Blythe-a-Day May#2: A Day in the Life: Juliette La Rue in the Morning...

"...Woke up, fell out of bed,

Dragged a comb across my head

Found my way downstairs and drank a cup,

And looking up I noticed I was late...."

 

--excerpt from the part of "A Day in the Life" written by Paul McCartney; the rest of the song was written by John Lennon (the last song on The Beatles' "Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band")

 

During the Jazz Age:

 

While she was in grammar school at St. Charles Borromeo, located up the street from her house, Juliette was often in a dreamy state of mind when she woke up. An artistic girl, her imagination always roamed. Daydreaming sometimes slowed her down as she prepared to go to school. At times, her mind seemed enveloped in gauze until she was revived by the music she heard from the radio her mother played while making breakfast. As a result, Juliette often found herself quickly cramming books, paper and pencils into her bookbag as she ran late.

 

"If only I had time to listen to one more song on the radio," she often thought. Finally, with only three minutes until the school bell rang and children lined up in the large playground before they entered the building, Juliette hurried out the front door after a goodbye kiss from her mother which left lipstick stains on her cheek, a sign of love that Juliette carried with her out into the world.

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