That Whole Easter Bunny Thing

Let me get this straight.



Easter eggs come from Easter bunnies.



Not chickens.



But they don't necessarily lay the eggs.



That's a job for Easter chickens.



Easter bunnies just deliver the eggs.



But there's a shelf life on eggs.



So the Easter Bunny must get special eggs that don't decompose, and deliver them very quickly.



Otherwise, he is turned to chocolate.  Or hematite.



Okay.  I hope you finally understand.




Easter bunnies, Easter eggs, and assorted Easter goodies can be found here and here and here and all along the bunny trail.

A CHARMing Contest

Want to win a charm?  "Oh, that will happen when pigs fly," you say.

Good news.

They're flying.



To enter, all you have to do is leave a comment and tell me how you use my charms, or how you would use one of my charms.  A charm bracelet?  A zipper pull?  A tiny petting zoo?  A shrine?



Leave your comment below.  And a way to contact you.



(For those of you who read me on networked blogs or on the Hive, please come over to the "real blog" (http://cornerstoregoddessjewelry.blogspot.com/) and leave your comment.



On April 4th, at 6 PM PST, Uncle Buck will pull a winner from the list of comment-ees.



(No, that's not Uncle Buck.  That's a dog charm.)



(And that's an angel.)

The lucky winner wins a lucky charm.  (One of mine.  Not the cereal.)

You can see more charms, for inspiration, right here.

So get CHARMed!



(Yes, that's Uncle Buck... looking for leprechauns.)

The Hare and the Elixir of Immortality

In both the Chinese and Japanese culture, the hare (Chinese, Tu; Japanese, Usagi) is sacred to the moon, where the Taoists believe it lives, mixing together the ingredients that form the elixir of life, or longevity.  

In the Chinese culture, the greatest desire is long life, which prolongs  enjoyment of this world's goods, and ensures receiving the respect paid to old age in a country governed by the maxims of Confucius. Longevity is therefore the first and greatest of the Woo Fuh or " Five Blessings." 

 Legend tells us that the rabbit's fur turns white at the age of 100, and blue at the age of 500.  

When the Chinese goddess Ch'ang-O drank too much of the magical elixir, she floated away to live on the moon, too light to return to earth.  

Year of the Rabbit charm can be found here.  Ch'ang-O can be found on the moon.

Sea Turtles on a (Nearly) Wordless Wednesday

Sea Turtlemania.

I Think I'll Call Him "Spot"

I found a fine Dalmatian
Wandering by the railroad station
But he led me to frustation
When I asked his derivation.



Was he white with black spot-ation,
Or a study in gradation
From his black to his gray-ation
Then to white on his fur-ation?



(Object of my consternation)

Three Nine Mice

Nine Mice


by Jack Prelutsky

Nine Mice on tiny tricycles

went riding on the ice,


they rode in spite of warning signs,


they rode despite advice
 The signs were right, 

the ice was thin,


in half a trice, 

the mice fell in,


and from their chin down to their toes

those mice entirely froze.



Nine mindless mice, who paid the price,


are thawing slowly by the ice


still sitting on their tricycles
...

nine white and shiny micicles

Micicles without icicles... Quite niceicles!