A family favorite holiday

Yep, it's Halloween again!  I can't think of a better way to bring down the curtain on my favorite month than a holiday full of kids in costumes and buckets of junk food.  I think the sugar may have given me double vision. 

LOL, Treesa thought Skye Kitty needed a friend.  Prima Kitty is her name, and like Skye her birthday is today.

Prima is very similar to Skye, but not exactly the same.  Her vinyl is slightly fairer than Skye's, and her eyes are that lovely Mattel green (Skye's eyes are blue, also lovely).

These Halloween Kitties are so cute!  As far as I know they all have the same head, but they're adorable nonetheless.  Thank you, Treesa!

Of course Skye and Prima aren't the only dolls I've got DOLLED up, LOL.  So Mischievous Moonbeam and So Surprised Suzie are all decked out.  Moonbeam's outfit was a gift from Mama, and I got the orange one myself. 

Moonbeam's dress has a red petticoat underneath, and it peeks out in places, giving the otherwise blue-gray and black ensemble a nice pop of color.

Then there's Jettivee Bargo and Kyle MacDonald, both clad in costumes my Mama supplied (again).

Kyle isn't just a Scarecrow, though.  He's headed to Oz!  He has his diploma, though I didn't show it here.

"I've got a brain!  How can I thank you enough???"

Well, you can't.  LOL, I always loved that exchange of dialog!  As for Jettivee, she's got an adorable dress under that cape.

So cute!

Mumpy Terri Lee, in orange like Chatty Cathy was earlier.

And as a finishing touch, here's Chatty Cathy's new dress.  Nothing va-va-va-voom, and IRL the skirt is ridiculously short, but it's got cute buttons.

See the buttons?  That was what sold the dress for me.

And that, ladies and germs, is my Halloween for the year!  The Bootheel has had a lot of rain so the ground is wet and spongy, and the air is chilly so we're not opening our doors this year.  We've clipped our curtains shut so no little hoodlums can see in, and Mama and I are enjoying mini Almond Joy bars.  Diet be damned, calories don't count during Halloween...ha, I wish!  But we're splurging a bit and loving every second of it.

Thank you for Prima, Treesa!  She was a lovely little surprise.

Happy Halloween,

RagingMoon1987

So random, September/October '25

Ah, my favorite two months have come and gone!  July and August were dynamic and a little depressing, while September and October have been pretty chill.  I got all of my cats moved over to Casa Pizarro, and as a result I no longer have to worry about driving two miles in ice storms or driving rain or God knows what kind of weather to care for them.  See, I had been waiting for our handyman to build a fence so they could all go outside, but Mama wanted a patio instead so we've got that (the cats are all indoor anyway).  The transition has not been smooth; the girl cats all hiss and glare at each other, Adric hasn't come out of hiding since I brought him over, and Tommy went missing on the 29th.  Turns out the little devil was trapped in a pile of laundry; by nightfall he'd freed himself and was back to his old self.  Oh, and my surviving parakeet, Shirley?  I got a brand-new cage for her, new toys and everything, and I went to get her out of the old cage and found her dead.  So now I've got a nice new cage, a nice new travel cage, toys and seed and cuttlebone and everything, and no bird to use it.  Yet.  Mama says that we can get some new birds when we're done moving everything else around, so the cage won't go to waste.  Nor will Shirley's old cage; I plan to sterilize it and get some zebra finches.  Mama is very fond of zebra finches, and frankly, so am I.

Alrighty, first image is on August 31st.

Rita Cheryl and Silver Bird strike a pose.  As I discussed not too long ago, they're both ready for fall, and indeed fall is now in full swing.  I've experienced colder Halloweens, but this one today isn't exactly swim weather.

September 2nd.  I found two fall dresses in Chatty Cathy's wardrobe, and I dressed her in one of them.

Usually we have a mini-summer in September, but it was still so mild on September 2nd that I started to wonder if this fall would be different.  The heat broke back on August 19th, and it hadn't cranked up by the 2nd!  Not that I missed it, LOL!  Y'all will get to see Cathy's other dress later; it's a smidge more appropriate for Halloween.

