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Yesterday, my server/host was apparently migrating accounts to a new system or something or other (after a bit, my brain shuts down all technical info.) That caused the blog to be down for some of you, which happened west to east through several time zones, which is why some of you saw “This account has been suspended” messages before I did. Not a good choice as it made us all look like we had done something wrong. I was also – and still am – dealing with a problem with the email associated with this blog. I’m not getting any of your comments sent to me, my replies aren’t being sent to you, and I’m not receiving warnings about attempts to hack the blog. That is still a problem and I have to call someone and deal with it today, though the tech I spoke to yesterday suspected it had to do with the migration. But, the blog is back up and running, and the other problem still exists.

The tech aspects of this blog can be exhausting. Anyway. I don’t think you’ll be receiving my replies in the near future until this gets ironed out, so just check back in later in the day to join in the conversation. Thanks for your patience!

I coached Ben yesterday and dealt with all the blog craziness, and in the middle of it all, this package arrived from Minsk, in Belarus. For quite a while, I was worried whether it would actually get here! What do you think was inside?

Meet Imogen! I’m besotted, my friends. I first saw her on Etsy and I fell in love with her gamine look. I couldn’t get her out of my mind. She has the most beautiful eyes, though I’m only showing you one set today. This is exactly how she came to me – in this outfit, with the bunny in her arms. The seller also included another dress, a hat, and a chocolate bar from Belarus with all the text in Russian.

I’ve always loved the name Imogen. She’s a character in Shakespeare’s Cymbeline, which is where I first fell in love with the name. And there are actresses and famous photographers with that name. Truth be told, when I looked at her on Etsy, I knew that would be her name.

I’m so glad she’s here!

Sophie, ever cautious and shy, watched me unwrap her. And then they met.

Sophie seems to be saying “Who IS this?”

But soon enough, I could hear laughter from the den.

Imogen has faint freckles on her forehead.

There’s a whole world of “Blythe” body adaptions out there. Sophie has the standard body and her head doesn’t tilt at all. So that makes photographing her somewhat challenging, as her head tilts down a bit. Imogen came with what is called a neck adapter or neck joint, which is added to the original neck to brace the head and make it possible for the head to tilt forward, back and to the sides.

I have plans to adapt Sophie’s body and neck in the future. That’s a whole other conversation: what bodies to use, what neck adapters. Some of the videos I’ve watched are very helpful, but I’m also a bit wary of trying anything too risky. But, then again, I am used to cutting and building and adapting, so I suspect I’ll be fine.

It’s fun to have two of them to play with. Part of the fun is dressing them in the scads of clothes available out there and posing them for photographs. Some Blythe owners take such inventive photographs.

Okay. I have to coach Ben at one, have to figure out the situation with the email on my blog, blah, blah, blah.

Stay safe.

Happy Saturday.

 

Wildflowers, Booster Shots, & Sophie

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It is so cold here this morning that the heat kicked on! We always wait as long as we can before we turn it on for the season, but I guess the boiler decided for us this morning. And it’s still cold! I just made our second cup of coffee as we need to get going this morning. Booster shot time!

After that, grocery shopping and then we do another self-tape audition for Don.

We finished Goliath’s  fourth and final season last night and let me tell you, we were blown away. It is brilliant on every level. Completely brilliant. I haven’t seen anything this good come out of American television/streaming in years. We’re going to watch it again in a week or two. I don’t know what we’ll watch tonight – Goliath  is an impossible act to follow.

Yesterday, a little parcel arrived in the mail with some new shoes for Sophie.  Of course, I had to find an outfit to match them.

Adorable.

The dress is by Moshi Moshi Studio. Hilary lives in England and has her own website.

The shoes were made by Crafty Cora, who is on Etsy and lives right next door in Connecticut. I say this because much of what I order for Sophie, in fact, 98% of it, is from Europe or Asia. The shoes are leather. This is the second pair I’ve purchased from her and her work is amazingly detailed.

You’ve seen the tights before. They’re from PommePomme on Etsy – based in Ohio.

Gosh, I love dressing her up!

Sophie, by the way, is half English, half French. Her dad is from Great Britain and her mom is from France. She lives in England during the school year, but she spends summers at her family’s home in Provence.

Lucky girl!

Stay safe.

Happy Friday.

We’re Off

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Well, I’m headed to NYC today. No, my test results haven’t been sent to me yet. It’s maddening. But I wrote to the company manager about it yesterday afternoon – asking if I should delay my trip on the train if I hadn’t received anything by the time I’m ready to head to the train station and she said, no, come anyway. If nothing comes, they’ll send me to a quick turnaround test site in the city, so I can be cleared for rehearsal on Monday.

I was secretly wishing I wouldn’t be able to go, only because it’s all rather nervous-making and it’s a big, big change for me. But it’s best, I realize, to face up to these things. Once this first trip is finished, next week’s will be easier. And, hopefully, the six weeks I spend in Brooklyn will be easier as well. Fingers crossed.

So today is about packing and then Don will drive me to the train station across the river, where I will travel on Amtrak into Penn Station. It would be a heck of a lot easier if my results are sent to me today because adding another test on to a long day is not what I’d prefer.

Don suggested I take Sophie with me. In fact, he was surprised I was considering leaving her home.

She’s dressed and ready to go:

If you haven’t noticed already, Sophie is far more daring in her fashion choices than I am.

For those of you interested in this, the dress is by Woolly Rockers on Etsy (it’s a Liberty print), the boots are from Northfield Primitives, and the beret and scarf are from House of Blythe on Etsy. The stockings are from a seller in Paris.

She’s so much fun to dress! She’s never been to NYC or on a train so she’s understandably nervous. That will make two of us. She’s my Emotional Support Sprite.

Wish me well. I’m nervous about all of this and worry seems to be my permanent state of mind lately. It’s not a good place to be.

Stay safe.

Happy Sunday.

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