Flowers and Ferdinand

April 25, 2016, 6 Comments

Over the weekend we went to Disneyland and since it’s still my birthday month, I saw this as a perfect time to do a Ferdinand the Bull Disneybound, as I’m a Taurus and I had a Ferdinand Taurus pin! It was also a perfect time to debut my Ferdinand parasol! Ferdinand was one of the…

Cultivating the Magic

January 13, 2015, 4 Comments

Over the weekend Patrick and I took what is perhaps the most unique tour that is offered at Disneyland, the Cultivating the Magic tour. This tour highlights the vast and unique vegetation found throughout Disneyland. The Park’s history and seasonal changes were showcased as our tour guide took us throughout the park, describing the extensive work that a large team…

Smell the Flowers

April 24, 2014, 18 Comments

One of my all-time favorite stories (and subsequent cartoons) is Ferdinand the Bull, the story of a bull who would much rather smell the flowers than fight the matador. In 1938 Disney made the beloved book into a cartoon, and while the cartoon won Best Short Subject: Cartoon at the Academy Awards and had many…