September 7th.  I was gearing up for Monst and Amooooore Doll reviews and had to move these two.  Big surprise, I pushed the reviews back.

They look funny peeking out of my walker bag.

September 8th.  A new arrival and an old one.

I'd planned on introducing Dell to her pen pal Mosi, but Cotton Candy Mia met her first.  The two made very fast friends; note that Mia is wearing Dell's charm bracelet. 

September 12th.  Head shot of my new-to-me B.F.C. Ink doll, Kaitlin.  She too will be getting a review...in the spring.

Back when this blog was young, I moved Heaven and Earth to find a B.F.C. Ink doll to fill out an outfit I'd bought on sale.  My search was fruitless and I forgot in time, and then I remembered, LOL.  Kaitlin is the result.  Mama is very fond of Kaitlin, by the way. 

September 14th.  Kaitlin strutted her stuff as best she could.

Later B.F.C. Ink dolls were jointed all over, but my doll is a first wave doll and is only jointed at the knees.  There are a number of other quirks about Kaitlin's jointing that I'll discuss when I review her...and that's not scheduled until next March.

By September 15th I already had Kaitlin out of her stock clothes and into her secondary outfit.

I love how the hat makes her eyes pop.  I wish she had something on her neck, though; a big neckline like that always looks good with a necklace or a scarf.  I'll see what I can do...

September 26th, Failbook memory from 2018.

I think this may be the first picture I got of Freya.

September 30th.  Cloe accompany me to work.

Cloe is small and easy to carry, so I may make her the blog mascot.  Jade was and still is my favorite of the Bratz dolls, but this Cloe reminds me of all that was good during my adolescence.  Capri pants, high heels that were both cute and comfortable, and cheap lip gloss that smelled nice and had glitter in it...LOL, kinda dated now, but I had a heckuva lot of fun.  Now I just wear whatever's clean and comfortable.

I must say, Cloe is photogenic even when her hair's not doing what I want it to do.  But then that's the case with a great many of my dolls.

Yep, that's our side-view mirror she's in!  I've never done that with a doll before.

October 3rd it was Lorifina's turn to go for a drive.

Lori fits nicely into my walker bag, despite her long legs.  She's not as compact as some of my other dolls, but getting her oot and aboot was small potatoes.  Even so, I only took her to Sonic, LOL.

October 7th. 

When I get bitten by the Bratz bug I rediscover the Bratzillaz all over again.  Believe it or not, I tend to forget that I have these, even though they're jointed and have striking eyes (note how Jade's eyes seem to glow).  Even though the Bratzillaz are fairly flagrant rip-offs of both LIV and Monster High, I like 'em a lot.  They're characters.

October 13th.  My resident brown-eyed redheads strike a pose.  Both of them are new-to-me.

Y'all have met Billie (twice), and the other doll is Zelia, a Hearts for Hearts Girl.  I have Dell waiting in the wings too, because I love H4H Girls' bright eyes and shiny hair.  But then Billie's eyes are nothing to sneeze at either.  Nor is her hair.

October 14th.  Two of Treesa's Build-a-Bears, Raina and Hal.

I love these Build-a-Bears!  They're unfortunately quite addictive. 

October 18th.

This shows San Juan Carmen and Kaitlin together.  I thought I'd have Carmen's review ready by now, but obviously I don't.  I was trying to pound home the point that Carmen is not terribly attractive, but spoilers, I'd already pounded home the point so I edited this out.

October 19th.  Treesa requested a picture of Danica and Billie together since they both have freckles and short red hair.  I thought it was a good idea.

It was cool enuff for fall clothes by the nineteenth, but Billie's new things weren't in yet.  More spoilers, her ensemble (and Camille's) are full-tilt winter garb rather than fall, but then temperatures last night fell into the high thirties, so it's all good.

October 30th, after a week of moving cats from Point A to Point B.  A girl on my favorite Cabbage Patch group said she missed me, so I shared my It Girls.

