Leave your inhibitions at the door… !

If there is one day each year when all people and all things are equal… and equally fabulous… it’s the Carnival Parade day in Provincetown, MA, the seaside haven at the very tip of Cape Cod. Barry and I had heard of the parade, but we literally stumbled upon it 2 years ago, up close and personal, at one of the saddest times of our lives. Barry’s Mom, Flo, had died… and when everything had been taken care and we were left with, well… emptiness, Barry and I headed to Cape Cod for a couple of days. We wanted to re-group, to collect our thoughts… to begin our acceptance of this change of life as we knew it. One afternoon, we headed to Provincetown for a nice Portuguese meal at one of the lovely restaurants… and we were “hit” with the most fabulous day, darling… perfection in the fun and fabulousness that was Flo.

We vowed to return each year. To honor life. To honor Flo. Last year, we headed to Provincetown with our dear friends Bill and Renette and Barry’s beautiful cousin Donna and her husband Ronnie. These are people Flo LOVED. LOVED. LOVED. The fabulousness continued…

Carnival Parade day is a day of eclectic diversity. Young and old. Reserved and bold. Costumed, and not. Ordinary and HOT. Nested locals and far-away yokels. Totally clad and “egads!” Every Rainbow color, size, shape… and more. Check your inhibitions at the door!

This year’s Carnival theme was JUNGLE FANTASY. Lions and tigers and bears. OH, MY! Loin in a little closer for a better look! In the jungle, the mighty jungle, the lions… well, dance on floats!

Smiles. Smiles. Smiles. Humanity meeting at its very edges and its very core.  Everyone appreciates, loves, admires, engages totally fun and fabulous, darling… !

Bill and Renette, Donna and Ronnie, Barry and me… a tradition begun and continued:

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2 Comments

  1. 8.21.10
    Nancy said:

    It looks like a blast. I’m just sorry that you and Barry didn’t go with the leopard print sarong and loin cloth idea. You would have fit right in.

  2. 8.24.10

    OMG Sharon. I want your life! You have so much fun. These pictures cracked me up. And I’m with Nancy, where is Barry’s loin cloth and your sarong?

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