The Pictures I Keep On The Dressing Table

[poliphilo]

Alice by the river in Durham



Michael picking cherries in his Grandma's garden in Kentucky



Joe tackling a big ice cream at the Louisville zoo. (Every time he looked away his aunt- just out of frame- leaned over and took a bite. He was mystified.)

Comments

[sorenr.livejournal.com]

The two top pictures are simply beautiful! The colours and the settings; they just work as beautiful pictures.

That said, I prefer the third picture. It reminds me of a picture that was taken while I was trying to tackle an entire chocolate gateau when I was three or so. There's something cute about it, perhaps because it's not a classically "pretty" picture; it seems so much more intimate, somehow.

[ibid.livejournal.com]

The first two are wonderful, almost like someone could have painted.
The bottom one though is extremely cute!

[mamadar.livejournal.com]

Your Alice reminds me of my Alice at that age. My Alice is 22 now and has an LJ, sommeilbienivre.

[huskyteer.livejournal.com]

Those are lovely! Is that Kentucky bluegrass or just the effect of passing years on the photo?

[poliphilo.livejournal.com]

The first two are posed pictures, the third isn't. Sometimes you just get lucky!

[poliphilo.livejournal.com]

Thanks.

[poliphilo.livejournal.com]

You Alice is already on my FL. :)

My Alice is 30.

Can I ask why you chose the name? In my case it's because I'm a Lewis Carroll fan.

[huskyteer.livejournal.com]

I'm 31 and also an Alice. I think Lewis Carroll had something to do with it in my case too.

[poliphilo.livejournal.com]

Thanks.

I'm afraid it's simply because the colour has faded.

[poliphilo.livejournal.com]

It's quite simply my favourite name.

There's a lovely poem by William Morris that begins

Lady Alice, Lady Louise,
Between the wash of the tumbling seas,
We are ready to sing, if so ye please;
So lay your long hands to the keys;
Sing, "Laudate pueri"....

It's called The Blue Closet

[mamadar.livejournal.com]

I had nothing to do with it--she's my stepdaughter. :) But she was named after her father's mother, a formidable woman, and there are many Alices in that family line, going back to Norman France. Her middle names are after her mother's grandmother's.

[poliphilo.livejournal.com]

Ah yes....

That's another reason for loving the name- that it's Norman French!

[ibid.livejournal.com]

They remind me of Carroll's photographs come to think of it

[poliphilo.livejournal.com]

Gosh. Thank you....:)

[alice-g.livejournal.com]

Love all those pics. Dunno who dressed me though in that pretty dress, red socks and dodgy trainers!!!! xxxx

[poliphilo.livejournal.com]

Glad you like them. I guess your ma was responsible for the outfit.

Do you remember that day? It was an outing the church laid on. You and I wandered off by ourselves and you were afraid the coach would leave Durham without us.

[ibid.livejournal.com]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:Alice_Liddell_2.jpg

Durham

[alice-g.livejournal.com]

Yeah I totally remember it, and going to Evita with you. Well I say I totally remember it. I remember that we went and that we were on a coach. I have a vague memory of worrying the coach would go without us - but you have told me that so many times it may be that I just share your memories. I remember sitting by that river. Also did we have an ice cream? Above all I remember that had a really good day and really enjoyed myself. Also I remember I felt a bit grown up and special going in a church trip just me and my Daddy! Aw.....

That pic of me is pretty intense I clicked on it and brought up a bigger version, I scared myself with it. Not in a bad way, but I just look so knowing...like a semi-evil, semi -benevolent empress child!

The Shamen want to charge me £250 to keep their song lyrics in my book - no way man - I'm removing them. That will cost me ££££ too but only $1 a word . They only charge cos it's at design stage... why didn't i think of this before ... where was the all knowing Empress then eh!!!!!

[poliphilo.livejournal.com]

So unlike the girl in the Tenniel illustrations.

And slightly disturbing to a 21st century sensibility.

Re: Durham

[poliphilo.livejournal.com]

I like Durham and the North East. We were up there earlier this year. We got to see the Angel of the North- which is amazing.

"Semi-evil, semi-benevolent empress child". I like it! Maybe you should put this picture on your website.

The Shamen should be glad of the publicity. Doesn't that sort of quotation come under the definition of "fair-usage"- which means copyright doesn't apply?

[jackiejj.livejournal.com]

Alice is so pretty.

The ice cream is as big as Joe's head! How funny!

[poliphilo.livejournal.com]

Alice did a bit of modelling once, but they wanted her to lose lots and lots of weight and she wasn't prepared to jeopardise her health.