Witty & Wise Ties, Trivia & Lies
And she knows how to brandish Neckwear o’ the Day. I wanna put up some pix in The Tie Room, and I’m thinking I might go strictly Dietrich. I say that, but I’m sure the room won’t feel right if I don’t have at least one Katharine Hepburn print, too. And maybe a print of a colorful clown with an outlandish bow tie. Everything can’t be black and white.
The new-to-this-earth Susanna Rue Crane—with help from her dad and her older sister, Felicity—graces us with her head Bow Tie o’ the Day, in the midst of her bigly stretch. And just who are these people? That’ll take some ‘splainin.’
I’ve mentioned before that by the time I came along, my siblings were well on their way to being out the door. I was solo most of the time. When I wanted some sound and fury and sibling-like entertainment, I made my way to Lucille and Dan Hansen’s house, where their kids were always engaged in some road show or another. We were in the same ward for most of my kidhood. Becky was my softball coach, and we talked about plays and poetry. David and I were forever trying to out-circus each other. Kathleen was more stoic, but had just the right amount of troublemaker in her. She was a real pal. Peggy was the last of that particular Hansen clan. She’s younger than yours truly, and I mostly remember her as an audience to whatever David and I, or Kathleen and I, schemed to do. (Hmmmmm. Note to self: I must write about some of my Hansen stories. Soon.)
Flash forward. So Peggy Hansen created her own family, and her oldest is named Becca. Are ya with me? So then Becca and her hubby created Felicity. And now—they’ve created Susanna Rue for us to coo about.
When I told Suzanne someone I’ve never actually met was having a new baby, Suzanne got craft-excited and thought, “BLANKET!” And then when I told her the new baby has an imaginative older sister they call Miss Fliss, Suzanne got craft-excited again, and thought, “ANOTHER BLANKET!” She immediately got to work with her crochet hooks.
I see Miss Fliss chose the arrow blanket for herself, leaving the elephant blanket for Susanna Rue. You follow your arrow, Miss Fliss! You and Susanna Rue are now officially stars on TIE O’ THE DAY. You are both welcome to appear on a post any time you wish.
