Contemplating and Downsizing.

It has been a little quiet on here as I have been busy posting on my Sasha blog and of course Henry's blog due to our trip to Arizona and the Sasha Festival.

Peggy Sue did indeed get her own way and made it to the festival...I think she found she got a bit more than she bargained for at times, but she enjoyed herself no end.  

Photos of the festival can be found here...

Since April I have been feeling rather overwhelmed by all my dolls.  I thought it would be a transient thing, but I still feel this way several months later and think I need to downsize somewhat.  So the first I am thinking of selling are one of the Lati girls and the little Pukifee.

I realised that I haven't photographed, or played with these dolls all this year, so really it seems a shame for them to be stuck in a cabinet unloved.  I will probably keep the little girl in the middle.

So if anyone is interested, they come complete with their original boxes and I think they have spare hands and wigs....will have to check when I get the boxes down.  I will of course be taking more in depth photographs and descriptions of them.

The other fellow I think will be looking for a new home is my Littlefee Jacob.  I also dearly like him, but he just sits in a chair being neglected...

I will have quite a few other miscellaneous dolls that I hope to sort through over the next couple of weeks.

I think I may well sell on a couple of my Schoenhuts as well, but they will require a bit more thought first.

Where some of the dolls live....

My china cabinet where the Nancy Ann Storybook Dolls live.

The two Lati girls Poppy & Xanthe and my little Pukifee Bonnie also live in here as well when they are not out  doing other things.

Three little girls.

Three little girls enjoyed the sunshine today and played out in the garden.

Xanthe (Lati Basic Byurl), Bonnie (Fairyland Pukifee Bonnie) and Poppy (Lati Basic Lami

Bonnie had an idea....

To relax in the rhubarb leaves!

Poppy followed suit...

But what happened to Xanthe?  Where did she get to?

New shoes for little girls.

The little girls got new shoes yesterday - seems all of the shoes sold for 'Lati' are too big, but these are a better fit than the others I bought and with socks or leggings they fit better.

Xanthe and Poppy don't seem to be complaining anyway.

Xanthe makes a friend & Rosie's twin brother Ronald arrives.

Xanthe is pleased have a little friend to play with - she was feeling lonely all on her own.

I think Poppy is trying to explain something...

....and it was THIS big...

Of course just quite WHAT was that big, we can only guess...

Ah...perhaps she was talking about her teddy?

Getting to know each other.

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Rosie got a surprise today...

Her twin brother has finally been reunited with her and they were so delighted to see each other and had a big hug.

Amy Lynn joins them outside to say hello to Rosie's brother.

Little Ronald is a happy little chap and is pleased to be in the UK and out of his travelling box.

These two are just so very happy to be together again.

The girls listen on while being told about Ron's journey to the UK.

Freebies - always good!

While looking around a local vintage emporium today I noticed a little chair and table on the ground outside. I asked the man what he was going to do with them and he said he had just pulled them out of the skip to put on the fire he had going, but did I want them, if so I could have them.

Yes please I said, knowing they would be perfect for Xanthe, my little Lati girl.

All that was wrong was the seat was missing a base - easily rectified.

I cut a piece of board to size and covered with a wad of stuffing and some fabric.

Xanthe inspects it...

Perfect size for her and her little friend.