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Fanny And June on ETSY - New Items Added

 

Black and White Polka Dot Bow Glitter Headband

 

Giant Yellow Flower Alice Band

 

Spring Garden Flower Bobby Pins - Set of 3

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Bastille Day

 Today is Bastille Day. Last year I was able to celebrate the start of the Revolution in Paris. It was really a special time to be there.

 I spent the day at the Louvre. The line to get in wrapped all the way around the museum. At the popular works like the Mona Lisa, people were pressed ten deep to get a look, but in other galleries I found myself alone and free to dwell.

 This was my view that night during the fireworks. The Eiffel Tower is like a magnet. Anywhere I was in Paris, my eye was drawn to it.

 It was the most beautiful fireworks display I'd ever witnessed. I was just a few yards from the Seine and the explosions were going off right overhead.

After the show the tower lit up in the smoke was even more beautiful.

And since I can't be there this year, here's a collage of pictures from my last time in Paris.

Addams Family Part Two

I wanted to share more comics from books I have by Charles Addams. None of these panels contain characters from his famous Addams Family, but they all showcase his eerie, somewhat offbeat humor or comment on the past. He has a knack for sticking odd things in the midst of everyday people and seeing how they either react or ignore them completely.

See part one here.

Beatles Fans

More great vintage pictures from Life. This time: fans at Beatles concerts. I love the pure emotion, the sheer awkwardness, the weird place in history where young teenagers patterned their clothes on adults but not their behavior.

Have you ever cried at a concert?

Retro Disneyland

I love looking at old Life Magazine photos. It gives you more of a feel for American life half a century ago than fine art photos you see in museums.

Disneyland is one of my favorite places on Earth and this collection really shows how things have changed, and some things not so much.

The castle looks the same, girls in dresses that aren't princess costumes - nope

The ride entrances in the background are much less colorful now.

Fewer crew cuts

Exactly the same

No self-respecting person without children would ride this ride

These would be Indiana Jones hats now

I wish

Conclusion: People dressed better, but had to miss out on the best rides. No Space Mountain, Pirates of the Caribbean or Haunted Mansion for a decade to come.

Aerial view from the Matterhorn, where's the fun stuff?

Upcoming Craft Fair - June 16th

I've been accepted as a vendor at this year's Porter Flea! It takes place at the historic Marathon Music Works 1402 Clinton St Nashville, TN on June 16th from 11-6. It's going to be a mega fun.