Mockingbird Hill Cottage

Mockingbird Hill Cottage

Friday

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Feeling a little under the weather today. Well, actually, yesterday as well. If I wasn’t masking when I’m out and about, I’d say that I have a full-blown cold. So, it’s most likely sinus exacerbated by our bizarre weather.

Anyway, this will be short. Lots of wind out there today. The accompaniment to my morning coffee is the sound of wind and the ringing of  the wind chimes. We may get quite a bit of snow on Monday going into Tuesday, but as I said yesterday, I’ll believe it when I see it. Anyway, for all my complaints about no snow this winter, at this point in the season I don’t want any snow! Go figure.

I managed to read my War and Peace  chapter yesterday but couldn’t concentrate on any other reading, so I watched videos on YouTube. I did manage to eat a piece of apple pie. His best yet!

And, for a brief moment, I played with Imogen:

Stay safe in all the crazy weather out there, my friends.

Happy Friday.

Puzzling

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Slow going. That’s fine, as I fiddle with it for an hour or so every morning and then leave it for the rest of the day. I’m trying to assemble the big flowers. I’ll have a lot of filling in to do and those little patterned pieces on the edge? There are a lot of them; both on the edges and up the middle of the puzzle. They’re very hard to figure out – I know that from my last go-round with this puzzle. Hopefully, slowly filling in the middle will help me figure out where everything else goes more easily.

It’s a messy day out there. We had a bit of snow in the late afternoon yesterday, but then, of course, the inevitable rain came and now it’s a combination of sleet and rain. But the road is wet and traffic seems fine.

Monday might bring some snow; at least, as of now. I no longer trust these forecasts. And there’s a blizzard warning in Los Angeles, of all places!

Since we’re temporarily signed up for HBO Max, we’re catching up on a few series we couldn’t see before. Hacks, with Jean Smart, was brilliant. Loved it. I’m a huge fan of Jean Smart; she can do anything. There’s a new season being filmed and I can’t wait. I’ve mentioned The Last of Us, which is being released weekly. We are hooked. And now we’re watching Chernobyl which is gut wrenching and incredibly well done. The only things we watch on traditional network television are Jeopardy  and All Creatures Great and Small. That’s it. I’ve stopped watching the news for the sake of my sanity.

Don made an apple pie yesterday and you can bet we’ll have a piece this afternoon!

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Stay safe, my friends.

Happy Thursday.

No Room at the Inn

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Good morning! It’s sunny right now – very cold – but sunny. We’re supposed to get mixed winter precipitation later in the day. Maybe an inch of snow? But since all of that will turn to rain overnight, the snow will disappear. This is part of the storm that has been crossing the country. I know that areas north of us will get more snow. Messy, of course. We might get some snow next Monday night, but if things go as they have been, it will be a big, fat nothing.

The strangest winter I’ve ever seen.

Meet Mabel:

Let me explain. My friend, Jutta, who lives in Toronto, put this girl up for ‘adoption,’ as they say in Blythe world. The price was really, really low or I wouldn’t have contemplated adopting her. I initially made some inquiries about her. Jutta had purchased her last year through a customizer who is no longer on Etsy, She thinks she was Russian. But that’s all we know because the back plate of the head wasn’t signed by the artist.

I was so taken by her eyebrows and intense eyes! And her freckles. A week went by. I checked in with Jutta and she was still available. Another few days went by. I just couldn’t get her out of my thoughts. You know that my favorite look is intense, almost fierce, eyes and eyebrows. Her eyebrows were beautifully painted.

Pink hair wasn’t necessarily on my list, but I find I’m liking it more and more.

Finally, I bit the bullet. I told Don and his first response was “Oh, good! Show me a picture!”

I, of course, have nowhere to put her, so he was in on this last night:

Mabel taking in the crowded conditions.

The solution. The girls look a tad overwhelmed, don’t you think?

Mabel came with a licca body. I’m not a fan. Though they’re cute, they’re not really posable. The hardcore Blythe collectors who keep the dolls on stands in protective cabinets often like licca bodies. But I pose my girls (that’s half the fun of collecting) so I will replace the body. And the neck adaptor is a little loose, too. For now, she’s fine, but she will be having surgery in the future. I’ve already trimmed some uneven ends of her hair.

Olivia also has a licca body so both girls will be scheduled for surgery in a month or two.

We’re glad she’s here.

Stay safe.

Happy Wednesday.

 

 

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