One shoe can change your life!

My sister and I heard this story for the first time at Girl Scout camp. We have spent years giggling about it and still speak in terms of

drancy fess balls and slopped drippers.

I need a magical shoe to change my life right now.....

Enjoy your Monday.

Prinderella and the Cince

Tonce upon a wime there was a gretty little pirl named Prinderella.
Prinderella had two sisty uglers and a micked wedstutter, who made her flub the scoors, wean the clindows, pine the shots and shans, and do all the other wirty dirk.

Wasn't that a shirty dame?

One day the Ping issued a kroclamation that all geligible irls were invited to a Drancy Fess Ball. Prindella's two sisty uglers could go, but Prinderella couldn't go because she didn't have a drancy fess, only a rirty dag that fidn't dit.

Wasn't that a shirty dame?

All of a sudden, in the eyeling of a twink, Prinderella's gairy fodmother appeared, and turned the cumpkin into a poach, the hice into morses, and Prinderella's rirty dag into a drancy fess.

But she warned Prinderella that she must be home by the moke of stridnight.

Wasn't that a shirty dame?

Well, Prindella went to the Drancy Fess Ball, and she pranced all night with the Cince, and at the moke of stridnight she ran down the Stalace Peps.

But on the bottom Pep she slopped her dripper!

Wasn't that another shirty dame?

The next day the Ping issued another kroclamation that all geligible irls were to sly on the tripper. Prinderella's two sisty uglers slipped on the tripper but it fidn't dit. So Prinderella slied on the tripper, and it fid dit!

So Prinderella and the Cince were married and lived happily ever afterwards.

Nor that wasn't such a shirty dame, was it?

THE END

I need to find the FAB dripper that will make all my Lily dreams come true!

Pink Saturday!

Welcome to another PINK Saturday!

Our fabulous hostess is Beverly of How Sweet The Sound!

When I was a little girl I wanted to be a

Radio City Music Hall Rockette,

a Princess or a Social Worker.

I became one of those three dreams...

I did not become a Rockette...

And grace the famous stage of this NYC landmark...
I also did not become a Princess dressed in a pink clouds.... But, I have always been in love with a little tutu, as delicate as a pink rose...

A tutu can be so much more than a ballerina's costume....

It can dress up a chandelier....

Or the tiniest of baby girls....

Look lovely as a big pop of pink full of ribbons.

Which one would you pull off the rack?

It can dress up any daydream worthy boudoir....

And even a little bulldog!

It can look lovely on a humiliated kitty...kitties do not do dress up very well!

Mmmm...and then there is the pink that is as fabulous as a tutu that comes in a grow-up glass!

Shall we toast to PINK Saturday?

For more PINK fun visit Beverly!

About space

I rarely, if ever, post about my personal life in this blog but tonight, I am going to make an exception to that rule. So many of you in the blogger world have been so kind and caring to be concerned that Lily is missing. I am filled with gratitude.

And, as of right now, she is still gone and the space she owns in my house that is now empty feels so big . I have had and loved and seen many of my animals pass to the Bridge and one just not come home again. I am always so surprised, amazed, confused, made to stop, at how big the space they own in my life, my house, and even the lives of my friends actually is. And what to do about that hole in the space that makes me feel whole is unanswerable. Time fills it, memories fill it. It's unthinkable that they will never fill it again.

These little beings have that come so quietly into my life and my heart are amazing gifts. I truly know it everyday but really know it when their spirit has left the room. It's a different feeling than when they are just out and about. It's a dull quiet.

And Iris...oh, Iris, my little bully, scared girl who is so jealous of Lily now sits and stares at the back door, the back fence, sits up all night staring off the bed at the bedroom door...waiting. She waits. I wait. She cries. I cry. Who knew how big that space was going to be? How quiet it would suddenly be. I forget to talk to Iris. I forget she needs, wants to hear my voice because suddenly I can't talk at all and when I do all I can ask her is "Where is Lily?" I forget to breath. as if holding my breath will make a difference.

Lily may be back. What I know now that I didn't know about her before is how big a space one little kitty can fill. And what I have learned about Iris is that she never really wanted to be an only cat.

Pink Saturday!

I'm not sure why but I have always thought I would love to live in Savannah, Georgia. It might have had something to do with the book Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil or that it is such a beautiful Southern city full of lovely homes, ghosts and lots of PINK!

The Amethysts Inn at Sarah's Gardens is a beautiful old Painted Lady all dressed up in PINK!

Through her beautiful front doors you will find gorgeous rooms to rest in...

I have chosen the Magnolia room.

