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Change in Schedule

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I’m not sure if any of you will see this, but my trip is delayed until next Friday. I slipped this morning and tweaked my lower back and I decided that driving for 5 hours is not the best idea. Turns out it worked out perfectly, as the tech rehearsals are running behind and they wouldn’t have been able to run through the play tonight.

Since I’m coaching on the other show on Wednesday and Thursday, I can’t go until Friday, which will allow me to see the last preview before Jane Eyre opens. Better in the long run.

So – there you go.

Thought I’d write a post just in case someone sees it.

Just want to share with you what I did the other day. Blythe dolls have what are called eye chips and there are plenty of people who make them and sell them. Some are wonderful quality, others, not so great. I’ve never been thrilled with Madeleine’s eye chips, so I ordered a few sets. The other day, I followed the procedure to remove them, which involves a glue stick (like you use in glue guns) being held near a candle flame to soften the end – the glue is then placed on the eye where it remains for about 15 minutes. Then you wiggle the glue stick, twist it a bit, and hopefully, the eye chip comes out. This worked beautifully on one eye. The other eye took four tries and when it finally came off, the eyelashes came out along with it. So I had to learn yet another skill. How to glue in eyelashes. Thank goodness for YouTube.

But it worked and I’m happy with the result.

More eye changes soon.

Stay safe.

Happy Sunday.

 

Harper

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First of all, reader Deb from Phoenix is having a heart procedure today, so please say a prayer for her. We love you, Deb!

Secondly, Don managed to clear out the storage space yesterday. It’s empty! He took 2 loads to the recycling center in a neighboring town. Some of it came back home to live in the shed or the house. And some of it needs to be sorted here before we make the final decision on whether to toss or keep. All of this occurred while I was on a call with the director of the next show I’m coaching and then coaching Jim. Thank you, thank you, dear husband.

It’s now an even dozen. I’ve wanted a Ferro Doll (a customizer in Russia) since I first started collecting Blythes. When a new Ferro Doll is listed, it’s adopted within minutes. Sometimes, seconds.

They have a fierce, intense gaze that I love. I always wanted one with dark hair and dark eyebrows but then, this other girl appeared who was being put up for adoption by the owner who had only adopted her in June. I went back and forth on this one for over a month; maybe, maybe not. At one point, Kat, the young owner, decided she was bonding with her, so I encouraged her to keep her. But one day, about a week ago, Kat messaged me and asked me if I still wanted her. The price was reasonable. I pondered, and then I said yes.

To be honest, I was put off by her hair color, so I decided I could always change her scalp to a darker color. But now, after receiving her, I love it. Here she is, right out of the box:

If you look closely, you can see tiny veins in her cheeks. The level of detail is amazing.

Also, check out the detail in the coloration of the area around the eyebrows. And the eyelids, of course!

She has synthetic hair but it’s clearly been given a treatment by the customizer because it feels like silk – and it’s minty-colored. Much to my surprise, I’m love the hair and I’m going to keep it.

She was named Claire by her previous owner. She is now Harper Claire, after – you guessed it – Harper Lee. I walked around with her during most of the day yesterday (except when I was coaching, of course. That would have looked weird.)

I’ll try to get a good close-up of her face soon, so you can see the tiny little details that make her so beautiful and collectible.

This morning:

I love her. She’s a serious girl. I have a feeling she doesn’t suffer fools gladly.

I finally own a Ferro doll. If I could, I’d collect even more.

Don is quite taken with her. Never – not once – as he been anything other than encouraging about this little turn my life has taken. He’s charmed by the girls, loves it when I change their clothes and parade them in front of him. He raves about my photos of them.

How did I get this lucky?

Okay. No coaching today. No coaching until Sunday night when I watch the run-through of Jane Eyre  on stage. I’m going to rest a bit – it’s been an intense week.

Stay safe.

Happy Thursday.

 

Monarch

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I was out watering yesterday morning – high of 91, heat advisory – and I approached the birdbath. I was going to empty it and fill it with fresh water. As I walked to the birdbath, I startled a monarch butterfly who had been on the ground. I watched it fly to the ground by my car. I quickly realized it was a newly transformed baby, just emerged from the chrysalis. He (identified by the dots on his wings) was opening and shutting his wings in order to dry them.

Then he flew to my tire, where he remained for a couple of hours.

It’s all in the timing. If I hadn’t been out there at that time, I would have missed it. One of the caterpillars I showed you a couple of weeks ago is now a butterfly! I wish I knew where the other chrysalises are. Interesting that he was beneath the birdbath, where the chrysalis of a couple of years ago was hanging. I’d already checked the birdbath and there was no chrysalis there this time, so he came from someplace else.

A beautiful little moment in a sea of hot, dry, drought-ridden days.

This dress arrived in yesterday’s mail. A beautiful creation from The Pumpkin Belle, aka Helen, who is a dressmaker in England. I’ve always wanted one of her creations. She uses silks and she hand dyes and ages the fabric. So gorgeous!

Holly won the toss and I must say she looks beautiful. (There was some jealousy amongst the girls, but I assured them that each girl would have her turn.)

I have to coach two people today. I was so tired after the trip that I used up any energy I had coaching and promptly turned into a vegetable afterward. I find I need a day to recover, so I’m scheduling next Tuesday as the recovery day after the next round of driving.

We’re so sick of this heat. Yesterday was particularly humid and unbearable. Today will be the same and then I think we drop to the low eighties on Wednesday. Sigh.

Stay safe.

Happy Tuesday.

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