Mia So Log Lady
Log Lady * Who Wore it Best?
Catherine E. Coulson as the “Log Lady” Everett Collection (wsj.com)
Erika Hines as the “Log Lady”
Mia So EnDEERing
And this was our holiday card.
Mia So Nisse
Happy Winter Solstice!
Pronounced, Nee-sa: A nisse (Danish: [ˈne̝sə], Norwegian: [ˈnɪ̂sːə]), tomte(Swedish: [ˈtɔ̂mːtɛ]), tomtenisse, or tonttu (Finnish: [ˈtontːu]) is a mythological creature from Nordic folklore today typically associated with the winter solstice and the Christmas season. They are generally described as being short, having a long white beard, and wearing a conical or knit cap in red or some other bright color. They often have an appearance somewhat similar to that of a garden gnome.
The nisse is one of the most familiar creatures of Scandinavian folklore, and he has appeared in many works of Scandinavian literature. With the romanticization and collection of folklore during the 19th century, the nisse gained popularity.
Source: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nisse_(folklore)Yoda Mia So
“When you look at the dark side, careful you must be… for the dark side looks back.” ~Yoda
Mia So Gourdgeous
Cutest Pumpkin in the patch
Mia So One in a Minion
Mia So Amelia
We are paying homage to American superstar aviator, Amelia Earhart.
When I look at this adorable photo, the song Bouncing Off Clouds by Tori Amos pops inside my head. In fact, sometimes I don’t like to title Mia So Frenchie photos with an on the nose name. Half the fun for me is coming up with a clever name. Mia So Aviator and Mia So Bouncing Off the Clouds were strong contender titles. Ultimately I settled with Mia So Amelia.
“After midnight, the moon set, and I was alone with the stars. I have often said that the lure of flying is the lure of beauty, and I need no other flight to convince me that the reason flyers fly, whether they know it or not, is the esthetic appeal of flying.”
I styled Mia’s airplane similar to Amelia Earharts’s Lockheed Vega 5B. And I found a simple DIY cardboard airplane tutorial, here.
Mia So Smurfy
Smurfette is one of the characters from the 1958 Belgian comic strip, (French: Les Schtroumpfs) The Smurfs created by cartoonist, Peyo and later, Hanna-Barbera’s 1981 cartoon show, Smurf’s Adventures. Smurfette was created by the evil wizard Gargamel, the Smurf’s long-standing enemy, in order to spy on them and sow jealously throughout their village. But much to his chagrin, the overwhelming love and goodness of the Smurfy way of life made her want to be a real Smurf and live in harmony with them. So Papa Smurf cast a spell which transformed her into a real Smurf. And the rest is history.
Full disclosure, we dabbled a wee bit with photoshop to alter the color of Mia’s face to fully capture that Smurfy look. Oddball conspiracy theories aside, Stop trying to destroy my already fragile childhood! I was a huge fan of The Smurfs growing up. When I was 18 years old I would set my alarm to wake up at 4 in the morning just to watch an hour of re-aired Smurfs episodes and then go back to sleep for a few hours before I needed to get up and get ready for work. My auntie and uncle, who I was living with at the time thought it was completely bonkers. Looking back, I have to admit it was quite a Smurfy commitment and it gives me a little chuckle thinking about it. I can now understand them being perplexed then.
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Mia So Frida
Today we’re honouring Frida Kahlo. Born July 6, 1907, Coyoacán, Mexico City, Mexico, Frida Kahlo was a Mexican painter known for her many portraits, self-portraits, and works inspired by the nature and artifacts of Mexico. Inspired by the country's popular culture, she employed a naïve folk art style to explore questions of identity, postcolonialism, gender, class, and race in Mexican society. She died July 13, 1954, at the devastatingly young age of 47. Here are a few facts and quotes. But please visit the website, fridakahlo.org for more info and to view her pieces.
Two famous movies have been made on her life:
Numerous articles, books and documentaries have been made about Kahlo's life and art, including the bestseller Frida: The Biography of Frida Kahlo (1983) by Hayden Herrera. The movie 'Frida, Naturaleza viva' was released in 1983 and was a huge success. In 2002 another biographical film 'Frida', in which Salma Hayek plays her role, grossed over $US 50 million and won two Academy Awards.
She is known as the master of Self-Portraits
In her career, Frida Kahlo created 143 paintings out of which 55 are self-portraits. Kahlo said, "I paint myself because I am so often alone and because I am the subject I know best." Her self portraits often include interpretations of physical and psychological wounds. Frida Kahlo's self-portraits are considered among the finest ever created. Her most famous self-portrait is perhaps Self-Portrait with Thorn Necklace and Hummingbird.
She became famous a couple of decades after her death
Kahlo died 20 days after her 47th birthday on July 26, 1954. A few days before her death, she wrote in her diary: "I hope the exit is joyful - and I hope never to return - Frida". Kahlo was moderately successful during her lifetime and it was only several years after her death that her work became widely acclaimed. During her lifetime she was mainly known in Mexico as Rivera's wife, now she is popular worldwide and Rivera is known as her husband.
“I used to think I was the strangest person in the world but then I thought there are so many people in the world, there must be someone just like me who feels bizarre and flawed in the same ways I do. I would imagine her, and imagine that she must be out there thinking of me too. Well, I hope that if you are out there and read this and know that, yes, it's true I'm here, and I'm just as strange as you.” ~ Frida Kahlo
Sources: Facts and Quotes: FridaKahlo.org / Fan Art: Clipart: clipartstation.com/frida-kahlo-clipart/Mia So Minnie
Mia So Om Nom Nom Nom
Mia So Wildflower
“You belong among the wildflowers. You belong somewhere close to me."
* Wildflowers ~ Tom Petty
Mia So PSA
Mia So Sweet Dreams
Mia So Puppuccino
Who Wore It Best?
Get you a Frenchie who can do it all. #dollypartonchallenge
Mia So Can Do It All
Hello Frenchie
Hello Frenchie!
Welcome November.
Our friend gave us one of her extra Hello Fresh boxes. I immediately saw a Mia photoshoot idea.
Gotcha Day!
Today is Mia’s Gotcha Day!
Bringing her home 2008
Today 2019
We’ve been a couple for 11 years.
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