Hands


Talking about nail polish reminded me I haven't had color on my nails since before the Squirt was born.  It does make me feel a bit more "polished" having my nails "done."  If done you could call them, as I see by looking at these pictures that not only are my fingers chubby, but my hands could use some moisturizer (and a professional would probably seriously frown at my cuticles).

Also, I think hand model is out of the question for potential careers.

Oh, well.  I like my hands.  They're my mother's hands, whose are her mother's.  I realized this one day when the three of us were in close vicinity, probably sitting together and talking.  Probably holding and touching hands.  I noticed how similar they all were: the lined joints, graceful fingers, and round nail beds.  My grandmother's and mother's are virtually identical; when I hold my grandmother's hand it's like looking at the hand of my mother in twenty years.

Mine are smaller than theirs, but they're the same hands.

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7 comments:

  1. LOVE THE COLOR. :D

    I'm a C&E nail polish wearer... I put polish on my fingernails at Christmas and Easter. ;) Toes sometimes get the whole summer, but I forget in the winter. This past Christmas I did red and green on my toes with my sister and nieces. And finally took it off this morning in preparation for the Triduum. :P

    You make me want to go see if I have my mother's hands. I think I do. I have her face and my dad's build, but it never occurred to me to check hands. But I loved your thoughts on that. Anyway, you've got a beautiful hand... nothing to be ashamed of, not even the cuticles. ;)

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  2. Ooh! Jenna YOU should post a hand photo to!!

    Christie, They look like either earth or fire hands from here, and your fingers are lovely - your artistic finger leans toward your 'work' finger, btw, which is a good sign if you want to earn money from your writing ;)..and your 'mind' finger leans toward your work finger too!! It's a good hand!! I would love to see your palms..but, on second thought..Anyway, it's a fantastic idea for a post! And the nail polish looks good too!

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  3. Love this color and that lovely ring! So cute! Thanks for sharing! Xo, M&K at brewedtogether.com

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  4. @Jenna

    It's an old nail polish, and I've left it at my parents', or I'd tell you the color! We call C&E people CEO's around here: Christmas and Easter Only.

    Hands, teeth, and eyebrows are the things I notice on people. My sisters are even worse than me! They identify people like this: "The one with the white, crooked front tooth" or "the girl with the really good, thick eyebrows"!


    @Masha

    Are earth hands good with soil and growing? Because if so, then they must be fire hands! I do like candles, bonfires, burning hearths, sparklers, and the like.

    Though the picture might be misleading since my hand wasn't lying flat.

    @M&K

    The ring is from Premier Jewelry, a designer costume jewelry company my friend worked for for a while, kind of like Avon and Mary Kay. It is pretty, isn't it? c:

    Thanks for commenting!

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  5. I want your friend Masha to tell me what my hands look like...

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  6. @Gena

    She might not mind, but you have to show her a picture of your hand first,silly! c;

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  7. I wouldn't mind..:)

    And no, unfortunately, earth hands have not connection to 'green thumbs' earth hands are more grounded, they don't like to be uprooted, they like stability and simple loves, they ponder a lot, and they are 'crafter' (not "crafty" :P) hands..they're healer hands, and sometimes stubborn hands.. I like them, they would have done me a world of good ;)

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