Mockingbird Hill Cottage

Mockingbird Hill Cottage

Egg Cups & Imogen

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I’ve been taking photos of my figural egg cups because Country Living magazine contacted me yesterday wanting to know if I would be willing to ship some of my egg cups to them for a photo shoot. They have a monthly feature on collecting. This will be for the May issue. I sent the photos in and the editor sounded excited about what I have, chose some favorites, and I’m going to wrap them in bubble wrap, box them up, and send them to CL via UPS. I should have them back by the end of February.

They found me through Instagram. I’m thrilled to have them featured, but it’s a little bit like sending your kids off to camp. Will they be safe? Some of them would be very hard to replace. They were looking for chicks and ducks and Easter season egg cups, which is just as well, because I told the editor the Snow White set was off the table – it’s too rare and too many years were spent hunting for the entire set.

I actually got out of the house yesterday as we had to drive over to Rick and Doug’s to water their plants. They’re off on a trip. To be frank, there’s no way we would be traveling during this time! I don’t want to be on a plane for several hours with others when Omicron is so contagious. Also, because we travel so rarely, I don’t want to spend money for a trip when I have to wear a mask all the time. But I do understand the urge to escape the winter for a bit, so more power to them.

I set off their alarm again, which is exactly the same  as ours, so really, what is my problem???

Anyway, we went to the grocery store first – and by we, I mean Don, Imogen, and me. I had just dressed her in a coat and Don said, “Let’s take her with us!” So, we did.

I sat in the car while Don ran in to grab a few things. Imogen and I played a bit.

The first car journey for Imogen – at least, on this side of the Atlantic. How do you like that coat? I would like a human-sized version. Same for the boots and the leggings.

The entire outfit, thank you very much.

Lordy, she’s cute! It was quite fun to have her in the car with me.

It’s very rainy here today. It will continue all day and then take us into snow and ice tomorrow. I don’t think we’re going to get a lot of it, but any sleet/ice is dangerous. It won’t be helped by plunging temperatures – we won’t be able to rely on the sun to melt everything.

Stay safe.

Happy Thursday.

Currently Reading

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Well, over the course of two hours, I managed to fit a grand total of 6 blue pieces into the puzzle. At this pace, I should be done by July.

We’re in a bit of a warmer patch today and tomorrow – it’s nice not to have to run a drip from the faucet – but on Friday that will change. And it will be subzero again on Saturday. Such is the weather merry-go-round of January and February. One piece of good news, the forecast is for just an inch of snow and ice on Friday, rather than the larger amount of the previous forecasts. Fingers crossed that this forecast holds true.

I finished the Julia Dahl and have started this book, Slow Horses  by Mick Herron. I found it last year at Oblong books and it’s been in my TBR pile ever since. At least one of you told me at the time that it is a great series. I’m only about 20 pages in.

At the same time, I’m reading:

The Wood  by John Lewis-Stempel, a book I’ve had for a couple of years. Lewis-Stempel is British and he writes about nature. So many people I follow raved about this book. It’s written in a monthly form, starting in December, so I’m going to read December and January this week so I can eventually read February when it’s February, etc.

Some new outfits arrived in yesterday’s mail – made by Qiuilizo, who made that adorable blue hooded jacket and pants that Imogen modeled for you recently. I’ve been wanting some casual wear for the girls and these fit the bill.

She made the bags, as well.

I can’t stand it, these two sisters are so cute!

Once again, I am in awe of the talent out there, people who are creating and designing clothes for these dolls. When I think back to my grandmother making doll clothes for every doll of mine from Tiny Tears to my Barbies, I cannot comprehend how she did it. But, bless her heart, she sat down at her little sewing machine in their den and created beautiful clothes.

And I have none of them now. My mother either gave them away after I moved out of the house or, more likely, my sisters inherited the dolls and clothes and my mom gave them away after they had grown out of playing with dolls. Whatever reason, how I would treasure having some of the clothes now. I do have quilts Grandma made, thank goodness.

Is there a toy or doll you had as a child that you still have? Or that you wish you still had? I’m curious.

Stay safe.

Happy Wednesday.

February

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Why did Caroline dump Christmas decorations on the porch?

Actually, I’d like to blame this on Caroline, but it’s all on me. And this has been there for a year. None of the dollhouses were decorated for Christmas 2021. Perhaps it’s time to take these upstairs and put them away?

Also, it’s time to dust the dollhouse interior and exterior. And Don’s mini studio, as well, as that’s right in front of a window and it gets dusty rather quickly. (I use a small paintbrush to dust.)

The “blues” are driving me nuts. I think I might have found 5 pieces that fit yesterday. To say this is slow going is putting it mildly. Don suggested that I start a new puzzle and just let this one go, but no! It’s a challenge and I’m not going to move on until I fit each and every piece in place.

Then I’ll have a piece of sugar-free chocolate to reward myself.

It’s sunny today and cold, but it will be milder during the afternoon than it’s been recently. We’ll have a couple of days respite until we get snow and ice on Friday. Oh, joy.

I’m almost finished with The Missing Hours, which I read for a big chunk of time yesterday. It’s okay, not great, but whether I like it or not, Julia Dahl is a very good writer. It’s simply that the plot doesn’t interest me a great deal. Her first books revolved around crimes in the closed Hassidic community and I found them incredibly fascinating. I kind of wish she’d go back to that.

I’ve just started reading It’s Never Too Late to Begin Again  by Julia Cameron, who wrote The Artist’s Way – a book that both Don and I read and studied when we lived in San Diego. Subtitle: Discovering Creativity and Meaning at Midlife and Beyond. It was a gift from Todd, a producer on Spoiler Alert  and Jim’s husband. Todd and I had so many conversations about creativity and Covid isolation and finding our way through it all. Todd was trained as an artist and he’s rediscovering that part of himself. He walked onto the set the last day and said he had a present for me and it was this book.

One of the highlights of working on the movie was getting to know Todd. Because so much of the time on the set is spent waiting, we talked a lot. He’s a wonderful person and I adore him.

Okay, my friends.

Happy February.

Stay safe.

Happy Tuesday.

 

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