I want to meet you! And I have a plan…
This Saturday I will be flying home to Willows, and then on to Merida, Mexico to spend Easter with Chelsea.
The last time I was home it was late Autumn. The photo is of my childhood home. It will always be home to me.
I WANT TO MEET YOU….
Where and When…. if you can:
On March 28th, from 5 to 8 pm Natucket in Chico, California will be having an Open House in my honor and YOU are invited to come. An informal "How are you" kind of thing. I am a bit nervous that only my mom, brother Marty and French Husband will show up, so PLEASE come if you can. I would love to meet you.
So what is it?
Who do you think should win the most original response????
Kit who wrote, "My guess is that it contained an early form of Tippex, or correction fluid. Paper was expensive back then and you couldn't waste a sheet just because you blotted the page. So you just dabbed a little fluid from your silver phial and the page was as good as new instantly."
Allison who wrote, "I've been watching old reruns of Mission Impossible lately so forgive me if my imagination is running wild. Yes, it may look like a perfume vial but it is actually for secret agents to use to carry their secret tonics, as the beautiful woman spy is seducing the evil bad guy. She pulls out the silver bottle of "perfume" to apply delicately to her neck when, wham-o, she actually pricks the applicator stick into the neck of the bad guy, filling him with a paralyzingly agent or truth serum, or whatever her orders were. As he falls into a hypnotic state, she nonchalantly screws the top back on, gathers her belongings, and leaves, as her colleagues, the male spies, enter to gather intelligence…before leaving, though, she looks into a zinc framed mirror to apply lipstick and comb her hair…she winks at her reflection…perfect…"
and the third
Penny who wrote, "Of course, it must be, is it not an ear wick? The vial contains oil and is kept warm by the touch of a gloved hand. When too much face powder gets into one's ear, a delicate twist, dip, and slip of the wick into one's ear provides instant de-waxing while at the opera or whenever a sweet nothing is whispered."
Little Bad Wolf who wrote, "It is a poppy seed applicator for when bakeries are stingy with what they put on their bagels. my grandfather never left home without an identical one."
George wrote, "It is called "'Gentle Touch' in a Bottle". There was a time when women were always expected to behave genteelly. However, sometimes, if a woman was in the presence of, say, a rival or individual who irritated her at a party or large function, she could quickly pull out the bottle insert and poke her unknowing irritant(s) when they weren't looking. She would then quickly replace the insert back into the bottle. If anyone asked or suspected her of the "crime", all they would see was her holding what appeared to be a perfume bottle. The nudity on the bottle is a clue to the naughtiness of the bottle's true purpose."
Laurie SF wrote: "Ravaged by war, he reached into the pocket of his grey wool army coat and found comfort with a vile. With all his men dead or vanished. The vile was like a voluptuous pillow. It gave him tenderness and human comfort. Leaning against the damp, trench wall. He closed his eyes and dreamt of her."
Gail who wrote: "I think it contained oil/wax for men to put on their moustaches, then they could curl the whiskers around the 'wand' to get the perfect curl!"
The correct answer was answered by:
Monica who nabbed it with,
"I believe it is a kohl container and applicator. That is, the kohl, or eye liner powder was held in the silver container and the wand which was inserted into the powder filled container was then applied to the eye, which closed around the wand and allowed both the upper and lower part of the eye to have a dark line on the inside. Then you put on mascara and voila! The most sulferous eyes in town, meet me in the casbah."
and
Jennifer, also I think you should win too because it is one in the same, Jennifer wrote "I think it is a bottle that held black paint or something to paint a beauty mark on a woman's face. The applicator tip made the perfect size mark!"
Thank you, all of you who responded! I appreciate your enthusiasm. Jennifer and Monica send me your address and I will send you something old and charming from the French Brocante. And tomorrow whoever has the most votes in the comment Section for the most creative answer I will send them something too.
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