Category: Ties

If Wonder Woman wore a bow tie, this Bow Tie o’ the Day would be it. Here is my Wonder Woman journal, in which I write Mom’s tales and swashbuckling adventures. Mom is indeed the real Wonder Woman. Just watch her stop bullets with her bracelets sometime. And her invisible plane flies lickety-split. But perhaps she and her new hip now need an invisible walker. ✈️

Bow Tie o’ the Day #2 saved the day! Again! Suzanne and I were walking up a hill when I felt a rock in my shoe. Pink Bow Tie offered to assist me in removing the annoyance, and look at what Bow Tie took out of my shoe! 😮 Some pebbles are bigger than others, I guess. ⛰

Bow Tie o’ the Day #1 gives us some clash fashion by sharing similar colors and patterns of the shirt, but without matching. Not-matching matches my tie soul to its core. Bow Tie and I are pleased to give you an update on Mom and her new hip: She’s somewhat ambulatory. And  she’s sounding like her smart-ass self. She feels so good that all her wrinkles have disappeared. She’s a looker!

Bow Tie o’ the Day got us booted out of the Care Center. While I was yammering away with Mom, Bow Tie grabbed Mom’s wheelchair, and snuck it out of her room. I heard a commotion in the hall, and when I investigated, I saw a herd of nurses trying to wrangle Bow Tie as it sped the wheelchair up the hall and back. I gave Bow Tie THE LOOK, and it came right back—bow hung low in complete contrition. I’m a good forgiver, but Bow Tie is still gonna be grounded.

Good eye, Bow Tie! We had just started our walk when Bow Tie screamed, leapt off my neck, and jumped down to the sidewalk! Look at its discovery: One perfectly round, domed raindrop, just sitting on the surface of a lone leaf on the sidewalk. At first, I thought it was a clear marble. But really, it was a marvel. See how ties can open up the whole world for you!?☔️💧

Bow Tie o’ the Day #1 says “Joyous Father’s Day” to those dads who know being a father is more than providing the swimmers that began the baby process. Bow Tie presents the pillow made out of Dad’s overalls and work shirt–made by Kathi’s grandma. Next to it are my overall-striped shorts for today. (Yes, I’m shorts-less while shooting this photo. No need for you to have that picture in your mind.)

Tie o’ the Day #1 is a lucky bow. Bow Tie got to attend a bridal shower for Jessica Porter, Suzanne’s niece. Jessica is no Bridezilla, that’s fer sure. 👰 From left to right: Suzanne, Jessica, Bow Tie. I guess I’m somewhere there in the crowd too. And hey, check out the next photo, which shows the sidewalk art that greeted guests as they ambled up to the party in the house. See Bow Tie getting up close and personal with the chalk.

It was serendipitous that Bow Tie o’ the Day p.m. was covered in eyeglasses, or it might not have discovered this snail on the sidewalk as–like the pioneer children–we walked and walked and walked and walked and walked through Centerville tonight. Bow Tie was so transfixed by the slimy thing that I didn’t have the heart to tell it the creature was dead. Escargot, anyone? 🐌

Our guest stars on Tie O’ The Day are three of my Moleskine notebooks. They enjoy wearing bow ties. My notebooks have such class. Clearly, I’m rubbing off on their sense of style. Notice, too, that my teeniest notebook chose the biggest bow tie, called a Big Boy. 🖊📓

Bow Tie o’ the Day #2 went for a walkie with us this evening. Some thoughtless canine owner hadn’t cleaned up its mutt’s droppings in the park. Bow Tie jumped right into action with a bag from the Pet Waste Station. My elementary school librarian, Mrs. Crafts, always said to “Leave the library cleaner than you found it.” Bow Tie has learned that it’s a fine idea to follow that rule in nature too. I am so proud o’ my Bow Tie’s adoration of the natural world!