After a quick nap, it's time to head out to see what else is PINK in Savannah. I think we should hop on the trolley for the ghost tour as one of Savannah's claims to fame is that it is the most haunted city in the country.

The Olde Pink House is said to be haunted by James Habersham Jr who built her in 1771

A female entity is said to haunt the second floor and she has been heard crying on several occasions by patrons, as well as, employees of the restaurant. If this is her, she's FAB in pink!

I think all the excitement of seeing a ghost has made me hungry so shall we have a bite to eat before we venture out to see the rest of the city?
Springtime carpets Savannah with beautiful pink azaleas
Gracie was the original cover of Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil but after her family could not visit her grave in the Bonaventure Cemetery due to all the tourist the book attracted to the many places it referred to, the book publisher was convinced to change the cover and give back to Gracie her peace and privacy.

Fountains and parks are everywhere in Savannah.

I think I will sit here for a spell and enjoy the lovely view.

For more PINK Saturday see Beverly at How Sweet The Sound!

Have a great weekend!

Fashionable Friday!

Black and white is always FASHIONABLE! It's my favorite combo of colors to wear...

Very FAB boots!

Loving on these for sure!


I wonder if Fifi golfs in gloves like this?

A beautiful wedding hat but I do think it could be worn many other places as well.

I have always owned, loved and worn black high tops but these...are over the top!

"Rubber ducky joy of joys! When I squeeze you, you mke noise. Rubber ducky I'm awfully fond of you." I must have one of these!
Fashionable gardening wear is so very important!

These are delicious!

I love this sweet Hollywood chair.

Nothing like a FAB black and white mouse in your pocket!
Coco Chanel did black and white perfectly!

Black and white puppies and...

kitties and bunnies are always FASHIONABLE!

For more Fashionable Friday FUN check in with the FAB Fifi!

Happy Friday!

Tablescape Thursday!

Dearest Readers:

I have asked to borrow this blog space for the day as so many of you have been trying to contact me as to how you can join my exclusive Club. I thought this was the most expedient way to get the information out as I have no time to return so many calls and missives!

Of course, I knew once you were alerted that I would be here for the day, you would want to pop over from Fifi's and see my lovely table du jour. As always, my table is set with the finest china and silver as I never allow my lips to touch anything less when I am in residence.

So, please take a seat and we will begin. There are so many things I know you want me to tell you about and as I am always so tightly scheduled as so many people want to see me, time is of the essence!

I will tell you all about Fifi's FABulous Followers while we have a bite of dessert!

....Jean-Pierre has set our lovely table. Please let him know if you would like some

very fine French cognac or.....

some lovely pink champagne with ...

the lovely flourless cake Amelie whipped up in the kitchen this morning! She is such a dear, up at the crack of dawn making my party perfect, although that IS what she gets paid for. She finds so many of her FABulous recipes from the lovely baker at Tartelette.com . You really must go there and see for yourself!

Anyway, where was I in all of this?

Oh yes, I was speaking of all things FABulous!

(Raspberry and Cardamom Mousse White Chocolate Layers from Tartelette.com)
And look at what Fifi just arrived to the party with!

She loved my table so much she just had to paint it!

Oh, Fifi, thank you so much!

Now, back to why we are here!

My dear friend Violet, (she is a dear friend now that she has stopped threatening to snatch my crown!) and I were sitting in my sunroon sipping on some fine Guatemalan coffee. As she gazed about at all the lovely art I have hung in there she mentioned that she did not know I owned so many of Fifi Flowers works. I explained to her that I was the largest owner of Fifi's works in the WORLD! We went on and on about how FAB Fifi is and suddenly realized it was our mission to bring Fifi and all her FABulousness to the entire world!

And so, we have done exactly that! We created...

Fifi's FABulous Followers!

It is a lovely place for all that is Fifi to be discussed, enbraced and raved about. Violet and I would love for you to join in the fun! I do hope you understand that I never extend an invitation lightly so you better all march right over there and get yourself signed up.

An unhappy Petunia is not a pretty site at all!

If you have one of those places, (I never knew of such a thing until Violet explained it all to me) where you can write on walls or whatever it is they do over there on Facebook...Yes, that's it! A Facebook page! If you have one of those you can run right out and join right up! If you don't have one of those pages, get out from under that rock and get one! Seems like that's where all the FABulous people are gathering these days!

Thank you so much for coming to my little party! I will look for you at Fifi's FAB new place! If I don't see you I will have Jean-Pierre hunt you down!

For more Tablescape Thursday fun go here to see who else is having a a party!

Sincerely,

Petunia who loves being the hostess as she knows she's very good at it! Don't you think so , too?