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