Sunday, May 08, 2022
Bleuette by Suzanne McBrayer
Sunday, February 27, 2022
Hitty by Gail Wilson
Santa gave me a Hitty for Christmas. I finished her underthings today and also her basic dress. She is a beautiful doll and is fun to sew for but she is very small! I'm looking forward to making more clothes for her when my blurry eyes recover!
Monday, September 06, 2021
August 2021
Now that it's September, here is a look back at our August.
We took a "vacation" to Ocean City, MD. It was rife with a lot of complications and was not long enough to warrant the drive, but Olivia got to swim in the ocean and I enjoyed the beach sunsets when there were a not million people in the way!
Monday, July 05, 2021
Summer...
Friday, June 04, 2021
Goat Goings-on
I had to euthanize my friend Josie goat on May 14th. She had a tumor that was giving her a lot of trouble and it finally became too much and it was time. She was always such a good little friend.
Anza was desperately lonely and I had a big decision to make, whether to send her to another home with goats or whether to get a few more goats to keep her company. In the end, I decided on getting a few more goats, because I could not imagine not keeping Anza. She has been a goofy friend for ten years and I didn't want to let her go! So we made the tough decision to find a few more goats. We were able to locate a Nigerian Dwarf breeder who was downsizing her herd and was able to sell us two does, ages 7 and 5, mother and daughter. The first few days were a bit rough. Anza was confused, the new goats were confused, and there was some goat posturing and squabbling, but now they are getting along ok and Anza is back to eating well and acting like herself. The new goats are fun and sweet. Snickers is very bossy and absolutely is herd head! Anza is a bit put out by this but has adjusted.
Saturday, April 24, 2021
Little Lou II
I painted this girl with acrylics from a porcelain kit from Allfordoll on Etsy. She's Little Lou II and is about 11 inches high. I washed her face off and repainted her about five times until I was more or less satisfied but I think with more practice I can do a better job. I made her dress from a pattern by Nedra, but I didn't feel like doing the pleats so I just gathered it and used some 1930's feed sack material to make a play dress. I'm happy enough with this girl. I can't decide whether to call her Lou or something else. I have a second kit to make up, which is the regular Little Lou. I already started her painting.