Cornelia Settles on an Appropriate Bag for Shopping
CORNELIA: "Hhhhmmm... Moesje said to bring a big bag. This bag is quite large. I wonder whether it will be big enough?"
DADDY: "Hullo Cornelia. What are you doing, sweetheart?"
CORNELIA: "Oh! Hullo Daddy! I'm just choosing a bag, Daddy. Now let's see... a clean handkerchief, a pretty bow to give to my best friend Moesje as a gift... a..."
DADDY: "Err... why exactly are you choosing a bag, Cornelia darling?"
CORNELIA: "Oh, I'm going shopping with my best friend, Moesje. She has asked me to join her. She called her friend Binini, who is a glamorous model, after she saw her face on the cover of Vogue magazine. Binini is so pretty! Moesje told Binini about me and guess what, Daddy?"
DADDY: "I have no idea, Cornelia darling. What?"
CORNELIA: "Binini wants to meet me! Isn't that exciting, Daddy? I'm going to meet the beautiful and glamourous model, Binini and spend time with Moesje my best friend. We are going to go shopping with Binini and Mummy Marian. I have my beaded coin purse of money all ready. After we have been shopping, we are going to have an ice cream on the terrace!"
DADDY: "Oh!" *Ponders.* "And why is it that you have my antique beaded reticule from the 1900s, Cornelia?"
CORNELIA: "Gesundheit, Daddy!"
DADDY: "Oh, that wasn't a sneeze, Cornelia."
CORNEIA: "It wasn't, Daddy?"
DADDY: "No, a reticule is an early version of a handbag, Cornelia, and you have my very special one from the early Twentieth Century which is all beaded by hand. It's very precious to me, Cornelia darling."
CORNELIA: "I know Daddy! Isn't it pretty?" *Admires reticule.* "I love the magenta satin lining."
DADDY: *Nervously.* "So, what are you doing with my very precoius reticule, Cornelia?"
CORNELIA: "Well Daddy, I saw you playing with it the other day, taking photographs of it, and I thought when my best friend Moesje invited me to go shopping, and told me to bring a big bag with me, I thought it would be perfect to put my shopping in! It's nice and big and it will be useful for me to put my purchases in."
DADDY: "Oh!" *Ponders again.* "But Cornelia, how much money do you have to make purchases."
CORNELIA: "A whole coin bag full." *Pats pale pink coin purse hanging off her arm.* "A veritable king's ransom. Besides, Mummy Marian will buy us anything else we can't afford to buy ourselves. She is very generous! She will handle the purchases. Moesje and I will just choose what we want."
DADDY: "Oh!"
CORNELIA: "Well, I think I have everything. So, thank you for lending me your very old handbag that you call something else, Daddy! I'm off shopping with Moesje and Binini! Bye-bye now, Daddy." *Waves paw and walks towards the door, carrying the reticule with her.*
DADDY: "Goodbye Cornelia. Have fun shopping with Moesje and Binini." *Waves and looks bemused.* "Give my love to Mummy Marian."
CORNELIA: "I will Daddy!" *Waves back.*
My bear Cornelia has made friends with a little bear named Moesje www.flickr.com/photos/40262251@N03/galleries/721577217879.... Moesje is a beautiful Bukowski Bear from Paal in Belgium. She has come to live with Mummy Marian (Marian Kloon (on and off)). She had been waiting in the dark corner of a shop with other bears for a long time, hoping someone would pick her up. All the bears were picked up, except Moesje. An appeal was made on the Internet and Mummy Marian sprang into action immediately! Moesje needs friends to love her, and Cornelia did not hesitate, for she has so much love to give to Moesje. Now Moesje's days are full of happiness... and shopping.
Moseje told Cornelia all about her old friend Binini who moved abroad and became a model. Moesje saw her face on an advertisement for Vogue. You can see it here: www.flickr.com/photos/66094586@N06/54696478808/in/datepos... or in the first comment below. Moesje has invited Cornelia on a shopping spree with Binini (who is coming to visit) and Mummy Marian.
Cornelia is holding a more recent acquisition of mine. I love and collect vintage and antique accessories, including handbags and their predecessor, reticules. This is an antique reticule from the first few years of the Twentieth Century. My reticule is an Edwardian one that has been stunningly hand beaded with a pattern of pomegranates, grapes and flowers, and the reticule features a russet silk interior. It is in such good condition for its age that this reticule is a museum quality piece.
Cornelia, I found in an antique and vintage market quite recently. She is a vintage edition Russ Bear from their Mohair Collection. She is made of deliberately mottled mohair to give her that vintage look. One of a limited edition of 10,000, she was designed by artist Carol Hosfstad and is completely handmade.
