& he's back.

Handsome Randy arrived early saturday morning cold & a little banged up. But I'm happy to have him home in any form. I've been taking photos of him as if he's about to go out of style & he's reveling in the bask of my flashbulb. yeah right.

xoxx

Here's to Hattie

Tonight, Handsome Randy & I were lying on the sofa flipping through cable channels & stumbled upon the last hour of Gone With the Wind. We watched sort of half giggling at various film elements especially the gender roles. Rhett Butler was a "Man's Man" without any question and as a person who holds a degree in Women's Studies Scarlet O'Hara/Butler gives me many reasons to shake my head.

That aside, the progressiveness of the film was not lost on us. The role of "Mammy" played by Hattie McDaniel lead to the first Oscar nomination and win of an African American. As we watched the conclusion of this landmark film we marveled at her and her role.

xoxx

pretty good, for Halloween.

I had a great Halloween. I think one of the best ever.
Pippi Longstocking was a hit & I had a fantastic time at work as her. She gave me a bounce in my step and a twinkle in my eye.
Work was preceded by a nice adventure with my friend, Anthony. I ran into Anthony unexpectedly and finally ended up at Grumpy's Downtown, a bar Handsome Randy & I frequent.
This is the best part of the night...
Anthony & I sit down at the bar and order a couple of pints. When they arrive we are invited to carve pumpkins. So we do & it's really fun We eat tater tots & concentrate hard on our masterpieces not saying a word to one another for moments at a time. We're nearly done when server Kim comes over and declares to Anthony that she hopes he wins.
Wins what?
The Pumpkin Carving contest.
!! We had no idea.
We press on and smirk over the prospect of Anthony winning and laugh about if he really would win..ha ha ha.
Well guess what? He does! He won the contest. We couldn't believe it.





















Anthony's Winning Jack O' Lantern & My Keebler Elf look alike
Happy Halloween!
xoxx