Like Mother, Like Daughter

This was a hoot.

My daughter is Junior Girl Scout. She asked about my scouting experience. It didn't take long before we were digging out my old uniform, and even a formal portrait of me in that uniform.

My daughter couldn't resist putting it on. We discovered that the sash was not the same as in the photo, and we've since learned that it is my sister's old sash. (I was certain that I had earned a sewing badge, which I then promptly SuperGlued - along with all subsequent badges - to my sash! There were no glued badges on this sash, and there were other differences as well which are obvious in the photo.) So aside from the sash, , it is otherwise the exact same outfit! Right down to the ring on my right hand, which I just happened to still have. The coloring between the two images is a bit off due to fading of the original portrait (probably around 1975). We had a blast posing her like the original, then I did a little Fireworks magic to put it all together.

She also enjoyed going through my other GS gear. The biggest hits were my official GS canteen (water bottles are a big improvement, but the canteen has a true retro factor now) and my official GS pocket knife.

I loved being a Girl Scout. You could get badges for the most interesting things. For example, I got a Collector's Badge. The item I collected: Tic Tac boxes.