Cornelia Settles on an Appropriate Bag for Shopping
CORNELIA: "Hhhhmmm... Moesje said to bring a big bag. This bag is quite large. I wonder whether it will be big enough?"
DADDY: "Hullo Cornelia. What are you doing, sweetheart?"
CORNELIA: "Oh! Hullo Daddy! I'm just choosing a bag, Daddy. Now let's see... a clean handkerchief, a pretty bow to give to my best friend Moesje as a gift... a..."
DADDY: "Err... why exactly are you choosing a bag, Cornelia darling?"
CORNELIA: "Oh, I'm going shopping with my best friend, Moesje. She has asked me to join her. She called her friend Binini, who is a glamorous model, after she saw her face on the cover of Vogue magazine. Binini is so pretty! Moesje told Binini about me and guess what, Daddy?"
DADDY: "I have no idea, Cornelia darling. What?"
CORNELIA: "Binini wants to meet me! Isn't that exciting, Daddy? I'm going to meet the beautiful and glamourous model, Binini and spend time with Moesje my best friend. We are going to go shopping with Binini and Mummy Marian. I have my beaded coin purse of money all ready. After we have been shopping, we are going to have an ice cream on the terrace!"
DADDY: "Oh!" *Ponders.* "And why is it that you have my antique beaded reticule from the 1900s, Cornelia?"
CORNELIA: "Gesundheit, Daddy!"
DADDY: "Oh, that wasn't a sneeze, Cornelia."
CORNEIA: "It wasn't, Daddy?"
DADDY: "No, a reticule is an early version of a handbag, Cornelia, and you have my very special one from the early Twentieth Century which is all beaded by hand. It's very precious to me, Cornelia darling."
CORNELIA: "I know Daddy! Isn't it pretty?" *Admires reticule.* "I love the magenta satin lining."
DADDY: *Nervously.* "So, what are you doing with my very precoius reticule, Cornelia?"
CORNELIA: "Well Daddy, I saw you playing with it the other day, taking photographs of it, and I thought when my best friend Moesje invited me to go shopping, and told me to bring a big bag with me, I thought it would be perfect to put my shopping in! It's nice and big and it will be useful for me to put my purchases in."
DADDY: "Oh!" *Ponders again.* "But Cornelia, how much money do you have to make purchases."
CORNELIA: "A whole coin bag full." *Pats pale pink coin purse hanging off her arm.* "A veritable king's ransom. Besides, Mummy Marian will buy us anything else we can't afford to buy ourselves. She is very generous! She will handle the purchases. Moesje and I will just choose what we want."
DADDY: "Oh!"
CORNELIA: "Well, I think I have everything. So, thank you for lending me your very old handbag that you call something else, Daddy! I'm off shopping with Moesje and Binini! Bye-bye now, Daddy." *Waves paw and walks towards the door, carrying the reticule with her.*
DADDY: "Goodbye Cornelia. Have fun shopping with Moesje and Binini." *Waves and looks bemused.* "Give my love to Mummy Marian."
CORNELIA: "I will Daddy!" *Waves back.*
My bear Cornelia has made friends with a little bear named Moesje www.flickr.com/photos/40262251@N03/galleries/721577217879.... Moesje is a beautiful Bukowski Bear from Paal in Belgium. She has come to live with Mummy Marian (Marian Kloon (on and off)). She had been waiting in the dark corner of a shop with other bears for a long time, hoping someone would pick her up. All the bears were picked up, except Moesje. An appeal was made on the Internet and Mummy Marian sprang into action immediately! Moesje needs friends to love her, and Cornelia did not hesitate, for she has so much love to give to Moesje. Now Moesje's days are full of happiness... and shopping.
Moseje told Cornelia all about her old friend Binini who moved abroad and became a model. Moesje saw her face on an advertisement for Vogue. You can see it here: www.flickr.com/photos/66094586@N06/54696478808/in/datepos... or in the first comment below. Moesje has invited Cornelia on a shopping spree with Binini (who is coming to visit) and Mummy Marian.
Cornelia is holding a more recent acquisition of mine. I love and collect vintage and antique accessories, including handbags and their predecessor, reticules. This is an antique reticule from the first few years of the Twentieth Century. My reticule is an Edwardian one that has been stunningly hand beaded with a pattern of pomegranates, grapes and flowers, and the reticule features a russet silk interior. It is in such good condition for its age that this reticule is a museum quality piece.
Cornelia, I found in an antique and vintage market quite recently. She is a vintage edition Russ Bear from their Mohair Collection. She is made of deliberately mottled mohair to give her that vintage look. One of a limited edition of 10,000, she was designed by artist Carol Hosfstad and is completely handmade.