Atlanta Parade, 1972 A young Rachel Lane, 5, dressed in a solid royal blue sequin baton twirling costume and carrying two batons, was captured by White House photographers during a parade in Atlanta in October 1972. Nixon and the First Lady were on the campaign trail...
How To Trim A Hoop Baton, etc. Check out these beautiful pictures of Bridgy twirling her hoop baton on the sideline at the McGuinness Homecoming game on September 21, 2023. The theme of the game was "gold out" so we trimmed her hoop baton with this amazing gold...
It was a joy-filled morning as my daughter Bridgette marched in the Stockyards City Cowboy Christmas Parade in Oklahoma City. It was her first parade. Since she is so young, we all escorted her including her super awesome brother Sullivan who rode his hover-board and...
The circus, the big top will come down one last time this May on Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey. The iconic, 146-year-old circus will shutter operations for good citing high costs and declining tickets sales. Also, they're blaming the elephants. In May, they...
This is kinda scary, friends. I've reached that age where I'm starting to once again want dolls. At least of the Topper Dawn variety. Topper Dawn Majorette Dolls via Virgin-Archer on Flickr This is Kip the Majorette, a 6 1/2 inch doll by Topper Dawn. I mentioned in a...
For the Yamboree Queen Teri Smith, Yamboree Queen 1984 My mom recently made a trip to California. Before she left I sent her an email. I had something pressing I wanted to tell her: Dearest Mom, I'm glad you've been with me all these years. October Orange If I try...