I have an apple patch on my jeans. It’s in memory of the little girl I once was. The girl who believed new sneakers made her run faster and apple patches were the coolest ever.
That same girl was made fun of for her fruity style. Eventually, she stopped wearing things that made her feel good from inside out. Instead, she wore what she thought was appropriate, accepted. So, I sewed an apple patch on my jeans to send that little girl some love.
Happily, these days I spend less time hurting and more time reminiscing about the times she was brave or totally free.
Like when she stepped up to the biggest bully in school and said he should pick on someone his own size. (Not exactly wise, but still brave.)
Or when she climbed to the top of a tree and sang Just a Spoonful of Sugar as loud as she could with hopes of being “discovered.”
Or all those Saturdays when she and her sister choreographed elaborate dance numbers to Neil Diamond’s The Jazz Singer in their living room.
Whenever the memory of Little Sherry crawls onto my lap and whispers her fears, I smile and remind her how very cool she was. Then I whisper back with all the confidence my age affords me, “Now we can wear whatever the heck we want.”
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Linking up with the lovely Patti for Visible Monday at Not Dead Yet Style.
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Forever in Blue Jeans was one of may favourite ‘dance on the chair with a fake microphone’ songs.
You may like this. I have a book that goes into great depth on foods and their properties. Among other attributes ‘apples connect us with a sense of sanctuary. They are ideal to eat when we feel depressed, alienated, invalid, powerless, useless or worthless. Their energetic nature helps you to attract happier and brighter things.’
I think we all need to applique an apple to our jeans. Well done!
Forever in Blue Jeans is a great one, Sue! Neil had so many great “hairbrush-as-microphone” songs.
I LOVE the characteristics of apples you quoted from your book. Both my apple patch and apples in general make me feel happy and brighter! Apple patches for everyone! 💕
Oh, what a lovely read that was, Sherry. There’s things I could tell little Ann as well, having the advantage of hindsight, life experience and confidence. Although I was never bullied, I was never one of the popular kids either, feeling as if I didn’t really belong. An apple patch on my jeans would have seemed the epitome of coolness for me and would have made me feel good from the inside out as well. xxx
It always surprises me when I hear that other people had a similar experience to mine growing up–drawn to creative things like apple patches, but always feeling outside of everybody else. It makes me wonder if we had somehow known each other back then if things would have been different, or would we have been able to actually see the connections we shared. At least we know each other now. We can share our experiences and connect across the globe!
Hugs,
Sherry
I can just see you singing in the tree! LOL I love that you did that.
And here I thought only my sister and I were the ones making dance routines to Neil Diamond. Ha ha! Our favourite was Cracklin’ Rosie though.
It’s always good to remember just how much you’ve grown.
Suzanne
http://www.suzannecarillo.com
Oh my gosh! I knew we were separated at birth–or something! Ha ha ha! Cracklin’ Rosie was a good song to dance to. It was in our line-up as well, along with Barry Manilow’s “Copacabana” and Kool and the Gang’s “Celebration”! We may have to have a dance party at our next meetup!
Hugs,
Sherry
This post is so fresh and clean and I can even smell the orchard and hear bees. I love that!! Thank you.
Now *I* can smell the orchard and hear the bees! And it’s apple season now, so I bet it’s a busy orchard!
Ironing happy patches onto a recently purchased pair of Levi shorts coveralls made me feel like the joyful 11 year old that got her first denim short skirt – 45 years ago.
I’m happy to know I’m not the only one who does things like that🌞
We are happy-patch friends! Ha ha! It’s fun to discover others who get so much joy out of these relatively small things.💕💕💕
Thank you for this, Sherry! I want to hang out with your inner child, and with your grown-up beautiful self. Apples forever! xox
Apples forever!!! And hugs galore. 💕💕💕
This is the best post!! We should embrace our inner child any way we like.
XOOX
Jodie
Thank you, Jodie! I totally agree!