Christa loves Beryl June on the left, and I think it was another C name that loves Candela Laura.  Said Candela was her dream Jesmar.  Said dream Jesmar just fell into my lap pretty much, so I told her to keep her ears to the surface, and if I ever decide to do a Cabbie cull she'll be the one who gets Candela Laura.  Christa, same goes for you.  If I have to start giving them away you get Beryl June, hands down.

I've actually thought about that, believe it or not.  Let's be honest, some of our dolls are special and we want someone to take extra care of them if something happens to us.  I don't have my wishes in paper, but I plan on divvying some of my things up in case the Big C or some other terrible illness signs my death warrant, or if I decide on a whim to drop the doll hobby (highly unlikely).  Tam gets Sandy McCall, that much is certain, Christa gets Beryl June (and possibly Rita Cheryl if she wants her), and the other lady on Failbook gets Candela Laura.  So if I have anything that you want willed to you, speak up and I'll make a note of it.  Don't worry, I'm fine right now!  I just want to have my little ducks in order...just in case.  'Cause sadly, you never know.

And with that happy thought I bid y'all a cheerful adieu until this evening.  Some of my dolly children are dressed up for Halloween and I want to share.

Hugs,
RagingMoon1987

A haul for a very special doll

I've made a couple'a references to items for this doll in the past, a doll whom y'all have not met, a doll who won't make her debut until next May.  She's a big girl who requires a special size of clothes, and whenever I find something unique and affordable I grab it.  Case in point (this noisy little number came from Noriko's Dinner Table).

This cardigan is like something I would've worn at one time, when I could walk tall with my back straight and my head high, instead of one shuffling step at a time, head hunched over so I don't trip.  Mobility issues do a lot to your psychie, folks.  But I can live through my dolls.

Then there are these two shirts, one for the upcoming winter and one for warmer weather.  Again, I live through my dolls; I'd wear the shirt on the left in a heartbeat, but I doubt it would fly at work.  Both of these items came from ViridianAtelier.

I wouldn't put it past any of my cats to call someone a bitch, especially Lily.  As to the dysentery shirt, I come from a family of Oregon Trail fans, and dying of dysentery is a running gag among fans of the game.  I can't remember if my brother-in-law has the "You have died of dysentery" shirt or not!  He'd like one, I bet.

Of course no shirt is much good without bottoms, and I got a couple'a those too.  These capris came from dfd Sales, and they look like ordinary little denim capris...

...but the back pockets are embellished, so that's nice.

These leggings are more of me projecting myself onto my dolls, as I wouldn't be caught dead in leggings even though I like them.  The eBay post said this is supposed to look like a circuit board.  This came from Noriko's Dinner Table.

As a finishing touch I threw in a necklace, also from Noriko's.

She wanna pearl necklace!  LOL, this isn't the pearl necklace that ZZ Top was referring to, but it'll definitely do.

This isn't everything that I have for this doll; indeed, I've got a crate almost full of her clothes and a few accessories.  But this is the newest stuff.  So far I think I'll pair the capris with the dysentery shirt and the necklace, and the rest of it...I'll play with it and see what sort of combos I come up with.

Happy days,
RagingMoon1987

Birthday box

As I said on Saturday my birthday has come and gone.  I'm 38, one year closer to 40.  I get Mondays off so I slept most of the day with my dogs by my side, and oh man, did that feel good!  Uncle Man-Child moaned about wanting to take us out to eat, but Mama is on a cane and had just gotten off work, and I'm on a walker and hadn't yet showered, so we shut that nonsense down PDQ.  Mama and I ate leftover chicken and German chocolate cake and chilled out.  When you get to be my age just being remembered and thought of counts for a lot, though I'll ALWAYS want a cake, LOL!

On the ninth my birthday box came; Treesa always sends me something for my birthday.  First off was this teddy bear, Hal (short for Halloween).  He's one of Treesa's personal teddy bears, one with a decorated nose like Raina and Summer Daisy. 

My Newborn Nancy, from Tyco and Treesa's sister A.

Nancy runs on batteries, and she's a thumb sucker, just like I like. 

She also could suck on her bottle or pacifier, and she could burped.  Pretty cute!  Treesa insinuated that she still works, so I need to get some batteries and try her out.

