Practical Magic Blog Party

Ok, so I have a confession to make.  I only watched Practical Magic for the first time a few weeks ago.  I know, I know, terrible isn’t it?  I’d heard a lot of bloggers mention it and it seemed really popular and the kind of film that I would watch, so when it was on TV over here in the UK I recorded it and settled down one afternoon with a cup of tea and a chocolate biscuit.  Well I was hooked right from the start, the aunties in all their finery talking about chocolate cake for breakfast sound like just my type of ladies.

I toyed with several ideas for this blog party.  Should I have a chocolate themed tea party or create lotions and potions from various herbs or even attempt to paint a Practical Magic inspired picture, but what I actually wanted to do was talk about love.

One thing that struck me was the theme of sisterly love running through.  Not just with the obvious connection between the two sisters but the bond with a mother, an auntie, a daughter or a friend.  Then there was the greater bond between womanhood as a whole.  Despite the fact that the women of the town barely tolerated the Owens’ family they did not hesitate when the emergency call on the phone tree list was sent out.  So despite any feelings of animosity, they pushed away the fear, picked up the brooms and discovered their own little spark of magic. 

You see deep down we might all think that we’re too different and that nobody understands us but days like these, with a group of women from all around the world coming together over a mutual love of a film, shows that the bond between females isn’t just a Hollywood story, it’s real and deserves to be acknowledged and celebrated.

So next time that your in the supermarket and a woman looks at you in a horrible way, or your walking down the street and you see a lady looking sad.  Remember that bond and give them a smile, it might just help them more than you or they realise.

There is a little witch in every woman ;-)

Now, where did I put that cake.

Thanks for joining me, and thanks to Anna over at Frosted Petunias for hosting such a wonderful Practical Magic Party  Please do go along and see what lovely things everybody else is doing