Saying Goodbye to Curly Top

                                                                  
                                                                      

I woke up today to hear the news that a little girl that my sisters and I would pretend to be, died today at 85 years old. We loved this woman even though we had never met here; she was part of our family. All her songs were memorized, and Jane and I took up tap dancing when we were students at St. Monica's Parochial School. Her dancing with the amazing Bill "Bojangles" Robinson made us all want to dance.

                                                                            

                                                                    

Shirley Temple was an icon to not only the people of the United States, but to people everywhere. With her songs about Animal Crackers and Good Ship Lollipops, she helped people forget the great depression and later; the war.

                                                                          

Even when Shirley Temple was no longer considered sellable by the movie producers, she remained America's Sweetheart. There was never a scandal connected to her name, not like it is today with  movie or music stars. Got that...Lindsey...Justin? You don't have to behave like fools for people to love you. Shirley Temple grew up got married and had her own children.

                                                                      

Later in life, Shirley Temple hosted a weekly show which featured stories that sometimes included music. She even served time as an Ambassador for our country. I think her job was spreading happiness. We could sure use her now.

                                                                             

                            Ambassador Shirley Temple Black with Major Carolyn May


Somehow...I don't why I feel this is true, at least for me, but as long as Shirley Temple was alive, I felt we would all live forever... and now...

Here is my salute to a woman who will always be, to me and my sisters, a childhood friend.



                                                         Goodbye Curly Top

Flags, Birthdays, Cat Walks and the Smithville Inn

                                                                 

This week was a scorcher, but I don’t think I need to remind anyone on just how hot it was.

This type of weather makes us all tired and cranky and forces us to stay isolated inside an air-conditioned house, instead of outside in fresh air.

                                                                                                                                  

One of my fellow ghost hunting buddies, who happens to live up my street, came up with a great idea. Rita suggested that we hang our winter garden flags up as a kind of Voodoo method to call the cooler breezes our way.

                                                                        

                              Here is Rita and her snowman flag.

                                                                           

                                Here I am with my smaller flag.

                                                                        

Other neighbors liked this and our now thinking about hanging up their snowman flags. I’ll let you know if this works, we need to try something to fight climate change beside the fact that we should also cut down our carbon footprint.

                                                                                                                                                                     

The little girl that I babysit for turned three yesterday and I was at her big birthday bash. I’ve watched this little one since she was three months old and she now has claim to my heart as if she were a grandchild. Won't show you her picture, but she is as cute as

                                                                           

After the birthday party, I shot over to Deptford Mall where my grandson Nathan and his cousin Nicole were preparing for a talent show

                                       They would get to perform and do a cat walk

                                                                                                                              
 They were contestants for the Audition America Talent Search. Nathan would be singing an Usher song and Nicole would do a dance routine. Here is my daughter signing Nathan up.

                                                                         

                              Nathan looking cool and calm

                                                                       

                                               Nathan and Nicole

                                                                                                                            
                                                Nathan singing an Usher song

Nicole doing her dance routine

                                                       ReRe and Nathan                         

                                                                                                                                                                                                    

Sunday, I was up early and heading to a baby shower scheduled at the Historic Smithville Inn.

                                                               
 This inn was once a stop for the stage line from Cooper’s Landing (now Camden) to Leeds Point. A large red ball hung outside the Inn and when the ball was down, the stage coach would stop and pick up passengers, neat huh.J

                                                                  
The food served at the brunch was awesome and I would like to return with the hubby one day soon. There are lots of quaint little shops around the inn, but I didn’t bring my credit card.
Well that was my weekend. Send me a note and let me know what you did:)