Y'all have met this next one.  She's a Wellie Wisher with bobbed hair and a sweet face.  I've chosen to rename her "Billie."

Mama insinuated that she'd like to complete the Wellie Wisher set, and that may mean another Willa since Mama likes her original outfit.  We'll see!

Now this...THIS is something I had never heard of before.  She is a Grandma's Marshmallow Baby, and she's from Playskool.  Ghost of the Doll has a forum discussion about these, but no official page.

Treesa says that this doll belonged to her, but she didn't really bond with her.  She named the doll "Marshmallow," and I think that's as good a name as any since she's soft like a marshmallow.  Here's a better look at her face.

It's kinda hard to tell in that image, but Marshmallow is a pale lilac color.  Some of the other dolls like her are blue, pink, or yellow.  Marshmallow may get a closer look in the future, just like Primrose Jessalyn and Violet did.

From the Cabbage Patch Magic Meadows, this is Sundance.

Sundance is a Crimp 'n' Curl Pony, which pleases me greatly.  I loved the Pretty Crimp 'n' Curl Cabbies, so having this throwback is fun.  Sundance will also fit in nicely with a herd of My Little Ponies.

Also fresh-picked from the Cabbage Patch is this little boy, from a Beachtime Twins playset.

He's a cute little boy, with auburn hair, green eyes, and a nice tan.

Both doll and pony are from the Hasbro era, and they're semi-in scale with one another. 

About that time Lily wanted to get in on the action.  She pouted when I made her stay off the couch.

Lily is a good girl, though.  I love having my cats in the house again!

Back on track, this one's a Sea Wee.

Kinda hard to see her cute little face, but she's got a big smile.  I think she's Seabrina, from one of the TropiGals sets.

Fun fact about me:  I've started gravitating towards tiny dolls like this, not just for dollhouse reasons, but because I can carry them in my pocket or my hand, even when I'm using my walker.

With MS being a possibility that walker may be my companion for life now.  Anyway, severe weather is back in the cards; remember that the Midwest and the South get a second tornado season in the fall.  With the Sea Wee being little she may ride in my pocket on Saturday. 

Speaking of dollhouses, this next item gave me a laugh.  See what Treesa wrote?

Y'all remember pretty well what I say!  Inside that parcel was a tiny DIY dollhouse kit, complete with house and furniture.  The pictures I took of the furniture didn't come out, but they're teeny-weeny.  The dolls themselves were tucked into this pretty little drawstring bag. 

Ooo, ooo, I bet the dolls are worry dolls!

Yeah, there are six of 'em!  I love worry dolls!  Y'know, if I ever do have room for a large dollhouse, this will make a fine plaything for the residents. 

Then there were these.  I freaking LOVE Pound Puppies!

I used to have a small collection of these.  I loved how soft they were, and how different they all were.  There were dogs AND cats, both equally adorable. 

The eighteen-inch contingent was not forgotten, and this little item came from Treesa's personal collection.  Forgive Seabrina; she wanted to have a little fun.

Treesa said that this could be used by the historical dolls, but Justine-Marie can use this too for her horse.

Then there are these bedroom items, which I think Airy might like.  I love the little nail polish bottle!

Then there's this kick-a$$ rag doll.  She's sized for American Girls, but they may not get her.  She's awesome!

The last item is something practical for me.  The picture didn't come out well, but it's a Monster High lanyard.

That's good.  I like rotating my lanyards with the seasons and with my moods.

As is often the case with gifts, I've had either Billie or Nancy or Marshmallow by my side for the better part of the weekend.  Nancy even shared my lunch on the fourteenth...while Mama took forever to come home and Uncle Man-Child asked nonstop questions. 

I guess he gets some sick pleasure out of hearing me say "yes" and "no."  I refuse to say more than that!  Anyway, the box was another hit, but unfortunately it made me want a vintage Pound Puppy.  LOL, Mama's gonna kill me!  But thanks once again, Treesa, and thank you to your sister too for her personal doll.

Cheers and joy,
RagingMoon1987