For those of us who wait to post our illustrations just hours before the word for the next week is posted, we have to really reach to come up with something to offer. I dip(ped) way down into the past, to a Saturday night ritual for many of us old enough to remember the days before curling irons and other modern conveniences.After a bath, my mom applied Dippity -Do to my damp hair,
forcing me to sit patiently as she rolled sections up into pink rubber curlers. I learned to pray at an early age that my hair would dry before Sunday school, or else I'd have to endure another form of torture, the hair dryer. But that's another story...Or maybe another word for Illustration Friday!
Wow! Your family must have been "rich". I didn't get Dippity Do, but I sure did love the commercial jingle!!! lol Great illustration.
ReplyDeleteoh yes, Dippity Do, we had to use this for my daughters hair for ballet many years ago to do those curls and I was praying it would be dry too! Worked great though, all those little dancing ringlets lasted the entire performance! Do they even still make that stuff?
ReplyDeleteSo cute-- she's so annoyed! Yep-- those pink curlers and Dippity Do! (We're not dating ourselves, are we? Oh well...) It was amazing how springy those curls were!
ReplyDeleteOh Michele, I had the best laugh at your comments left on the blog! LOL!!! You are hilarious. What a great story! That was funny. I Love this illustration!!! Talk about bringing back memories. Oh brother don't I remember begging my poor mom to by Dippity do! Some black peoples hair is already kinky, it made mine even more kinky LOL!!! Oh girl and don't let that mess harden up. It was mess to get out of those Goody sponge rollers. Oh this took me back and good This is wonderful! I'm with K.H. do they still make it??? This was cool.
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I remember "Dippity-Do". Cute illustration and great narrative! Your lettering on the jar is also spot on! I also really liked your clever pun of my IF entry....it would make an excellent title!
ReplyDeletegreat illustration, i remember the curlers but no dryer we had to sleep in them
ReplyDeleteToo funny. On all fronts.
ReplyDeleteJust came by to tell you that Auntie Mable is coming to your house for dinner. Better warn your guest!!!! It's bound to break out into a whole prayer service he he he he he! Have a good one!
ReplyDeleteThank you for sharing your hair experience with us. Love the grumpy expression here, it's so much I can imagine and realte to!
ReplyDeleteI don't have this problem but my experience is where I have to always comb my hair!