hear is Kristin  Chenoweth's, which you can 

find on YouTube.

Hippity Hoppity - dressing your inner rabbit in springtime classics

J. Rabbit models the latest in mixed media dressing!

Here we see everyone's favorite rabbit crush showing mixed media dressing 

with all of this season's coveted trends, 

and last season's and the one two whatever   previous seasons'

nerd glasses, sequins, shaggy sweater, brocade pencil skirt, skinny belt. 

Note absence of tights - bare legs are still with us!

And while the skirt lacks pockets, a glimpse at the back view 

shows us that a large random vertical buttonhole can be put to good use 

for those fashionistas who like to accessorize with a fluffy tail.

Hey, it wouldn't be a fashion shoot without a random bird!

and of course, glasses, messy hair, distracted eyes, a pouty expression and
a pop of red....

the little creatures are MARKDOWNS!
they began their decorative careers as
overpriced Christmas ornaments at
Anthropologie
and came home with me in March....

I have more rabbits in different trendy outfits,
the one in the capri pants is a hoot,
so we may be seeing more fashionable rabbits.
I also got a handful of dressed-up mice.
That is, mice wearing awful bridesmaid dresses.