Yes, it's catch-up time again, I'm a few weeks behind. From what I recall there was no dilly-dallying on my bike on the way to work as I was always dodging raindrops.
Here's 7 more brooches.
Computers are fun to play on especially with your photos. This is a vacation photo of l'Arc de Triomphe. On our first trip to Paris, we raced across the road to the Arc not knowing there was an underground tunnel that you could safely wander through. Those Parisians with their little cars don't slow down for nobody.
Today was Canada Day. I bought this pin at the World Fair, Expo 67 in Montreal (in of course 1967). It did have a chain with a smaller pin with a leaf and Montreal on it attached to the turtle mais je ne sais pas where it is. On a happier note, I can still sing "....it's the hundredth anniversary of Confederation, everybody sing together, Canada......"
Another favourite brooch - a small ceramic tile which I've had for decades. I like the use of just a few colours and that very substantial bird. I remember spending a while deciding on which brooch to buy as I liked so many of them. Hope everyone who has one likes theirs as much as I do.
Felix the Cat has a great face (and name). By the way, this button is "not suitable for children under 5 years old". It says so on the button. A thought leap - on our way up to Bancroft and beyond, for years we passed a cottage sign that read Frank T. Mole. Perfect! (And yes, we coveted that sign.)
Hooray, strawberry time. They are super nummy this year.
A work buddy gave this brooch to me. She had bought it for her Mom, Madge, on the British Columbia coast. When her Mom passed on, she gave this to me for my collection.
Leaping swordfish Batman ( I was a fan of that T.V. show). I like the flick of the tail. Can you feel the spray? What more can I say.
The swordfish reminds me of many lovely vacations in the South (Cuba etc) but the Strawberry is my favourite, nothing beats warm, fresh, juicy Ontario strawberries. We went picking only twice this year as it was a short season but I still managed to freeze some for the winter months.
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