poet,
hostess-extrodinaire
is throwing her annual Bash-Of-The-Year
WILLOW MANOR BALL 2012
In past years I've been escorted by the gentlest of men:
the most silent of men:
But this year, I've decided, it's the year for
(ever-so elegant drumroll please....)
Fleming
Ian Fleming
of course he collected me in the
Aston Martin
timed perfectly for us to make our dramatic entrance
to play the gown to full effect...
Ian, of course, dressed to the nines
was not about to be upstaged by a slip of a girl...
but the best...the best of the best was the dancing
...a touch too much Absinthe do you think Tess?
Thank you again Darling Tess for the Blogtopia event of the year.
See you for brunch and scuttlebutt very soon!
Oh dear.....move over, honey.....I may need a bit of that curb...........
ReplyDeleteThat green stuff sneaks up on a girl doesn't it Mimi - LOL!
DeleteMe too!
DeleteWhat a car and dress ~ I am tired myself from all the dancing ~
ReplyDeleteAnd Tess's dress...Scarlett herself couldn't have looked that stunning!
DeleteI'm speechless...
ReplyDeleteThat green dress was amazing ReBelle - and you certainly were not speechless when the two trumpeters began duelling!
Deletejust like Ian to leave you in a heap.
ReplyDeleteFirst time I've ever heard the Aston called a heap Tom!
DeleteHelp me I think I'm fallin' - but didn't it feel good?
ReplyDeleteDo dance my beautiful lady. And try to swirl trough the bad days of your life. Be strong and keep the stockings at the same location as you do your high heels. Try to swirl on a good based shoe so you can conquer the world.
ReplyDeleteWish you all the happy times. Oh and don't forget to look up and find His Good Grace.
Wonderful hugs Dagmar
We are doing our best Dagmar. Good with the bad, rough with the smooth and all that. Kicking up our heels when we can.
DeleteAnd yes...eyes and heart heavenward.
You did indeed make a grand entrance and your partner did not overshadow you although he looked rather dapper! Gorgeous gown!
ReplyDeleteHow did I miss you Bee - which dress did you settle on?
DeleteAt the very last minute the Audrey Hepburn Ambassador's Ball gown!
DeleteOh Seamus! You don't mind if I take a turn on the dance floor with him, do you? Just one little dance. Oh. Swoon.
ReplyDeleteWas Seamus there again Tess?...Ian and I must have arrived after he left - we were oh so fashionably late we almost missed the whole thing!
DeleteKudos again dear girl - great bash!
all I can say is wow...loved this post. I'm thinkin' I'm followin'.
ReplyDeleteWelcome Laurel - No.200 - do you hear the marching band, see the ticker-tape fall, the fireworks launch. So happy to have you here!
ReplyDeleteThat Gown!!! One of the best! As for me, I am exhausted. To much dancing, way too much absinthe!
ReplyDeleteMore than enough Jude!!
Good job it only happens once a year eh Helen...now to get into training for next year's event!
DeleteGlad you had a splendid time at the Willow Manor Ball. That gown was absolutely fabulous!
ReplyDeleteI skipped it this year. My experience is that, with my very large paws, I step on too many others' toes, and occasionally break a foot (or two). I'm not a badly-behaved Bear — just too many people in too small a space.
Besides, I prefer Mead to Absinthe.
I trust you understand.
You were missed Rob-bear - although explanation is totally reasonable! We will have to get Tess to organize a larger dance-floor for next year!
DeleteCharming and that is the way every grand affair should end!
ReplyDeleteMy thoughts precisely Margaret!
DeleteMargaret is right. If nobody ends up in the gutter, it can't have been much of a party, right? I do hope Ian came to rescue you, though. It's cold outside!
ReplyDeleteSL - being a girl of extraordinary resource, suffice to say I arrived home safely!
DeleteI may have to change my Compact Royce for that Aston.... Swoon! My feet are still on fire.
ReplyDeleteAnd how handsome you would look behind the wheel of the Martin Cro...just your cup of tea I think.
DeleteLovely! both you and your date shined!
ReplyDeleteWhy thank you Yoli - and congrats on winning the gift card!
DeleteLOVED your picture of 'After the ball was over! So apt! :)
ReplyDeleteThat's how you tell if you've had a good time Trellisimo!
DeleteSo pleased to have found your blog (via Helen's.
ReplyDeleteYour photos are just divine, I particularly like the header one. But I have much more exploring to do......