Bag Lady
So I copped to having kind of a thing for bags, and I promised some pictures.
This is the first bag I wrote about, the pretty little summer bag made by Heather of Beauty That Moves.
Heather’s photo is prettier (petunias!), but this is the bag’s regular spot now, hanging from our front door. (When I’m at home, I mean.)
(Boy do I need to wipe down that doorjamb.)
Moments after I snapped that picture, I caught a pickpocket in the act. Crime scene photo is blurry because the culprit moves fast.
Caught redhanded, she is filled with remorse. Or not.
“Wook! I foundit my money!”
Not so fast there, missy, I might need that to buy a new bag at some point.
The sight of the new bag, the famous life-altering Comic-Con bag, will no doubt present an anticlimax after all the hype, but here it is in all its lime green glory.
What can I say? It had me at curling kitty cat tail.
And also: green.
The Heather bag holds my keys, phone, wallet, sunglasses, rosary, Tic-tacs (because to my dismay, I cannot find Certs ANYWHERE in San Diego; what’s up with that?), my notebook, and a pen.
The green bag holds the Heather bag! And some diapers and wipes, and (right now) several packages of Smarties, and (when I need it to, which is often) Wonderboy’s medical file, and more pens, and yesterday there was one of Rilla’s shoes, but I don’t know anything about that. And ooh, just now when I was looking to see what it holds, I found half a package of Mentos. Score.
Now if you’ll excuse me, I have to go wash down my door.
Jamie says:
LOVE the curly kitty! Totally irresistable.
Can’t decide which bag I like better.
maybe flowers for spring and summer and kitty for winter and fall š
On August 3, 2008 at 4:41 pm
Tracy says:
They are both beautiful! Love the green!
On August 3, 2008 at 4:52 pm
Alice Gunther says:
At last, something to help get you noticed! How relieved you must feel!
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On August 3, 2008 at 4:55 pm
Anna says:
I haven’t seen Certs in years. I can’t believe they’re a regional thing, but maybe so!
Cute bag, but I have to admit it’s not my weakness. I’m more of a shoe girl.
On August 3, 2008 at 5:22 pm
patience says:
Both bags are gorgeous in their own way. Neither detracts from the other; infact, as they can not each serve the same purpose, buying the second was very wise and one might even say necessary.
On August 3, 2008 at 6:14 pm
Sarah N. says:
I love both bags. The kitty is adorable and the flowers are so spring-y and happy. I’m a huge fan of my Timbuk 2 tote bag that can go from laptop bag to diaper bag in a flash but it’s no where near and cool and pretty and these. And Rilla is too cute. I love top of the head pony tails!
On August 4, 2008 at 2:21 am
Beck says:
Hee! She’s so cute.
My Girl was sitting with me when I clicked on your page and she was very concerned about the money Rilla was holding. It has no colours, you see.
On August 4, 2008 at 6:15 am
Toni says:
When we went to comic-con two years ago I bought the exact same bag in teal. I also bought a smaller red one that I used until it fell apart. I LOVE my big bag, I use it as a carry on when we travel, when we aren’t traveling it holds all of my spinning wheel supplies. I can’t wait to go back and get another small purse.
On August 4, 2008 at 7:31 am
Isabella says:
I love the kitty on the green bag. And your flower bag is so cute too! Rilla is always cute!
On August 4, 2008 at 3:42 pm
kristen says:
Great green bag!! I suggest hard time for that pick-pocket!
On August 5, 2008 at 3:47 am
Melissa Wiley says:
LOL Kristen–“great green bag” sounds like the opening of a picture book. š
In the great green bag
There was a cellular phone
And a box of mints
And fifty-two cents
And seven receipts
And a package of treats
And a stray Life Saver all alone
And diapers and wipes
And what’s that? Oh cripes!
The remnants, now mush,
Of things from that bush…
Some kind of berry
Stains like a cherry
My keys are all coated
But oh how she gloated
When she filled up this pocket!
This bag?
I should lock it.
On August 5, 2008 at 6:48 am
Melissa Wiley says:
And p.s., yes, this post begs a mention of the delightful picture book called The Big Green Pocketbook by Candice Ransome, illustrated by Felicia Bond. A family favorite around here since Jane and I discovered it through Before Five in a Row about ten years ago!
On August 5, 2008 at 7:09 am
MelanieB says:
What fun! I can recite all of Goodnight Moon by heart–what mother can’t? I love the great green bag version!
I’ll have to check out The Big Green Pocketbook. We love If You Give a Mouse a Cookie.
On August 5, 2008 at 7:54 am
Sarah N. says:
Great poem. I can just see the contents of the great green bag š
The Big Green Pocketbook is a favorite at my house too!
On August 5, 2008 at 4:29 pm
Theresa says:
Then Rilla came peeking
some treats she was seeking
and though mommy locked it
she opened the pocket
she saw the red berries
and giggled so merry
“These look just dandy
I foundit some candy”
with a smile and a wink
face and fingers all pink
she ate up the mush
off of some kind of bush
Mommy saw and was worried
called daddy all hurried
“The berries so yummy
will they hurt her tummy?”
Meanwhile Rose and sweet Jane
had a plan that was sane
they took out their field guide
and within it the girls spied
The name of those berries
so red just like cherries
They were raspberries, Yay!
Nature study saves the day!
On August 5, 2008 at 5:10 pm
Angi says:
Theresa – that was adorable!
I too am a bag-a-holic. New bags and new crayons, my weaknesses.
On August 5, 2008 at 5:18 pm
Patricia says:
You bought the bag! I had to come out of lurkdom as soon as I saw that you bought the very bag that I was recently eyeing!
I’ve been lurking and loving your blog for months now; I found Beauty That Moves via Soulemama a month or so ago, and have been hanging out there as well. So what a crazy coincidence to see two of my favorite Bloglined blogs connected so unexpectedly! Right on your (dirty) doorknob!
I don’t begrudge you the bag. Clearly, your bag-lust moved you to buy faster than mine did. But I do begrudge your ability to write while raising five–and counting–kids. Wow. I’ve got just three, and it still takes me months to crank out an essay. And my doors are dirty too…
On August 6, 2008 at 10:10 pm
Melissa Wiley says:
Screamingly funny sequel, Theresa!!! LOL LOL LOL
On August 7, 2008 at 7:44 pm