Friday, October 24, 2025

FFO, Smile And Laugh

 
This fancy lady is for Nicole´s FFO and Gillena ...
 
Where you will find not only this but also art and food!
Turn on the sound and join her celebrating an early Christmas! Cause... "Madness is Gladness"!
 

 
Kinda Addendum after wanting to participate and hence reading Nicole´s post:
Whoopsie. By accident (really!) I kinda may have nearly joined the self-portrait-challenge. Nearly.
When I was 17 I asked a friend to color my hair black. You know, with the cheap stuff you get at the drug store. I looked like an aubergine. So she went back to the store and got something to get the color out.
I looked like a carrot! But I liked it. For years Ingo colored my hair with red Henna, a darker tone, though.
At one point I had no time for this and wondered after weeks and weeks, went to the hair dresser and she said, "nah, your real hair color is a dark red, it changed with age." 
 
Wow. Dad was right after all - "Flavia", my second name, refers to the color red, which runs in both families.
Had I put my dark glasses in front of the lille sketch... I might´ve joined!
This really was a coincident as my thought to participate was "no".... hm... funny. 

Now let me give you a smile, who cannot seeing these sweet faces:

 
 
Some funnies to laugh into the weekend?
 
 
 
 
OK... no cat for me? Not that I have a TV like that...
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

The internet series:

 Highway to Hell: Spooky Stories from Route 66


 The Wedding at the Catfish Plantation

Along Route 66 in Texas, there's an event venue known as Catfish Plantation. Not only does it host weddings and conferences, but it's also home to a host of ghosts. 

The most famous of Catfish Plantation's ghostly residents is Elizabeth Anderson. In the early 20th century, Anderson was about to marry the man of her dreams until a jealous ex-boyfriend came along and murdered her. Since then, the eternal bride has roamed the grounds in her white gown and gazed out the windows of the main house's dining room."

The countdown to Creep: 


 

Henry 🦁 


Happy Friday!



 

 

31 comments:

River said...

Aaarrgh!! The cat and the destruction! I'm glad my cat does nothing but eat and sleep. I feel sorry for the "forever" bride wandering around.

magiceye said...

Your 1st sketch is super and the funnies are a great way to welcome the weekend! Thank you.

Iris Flavia said...

Yes to both!!! Crazy the cat didn´t hurt itself...

Iris Flavia said...

Thank you! :-) To a great weekend soon.

Gillena Cox said...

Happy Friday
That one with animal names is a hoot
😄😄😄

Thanks for linking to AFFF

MUCH♡LOVE

Iris Flavia said...

😁 Thank you for the music! Much love back!

Anonymous said...

Lovely self portrait! Thanks for the smiles too. -Christine cmlk79.blogspot.com

Iris Flavia said...

Nah, it was a coincidence ;-) The smiles were on purpose, though!

Maria Medeiros said...

Happy Friday Iris! I adore your drawing! Super fun and cute and love her expression. truly wonderful! Have a wonderful weekend and a lovely Friday! :) Hugs, Maria

My name is Erika. said...

I love your lady Iris. My hair is turning white, not grey, but white is better than grey, right? Maybe. And those quoka did make me smile, as did the rain-deer. Ha ha. Hope your're having a super FRiday. hugs-Erika

Tom said...

...Iris, thanks for the chuckles this morning!

Iris Flavia said...

Thank you, Maria! A wonderful day and weekend to you, hugs

Iris Flavia said...

Whute is cool, Erika. My friend fK is still in her 40´s and all white, too - looks like blonde a bit! Yes, Quokkas are really cute, we visited their island once and saw them for real! To a super Friday, hugs

Iris Flavia said...

You´re very welcome, Tom!

an artist reflects said...

Creative sketch and great funnies ~ all great ~ lol ~ hugs,
https://anartistreflects.com

Lisca said...

Beautiful lady with the red hair and blue glasses!
And the quoka made me smile. As d the funnies.
Oh no!That cat! How cruel to pop a balloon near it. They deserve to have their tv smashed.
Lovely image of Henry and the butterfly. (Don't sneeze, Henry)
Have a lovely weekend,
Lisca

The Padre said...

Those Pesky Butterflies I Tell Ya - Happy Friday My Flavia Friend

Party On ,
Cheers

RedPat said...

I needed the smiles today, Iris. Love the Quokka!

Ash said...

Haha! My husband always says my face has subtitles. Quokka's always make me smile! Love the memes!

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DVArtist said...

I hope you join in on the Self portrait it is going to be fun and you have a real talent for creating. Lots of funnies, I like the rain deer LOL. Oh I would have to get rid of that cat. I do love the photo of Henry this week too. Thank you for joining FFO and have a very nice weekend.

Iris Flavia said...

Thank you, hugs and LOL!

Iris Flavia said...

You are right, they deserved it for scaring the cat so much! They learned, I suppose, to a happy weekend.

Iris Flavia said...

I only saw one Butterfly this year! My Dad would say thank you and party on, Cheers

Iris Flavia said...

Glad I could provide, RedPat! Yes, the Quokkas sure were very cute!

Iris Flavia said...

Mine "sadly", too, haha....

Iris Flavia said...

Me, talent?! Ha, nooo... Well, let´s see... I think faces (for real) are extremely difficult! Henry says thank you and have a great weekend!

Carola Bartz said...

Dein Sketch mit den lila Haaren ist wundervoll. Ich denke, das wäre perfekt für Nicole's self portrair challenge. Früher hatte ich auch Rottöne in meinem Haar (die ich glücklicherweise an meine Tochter weiter verebt habe), heute bin ich allerdings komplett weiß, das manchmal wie blond aussieht. Mir gefällt es. Henry ist diese Woche auch einfach klasse, aber ich frage mich, on das KI ist? Wie auch immer, einfach ein tolles Bild. Ich wünschte, die Amrikaner hätten tatsächlich zu Kilogramm und Metern etc. gewechselt, aber wir schlagen uns immer noch mit pound (das nicht 500 g ist), inches, fahrenheit rum. Das metrische System ist so sehr viel einfacher und vor allem logischer.

Amypie71 said...

ha ha your story about your hair colour is funny only because I did the same thing as a teenager, i started colouring my hair at age 14 and I've only just stopped at age 54.

Iris Flavia said...

Schön, dass du das Rot weitervererbt hast! Und ja, eine Freundin von mir, noch in den 40ern, hat auch weiße Haare - sieht oft aus wie blond! Jaja, Henry ist KI, nightcafe, Nicole empfiehlt das doch "immer"...
Ja. Dank American Football habe ich eine ungefähre Ahnung von den Maßen aber Fahrenheit krieg ich nicht auf die Reihe.
Aber, wie besagte Freundin immer sagt; Einfach kann jeder ;-)

Iris Flavia said...

LOL, that is funny!!! Reckon your parents were as "happy" as mine back then! In my defense, my Mum called my haircolor "streetdog-color" - what did she expect I´ll do?

Jeanie said...

Your faces and smiles make me smile too!