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Dreaming About Spring

Hello! 😁 It is a most blustery morning here in northern Illinois. The wind chimes are singing, singing, singing–tiny tinkling notes in the backyard and low notes from the bamboo chimes on the front porch. We are under a winter storm watch which starts in the wee hours of Thursday morning. Over 6 inches of snow and wind gusts up to 40mph will be Thursday’s weather conditions where I live.

However, today I am dreaming of spring; the crocuses and grape hyacinths are coming up and all of the snow has melted.

I dug into my photo archives to retrieve some of my favorite outdoor spring shots and thought you might enjoy them, too. I find it so rewarding to look back at these pictures in the middle of winter. I’d like to take more outdoor shots this year. It’s such a challenge though… My dollies are always falling over! Maybe I can figure something out. Any ideas?

Little Darling Gina in “Springtime Beauty” from 2019.

Little Darling Alice wearing “Sunshine in the Garden” from 2019.

Little Darling Gina showing off her dress’s lace yumminess, “Summery Blue in the Garden” from 2020.

Kaye Wiggs Millie in “Blue Skies, Sunny Days” 2015.

Kaye Wiggs Gracie wearing “A Lovely Blossom” 2017.

Wilde Imagination’s Patience in “A Stroll in the Garden” from 2015.

Do you have a favorite? If you are still stuck in the middle of cold, snowy winter weather I hope you at least enjoyed these springtime pictures of my sweet girls.

A lot of these dolls are retired, but can be found on the secondary market. For more information about the dolls in these photos visit my FAQ page–tab at the top.

Wishing you a wonderful day no matter the weather! Enjoy! Sending hugs to you!🤗❤️

Good Morning!

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Good morning and Happy Sunday, friends! I was up to see the first light of the day this morning. Although with these shorter days one doesn’t need to get up very early to see the first light of the day. I took this a little after 6am. I love being up before it is light, do you?

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Yesterday morning, however, I was up a bit later, and instead of the first light I caught the sun welcoming the day. It was a very frosty morning. The landscape looked as though sugar had been sprinkled upon it.

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When we start getting snow I start filling the bird feeder. This is the second fill which is almost gone. Hmm, maybe the squirrels could answer that question.

2019 fall squirrel feeder 0902 I have finally finished up this blue sweater dress ensemble. I would like Gina to model it, but she is wearing another that needs photographing, so that will have to wait a bit.

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Here are my three girls in the other sweater dress ensembles I’ve recently made. Don’t they look festive and warm?

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A couple of weeks ago, and while we had snow on the ground, I visited the Chicago Botanic Gardens. They were very busy setting up for Lightscape, so some places were roped off. I walked around the Dwarf Conifer Garden which is the perfect place when there is snow on the ground. It feels so very Christmasy.

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I also visited the greenhouses. I wanted to ‘feel summer’ again, and I did. The warmth and humidity in the tropical greenhouse felt so nice.

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Happy Thanksgiving to all my U.S. readers! Wishing you safe travels if you are traveling.

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Happy Saturday to You!

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Hello to you! It’s so nice to be back talking to you after only a couple of days. I’d love to make this a habit… When I last wrote we were having strong storms daily and very humid weather. After much rain throughout the week, we woke yesterday to many of the streets flooded in the Chicago area. My daughter is now commuting to a nearby (sort of) college and had to take some alternative streets; she allowed extra time. While out on my walk, there was flooding where I’d never seen it before. This morning, however, it’s a different story–there is a definite nip in the air; I think we’ve maybe started the transition between summer and fall. Truthfully, I’m not sure I’m ready, are you?

Some exciting (for me) news is that last evening, I added my first (since February of 2018!) one-of-a-kind doll ensembles “Blossomy Sprinkles”, to my available pages.

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Here is a little slideshow of the photos I took of this ensemble.

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I now host my website through WordPress, not GoDaddy, so it’s a bit different finding the sales pages. I hope it’s not too confusing. The individual pages will highlight if you bring your cursor to the Available tab at the top of this blog. Click on the ensemble’s title and you’ll be taken to the sales page. To purchase, please fill out the contact form (like before); I will get your form promptly emailed to me. Because of the high cost of international shipping and insurance it is still my policy to only ship within the U.S. My apologies to all my international friends. I appreciate your understanding, thank you.

I know I haven’t talked too much about this, but in case you were wondering, my health and healing journey has kept me away for so long; I am now well. It is so good to be back, creating and sharing with you. I don’t think I will be creating doll ensembles with the same vigor as I was doing before, but I will try to have new things to show you on a somewhat regular basis. Also, if you enjoy seeing ‘in process’ photos and/or photos from my regular ‘ole life please let me know and I will include more of those types of photos and posts.

I thought this comparison would be fun to show you. Lucy is on the left modeling “Blossomy Sprinkles” and Alice is on the right modeling “Flower Picking” from 2016.