Little Gracie

Isabelle's "mother" returned today, but instead of bringing Isabelle, she brought this.

A REBORN DOLL!!!  Or at least I thought she was at first.  Her name is Little Gracie, and she's been well-loved, as evidenced by her matted hair.  She has the sweetest little face, though!

Of course I got curious about the sculptor, so I looked on Gracie's neck to see if there was a name.  Lo and behold, there was!

Linda Murray is the sculptor's name.  I had no idea who this was, but a Google search revealed that Ms. Murray sculpts baby dolls for Ashton-Drake.  Hmmm...Ashton-Drake...that would explain the pitiful root job, which I failed to photograph.  Anywho, a cursory check of Ashton-Drake's site revealed that Little Gracie is still being produced by the company, and "Little Grace" is indeed the name she came with.  Thus this doll is NOT a reborn, though I bet she'd be perfect for reborning.  She's got very unusual eyes.  I think they're supposed to be brown, but instead they're...violet.

LOL, dirt.  More testament to the fact that this doll has been a well-loved plaything.  She's even wearing a new dress, one that has the neckline I spoke of yesterday when I talked about Denise's pink blouse.

See?  More suited for a baby, though Denise's blouse certainly has no trouble fitting over her head!  Anywho, it's always a pleasure seeing my little buddy with her dolls, reborn or Ashton-Drake or American Girl or what have you.  Her social worker worries constantly that she is a nuisance to me since she has boundless energy and an active imagination, but I love seeing her.  I will admit that she leaves me tuckered out though, and we didn't even play dolls today!  We read How the Grinch Stole Christmas and a handful of other kiddie books.  It's worth it, though; a library's future lies with the young ones, and thus I always try to indulge them a little.

Much love,
RagingMoon1987