30 Days of Roo: Days 9 - 16

9/30: Anyone in there?

10/30: It's raining, it's pouring.

11/30:  What is this contraption?

12/30:  Strange wildlife?

13/30 Hmmm....is this how you get to the food?

14/30: Transportation

15/30: Are these edible?

16/30: Making friends

A Doll A Day for May - Week 1

Taking part in the 'A Doll a Day' Challenge for May

Day 1:  Begins with J - Joyful Hitty

Day 2: Snack (Hitty Patience is rather peckish...)

Day 3:  Collection (My Maori doll collection, which started off with two dolls inherited from my grandparents)

Day 4:  Us (Peggy Sue & Little Owen, always together and thus 'us')

Day 5: 4 pm  Hitty Madge admiring the rhododendrons.

Day 6:  From Down Low (Looking Up) 

From down low, Thomas is looking up into the tree to see what might be up there.

Day 7:  Taken from above (Jacob and Roo)

Jacob my Littlefee

Jacob (my Fairyland Littlefee) doesn't get many photo opportunities but had been practising his 'casual' pose and wanted me to capture it on film to see if he was 'cool' enough...

He seems to love his New Zealand All Black Shirt as he hasn't taken it off since been given it way back when!

Ponies, Sweaters & Cavies!

I found Peggy Sue quietly playing with her Christmas ponies this morning.  She is deciding what to call them. They remind me of the ponies in the New Forest, or Brumbies from stories I used to read as a child.

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Jacob has finally received his new sweater that I had been promising to make him, so that is one more thing ticked off my 'To Make' list.

It is a heavily modified pattern which I forgot to make notes as I went along, so will be interesting if I can repeat it at some stage!

He seems quite happy with it...

and tries out some of his 'moves'!  

Now for something different.

I have had guinea pigs since I was 7 years old, keeping them as pets, then to exhibit at shows and breed in New Zealand in my early twenties, again just as pets in my late twenties when I came to England to live and then in my late thirties, early forties to show and exhibit again until my Chronic pain problems put paid to that as it was too much work and I could no longer drive long distances.  I still keep what I call my 'old folks' though, and also board cavies for people when they go on holiday.  I have a website here  which really needs updating and something I must do very soon.  This shows some of the lovely piggies I have had and some of which we still have in their 'retirement'.  So I guess you could say I am a real fan of the lovely little animals and as such when I saw these...

the other day, how could I walk by?

Welcome to the family!

Now as for names they are still a work in progress they are either going to be called:

Geraldine, Gilbert, Gertrude & Georgie Guinea Pig

or

Clover, Chive, Cherry & Cosmos Cavy.

They will be living at Camellia Crescent, once their house has been built.

Jumping in puddles

A comment was made the other day about Jacob going outside to play in the mud puddles....well guess what he certainly took on that advice today!

Ready to stomp

and Jump!

Not as deep as he would have liked...

But still good fun.

He wants to send good wishes to his friend Emma and hopes she can see he is okay and having fun.

Jacob & Percival try some clothes on

While I have been busy sorting and photographing more dolls to sell, Jacob and Percival have been rummaging around in the clothes pile to see if anything was suitable and fit them.

Jacob tried on this little jacket that must have come with a doll at some stage.

He likes that it has a pocket and doesn't mind that it does up the 'wrong' way

However....he seemed quite taken with a snazzy jumper

and enjoyed practising some 'cool' poses...

Percival on the other hand didn't have such luck, although he seems to be quite content with what he found to keep him warm...

He said it adds to his 'professor' look and will help him think.  Hmmmm......

A little while later I can hear a tap, tap, tap on the typewriter.  I seems he might be typing up one of his stories.  He is completely oblivious to Topsy and Turvy eyeing up his hair, amazed that it is so similar to theirs!

Jacob's new clothes

I've decided to move my 'How Many Dolls' Wordpress blog over here as I 'get' blogger so much better.  

Jacob got some new clothes the other day, I finally got the shirt right...with a bit of 'growing' room!

The trousers fit well and he likes the checked plaid pattern.

This morning the cheeky young fellow thought he would have a go at driving the car...I said that he was a little small!

Having a sit quietly after his driving experience.

Oh and I also made Patricia a pair of pantaloons :-)

Jacob discovers a good book & more knitting for Chrissy

 Jacob has been enjoying the garden today.  I discovered him reading a book this morning...

He certainly seems very absorbed in it and spent quite a bit of time studying the pictures in detail.  I think he must have really enjoyed it as later this afternoon I discovered him sitting on a chair in the garden telling his dog and frog all about it.

Last night I finished knitting another outfit for Chrissy.  A pair of leggings and Diamonds are Forever dress, which as actually ended up a bit small for her and is more of a jumper.  I might try it on someone else to see if it fits them better.

I really need to try and get to grips with wordpress a bit better.  I find it much harder to understand and work out than  blogspot which I have been using for years.  I guess I just need to set a bit of time aside to work it out.  I would like to add pages and proper tags and things...Perhaps I will try and do a bit tomorrow morning if I wake up early again.

Jacob meets Percival

Percival heard that we had a new arrival yesterday and couldn't wait to meet him today.

 

Hi there Jacob, I see you are dressed for summer!  Percival greets Jacob

Yes, I got these shorts given to me today, I think they just got made.  Jacob replies.

 

 

So what was it like where you came from?  Percival asks Jacob.  They sit together on the floor and Jacob shyly starts to tell Percival all about his old home.  

...and these American Girls arrived and I had to find somewhere else to live.  Jacob says sadly.

We've got a small group of American Girls living here.  Percival tells Jacob

Jacob starts to look a little worried.  Oh I hope I don't have to move again.  

Oh don't worry, Percival reassures Jacob.  They tend to keep themselves to themselves and tend to do a fair bit of modelling for knitwear.  Boys are pretty popular in this house, I shouldn't think you'll be going anywhere.

 

 

 

Jacob is still looking a little worried.

Percival starts thinking about what he can do to make Jacob feel more secure.

 

 

 

He starts to tell Jacob about all the adventures he has heard Henry has been on, and explains, that they will no doubt be taken on adventures as well.

 

They continue to explore the garden.

 

This is such a fun garden to play in.  Jacob says to Percival

 

Jacob arrives

 Last week I noticed that Jacob was looking for a new home, wanting to travel further afield, well I had always admired him and his sister, so who was I to refuse his request?

Well he arrived today, oh the excitement!  Although I think he was slightly overwhelmed at first from all his travels and indignities of arriving unclothed, although safe and sound with his clothes packed safely beside him along with his teddy and frog.  I have to say though that he better be careful Rory doesn't notice the frog, as we all know he is rather a fan of frogs!

Jacob sits quietly while adjusting to daylight after being in a dark travelling box for a week.

He spends some time reassuring his teddy and frog that everything will be okay.

It doesn't take long and Jacob is out exploring the garden.

Even climbing trees!  Oh please do be careful up there Jacob!

Hello Mr & Mrs Mouse, how are you today?  Jacob asks the resident mouse family.