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Sometimes when I’m feeling a little blue, or am housebound on a gray day (like yesterday), I grab one of the girls and then I look through the Blythe clothes and dress her in something fresh. Then I take some pictures.

Every time I do this, my mood lifts. An added bonus; I get reacquainted with that particular girl.

Case in point: Maeve.

I had fun with the lack of light yesterday. She looks rather film noir-ish, doesn’t she?

Let’s go with that:

Oooh!

And my personal favorite:

I trimmed her eyelashes yesterday. They were too long. I also trimmed her bangs a bit. I have a bit of a struggle with her hair due to the fact that the customizer had placed a protective film over part of her head and face (many customizers do this.) Normally, that wouldn’t be a problem but she took forever to get here, over two months, so the hair near the top of her head is not quite fluffy enough and it has a slight crease. I’m not sure how to fix it – curlers?

I usually end up fluffing it out right before I take a picture.

She’s awfully pretty. Periodically, I consider selling one of the dolls. I’ve thought about that with Maeve. But when I pick that doll up and spend some time dressing and photographing her, I just can’t. For now, I can’t let any of the girls go.

It’s rainy again today, but tomorrow (someone’s birthday) should be much nicer. I have to run out this morning to buy a few birthday-related things and I must get a move on as I want to be back for the hearing at 1 pm. (Just read conflicting info – I think it is at 3 pm EST now.)

If you haven’t heard, the Committee is NOT going to hold hearings next week because they’ve received a deluge of tips and videos that they need to go through. So they’ll be back with more hearings in July.

Stay safe.

Happy Thursday.

Reading, Maeve, and the House

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A quick shot of the house as I walked back up the driveway after retrieving the mail.

Yesterday was a low-key day here at the cottage. I had plans to go outside and do a lot of minor chores on the property. But then…I realized that I was tired, my eyes stung, and allergies were making me feel congested and drowsy. So, I didn’t do any of that. I stayed indoors, read, and did laundry – well, actually, Don did the laundry. I helped on the folding end. He was tired from mowing the day before. We just hung out and it was very peaceful.

I’m just about a hundred pages away from the end of Something to Hide  by Elizabeth George. I forgot what a great storyteller she is. Not only that, but she weaves an intricate plot beautifully, always character driven and underscored with great empathy and humanity. I may have to pull one of her previous books out of my TBR pile because I’m definitely in an Elizabeth George mood. I’ve read many, many of her books over the years, but drifted away from them recently. I’m back.

I decided I needed a companion yesterday.

Little Maeve stuck by my side.

Sometimes I just have to muss up her hair:

I love her tiny little freckles.

Okay. I’m running a bit late today.

Stay safe.

Happy Thursday.

Getting Ready to Paint

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It’s the third work day of the week and it already feels like a month. Peace and calm today, please.

I brought the easel downstairs yesterday, along with my oil paints and supplies. Everything is ready to go.

Someone wanted to see what was going on.

Perhaps we have a budding artist?

After cleaning the surface of the table, hauling things up and down the stairs, and staging this photo of Maeve, my back was a bit sore. So that’s all I got done for the day. Now I have to figure out what I want to paint. The jury is still out.

We’re slowly coming out of our cold snap and it’s sunny today. Don is off to recycle, I’m writing this post, and all is well. I am SO ready for Spring. I always find this ‘in between’ time difficult, but maybe less so than winter itself because I know that just a little patience is needed on my part. It’s around the corner.

Yesterday, Don went to the store to get some groceries and I was stressed because of that comment  yesterday and when he came in the door, he pulled this out of the bag:

Bless his heart! When we were out and about last week eating fries for lunch, I stopped at the bookstore to get this magazine and there were no copies left on the shelves. I bought the less- interesting-and-less-content-with-several-pages-of-pharmaceutical-ads-smack-dab-in-the-middle-of-the-content Country Living instead. I rarely buy magazines nowadays, but this one – published quarterly – is always a favorite. I couldn’t believe that Don even remembered that this is the magazine I was looking for. I went into the bookstore by myself and he waited out in the car. Half the time, he doesn’t remember what I just said to him two minutes ago!

Anyway, I was surprised and delighted and I love him. He’s a keeper.

I’m loving Bewilderment  by Richard Powers. Absolutely loving it.

Stay safe.

Happy Wednesday.

 

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