My Friend Sally

 

Remember my friend Sally? 

She came home with this girl quite a few seasons ago now,

but alas, 

completely ignored

and rather neglected

she has sadly been.

Until now.

For this girl got a hankerin' for a dreamy dress

to wear this Easter Sunday,

which is rather a silly thing to hanker for

considering Easter Sundays 

are known to be quite chilly in this corner of the world.

Infact, only one or two Easters 

out of these 29 years we have been abiding

in our beach town so lovely,

can I remember being warm enough to dawn a springy dress to church,

but designing a dress

I determined was a must 

for this girl.

A dressy dress 

made from a sheet of course 

that can be worn with jeans

and a sweater

and a wool jacket

and boots.

 Although some would say that doesn't really work,

and perhaps some did,

this girl was pleasantly pleased,

my dear one via a phone picture loved it,

which is my favorite compliment, indeed,

and married man didn't take a hit to the wallety wallet.

 

Being my dear one's first Easter away,

making a little something for her was a must!

This girl used Anna Maria Horner's Flirting the Issue Skirt.

Sending it sneakily in the mail

to her home far away,

made this slightly sad momma 

feel much, much better, indeed.

This girl is always amazed

at how thinking of and loving others

brings joy to ones heart

when it might be a wee bit weepy.

And back to my friend Sally...

she was surprisingly a help.

For although her waist is designed for women of the 50's,

who it seems had itsy-bitsy waists,

I found laying the pieces over her shoulders and 

around her neck

to be much more useful

than my flat, 

curveless,

figureless,

kitchen table.

So this girl

with her friend Sally,

will soon embark upon 

the Lovely Summer Dress challenge.