Goodbye

Thank you, the tens of thousands of followers, viewers, and commentators who have been kind enough to devote a few moments of your time over the years to my blog.... but in the words of the King (Alice Through the Looking Glass)

“Begin at the beginning, and go on till you come to the end: then stop.”

"Believe six impossible things before breakfast" - Happy Birthday Alice

“If you don't know where you are going any road can take you there”
― Lewis Carrol, Alice in Wonderland

(Two of the collection of Alice related, hand-painted metal figures I bought in Paris for my grandchildren but will likely never deliver because I was cut off from them four years ago. The pairing in this photo contains a telling metaphor.)

Alice's Adventures in Wonderland (commonly shortened to Alice in Wonderland), published on November 26, 1865, is a novel written by English mathematician Charles Lutwidge Dodgson under the pseudonym Lewis Carroll.

It tells of a girl named Alice falling through a rabbit hole into a fantasy world populated by peculiar, anthropomorphic creatures. The tale plays with logic, giving the story lasting popularity with adults as well as with children. It is considered to be one of the best examples of the literary nonsense genre.

Its narrative course and structure, characters and imagery have been enormously influential^[2] in both popular culture and literature, especially in the fantasy genre..... Wikipedia

Alice in Wonderland and The House of Seven Gables

Went for a lovely walk through Luxemburg Gardens this afternoon and on the way home I found this amazing bookstore on Rue Vaugiard.

 Of course I went in ... and of course I bought a book - two actually.

A 1946 edition of Alice in Wonderland, in French, and an 1896 edition of the House of Seven Gables by Nathaniel Hawthorn of The Scarlet Letter fame.

Fortunately, my grandchildren Zyg and Mila are geniuses so they'll be speaking several languages, including French, by the time they're 12 so reading this edition of Alice will be a breeze.

The Queen of Hearts

The newest addition to my Alice Through the Looking Glass collection which will someday become my grand kid's.

This figure - forged by a craftman in rural France and hand painted in Paris - was purchased from Benjamin at Boutique NOXA, an amazing shop in Place Colette, Paris.