#mothergoose

[whohasthecards]

What if Goose was alive and eventually, after the mission, he meets the Dagger squad, and although he is enamored with all of them ("You can't fucking talk Mav, you literally already have adoption papers drafted-", "You're just as bad as your husband, Ice."), everyone notices how he's very fond of Hangman.

Bradley especially doesn't understand as he has told his dad about the incident during the mission training where he almost threw hands with the younger man, Hangman did apologize to Rooster and Maverick after the mission, but still-

Deep inside, he knows that his dad was never the type to hold on to grudges harshly. (Unless it's about pranks. That's a different story.)

---

"Sir?" A voice behind Goose meekly asks while he was stirring a big pot of stew to feed all the old and baby aviators he decided to feed today.

Goose put a lid to leave the stew to simmer as he turned and smiled at Hangman, the younger man hunched over himself and fidgeting, a far cry from the cocky aviator his son and his friends talks about.

"What can I do for you, son? Also, no need for that formal sir nonsense, I'm retired now," Goose says smiling, hoping to ease the kid.

It seems to make the kid tense up even worst, but the kid inhaled and, "I would like to apologize for my comments towards Rooster regarding you and their relationship with one another. I was out of line, and I'm sorry. Thank you for inviting me to your home despite my actions. I understand that you may have only invited me, so that I won't be left out when you invited the whole squad, and I would just like to let you know that that's unnecessary so if you would like me to leav-"

"Woah, woah, kid, slow down," Goose said as he stepped forward and clasped a hand on his shoulder, "Thank you for your apology, I already forgave you when you saved my son and best friend's lives, you're a good man, and I knew you were a great man when you apologized to them. I invited you because I wanted you to be here, son, and don't tell them I said this," Goose leaned forward letting his voice become a soft whisper, "Mav, Rooster, and Ice wanted you to be here too, you're wanted here, kid." Goose said squeezing his shoulder. "I should actually be thanking you even more for saving my son and his stupid godfather's lives, 'smile and wave' tactic, my ass," Goose said chuckling a bit and shaking his head.

He had a front row seat to see Hangman's dumbfounded face transformed a light shade of pink as he averted his eyes.

"I don't like leaving my team behind," Hangman muttered shuffling his feet. "I didn't want to, but I was spare, I left them to go, but my job was to make them come home, I'm glad I was able too." Seresin said looking at his feet.

"I was in the navy, son, pretty sure launching against orders wasn't your job," Goose said smiling softly, "but thank you for doing it anyways."

Seresin shuffled his feet, as he went back to fiddling with his fingers, before he straightened up and look at the older man in the eye. "Well, a proper thank you involves gifts, right? How about I eat everythin' your cooking, hell, even give me first dibs as one of the stars the the show," Hangman said smirking, a confident mask settling into place.

Reminded Goose of a certain aviator.

Goose simply chuckled at that and patted the boy's shoulder one more time before turning back to the food.

"You can get first dibs if you start throwing the salad together," Goose said nodding his head to the kitchen counter beside him with the ingredients for the salad. "Get to chopping and throwing lieutenant," Goose said teasingly.

Seresin put a heart to his chest and gasps, "Making your guest work for his food? Blasphemy. Goes against my heart-core beliefs." Despite the complaints, Seresin grabbed the knife and started unwrapping the vegetables.

"Does hard work go against your beliefs?" Goose teased as he grabbed more ingredients from the fridge.

"Nope, but I didn't think I was the host for the day. Your old age catching up to you, old man?"

Goose huffed out a breathe as he passed by Seresin on the way back to the stove, "Sure, kid, let's go with that," he humored. He set the new ingredients down and ruffled the brat's hair, ignoring the squawk of protest. "Don't forget to rinse the vegetables before chopping."

---

The dagger squad started growing closer to one another, they were on leave and from what he knew, they would be stationed on the same side of the country. He told Bradley that they were invited to come over to his house, and he knew that Ice and Mav have offered their house and hangar to the squad as well.

It ended up with the Daggers seeing each other several times a week.

It was adorable how close they are.

("They keep on getting into stupid arguments and rough housing one another," Mav complained dramatically from Goose's couch. "Nearly took out my table!"

Goose raised a brow at him, "Gee wonder who that reminds me off."

"Makes me wonder if they're grown, sometimes," Mav said shaking his head.

"Kids will be kids, at least they're comfortable with you to show it, plus you were much worst when you were their age, and still worst now."

"Rude.")

He and Jake started cooking more, the kid was an excellent cook, especially behind the grill.

"Jake! I bought some steak for dinner tonight, want to help me grill it up for you and the team?" Goose said, smiling and waving his fresh catch from the grocery store.

"Too much steak is bad for your cholesterol, ya know," Jake drawled but went closer to grab the food, anyways.

"Rude, I'm not that old," Goose said rolling his eyes.

"You were alive and thriving in the 80s," Jake snarked back.

He gave the boy a light head swap for that muttering how the younger generation had no manners these days-

---

"You ever interested in reading comics?" Goose asked one day when Jake was sitting on his sofa.

"Uhhh, like the movies?" Jake said frowning looking up from his phone.

"Blasphemous, stand up, they are not like the movies, they are a different form of art."

---

"You ever baked a cake before?" Goose asked letting Jake into his home.

"I feel like this is going to become another case of me and experiencing unpaid labor," Jake drawled.

