It's Easter Sunday

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Well, it's Easter Sunday here in New Zealand.  In attempting a power walk this morning, I passed St Aidan's church.  There was a mingle of people outside, and they all smiled and waved at me, calling out "Happy Easter!"

And I was in a lovely mood for the rest of the day.

My mother used to tell me how on Easter Sunday, people in their thousands would promenade around Oriental Bay in Wellington in their best clothes.  Of course, the women were wearing Easter bonnets.

Wouldn't it be great if we could do this once more?  I would love to wear a posh titfer and parade around Oriental Bay. People parade in casual attire around Oriental Bay now in summer weekends, but let's take it up a notch,  yes,  dress in our Sunday best, have a true Easter Sunday promenade again?

One of my favourite old movies is "Easter Parade".  The song "In your Easter Bonnet" sung by Judy Garland and Fred Astaire is great;  they truly promenade.

Talking baby-talk to animals

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There was a little dog tied up outside a shop.  I bent down to talk to it:

"Hello, darling.  Aren't you beautiful?  You are such a gorgeous widdle doggie-woggie. If all the little-bitty doggie-woggies were placed in a row, you would be the most lovely-wuvly-"

A shopper passed me.  She smiled indulgently.  Immediately, I got all embarrassed.

"Am I the only person in the world who talks baby-talk to puppies?" I said.

"We all do it, dear," said the woman.

And this got me thinking.  What is it that makes us talk so silly?  When I had my beautiful cat, StarGirl, I would come home from work, calling out, "I'm home, Sweetie-pie...."  

Oh dear. 

One of my favourite tunes from the wonderful Judy Garland/Fred Astaire movie "Easter Parade"  is "Snookey Ookums" where the two sing in baby-talk.

Well if Garland and Astaire can sing like that to each other, I can most certainly croon to any passing animal I come across.  So - new resolution - from now on I am going to proudly hold my head up high as I chatter away in baby-talk.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=co_70AlyB0k

Above is a link to a short three-song medley from "Easter Parade" featuring "Snookey Ookums" which is the middle song.

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