Saturday, September 10, 2016

Saturday

Laura and I went to the old house and brought back a shopping bag of fall blooming crocus,


The flower tower looks mighty nice this year.
Don't know what we will do with it.


We planted the bag full of crocus in the back half of our garden.
Just wait, in two or three years they will be coming up through the wooly thyme ground cover.


Homecoming is in two weeks.
We went with good friend Gia to a shop that recirculates prom dresses.
They ask for a donation, twenty dollars for short dresses, forty for long.

After the prom, we can take the dress back for another girl to use.


A grape?


"You're OK with a bare midriff?"
This question went back and forth.
One of us wasn't.
Hint--not me.


This family of shoes came in.
The little girl's strappy sandals caught my eye.
But the story was sisters in Converse and flats. 
The flats picked out a dress and asked Converse to try it on,
"So I can see how it will look on me."
Converse refused, because Converse would spoil the look.  


And back in the real world, here is the pick.


Laura used to have a pair of Converse.
I wonder what became of them.

26 comments:

  1. How I love the way that bulbs multiply. And move.
    Love that final selection too.
    And the idea of being able to return a dress for someone else to shine in...

    ReplyDelete
  2. What a great way to shop for a dress. Beautiful and reasonably priced. Love the choice.

    The flower tower is lovely. How wonderful to have those crocuses well.

    ReplyDelete
  3. Black Converse with a few spangles would be a great accessory.
    I'm extremely impressed with the whole used dress thing.
    And she looks great. That's something I would have liked in my salad days.

    ReplyDelete
  4. Hari OM
    Can't beat the little black number... that is just gorgeous, and actually would handle being worn with Converse. It's a thing... glad some crocus have been rehomed. YAM xx

    ReplyDelete
  5. Cute dress, some scrappy Converses might make a match.

    ReplyDelete
  6. Ah, that final choice suits Laura so well. What a great idea for dresses - reasonably priced, they get used more than once or twice, everybody gets something new to them. Is that a school initiative or privately run?

    ReplyDelete
    Replies
    1. No, it's a couple of women on a mission. Patrons can also make a $25 donation that will supply dress, shoes and accessories. If you cannot pay, pick up pre-paid donation cards around the shop and present it in lieu of money.

      Delete
    2. Wow - kudos to those ladies! Pretty amazing set-up.

      Delete
  7. I like the dress she chose too. I also thought she looked good in the simple blue but after looking at both pictures a few times she made the best choice. She will be lovely.

    ReplyDelete
  8. How can Laura be old enough to go to Homecoming? But I know she is a freshman this year. I like the dresss! I also like the organization that does this.

    Betty

    ReplyDelete
  9. I love that dress thing! So far progressed from my "prom" days of the 1950's... and so much more practical! Which make me think of your crocuses (croci?)... I have daffodils on our farm that are the successors of bulbs I planted in the early 1960's.... and they are still prolific all these years later. Yes... please folks, recycle, reuse, it's still good... dress, flower bulbs, whatever..... it may still have lots of use left!

    ReplyDelete
  10. I do like Laura's final choice, that's just beautiful!
    So lovely that you could get some of the crocus. I'm sure you'll think of something to do with the flower tower.

    ReplyDelete
  11. autumn crocus are just coming into flower here too Joanne.

    That dress is lovely - how wonderful to be young! I believe that proms are becoming fashionable over here now too.

    ReplyDelete
  12. They all looked lovely, but she does look beautiful in black.

    ReplyDelete
  13. She is very pretty, and has a really great smile. I hope she has a wonderful time. I am also glad you got the crocuses!!!

    ReplyDelete
  14. Hey, my daughter wore white ones with her wedding dress!

    ReplyDelete
  15. I was wondering about the crocuses. so glad you went and got them. and Emily looks lovely in the dress but I wouldn't say the blue had a bare midriff.

    ReplyDelete
    Replies
    1. The lace band had open holes. I am so amused by the comfort level of 14 year olds.

      Delete
  16. Very pretty dress. When my daughter attended her first high school dance, we couldn't afford a dress. A young nurse with whom I worked offered three dresses she'd worn to dances in high school. My daughter tried them on. One was perfect. The daughter looked so beautiful. Happy memory.

    Love,
    Janie

    ReplyDelete
  17. I love the dress she picked. My favorite was the blue one. I wish we had a shop like in our town. I cannot stand the thought of paying $$$$ for a dress that will probably only be worn once. Harley had a date to homecoming and then she broke it off. So I got lucky this year.

    ReplyDelete
  18. recirculates prom dresses - great idea

    ReplyDelete
  19. Great choice of dress. Your crocus will look wonderful x

    ReplyDelete
  20. Lovely dresses, Joanne - but what are 'converse'?

    ReplyDelete
  21. Bringing some plants from the old to plant in the new is excellent! The dress she chose is lovely!

    ReplyDelete