Origins of The Grinning Cheshire Cat

I read all of the possibilities here. I'm going with this one. The carving at St. Wilfrid's Church:
In the Cheshire village of Grappenhall, there’s a church that has stood since the 12th century, where Lewis Carroll’s father, a vicar, used to preach and the young Carroll often visited. A carving of a grinning cat peeks out from above the church’s main entrance. One assumes the adornment would have left a deep impression on the little boy’s imagination.
Thanks Catster...that was an interesting article.

The Queen of Hearts Pug

Just in case you ever wondered what a $300 Halloween costume for a dog looks like, here it is! via Halloween Hounds



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Hermes Window Displays In Milan

Hermes Paper Window Displays
Milan, Italy ~ Via della Spiga is considered to be one of the best locations for shopping and elegance in the world. This busy Milan street is lined with Victorian architecture filled with posh boutiques and cafes. The Hermes windows are attracting a lot of attention right now. Their fantasy displays are inspired by fables and fairy tales with a series of intricate and colorful 3-D paper animals coming out of gilded frames from a background of black and white storybook illustrations! Click on the link to see all of the windows. I love the Rabbit from Alice in Wonderland the best.

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The Real Alice In Wonderland

The Real Alice In Wonderland - 25 Pictures
Before Alice ever set foot in Wonderland, there was Alice Liddell, the 10-year-old friend of an eccentric, stuttering lecturer in mathematics who would later find fame as a writer, under the name Lewis Carroll.
(Pictured: 6-year-old Alice Liddell in costume 1858.)
Photo: Lewis Carroll/Getty Images

Following the White Rabbit.

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Alice in Wonderland Illustrated Quote by Lewis Carroll

Vintage illustrations from Life Magazine ©Time.




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