* dad , daddy , pa , papa, pop *my pop is the father of six girls and a self taught artist. One of my first memories of his art is a mural he did in charcoal on a large red wall in our living room. It was a stagecoach with horses, it seemed to jump off the wall into the room. I loved it. He also created a barn 'look' on the second floor landing of our house. Complete with split rail fencing used for the stair rail - the only thing between us and certain death was termite ridden timber. But, it looked fabulous! Our house had only one bathroom and with seven females in the house including my Mom, you can imagine how my Dad felt the need to make his mark (so to speak) in the one room he really had no control over. T hus, began our summer spent retrieving rocks from the river; for what would become the most famous bathroom in town. It was a good size room with a long wall of mirrors, a claw foot tub, the essential toilet and a window. Pop's idea was to
Merry Christmas, Jane!!
ReplyDeleteHappy holidays to you and yours! I hope you had a fantastic weekend:)
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Dear Sweet Jane,
ReplyDeleteI loved Toy Story!! I hope you had a wonderful Christmas and that 2012 brings you much success, good fortune, health and happiness.
I so enjoy you blog posts...they always bring a chuckle and sometimes a hearty laugh that brings tears to my eyes! Such humor... only you can do that! LOL
Kris