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It’s going to reach 51 degrees today! What??? And it’s sunny!

Though I know this is only temporary, I think Don and I need to get out of Dodge. Take a little drive. We need to escape.

Finished puzzle:

The sun was shining brightly when I took this, so it’s not the best picture. The World of Charles Dickens. Beautiful illustration!

I finished grouting the last exterior wall on the dollhouse. I’m really, really, really pleased with the way it looks. The added bonus is that it’s inspiring me to get cracking, to finish up this dollhouse. Although they’re never truly finished and I need lots of accessories. (None of my hobbies are inexpensive, unfortunately, so changes happen slowly.) And then…the big one. The Beacon Hill.

I promised a photo of the second outfit that arrived the other day. Miss Mei is today’s model.

The dress is from LenaLittleDress, the socks are from Qiulizio, and the shoes came with Madeleine.

Since Mei had to change out of her pants and top, Maeve got to put them on. These girls share clothes and so far, no tussles!

Pants and top by Qiulizio, boots by Northfield Primitives. As always, Maeve looks a little wary – of what, I’m not sure.

Oh heck, let’s put them together:

In reference to our discussion about different bodies for Blythe: Maeve has the traditional body,  Mei has an Obitsu 11 body. Do you see how Mei is slightly shorter? Her head is tilted a bit, but she’s definitely shorter. I’ll try to take a picture of Maeve, Mei or Pippa, and Livvy – three different bodies – and then you’ll see the differences. Coming soon.

Stay safe.

Happy Friday.

 

 

Puzzles and Egg Cups

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Dickens puzzle in progress. I spent a fair amount of time on it yesterday. It’s very engrossing, which is what I need now.

We ventured into the neighboring college town and I bought some boxes and bubble wrap and tape. Since we live in such a small house, I’ve learned not to hang on to boxes because we just don’t have the storage space. We recycle all that cardboard. I did have a bit of bubble wrap on hand, but I needed more. Then we came back to the house and I proceeded to wrap each egg cup in bubble wrap, placing sheets of it between the layers of egg cups. Country Living sent me a UPS label and today I’ll drop it off for shipping. I have to say that that the woman I’m working with couldn’t be nicer. She completely understands my worries about the egg cups in transit and during the time that CL is doing the shoot. Since this is what she does for a living, I think all will be well.

A lot of the ice on the trees and plants melted yesterday and more will melt today. But in the meantime, it’s gray and foggy out there.

We’re watching the Olympics, as we always do, and are grateful for the distraction. I’ve been a bit distracted myself by my worries about the weather and the need to package up the egg cups and send them off so they arrive in time for the shoot. Once I drop them off today, I’ll breathe a sigh of relief.

I’m gearing up to do some work on the exterior of the English Cottage. I want to seal the stones with Mod Podge and then add some mortar. The process will be messy, but I’ve been thinking about it a lot and I realize that the stones will look more realistic and aged that way. I’m excited about it.

Okay, my friends. I have to get going.

Stay safe.

Happy Tuesday.

Ice, Ice, Ice

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We are iced in until Monday – not completely iced in as Don managed to salt a bit late yesterday afternoon. The precipitation was non-stop for nearly 48 hours. One of our gutters has partially detached from the porch roof, which is another headache. But, and this is a big but…we didn’t lose power. Our county was really hit hard by this storm and over half the residents were/are without power. Over half – especially north of us. Combine no power with frigid, below zero temperatures and you can imagine how difficult this is for so many. I looked at the outage map and there was an outage just south of us and just to the east of us. We are very lucky.

It looks like a magical winter wonderland out there because none of the ice has melted, therefore every twig and branch is still encased in ice. It will stay that way until Monday, when we’ll finally go above freezing.

We were prepared. I had filled big bowls with water, we had several portable drink containers filled with water, and the tub was full. Just before I started writing this, I drained everything. And the lights flickered many times. I’m grateful for heat and power.

I used the time to finish this. Boy oh boy, that blue background drove me nuts! And, wouldn’t you know it? One piece was missing. I know I didn’t drop it but I crawled all over the floor looking for it just in case I did.

I posted this on my IG Stories, right after I finished:

Zoe speaks truth.

Finally, Sophie in new overalls which came in yesterday’s mail which Don insisted on fetching despite the slippery conditions (I would have left it there overnight.)

These are made by mamzelle.lylou on IG, aka Karine, who lives in France. I must share this detail: the overalls are lined with the print fabric used in the blouse. That kind of detail is amazing. There’s also a little green jacket which I’ll share in another post. (I already had the hat.)

Today, Don is making me sing one of his songs for a demo he’s recording. Something I did all the time when I was younger without blinking an eye – sing semi-professionally – fills me with anxiety these days. Especially now. Nonetheless, I promised I would, so I’ll go ahead with it. Wish me luck!

Stay safe.

Happy Saturday.

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