The old curio shop
Today dear readers we start off by visiting Josephines curio shop, to purchase her entire stock of abandoned farthingale hoops. Josephine smile said it all. She had never in a million years believed that she would sell the remaining stock from her great great granddads factory.
Selling five hundred farthingale hoops at one dollar each, not only emptied an entire room, but the cash would allow her to repair her mother’s old jalopy. To drive it up the town high street with brightly coloured ribbons in her hair. Flamboyant and exuberant it might be, but that is our Josephine.
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She has flare!
That she has Tannille
Great character, Michael
I am glad to hear that, thank you Neil
Josephine sounds like a cool lady
She is getting cooler by the minute, thank you sir
Do you think she’s kept just one as a keepsake? Like the picture of her driving with ribbons in her hair, loving life!
She certainly loves life,
Big win for Josephine today! 🙂
That is so true. Thank you Iain
Dear Michael,
Good for Josephine. She sounds like a fascinating person.
Shalom,
Rochelle
Thank you Rochelle, if I can allow Josephine to develop she will be happy
You had me at the Dickens-inspired title.
Flamboyant and exuberant are usually fun attributes. She’s also responsible, which should give Josephine a nice balance.
Josephine and I are very pleased to read your comment, thank you
Did anyone else look up “farthingale”? I thought I knew, and I was correct, but it makes the story come alive to think of all those ladies who used to wear them. Great story 🙂
I did not myself ‘consciously’ recall the term farthingale… One of the pleasures with writing, is to undertake research in an attempt to not make factual errors… It is hard to imagine the sheer amount of material needed to utilise farthingale hoops to their full affect.
Yes, literally yards and yards, depending on the size of the farthingale. And how deep the pockets of the one paying for all that fabric 🙂
Thank you Granonine
She sounds like a vibrant and interesting lady.
I am grateful to read your feedback, I am wondering if I may let her character develop,
i also Googled farthingdale and now the story makes even more sense! A delightful tale about a fun-loving lady.
Here’s my story!.
Google has its uses… I was so pleased to read your feedback, thank you Keith
Today seems to be a good day for Josephine. Let her smile and enjoy.
Smile she will,
Love the snazzy character you created. Like Keith, I looked up farthingale hoops. Great little detail. =)
I loved the term snazzy, thank you Brenda
A good character study, Michael. Those hoops would be antiques now. Theaters would probably buy them for costumes also if they weren’t too fragile. Or it could have been a kindness to Josephine. 🙂 — Suzanne
Thank you for such a kind comment, it is appreciated