Aubrey in Wonderland"'You are old, Father William,' the young man said,'And your hair has become very white;And yet you incessantly stand on your head-Do you think, at your age, it is right?'"Alice's voice bounced about the attic-turned-painting-studio when she sang as she braided little braids in her daughter Aubrey's shiny blonde hair. She didn't sing particularly well, and at 40 years old, her voice wasn't likely to get any better. But Aubrey loved her mother's songs and Alice never really cared what other people thought of her vocal talent, or lack thereof. Aubrey joined in on the next verse."In my youth," Father William replied to his son,'I fea