"Your payment will be in mocha-extra-chocolate cake, is that acceptable?" Goose said moving towards the kitchen, smirking as he heard the boy's footsteps following him.

"Can we put cherries in them?" Jake asked moving to clear the counter.

"Sure, son," Goose said smiling.

---

"Why is he wearing my shirt!" Bradley exclaimed pointing at Jake who was chewing cereal at the kitchen table.

"He came here after his jog, and his shirt was drenched with sweat, we wouldn't want him to get sick, would we?" Goose said setting another bowl for his son, as he sipped on his coffee.

He didn't know how those two had so much energy in the morning.

Bradley pouted and sat down, "He better not touch my other stuff."

"Why would I want to touch your other stuff, I don't want anymore chicken feathers on me," Jake said wrinkling his nose.

"Asshole."

"Dickwad."

"Jerk."

"Chicken shit."

"Okay boys, enough, and eat your cereal. Go play nice or something after breakfast," Goose said rolling his eyes as he ruffled both of their hairs as he walked to the living room to watch the morning news. Leaving the sounds of protest behind him.

Children.

[leonsleftbicep]

listening to the two ep with my mom and she pointed out something

here’s something she said:

“vessel seems disconnected from the lyrics. almost completely but its like he’s embodying someone else”

i looked over at her and explained how people speculate that the Two ep WAS written by II. and that the One ep is written by Vessel.

she nodded along and explained how bits of Nazareth dont sound like vessel, they sound like someone else singing it but in the end its all vessel.

i also told her about how people say that Missing Limbs is about III.

(also, first mother goose post in a while!)

[evilhorse]

Charles Vess Cards (1995) 77: Mothergoose

[wino-strut]

Mousetrap Piece: 13” Tall x 10” Wide Piece with Frame: 19” Tall x 17” Wide 3/4” Profile Mixed Media on Illustration Board By: David Phillips (wino-strut) www.wino-strut.com 3/2023 #mousetrap #mixedmedia #lawdeedodadee #orangeyaglad #postmodern #contemporaryartist #graphicdesign #anitnft #massage #customframer #pleasestopraining #mothergoose #streaks #swimmingpools https://www.instagram.com/p/CpyO1LbvAfO/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

[dizzyduck44]

Second show of the year. A good old fashioned panto. I bought the ticket as I wanted to be able to say I’d seen Sir Ian McKellen act on stage. Well now I can see I’ve seen him act, recite Shakespere, tap dance, dress like Audrey Hepburn and sing I’m to Sexy. #mothergoose (at Liverpool Empire) https://www.instagram.com/p/CpQiKvMtp5qYwIemfSAAOX77lbIGXG80-_MESI0/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

[edwintse-diary]

December 11 2024 Mutha Hen

[davidhohnillustration]

Christmas countdown with my archive of winter-themed illustrations DAY 7:

A poster from a production of MOTHER GOOSE CHRISTMAS. The fun bit about being an illustrator in getting to make my versions of so many classic characters. 

[leonsleftbicep]

(rebloging again to add the silly mother quotes)

mum: are those the pants he always wears? me: yeah, why? me: … you see it too? mum:… mum: does he always not wear underwear? me: yes.

Oh he's trying to kill me

[mr-turtle-for-the-win]

I really sit in this car and act like Barney is not spitting in the Mother Goose Medly.

[krain]

To celebrate not living in Tennessee, we went to see Sir Ian McKellen in drag as Mother Goose. Also, this was our first pantomime! I can see where those in the British Isles get their love of puns, wordplay, and slapstick if this is a foundation of childhood. What a blast! #DragIsArt #livetheatre #MotherGoose #dragisaright #dragismagic #panto #pantomime (at Bord Gáis Energy Theatre) https://www.instagram.com/p/CqI9_ePNgGS/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

[leonsleftbicep]

i was using this as reference and mother goose looked over my shoulder and went “aww hes got boobies ☺️”

my mother is awesome

[leonsleftbicep]

showed this to mother goose and she just said

“VESSIE, SWEET BABY NOOOOO!!!!”

and then after moment

“im going to bed…”

she had a screaming fit and it was just a lot of loud ‘why’s

- the brief ritual of sleep -

[amybrownmastiffstudios]

Artwork by Amy Brown at Mastiff-Studios.Redbubble.com. #mothergoose #nurseryrhyme #illustration #fullmoon #watercolor #amybrown #mastiffstudios #coloradoart #coloradospringsartist #oldcoloradocity (at Mastiff Studios) https://www.instagram.com/p/ComnJ-lLhHe/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

[laimelady]

Guy Makes It His Life Mission To Reunite Lost Baby Goose With With His Family | The Dodo

[freak-like-meemy]

I am total garbage for Katherine and Jack! 😭

Katherine and the Truth About Jack - Introduction (on Wattpad) https://my.w.tt/2zPVjBzsUO Katherine knows there is something strange about Burgess, but she can’t put her finger on it. Could finally meeting Jack Frost put all the pieces together? Finding out the truth, however, is harder than expected and it will take the both of them working together to find and accept what they learn.

Yo, if you like the Guardians of Childhood or Rise of the Guardians, and if you’re total garbage for Katherine and Jack, then you need to read this. The latest chapter, it’s…HOO BOY. It’s hard to be a spoiler-free zone, yall

[davidhohnillustration]

As we wrap up this holiday season, here's a theater poster from a few years back.

Still wonder where that little Humpty Dumpty is running off to . . .