For some reason, Shirley Temple was on my mind today. So, I googled her up. Apparently, she is highly involved in politics nowadays. Who would've thought!

I remember going to my friend, Zara's place when I was a little girl and watching old black-and-white movies from the 30's and 40's that Zara's mom had on videotape. Classics! Among those movies were a bunch of Shirley Temple films. The bouncy, dancing little girl that had the cutest pout and the tightest curls I ever saw.

Oh, how I loved watching those old movies. There is a sense of elegance and grace in those films that seems to be missing in current day movies. Oh, and the twinkle! The women's eyes always twinkled. They don't really do the eye-twinkle thing anymore.

I loved watching those old movies in Zara's place too. Somehow, the sense of class one feels when watching those old movies from that era managed to spill into that house from the television, giving it the same feel of grace.

I think that is mainly due to the objects one could find there. Porcelain dolls; a full set of silver brushes, combs, and even a hand-held silver mirror; lacy what-have-yous (but not overly lacey). And all those were just in Zara's room. In the eyes of a little girl, it was the closest thing to the ealy 1900's as you could get without paying an admission fee.