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

They love you and they dump you

Another birthday has come and gone.  I'm 38 now, turned 38 on October 6th.  For gifts I received a set of I Survived... books, an anthology of Ray Bradbury stories, a birthday box of stuff, and the news that the twelve-year EF5 drought has been broken.  Tim Marshall and the other big guns utilized forensic methods to determine that this tornado was indeed at the top tier of strength, meaning that this is
A)  The U.S.'s first EF5 since 2013, when Moore, Oklahoma got hit the third time, and
B)  North Dakota's first F5/EF5 since 1957, when Fargo got hit.

The past few days since have been...well, I won't say they were hell, but they've been about fifty shades of crazy.  Some of the people I meet are crazier than sh!thouse rats.  Nice, but incredibly crazy.  I don't want to go into more detail than that, but take my word, it's been nuts.  And then...oh, dare I say it!  John Lodge, the bassist for the Moody Blues and my favorite member of the Moodies, died.  I mean, the guy was 82 and had had at least one stroke in the past couple'a years, but it was still quite a shock.  I told Mama (semi-joking) that I needed to put on my ashes and sackcloth.  So John, if you can hear me, thank you very, very much for the music.  You wrote some of my favorite Moody Blues songs, and I look forward to the day I can thank you in person.  Nineteen people also died in a factory explosion over in Tennessee, and a kid in Fayetteville, Arkansas turned up with whooping cough, a disease that can be controlled with vaccinations.  If you're pro-vax, better get a booster if you haven't done so.  Hopefully my sister will.

So yeah, it's been an interesting week.  On the eighth the aforementioned birthday box from Treesa turned up in the mail, and I'm working on an extensive post about that, but today I want to focus on just one item.  It's this little girl.

That, kids, is a Wellie Wisher.  I have Camille, and now I have this Willa, who has a serious chop to her locks.  I would say that this was a salvation haircut, done because Willa's hair was irreparably mangled (kids can do that), but it's incredibly even all the way around.

Kinda reminds me of Crissy's foundation hair.  I got strong Homeward Bound vibes looking at Willa, particularly that scene where Chance accuses humans of being untrustworthy.  "They love you and they dump you," were his exact words, which sadly ring true for many pets.  In Willa's case I got the same vibe; someone bothered to cut her hair and make her look nice, and yet she ended up dumped at a secondhand store.  My gain, though!  Despite the lock chop and abandonment Willa smiles, and dang, do I love these Wellie Wisher faces!

Treesa correctly assumed that since I love red hair and freckles I'd love this doll.  Indeed, the only reason why I initially chose Camille over Willa was because I liked Camille's blue and green meet outfit better.  Camille, of course, is delighted to see her friend.

I think I got two that share a head!

Now...with her haircut Willa looks pretty different than she normally would, more grown up.  So I ask y'all:  should I keep the name "Willa," or should I change it to something else?  Since her haircut sets her apart from other Willa dolls I think this little gal might need a special new name or nickname.  But at the same time I like "Willa."  So I turn it over to y'all.

And now I'm going on a Moody Blues bender; "Steppin' in a Slide Zone" is calling my name!  John Lodge let it all hang out for that one.

All of my love,
RagingMoon1987

When? When? When?

On Reddit I saw how Skelita Calaveras's G3 self is going to look.  She's freaking adorable.

I repeat:  when, when, WHEN is she gonna be released???  I know I said yesterday that I need to watch the ol' pesos, but for Skelita I'll make an exception, particularly if she's released sometime this month.

Of course I can't let things go without a little critique.  Skelita's pet is a dog, and that's kinda a bummer since a lot of the current Monster High characters have either a dog or a cat now.  Not all of 'em, mind y'all; Nefera de Nile still has her scarab beetle, Hissette remains one of Cleo de Nile's pets, and Ghoulia Yelps never parted with Sir Hoots-a-Lot.  Plus, Candelita is apparently supposed to be a xoloitzcuintli, a hairless breed that was developed in Mexico.  She LOOKS like a Chihuahua, but Skelita's wiki page says she's a xolo.  That's not a breed one sees every day, so I can live with Skelita owning yet another dog.  Candelita also has a pink mohawk, which I love.  I gotta admit that an axolotl would've been a good pet too, since the original axolotls are only found in one pond in Mexico City...and they're ridiculously endangered!

Spooky love,
RagingMoon1987