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Sunday 27 September 2015

Barbie Adams

Barbie Adams
The Party Dress Book, by Mary Adams, an American designer, inspired this.  Mary Adams' clothes are vibrant scene-stealers.  Her wedding dresses are symphonies of colour that command center stage.  The skirts bounce with layers of glorious shades reflecting the full spectrum of rainbow hues.

Some Mary Adams designs that I particularly love include a white wedding dress with a ruffled deep blue underskirt and one with many crinolines in shades of red. I also like the ones inspired by Marie Antoinette 's wardrobe.

Barbie put on this dress and it made her want to twirl around and around until she was dizzy. 

Tuesday 1 September 2015

Superdad Ken

Superdad Ken
My father was the best kind of father, involved.  He did his share of the housework and childcare because he wanted to.  My mother's agoraphobia often kept her at home so we went to the beach, to picnics, to the Sunday free swim at the local  pool and to the movies with dad. 

There were times in our lives when he had three jobs.  He was in the military and often away at sea.  He also sometimes had a weekend job repairing televisions and sometimes he taught television repair two nights a week for a continuing education program.  Keeping five children cavity-free and in shoes cost a lot but I don't remember his absences.  He always disparaged people who offered presents instead of presence.

My husband is also a loving, caring, involved father.

And Superdad Ken is the same kind of father, involved and perfect.