Greetings From The Big Top !

song pairing : Roustabout by Beats Antique

Well if my lack of posts was any indication

it's been, I have to say 

looking a little like this 

around here the last week ...

Circus Scene painting by Alexander "Sandy" Calder 

( an anniversary gift to his sister in 1926 )

Isn't this a wonderful painting ?

Ever since I saw it in person in NY

it has remained my all time 

favorite

( This picture doesn't do it justice ... it's huge in person ! )

Maybe it reminds me of our life a little

( crazy yes, but there's always music at least one person smiling ! )

Well today and tomorrow...

the clowns are gone & the elephants have cleared  

and I am regrouping the house and returning it to 'normal'

whatever that is !

dadadreams art via popcircus


And since I've been thinking about this painting, 
I'm kind of circus inspired 
...
I found this site called unearthed
and fell in love with these antique circus items !
.........


What a cool side table this circus stand would make ...

this costume would be so fun hanging somewhere too ...

or how about this carnival wheel ?

these juggling pins ...

or these carnival pins and balls ?

What fun !


Oh dear
I'm getting some ideas .... 
I'd love to redo some things around here
* Whoa Nelly !*
1st things 1st
I have to clear the rings and get ready 
for another week of 'performing' ! 
( am I the only one who feels this way ? )


and  a  5  6  7  8  ...

So what are your plans 


 Are you sitting back and enjoying 
the show 


or performing amazing feats of 
skill and bravery ?

All in All
I hope it is a

most spectacular weekend !!!


See you again this week !

Giveaway ... "Guess Who's Coming to Dinner ?"

Imagine ... if you were to have a dinner party, and could invite ANYONE ( living or not ). Who would you invite ? I love asking new friends this question ... the answers I hear are all so fun and insightful. So curious who would land on the guest list of your soiree !
So here's the giveaway part ... between today and Tues, the 31st, enter your dream-list of up to 6 "guests" in the comments of this post (one entry per person ). After having the the lucky winner chosen via Random.org , I will announce the winner on Wed., the 1st of April. At that point, I will then ask for their shipping address in a private email.

I have made this reverse printed and handsilvered beveled glass sign for the winner !

Here is just one of my guest lists ...

Robert Rauschenberg
( photo courtesy of americanpicturelinks.com )

Alexander Calder
( photo courtesy of worldsbestever.com )

Josephine Baker ( she was good friends with Calder )
( photo courtesy flickr )

Audrey Hepburn
( photo courtesy of flickr)

Philippe Petit ( you must see Man on Wire if you haven't already ! )
( photo courtesy of flickr )

and Abe Lincoln
( photo courtesy of flickr )
How fun would that be !

Good luck to all who enter ! XOL