Wren meets a friend.

Wren attended the Sasha Celebration Weekend with me as we were hopeful that her friend would be there...she was in luck!

They meet for the first time.

Isabel can't quite believe it.

They welcome each other with open arms.

It is almost like looking in a mirror...they are similar but different and feel like they have known each other for ever.

They embrace. 

A little later....Wren is aghast as Isabel samples the wine...needless to say Isabel was not feeling very well later in the evening!

To see what happened to poor Isabel, click here.

Wandering with Wren - Bluebell Glory

There was another girl wandering through the bluebells yesterday...

It was Wren of course!

She too enjoyed sitting for a while and just enjoying nature in all its glory.

February Already?!

Wow, February already - I am completely convinced that the older you get the faster time goes.

I have decided my doll of focus for the 'A Doll A Day' photography challenge will be Xanthe Phylica this month - she enjoys 'pointing' out things, so will be perfect for it.  I will only post the photos once a week though.   She has been getting in some practice....

Look!  Flower

Look!  Minions

Xanthe is delighted the Minions all stood in an orderly line for her.

Look!  Domos

However, she didn't have the same luck with the Domos!

What else on the agenda for this month is yet to be determined....

I hope to make Hazel Bleuette a Valentines Dress and I want to spend some more time with Peggy Sue.

Peggy Sue and Henry enjoyed dog walking yesterday. It was good for them to get out in the fresh air, rather than being cooped up inside all the time.

I also need to decide who is to come with me to New Zealand later this month when I return to visit my parents.  Henry will of course come with me, and Hitty Madge and her two (possibly three visitors).  Peggy Sue is putting forward a strong case to go again as well!  Then of course the question is...what about Wren who came last year? I am not at all sure about her as well.

My poor Makies, including Wren have been much neglected of late - somehow my enthusiasm for them seems to have waned at present, but they are able to keep themselves busy it seems and I am sure they will wait until the time is right to come back into play.

Otherwise, I shall continue with my 'Doll Census' it is both enlightening, and rather shocking!

Happy February!

A Catch Up....

A little bit of a 'catch up' post of doll goings on over the last couple of weeks.

Just before Christmas we had a friend come round.  She brought Addison round to play with Peggy Sue and Hazel - the girls enjoyed playing snakes and ladders.

Her lad joined the Schoeys on their shelf and enjoyed chatting with them.

Hazel (yes my gorgeous wooden Bleuette finally got a name!) enjoyed an outing and a visit with the Christmas Polar bear who was quite taken with her.

He enjoys a tickle under his chin.

Some Schoenhut animals arrived Christmas Day....

Wren seems to be very pleased....she has a horse of her own!  Yes it was supposed to be for the Schoey kids, but seems Wren had other ideas....

Wandering with Wren - Audley End

Wren enjoyed a lovely Autumn Day's wander around the grounds of English Heritage Audley End today.

The sky was perfectly blue.

There was hardly anyone around.

It really was quite perfect.

The back of the house

Side view.

After quite a wander Wren and Nelson stopped to rest for a while

Before exploring some more.

Wren was quite fascinated with the succulents growing on the rocks.

She wonders whether she could make some kind of rockery at home.  Nelson thinks it will be quite possible to do.

They admire some of the beautiful flowers.

The pumpkins and gourds are set out to dry out for an Autumn Harvest display.

Nelson and Wren were fascinated by the different shapes and colours.

Wren loves the colour purple and was surprised to see the aubergine.

The looked at the different varieties of apples.

More pretty flowers in the garden.

Wren enjoyed the sunlight, flowers and fresh air!

The water was beautifully clear and Wren enjoyed watching the young swan for a while.

Bottoms up!

All in all a perfect day out.

Wandering with Wren - North Mymms

Wren's wanderings took her walking through countryside and some woods on this bright Autumn Sunday afternoon.

She spied some cattle in the field...which she later discovered she was supposed to come through, but decided to give that a miss...she wasn't prepared for a close encounter!

There was some lovely countryside to admire....

...from comfortable seat in a tree.

There were quite a few trees that had died and were damaged

Wren wondered if it was lightening damage and decided it was perhaps not the best place to wander during a thunder storm!

Wren discovered dandelions still flowering

Berries were plentiful and she wondered whether these were edible?

Now these fungi don't look the edible sort, but they were interesting to look at.

There were plants flowering in the hedgerow.

She spied a farmhouse

A bee making his way into the convolvulus flower

Disappeared!

Another pretty flower to stop and admire.