Freckles
The other day I was shopping. Buying a watch actually.
Copper colored with a thin mesh strap and a soft brown face – quite pretty and delicate – guess what it looks fine on my freckled wrist!
This brings me to the most interesting part of the purchase - When I finished buying the watch the sales girl – a pretty 20 something brunette with a splash of freckles on her face – says to me – ‘do you like your freckles?’
Oops I forgot I had them for a minute.
And then we talked – like two of a lost tribe – the Scottish freckle tribe- and I said well – I didn’t like them as a child, but I’m rather fond of them now. She felt the same way.
Somehow, she says, I feel I share something in common with other freckle faces.
When I see somebody with freckles, I feel they will be friendly to me. We have something in common. Some genetic pull, some immediate interest and attraction to each other.
I thought it was sweet. And kind of true.
What do you think?
April
posted by April Cornell @ 2:39 PM
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4 Comments:
I love my freckles too - now it's fun to see my littlest grandgirl Lucy getting freckles. They definately come from my daughters side of the family. I remember them running together as a teen and looking very tan.
Here's to the Freckled people of the world! I'm sad that April Cornell is no longer in Fashion Island, Newport Beach, CA.
Hi April. I just ran across an older book of yours, published 1997, in a second hand store and I thoroughly have enjoyed going through it. Your drawings, sense of design, your home, all these things are so beautiful.
sandy
Love my freckles.. though for a long time I had one on my lip.. and everyone kept saying.. "Miss, you have something on your lip." Finally I had it checked out.. and had it removed.. but I kept all the rest of them... Now my daughter--also a redhead has them..
We, too, feel like a special tribe!
Just discovered your clothing and blog. WOW! IT's everything I have ever been looking for, I just placed an order. Hopefully it will fit as I am a size 16/18 and XL was the largest. If not it will give me an incentive. Okay about FRECKLES. I have them too and did not like them as a child but now as a Mommy of three they have become my friends over the years and I am rather fond of them. Phallin Marie
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