I find people usually comment when one is daring enough to be fashion-forward (as with the not-quite-matching sox) and when one is willing to allow one sock to slip down and wrinkle about the ankle whilst the other is pulled tight to the knee. sock garters almost always guarantee a word or two.
__________________
In Barrie's play and novel, the roles of fairies are brief: they are allies to the Lost Boys, the source of fairy dust and ...They are portrayed as dangerous, whimsical and extremely clever but quite hedonistic.
"Shall I give you a kiss?" Peter asked and, jerking an acorn button off his coat, solemnly presented it to her.
—James Barrie
Wimminfolk they be tricksy. - ZenGum
|