176 Autumn in a blue moon
19 December 2009- There was once a wicked witch in Narnia, who made it always Winter and never Christmas. Where I live perhaps resides her double: except she has made it always Summer and nothing else. Today, though, is a stolen moment of an Autumn drizzle, a rare gift for cuddling luxuriously under coats and blankets. Shall we dress up as Arctic explorers, or make believe it is New York in September? "This should be exciting enough without pretending," said Peter (Lewis, 1950, p. 54). And so it was.
Leaving off the ostentatious fur and thigh-high boots, I greet the rain in a trench coat styled dress. Beneath my coat the flowers on my skirt shyly peer out, while Temptation, this lovely lacy camisole, modestly hides herself from mischief with a capital M.
With the rain steadily trickling on, a couple of doodle lines have blossomed into beautiful flowers.
"On a day such as this," said Coco Miss Bear, "You ought to take my camera with you." And although I tried to assure her it was horrid weather for taking pictures, she promptly set her little camera down upon my finger.
(Above: Miniature camera in miniature hands. Fred Flare's "hot shot!" camera ring with a pint-sized bear from The Cocoa Trees.)
Presently Edmund said, "Let's get out, the rain is gone."
I round off the last stanza of my ode to Autumn with a maple leaf pinned to the collar of my coat.
"So where are we going anyway?" began Susan (Lewis, 1950, p. 55).
"To Yushkin and his son, Vladimir," I replied. We set off toward the watchmaker with a gold box full of butterflies and my maple leaf brooch.
(Above: Brooch has been photographed against Francis Phillipps' illustrations for Yushkin the Watchmaker, a story by Harold Hyatt.)
brown coat dress with military buttons - Danica
raw-hemmed satin lace top in champagne - Bonito Chico
flower printed circle skirt in beige last worn here - self made
maple leaf brooch last worn here - Family Thrift Store
camera ring last worn here - Fred Flare
nude pumps with criss-cross buckle detail last worn here - Charles & Keith