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Mockingbird Hill Cottage

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Soggy

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Rain and rain and thunder and lightning! More this afternoon and then we should have a couple of dry days. Everything looks extremely waterlogged out there. I’m not complaining, but I will be happy to see some relatively clear skies.

Someday.

I know many of you are experience smoke from more fires in Canada. Hang in there.

There’s nothing much to report on today. I tackled a few chores yesterday afternoon, did some laundry, read, and scrolled through social media. Not very exciting! I really want to start in on the office/studio, but it’s too humid in there during the day and until this front moves out, I’ll have to hold off. It’s a big, big job, involving both my little creative space and the inside of the closet. I WILL HAVE TO BE RUTHLESS. In the meantime, the stuff I’ve already pulled out of corners to sort through still hasn’t been sorted. I did do one thing yesterday: I moved the English Cottage (Dove Cottage) off one of my work tables and carried it across the room to the top of the music cabinet that we recently moved upstairs. It’s up out of the way, it looks good, and now I have more surface space.

New jacket and shorts from a seamstress in England. Normally, I wouldn’t have used Mei as a model for this outfit. I don’t know why. Maybe I think colorful clothes work better on another girl? I fought that urge and dressed Mei and I think it really suits her. That jacket has a hood. Never mind that the hood would never fit over a Blythe head! The outfit is beautifully made.

Reading is slow for me lately. My attention is all over the place and it’s hard for me to focus. I’m reading Babel, a book I have been curious about for a while. I got it from the library. It’s long and dense and I have vowed to sit with it this afternoon and polish off a chunk.

We also had a local primary election here yesterday, so we voted, though I don’t think my candidate got the nod. I’ll have to check. The other candidate will never get my vote – long story, but I’ve seen the content of her character and it’s lacking.

Stay safe.

Happy Wednesday.

 

A Rose is a Rose is a Rose

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What a lovely greeting this morning!

This little rose bush usually has just two flower buds, but boy, do they develop into magnificent blossoms! The color is extraordinary. By the way, this bush was a gift from a reader of this blog. It’s in the memorial garden.

It looks like we had a light shower overnight. You can see the water drops on the leaves.

My little Buddy appeared off and on yesterday, eating grass, sitting on a rock, running back under the tree when something frightened him. At one point, I saw him come through the gate and make his way through the secret garden and up the hill on his way to the family’s burrow. I thought: oh, he’s gone for the day. About 30 minutes later, he was back. Unless he was another of the kids. But I’m pretty sure it was Buddy, who likes to hang out here during the day.

Just want him to remain safe. Thankfully, I haven’t seen him go in the direction of the street. He seems to be happy up here.

Over the past three days I did three video tours of the girls. I don’t know why, but I had the idea one day and there you go. I posted them. I thought they might be a dud, but people seemed to really like hearing my voice and learning more about the girls. I simply highlighted a few of the girls each day and shared their stories. Anyway, if you’re at all interested, they’re on my IG Blythe feed which is, after going to instagram: (at symbol)sophieandherpals.

I did a lot of weed whacking yesterday and Don mowed the trails up in the woods. I leave a certain amount of weeds near the funky patio, etc., for the groundhogs and rabbits. Just saw our rabbit – maybe the mama of the baby bunnies? – this morning.

Today, I’m going to start working on reorganizing my office/studio. There’s so much STUFF there: dollhouses, dollhouse supplies, my easel, oil paints, mail, scripts, a mini printer, and on and on. Plus, we just took the kitchen a/c unit out of the closet in our office so I have some space available again. It’s time to be ruthless and sort through everything.

Stay safe.

Happy Tuesday.

 

Spoiler Alert, Critters, and the Girls

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First up: Spoiler Alert  is now streaming on Amazon Prime. Hopefully, that means everywhere, but I can’t say that for sure. I had a message on Instagram the other day from my friend Kate. Kate is the daughter of my childhood friend, June. June died very suddenly when Katie was only two years old. You might remember that Kate contacted me a few years ago and we arranged a meeting in NYC. She wanted to talk to someone who had known her mother well. She started crying the moment she saw me. It was one of the most powerful and emotional experiences of my life.

Kate messaged me to say that she’d finally seen me in Spoiler Alert. She’d taken a picture of me in my scene. These messages mean so much to me, you have no idea. They touch my heart. And to have it come from June’s daughter! June was extremely talented, a gifted musician, extremely intelligent, and a true friend (she taught special needs children as an adult.) She was always a big supporter of me and my work in the theater. To know that Katie saw me act on screen is kind of a full circle moment.

I love you, June. I miss you. Your daughter is simply spectacular.

Seen yesterday in the area right outside our living room window: a rabbit, the big groundhog (unrelated to the young brood, as far as I know) who lives under the shed, one of the little ones who always visits in the late afternoon and hangs out by the tree, lots of birds (including a seldom seen thrush), and a little baby bunny. The baby’s presence scared off the big groundhog!

Girls update:

Harper in a summer dress.

Holly, who had been wearing a winter coat, insisted on wearing a summer dress, as well.

And Lily is taking a nap.

She has no eyelids, so you’ll just have to accept that she’s sleeping.

It rained a lot yesterday, which was much needed. There are catalpa flowers scattered everywhere. But there are still a lot of blossoms on the tree, so we get to see her all dressed up in white flowers for a bit longer.

Stay safe.

Happy Saturday.

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