tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20402991.post4991744735241160929..comments2024-01-07T06:31:21.493-07:00Comments on Walking Prescott: Pink perfection?Granny Jhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07302978680897139954noreply@blogger.comBlogger18125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20402991.post-4146961596686873882008-10-01T14:12:00.000-07:002008-10-01T14:12:00.000-07:00pvaz -- welcome -- and do come again! I think that...pvaz -- welcome -- and do come again! I think that Thomas the train was a perfect gift for a little girl!Granny Jhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07302978680897139954noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20402991.post-76172225525100991312008-10-01T13:22:00.000-07:002008-10-01T13:22:00.000-07:00Too much pink! I recently went to a bday party for...Too much pink! I recently went to a bday party for my co-worker's daughter. I purposely avoided the pink, princess, makeup, play clothes, etc and opted to get her a thomas the train game. She loved it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20402991.post-43551380280886437512008-09-22T17:45:00.000-07:002008-09-22T17:45:00.000-07:00yer highness -- I recall that it is a tradition wi...yer highness -- I recall that it is a tradition with babies --pink for girls, blue for boys. I myself always preferred yellow or something checkered or the occasional green. However, I notice that even tho you have a vested interest in <I>pink</I>, you include a very R.E.D. holiday dress on your first page...Granny Jhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07302978680897139954noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20402991.post-64192141134022201112008-09-22T12:17:00.000-07:002008-09-22T12:17:00.000-07:00Pink has been on of those colors that young girls ...Pink has been on of those colors that young girls have been automatically associated with. But could it be that as a child, they tend to like that color automatically because of the emotions it producesAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20402991.post-71620043167580752612008-09-21T12:19:00.000-07:002008-09-21T12:19:00.000-07:00SIL -- I'm with you and all for starting kiddos on...SIL -- I'm with you and all for starting kiddos on the Real Thing as soon as possible. BTW, do you have a Tuesday Morning in Anchorage? Tis a chain of high-end close-outs and great fun to visit periodically. Our local store still has the large gilt manatee for one's garden.Granny Jhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07302978680897139954noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20402991.post-58397867715178734032008-09-21T01:05:00.000-07:002008-09-21T01:05:00.000-07:00I must admit to purchasing pink kitchen tools for ...I must admit to purchasing pink kitchen tools for the Omegadaughter, and looking at the pic in your post with a bit of parental envy. But in my defense...<BR/><BR/>they're better than those cheesy, plastic, crappy, fake kitchen toys that most parents get their kids. I skip the toy store and head right to the place where all caring parents shop for their kids... the local gourmet gadgetry shop. (Where they have promised to scour the world to find a real chef's coat in kiddo sizes.)<BR/><BR/>SIL, aka OmegadadAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20402991.post-47588920165310622922008-09-20T23:18:00.000-07:002008-09-20T23:18:00.000-07:00lucy -- I suppose that tomboys have to do what I d...lucy -- I suppose that tomboys have to do what I do -- shop the boys' department for Tshirts with dragons & lions & other heroic such. I find even the grown-up girls' Tees to be awfully saccharine. As for the Japanese ladies, that's really strange.Granny Jhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07302978680897139954noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20402991.post-8018464172891090612008-09-20T22:52:00.000-07:002008-09-20T22:52:00.000-07:00What happens to the tomboys, I wonder?Apparently i...What happens to the tomboys, I wonder?<BR/><BR/>Apparently in Japan grown women are dresssing in the pink princess costumes and the fairy wings!Lucyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09764296105901909328noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20402991.post-46014648055045648012008-09-19T21:15:00.000-07:002008-09-19T21:15:00.000-07:00jan -- ah, why not that you are in the pink?wandri...jan -- ah, why not that you are in the pink?<BR/><BR/>wandrin -- the short answer, "both". I often have themes in mind and when I see an appropriate picture out in the field, I feel very lucky & go for it. I also have a H*U*G*E archive full of pictures I find/found interesting and periodically pull together a few related items for a post.Granny Jhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07302978680897139954noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20402991.post-12246198465946197882008-09-19T18:52:00.000-07:002008-09-19T18:52:00.000-07:00You got me with the flower since I'm a sucker for ...You got me with the flower since I'm a sucker for macro flower shots. Then there was all that other pink stuff... Do you go out and take photos for the theme (of the day) or are these from your archives?<BR/><BR/>Great. I always enjoy your whimsy and your eye. Keep it up.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13311083597294672388noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20402991.post-80805024308608583972008-09-19T18:11:00.000-07:002008-09-19T18:11:00.000-07:00granny j...would write more, but I'm seeing pink! ...granny j...would write more, but I'm seeing pink! :)Janhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16083702120097667613noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20402991.post-43803954032110188652008-09-19T14:26:00.000-07:002008-09-19T14:26:00.000-07:00dk -- you have more patience with the marketing me...dk -- you have more patience with the marketing men than I do! Actually, there's a fine set of R.E.D. kitchen tools right next to those pink thingies.Granny Jhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07302978680897139954noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20402991.post-39012112403176985022008-09-19T12:46:00.000-07:002008-09-19T12:46:00.000-07:00Pretty! Except for the spatulas!Pretty! Except for the spatulas!David Kirkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07911659395199515350noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20402991.post-49660978792359026732008-09-19T12:11:00.000-07:002008-09-19T12:11:00.000-07:00anon av -- she'd love all those pink pictures, she...anon av -- she'd love all those pink pictures, she would. I called off the posse, by the way.Granny Jhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07302978680897139954noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20402991.post-6696057240014340592008-09-19T09:50:00.000-07:002008-09-19T09:50:00.000-07:00OmegaGrandDotter will probably love this post, GJ....OmegaGrandDotter will probably love this post, GJ.<BR/><BR/>Our decor is southwestern, so pink wouldn't fit. LOL<BR/><BR/>~Anon in AV.<BR/><BR/>P.S. You can call off the Search and Rescue squad, I think.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20402991.post-20163556138014603592008-09-19T09:18:00.000-07:002008-09-19T09:18:00.000-07:00steve -- little guys get to wear red & yellow ...steve -- little guys get to wear red & yellow & green with cool dragons, skulls & other interesting designs. They're lucky!<BR/><BR/>qd -- I delight in Color -- all colors, mixed in great profusion. My only objection to the Pink explosion is the lockstep look, the fact that a bunch of marketing men/women are deciding what our little girls should be like. Now if someone were to come out with a pink Tshirt with a skull on it, I'd buy.Granny Jhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07302978680897139954noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20402991.post-10116374605430424322008-09-19T05:19:00.000-07:002008-09-19T05:19:00.000-07:00I'm glad to say I have never been much in the way ...I'm glad to say I have never been much in the way for pink. My favorite color as a child was blue and now it's a tie between purple and green.quilteddogshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05810124179760201886noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20402991.post-20118179880700504072008-09-18T23:27:00.000-07:002008-09-18T23:27:00.000-07:00Too much pink for me,but I'm a guy.Too much pink for me,but I'm a guy.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com