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I forgot about this one. It was hidden in a folder. It's about the day we moved, it rained that day, we even had a small hailstorm. It's not common in California. The baby was moving in my belly and the plum trees were blossoming.

Yesterday some of you described what they were wearing when they were little and I found that really inspiring, I made some doddles while rocking my son...So here is a question:

What was your favorite look when you were a child?

L'autre jour le voisin a elague son bananier, la poubelle debordait de feuilles immenses, je trouve cela tres exotique. Moi j'ai un citronnier dans mon jardin...

Dites hier  vous avez commence a raconter vos souvenirs de robelettes, j'ai trouve cela tres mignon et j'ai commence a faire quelques images (bon, 2 croquis, en bercant Bebe Joli) sur ce que cela m'a inspire.
Donc question :  quelle etait votre  tenue preferee quand vous etiez petit(e)?
J'attends vos commentaires avec impatience.

Moi c'etait une robe a smocks en vichy rouge et blanc, avec des manches ballon. Je l'aimais tellement que ma maman a refait la meme  3 fois pendant que je grandissais.

Tirelire, tirela

La suite:

"Sainte Nitouche"would stand for "Sissi"
and "cruchotte" is not an insult, but "cruche" ( pot) stand for " stupid"
The insults I used in these illustrations are not really nasty or even rude.

Je me souviens quand j'etais petite (dans les annees 70), ma maman detestait ces robes trop courtes parcequ'on ne pouvait pas s'amuser, courir, escalader, sans montrer sa culotte. 

Moi j'avais des robes plus longues, na ( et la meme pour ma poupee, la classe)

Les pois sont rouges

Ⓒdel4yo-Delphine Doreau 2007

OK , mauvais jeu de mot...

This post in French is a very bad pun. Sorry.

Our theme for April is dot

And there is more...

Soon.

Quoi je fais dans le teasing? Allons, allons.

Les petites filles modeles

"Modele"in French, has 2 meanings : mannequin and best example.
What they are saying to eachother are insults, but not really rude ones:
"brat" says one, and "show off" answers the other.
"Andouille" is a kind of sausage, we use it as an insult to say "fool" or "dingbat"
"courgette" ( zucchini) is not really an insult, but "courge" (squash) is an insult meaning "idot". Courgette can be used as "small idiot", in a cute way.

Ⓒdel4yo-Delphine Doreau 2007

En attendant bebe

On my last weeks of pregnancy I used to spend some time at Sugar Lump Coffe Lounge . I have a thing for mid century design, and it's in my neighboorhood. They were kind with me and didn't mind that I seat while I was waiting in the line.
They  have some vintage magazines I found very inspirational...I'll show you the result next time.

Ⓒdel4yo-Delphine Doreau 2007

Il y a de tres vieux journaux des annees 60 dans un cafe du coin ou j'ai passe pas mal de temps quand mon bidou etait euh...plus gros que moi. Ca m'a inspire une ou deux illustrations que je vous montrerais bientot!

And now for something completely different

I forgot to post the complete picture :

Ⓒdel4yo-Delphine Doreau 2007

Ca je me suis bien amusee avec celle-la!

Toutes mes pensees aujourd'hui vont vers une jeune maman, felicitations!

Lil'socks

On leur pardonne a ces petites chaussettes? Mmmmh...Oui
Les pieds du fiston quand il tete.

My son's feet when being fed. Little socks can be cute, too.

Ⓒdel4yo-Delphine Doreau 2007