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Greetings. The weather has been wonderful and I've been spending a lot of time outside. I'm stuck in an office all day without even a window so I appreciate sitting outdoors in the fresh air. I had asked my hubby to put a water feature in by the pool because I find the sound of trickling water very relaxing. He hung the hose over the side of the pool and turned the water on just a trickle. I will be more specific when I ask him for something in the future. Yesterday it started warming up and for the next few days we will be in the triple digits.

Friday we celebrated our 33rd. wedding anniversary. I worked all day so we went out for a nice dinner. We don't eat out much and so it was a treat.

Saturday I spent the entire day cleaning my living room. You are probably thinking I must be a very dirty housekeeper. Well, not on the surface. I have lots of stuff and when you have to move lots of stuff around it takes lots of time. I guess you could say I am very blessed. I have a collection of Betty Boop porcelain dolls in a display case that hasn't been dusted in months. It took hours to take each doll out, clean the glass shelves and the dolls and put them back. They are very fragile and you don't want to bump porcelain against glass. It was well worth it. I also have dozens of porcelain dolls I have made over the years. We are talking 25 years. I taught doll making, made clothes and sold the finished dolls in a boutique called The Dragonfly. Well that was then and this is now. I felt it was time to put some of those dolls up and some are being donated to the Cancer Society for a fundraiser they have scheduled. The attraction of making your own porcelain doll has died so I make a few dolls when I get special request, for which I have two.
This doll is named Roma. She has beautiful hand blown glass eyes from Germany. I used glass eyes in all my dolls. With the time and expense that goes into make these dolls it isn't worth putting in plastic. Porcelain will last for centuries and so will the glass eyes. You can always buy a new wig.

This is China. I've got a Hawaiian print that I'm going to use for her new dress. I will use the same pattern and I've got a silk hibiscus for her hair.

These four beauty's were designed my the same artist. I have the molds for them and I'm planning to make up a set of each for my granddaughters.

This is Willow. I had her dressed in an Indian outfit at one time. I love making doll clothes and changing their outfits.

Here is a close up. What an expression. I might be making up doll clothes and selling them on EBay.

This is Sugar Britches. This is the doll that started it all. This is the first porcelain doll I ever made. I've had her dressed in PJ's, Christening gowns, and little dresses. This outfit was purchased and it's a replica of the designers outfit. My living room got an overall dusting and vacuuming and I even washed the windows. In the spring I will be redecorating.

I have been working on my applique a little each night and tonight I'm going to start sewing block together on a quilt I need completed by October. It's all good.

Wising you a blessed evening.