Friday, April 1, 2011

April Pleasures

Let's lure Springtime from her hidy-hole, shall we?  This is walking attire from April, 1807....

Now this dress is from the Spring of 1894. She's ready for our chilly temps now as well....perhaps spring has always been this cold?
Either of these delights would do well with our current sprinkling of snow...how I wish it was an April Fool's prank! Alas...Mother Nature is the only one teasing around here.

If I could wave a magic wand, April first would look like this...

And I would choose one of these lovely frocks...
to wear on my way to tea.
Courtesy of Little Sooti .  http://littlesooti.blogspot.com/   What a lovely blog!
And to top it all off, perfectly practical sandals to tiptoe through the tulips.... ;)
 
 So.... how are you welcoming April?

10 comments:

High Street Cottage said...

Hi Gillian, I'm welcoming Spring by turning on the air conditioning! Lol, it's been a bit warm today, although it promises to cool a bit, and tomorrow and Sunday. What a pretty table setting you're sharing today, and I'm certain either dress will look amazing on you! Thank you for stopping by my blog, I am now one of your followers, hugs, tami

Gillian Layne said...

Tami, I think your blog is a delight. Thanks so much for stopping by! :)

Ann-Marie ~ Brambly said...

Gillian,

I'm welcoming spring by throwing open my doors and windows. Tonight, I had to put the screen in my bedroom window. Just a week ago we had a snow storm, now we're sweating. I am so delighted spring is here. Have a beautiful weekend.

Ann-Marie

Gillian Layne said...

Enjoy those spring breezes, Ann-Marie. :)

dee dee said...

I like the way you celebrate and wish Spring into being! Brightly colored dresses, an outdoor tea.... how delightful!
dee dee

Unknown said...

I've been welcoming spring and the longer daylight hours by taking my son and our dog on walks after I get home from work. I love this time of year!

Gillian Layne said...

Thanks, Dee Dee!

Rachelle, I love those long spring walks. :)

Glynis Peters said...

Spring arrived in Cyprus with warm breezes and lighter nights. Bliss.

The weeds have sprung forth. So guess what I am doing?

Donnell Ann Bell said...

Gillian, I'm always late, What gorgeous flowers and dresses. Happy Spring to you!

Anonymous said...

Your job as a future mother is to learn the god's ways and to help your child understand despite the negative reinforcement and conditioning of today's society. Without consciousous parents the child will have no hope, and may even exaserbate their disfavor by becoming corrupted in today's environment.
Your ultimate goal is to fix your relationship wiith the gods and move on. You don't want to be comfortable here, and the changes in Western society in the last 100 years has achieved just that.
1000 years with Jesus is the consolation prize. Don't be deceived into thinking that is the goal.

The gods tempt people for which they are most weak. Artificial Intelligence will create desire in people's minds for the following sins:::
1. Alcohol
2. Drugs
3. Preditory "earning"
4. Homosexuality
5. Gambling
6. Something for nothing/irresponsibility (xtianity)
7. Polygamy/superiority over women/misogyny (Islam)
Much like the other prophets Mohhamed (polygamy/superiority over women/misogyny) and Jesus (forgiveness/savior), the gods use me for temptation as well. In today's modern society they feel people are most weak for popular culture/sensationalism, and the clues date back to WorldWarII and Unit731:TSUSHOGO, the Chinese Holocaust.
It has been discussed that, similar to the Matrix concept, the gods will offer a REAL "Second Coming of Christ", while the "fake" Second Coming will come at the end and follow New Testiment scripture and their xtian positioning. I may be that real Second Coming.
What I teach is the god's true way. It is what is expected of people, and only those who follow this truth will be eligible to ascend into heaven as children in a future life. They offered this event because the masses have just enough time to work on and fix their relationship with the gods and ascend, to move and grow past Planet Earth, before the obligatory xtian "consolation prize" of "1000 years with Jesus on Earth" begins.

The Prince of Darkness, battling the gods over the souls of the Damned.
It is the gods who have created this environment and led people into Damnation with temptation. The god's positioning proves they work to prevent people's understanding.
How often is xtian dogma wrong? Expect it is about the Lucifer issue as well.
The fallen god, fighting for justice for the disfavored, banished to Earth as the fallen angel?
I believe much as the Noah's Flood event, the end of the world will be initiated by revelry among the people. It will be positioned to be sanctioned by the gods and led for "1000 years with Jesus on Earth".
In light of modern developments this can entail many pleasures:::Medicine "cures" aging, the "manufacture" of incredible beauty via cloning as sex slaves, free (synthetic) cocaine, etc.
Somewhere during the 1000 years the party will start to "die off", literally. Only those who maintain chaste, pure lifestyles, resisting these temptations, will survive the 1000 years. Condemned to experience another epoch of planet's history for their ignorant pursuit of xtianity, they will be the candidates used to (re)colonize (the next) Planet Earth, condemned to relive the misery experienced by the peasantry during history due to their failure to ascend into heaven before the Apocalypse.
Never forget:::It is not a house of Jesus.
If this concept of Lucifer is true another role of this individual may be to initiate disfavor and temptation among this new poulation, the proverbial "apple" of this Garden of Eden. A crucial figure in the history of any planet, he begins the process of deterioration and decay that leads civilizations to where Planet Earth remains today.
Which one is it? Probably both:::
One transitions into the other, allowing the gods to wash their hands of obligation to their Chosen One.
Shame.
You are faced with a lifetime to work and prepare for your next chance. Too many will waste this time working, etc.