Jill Smokler, AKA Scary Mommy
What started as an innocent on-line baby book to chronicle Jill's stay-at-home days with her children, (Lily, Ben, and Evan) quickly transformed into a vibrant community of parents, brought together by a common theme: Parenting doesn’t have to be perfect. Learn more here.
@scarymommy
NYT bestselling author of Confessions of a Scary Mommy and Motherhood Comes Naturally (And Other Vicious Lies). Fond of curse words, sarcasm and Diet Coke.
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“HonFest is a local tradition. The Bawlmer term of endearment, Hon, short for Honey, embodies the warmth and affection bestowed upon our neighbors and visitors alike by historic working-women of Baltimore. HonFest is an annual celebration in honor of these women.” — Cafe Hon
Have I mentioned how much I love where we live?
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Oh my gosh.
I LOVE this : )
The pictures are fantastic.
I think you get photoshop better than me.
I am flying over for some lessons : ) This instant!
Life with Kaishon recently posted..What is a wife to do?????
I used to be a Photoshop queen– I’ve forgotten so much. Amazing how that happens!
oh i love it. i saw that once and totally loved it. fucking a!
vanillasugar recently posted..strawberry puff pastry w/ white chocolate ganache
How utterly, freakin’ fabulous!!!!
(yeah, I had to google it, but still!) Definitely think we should have one of those festivals here – I could totally rock a beehive!
Gigi recently posted..Is it just me??
Please tell me John Waters was there…. :)
Cheryl recently posted..From the Mouths of My Men: Part 1
I don’t think so- but he should have been!
OMG that is awesome, I want to go there!
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Never heard of this…and I’m in driving distance! Maybe next year…
Wow. I want to move to where you are. Those people are awesome. How fun to just let loose!
My pics would be of people standing in overalls next to cows and chickens.
Possibly with the same hairdos.
That looks so fun and crazy! Can you send me some funnel cake?
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Seriously. Food of the Gods.
hon fest??? what’s that?
I was thinking beehive fest.
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This is beyond awesome!
Looks like fun!! I love the feel of the pictures!
That is priceless. :)
i’m a little afraid…
cathyjoy recently posted..Memorials
Just plain awesome.
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OMG..that is frickin AWESOME! I want to go to that next year!
Next year, you need to remind me about this. I’ve never heard of it, in the 12 years that I’ve lived in MD…..and I am dying to go now! It looks fabulous!!
Now I’m just curious. What did YOU wear?
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I didn’t! We didn’t even realize it was this weekend and just went to the area for lunch. Next year, I’m all over it.
How funny!
The pictures are amazing… looks like the set of “Cry Baby.”
Danielle @danielle92278 recently posted..So since no celebrities have put on a concert yet, I guess it’s up to us lay people.
I love the John Waters vibe…Baltimore is such a great city!
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Looks like so much fun!
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I am bookmarking their site for next year! Looks like a blast!
Wow…how can I be so close to Baltimore & be so unaware?? That looks like such fun :)
So cool – love these photos Jill!
OK hon, I live in Nashville, so that kinda looks like a typical day at Walmart to me, but dang, I would love to be a part of that celebration!
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OH MY!!!!
I love, love, love this!
My ex is an UBER drag queen (yes he has impersonated me, no he will NEVER make that mistake again), so I shot him the link. He said
“those ladies could teach us queens a thing or two.”
If I could move, I’d be there!
ohhh I LOVE THIS!! How fun!
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Awesome photos! What a great parade of characters.
Love the effect you used on these pictures!
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I love HonFest! I didn’t get to go this year. I would the little girls dressed as Hons. Scary thing is that my grandmother really wore those glasses and house dresses. Looks like you guys had a great time!
ya know ive lived in baltimore my whole life n never heard of this?? i feel ashamed and jealous that i cant go now.. :(
Okay, so I totally have to go to this one year! I had no idea it was all hair, sunglasses, and bad makeup (not to mention bad accents)! Do they hold it near the Cafe Hon??? Another site I must visit (after seeing that awesome Christmas display on 34th street)…I can’t believe I’ve lived in the area for years and have missed all of these things…I suck!
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This is the coolest thing EVER! I want to go to there!
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that’s awesome!
wow, that looks like so much fun! what great photos!
I’d put it up there with the Do-dah Parade in California- the anti-Rose parade.
Where I live did something like that, by weareing wigs (and drinking ourselves silly) in honor of the Real Housewife (Atlanta? Whatever, we just needed a reason and one of the RHW did it) who got her wig snatched off. We’re the Real Housewives of Plymouth County (we’re on FB.) The tackier the wig the bettha!
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OMG that’s a riot! I’ve never heard of this before. What a great city tradition!!! Where were you in the pics?
NotJustAnotherJen recently posted..so you think you can dance
Fantastic pics! Looks like quite the event!!
Anything that celebrates big hair, leopard-print glasses, big-bosomed maternal warmth, AND funnel cake sounds like a kick-ass good time. My town celebrates anorexic literary types and wiry, spandex-muscled Lance Armstrongs who try to run you down when you cross the street.
The first picture is one of myself , my five sisters and my sister in law (big black hair with pink bow). We tried to get her to get in the contest by herself,but she wanted us all to go on stage as the “seven sisters”. We had so much fun! Thanks so much for posting this picture, hon!
I missed it??? Crap. I was totally planning to go since it’s my first time living back east in almost 6 years. Originally from Bawlmer, hon. ;)
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That looks so cool!! I wish I lived in Baltimore!
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Krissy @ Artsy Mom recently posted..Who doesn’t love a good carnival??
Thanks for posting these super-fun pics. I lived in Glen Burnie for a spell, and always wanted to go to this…but somehow never made it. Looks like great fun!
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If I move to the US of A I know where to go
Hon, I’m jealous that I don’t live there!!
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Oh I love HonFest! I didn’t get to go this year. The scary thing is that my grandmother really dressed like that with the horn-rimmed glasses and house dresses (no beehive though). Looks like a ball!
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Until 2 years ago, I lived in Baltimore my whole life and never made it! I have no idea how that happened.
Did you know I grew up in Maryland?
Thanks for the flashbacks!
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That looks amazing! How fun!!
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Haha wow, fantastic! \o/
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this was my 2nd year going to honfest…i loved it!just a down to earth atmosphere where you can relax and be yourself!
Aw, I didn’t know you were in Bawlmer! All this time, I’ve been reading and not knowing you were a Marylander. I’m one myself, but I’m up in Maine now. Maybe I’ll see you downee ocean, hon.
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Man, my friend took me to HonFest this year and I had never heard of it. I’ve been living in the MD DC area for the past 29 years and I know this had been going on for 10 years now but this was sooo great I loved it I just wish that it wasn’t so hot, I would have enjoyed it a lot more!
have a good day Hon!
I have lived just outside of Bmore for 13 years. I am going this year now that I am done with my Black Belt degree and BSN! Here that Hon?
I live in Bmore and I just found your blog [[thankfully]]….honfest is awesome and so is your view on parenting!!