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Butterflies, Shoes, and a Headband

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It’s Butterfly Week here on the blog. Yesterday, almost immediately after I had the thought, “I haven’t seen an eastern swallowtail yet,” one appeared. Very skittish, so it was hard to get a picture. Now I need to see a black swallowtail. Fingers crossed. They do love coneflowers, and let’s face it, there’s a lot to choose from here at the cottage.

These arrived in the mail yesterday:

Sometimes the girls are barefoot because I don’t have enough shoes! So I ordered more from Cora Huang, who lives in Connecticut. I already have two pairs of her Mary Janes in other colors and I love them. And how could I resist bows? Especially on a red shoe (as you know, I love red shoes.) Cora’s work is amazing. I also have a pair of red boots made by Cora.

And just because, I had to put this headband on Katie. It was a late-in-the-day impulse. The headband was made by Teresa, who lives in Spain.

My quiet Saturday morning has disappeared. Someone is cutting wood with a noisy saw.

Ah, well. The sounds of the weekend.

Stay safe.

Happy Saturday.

Puzzles, Olivia, & The Hearing

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Having so much fun with this one: Alice’s Wonderland. It’s made by the same company that does all of the “World of…” puzzles. They’re always beautifully illustrated and the quality of the pieces is excellent. I may finish today, but then again, with the hearing this afternoon, I may not.

Don’s eye doctor had delayed his original appointment because he was going to be on vacation. It had been rescheduled for the end of this month, but his eye was beginning to bother him, so he called yesterday morning and got an appointment for the afternoon. This time, I drove. I’m glad he got in the same day he called. All is well.

We’re due for some storms this afternoon. “Potentially severe.” Just don’t knock our power out when the hearings are on.

I felt the need to dress a doll this morning. It was Livvy’s turn. (I do keep track of these things.)

I call this “Olivia and the Flowers.”

She really is my comfort doll. I’ve decided that she’ll be by my side today. She can help me with the puzzle.

Just looked at the radar for this afternoon. It looks a bit ominous.

Stay safe.

Happy Tuesday.

A Surprise in the Mail

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You know I love to tell a good story, so here’s one for you on this Saturday morning.

Stacy, a longtime reader of this blog, follows my Blythe account on IG. That’s because she is also  a Blythe collector, though I didn’t figure out that she was the same Stacy that follows the blog for a bit. But I finally did and thought how neat it is that we both collect these girls.

She messaged me when she heard about our tree and said she’d like to send me a few Blythe outfits to cheer me up. I was touched by her kindness and kept an eye out for the delivery of the package to my PO Box.

It arrived yesterday. Usually, I’m a bit slow about getting to the post office, but miracle of miracles, I picked it up that afternoon. Thank goodness.

When I got home, I opened the box. There were adorable clothes; some overalls, a t-shirt, a dress, a little coat, some fun little Blythe headphones and some bits and bobs. I’ve had a moratorium on buying new clothes for the girls for a month or two, so having someone send me some as a gift was very exciting!

But I soon realized that there was something else in the box.

I couldn’t believe my eyes. It was a Blythe doll.

Here she is:

These is how she looked when I unwrapped her. Oh my god. Isn’t she adorable? She was customized by the same woman who customized my very first Blythe, Sophie.

A close up:

Don wasn’t home at the time and I couldn’t wait for him to get back so I could show him this unbelievable gift! I was so excited that I ran outside to tell him. He was so happy for me.

How lucky am I? I never cease to be amazed by the generosity of my readers. I have been thoroughly spoiled over the 14 years I’ve been writing this blog.

Stacy wrote the loveliest note to me. Thank you, Stacy. I love this new addition to the family. Her full name is Stacy Katie, but I think she’ll be called Katie for short. She looks like a Katie to me.

And here she is after having been dressed this morning:

I can’t stand it, she’s so darling! Maybe a bit of a tomboy? All shall be revealed.

She and her sister Sophie will spend some quality time together later today. Maybe while I’m slaving away mowing the lawn.

In other news, I saw a deer right next to the garden at 5:30 this morning and so I went outside. She moved to the catalpa tree and I stayed there – maybe 8 feet away? – softly talking to her. Said good morning and please don’t eat my flowers. Then we just stared at each other for about two minutes. I’ve never seen a deer stay in place for so long. Then she took off. I think it’s the fawns’ mom. Since I’d just sprayed the plants the other day she didn’t eat anything. I checked. Phew!

A really lovely moment.

Thank you again, dear Stacy. Katie and I have had some bonding time this morning.

Stay safe.

Happy Saturday.

 

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