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Monday  Mar 27, 2006

Every BODY Has a Story: Day Lilly

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"This flower on my back is a Day Lilly. I chose it especially for its name: Strawberry Candy. I intend to have a series of strawberry themed tattoos that move down my side in that area. I guess when I was little; I had a birthmark called a strawberry. I had it removed, but I always thought it would be cool to keep the idea of it there.

Over the Day Lilly, is a small ant. This ant represents my actual aunt. She has been a huge influence on my life. Though things in my family were often rocky, she was the one constant. I guess you could say she raised me.

I put this flower on my shoulder because I wanted to have her looking over my shoulder, guiding me and whispering in my ear.

My aunt is only ten years older then me, so she is almost like a big sister. She is a bit more conservative than I am, but actually, the tattoo was her idea. She decided to get a tattoo with my name on her ankle. She was pregnant at the time, so she waited a while to get it. In the mean time, I got this one.

I am happy to have her stay with me."





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