Celeste!

Where Is Arthur's Mother?

Dear Readers, I am sure some of you have been wondering WHERE is Arthur's Mother? In all these months since he became engaged to Pollyanna, there has been NO mention of Arthur's family at all! Believe me, I have been wrestling with this fact ever since Arthur sprang "the question" on all of us! Suddenly we have to have a Wedding..... and weddings are ALL about family..... so Everybody has to meet Everybody! Well, I have been trying to track down "Everybody" ever since! And some people are just difficult to find! And Nobody knows that better than Arthur.... because even though he Loves his Mother dearly, and she Loves him too.... he is never sure of WHERE she is! Except for every now and then when she comes to SING at a club near enough that he hears she is there........ for you see, Arthur's Mother is a Starlet..... she Acts and when she isn't acting, she SINGS in nightclubs. She is never in one place for long and she is often overseas where she has a devoted following. In fact, Arthur spent much of his childhood overseas.... he is fluent in five languages because he spent his youth in nightclubs and theaters all across Europe! Nevertheless, now that he is settled in America, he tries to catch up with his Mother whenever he can. And he has been trying to find a way to introduce Pollyanna and his Mother for quite some time! But before we introduce them, I must show you what circuitous path brought me to make this Post in the first place!

To begin with this morning.... I went shopping at my favorite miniatures shop.... and came home with a new horse for my Castle stables! He is a Beautiful Arabian Stallion..... with real mane and tail! He is the Pride and Joy of the Lord of the Castle..... his name is "Lightning"!

He is Very Handsome and I will surely show you more about him in another post soon....!

He arrived in his own fancy box..... just so.....

And when I had led him out of the box and taken him to his new stall in the Castle Stable..... I looked at the box and .... and.... couldn't bring myself to throw it away! It looked just TOO useful! I love glittery things! I LOVE stars! And it looked a bit like a STAGE.... for mini performers... or Nightclub SINGERS!
And it Just So Happens that Arthur's Mother "Celeste" had arrived this very morning at a venue near enough that Arthur could persuade them all to come out for an evening of music....

To hear Celeste sing at a little club called "Le Petit Jardin des Reves" in the nearby city.....

I wish I knew the names of all the ballads and love songs she sings.....

I will leave you to imagine that part............

The nightclub stage is set to look like a little garden... it is very intimate and charming......

And Celeste is a real pro.... she sings beautifully...

and she knows how to make the audience Love her.....

Everybody is Enthralled.....

And then there is the moment when she spots her Son in the audience.......

She must come off the Stage and they embrace....

"It has been how long, my darling?" she says...

"Only a little while, Mama.." he replies... because he knows what she wants to hear....

"But I have somebody I want you to meet, Mama.... "

"This is Pollyanna... my fiancee..."

"Aahhh, I knew this day would come!" she murmurs... "I am glad to meet you, my dear!"

"I am glad to meet you, too..." says Pollyanna... a little bit tongue-tied in the presence of this Glittering little woman who will be her Mother-in-law.......!

"We really hope you can come to our wedding...." she adds ..."Although we haven't set a date yet... we'd be happy to work around your schedule...."

"Ahhh, my Dears.... so would I!....

We shall have to put our heads together after the show....

because the Show MUST go on....."

And the show DID go on.... on into the wee hours of the night.......
Because Celeste is a STAR, after all, and Stars do shine their best at night....

So now you have met Arthur's Mother.......

Celeste!