zeppo and trend forecasts

So . . . all chickens are still alive and clucking. Zeppo did have a go at Penelope once, though, but was loudly and emotionally dissuaded. It has yet to recur.

We have had many wonderful guests over the past week or so, both from my family and my hubby's. It is a pleasure to share our home with people we love. Everybody has a perspective on our upcoming renovation and on what our priorities should be with regard to the land, the children, and the chickens. We are learning to filter.

My cousin also played in his first semi-pro soccer game last weekend with the Austin Aztex. I am so incredibly thrilled for him!

So, some of you may know that I am a bit of an amateur trend forecaster (I was dead on with butterflies, toadstools, jelly shoes, and owls, was I not??) So here are my predictions for 2008-09:
1 Missoni print stuff
2 Witchy, gothic cottage motifs (hansel and gretel style)
3 Hobnail glasses
4 Yurts
5 Hippie hair
6 station wagons, retro style, but without the gas-guzzling feature
7 Fringe (predicted this one a couple months ago and am already seeing it in the marketplace)
8 Skirts with huge pockets
9 Wrap skirts
10 Wellies/rain boots worn with everything
11 pigtails
12 travel to Germany and Belgium
13 Rainbow Brite, Smurfs, Snorks, Sea Wees (if you don't remember these, click http://members.tripod.com/%7Eseawee/seawees.html and you will be reminded)
14 lobster and greyhound motifs
15 going braless
16 steely purplish-blue (the color of cerinthe) in paint, clothes, fabric, cars
17 oilcloth (ok-this one is already starting the climb to stardom)
18 black velvet worn any time of year
19 headbands
20 silver and gold worn together
21 peace
22 Holly Hobbie

You may notice that many of these trends are drawn from the endless font of style that is my 3 year old.