Shirley's Party.... Pictures and notes...

Shirley books on Mom's bed....


Shirley's wall of fame in Dad's bedroom. He always bought anything he could find at all his flea market soirees.

Our refreshments... I forgot again to take a good picture after we put out the food.
The program display... The big doll in blue on the table was a gift to my mother on her 56th birthday with a note from Gramma that said, "47 years too late." When Mom was little they didn't have the $12/50 a Shirley Temple cost right then.
The little Shirley on the right is Mom's newest from me for Easter from the movie Bright Eyes.
I found the fabric blocks on Ebay two Christmases ago, and my former sister in law set them together and made a quilt for my mother.
I creweled this Jan Hagara picture for my mother several Christmases ago.

The paper doll on the front is Mom's own original from her little girl days.
Our gift bags hidden under the table until the big reveal.
Mom's largest Shirley watches a little one strut her stuff on the guest table.
Shirleys everywhere...

She welcomed our gursts outside... What a brave little girl.
Dining room table ... It was buffet style, so I didn't get to set the table.
Goodness Gracious!

I think everyone had fun. I did, and so did my mother. Tonight afterward we just sat and dozed off in our chairs and finally said an early goodnight. Tomorrow it's back to school to see what we can do with the end of the testing.... Thundering in the distance. I'm glad we had a lovely weather day for this party... The real Shirley will be 80 on April 23rd. I'm sure she often is amazed at the i ntensity of her fans.

Have a good day tomorrow.... My mind is rather numb, so I'm not penning great words of wisdom here...