End of the Clowns...

No, I don't mean it literally, although I get the feeling most of the world does not love a clown!  Seems most people loathe them and are afraid of them.  I, personally, think they are just unfunny, or worse, pathetic.  I won't name names of famous clowns that were just that, but the only clown who wasn't really a clown but did a terrific job of being a clown: Carol Burnett.   As a kid we watched her weekly variety show and she was hilarious, no matter what she did.  What a talent and creative woman! 

Speaking of clowns though I do love the song "Send In The Clowns", written by Stephen Sondheim in 1973, and performed by numerous artists and was featured on Broadway and other venues throughout the years is a sad bit, but beautiful just the same.  "Maybe there ought to be clowns.... quick send in the clowns, don't bother, maybe they're already here...."  there's a few different versions of this verse but I chose this one.  My favorite singers of this song being Judy Collins and Barbra Streisand.

Finishing up the ESN theme of the week for "clown" I found the perfect clown at Bargain Express who depicts  the sadness (or scariness) (which actually scares the hell out of me!)  Please enjoy this lovely clown and all the other clownish items at my fellow ESN store merchants.  They have great stuff! 

French Toast on Sunday Morning

Today is ESN's final day of blogging about breakfast.  I had to take my car in early for an oil change today, so I had popcorn and coffee (hey, that's all they offered at the car place!).  Certainly not the breakfast of champions but it got me to thinking of what I'll make over the week-end.  And I thought about making some great french toast on Sunday morning and how my mom made it when I was a kid and all the wonderful smells and taking the bread out of the breadbox.  The bread was so fresh! Well, Eccentric Thrifter has a terrific old fashioned bread box for sale that conjures up memories of childhood.  Isn't this great? You can see this and other vintage items at her store.  So stop by and have a look at all her cool stuff!

 Kamenstein Roll Top Bread Box