Under the cabbage leaf: a tale of two Jesmars

Ring around the sun or moon, rain or snow a'fallin' soon!  I haven't been outside so I don't know if there was a ring around the sun today, and the moon is barely past new so I can't look at that either.  But regardless, the Bootheel and a large part of the country is looking down the barrels of a significant winter storm this weekend.  "Fern" is the name that the Weather Channel has given this storm, and every type of winter precip conceivable is in the cards.  The ice band is well to the south of the Bootheel, but we might get half a foot of snow out of this, plus some sleet.  Right now we're under a watch, nothing more, but I figure that'll change.  I'm praying that we don't get any freezing rain!

In other news, Coworker A is in the hospital and will be for some time.  Monday night she was in excruciating pain and had a high blood pressure, so her family dragged her to the hospital and the hospital found a lot of fluid around her right lung.  There are some other lovely little details that have me ticked off major league, but they'll keep for now.  So between the weather and my friend's illness I've felt pretty jangled lately.

Great time to talk about dolly mail!  I've taken a break from Cabbage Patch Kids recently, but this little charmer won me over with her red hair and her Jesmar self in Jesmar clothes.  This is Rubia Emilia, from Oklahoma City.

Gotta get out of Tornado Alley while you can, chica!  Not that the Bootheel is any safer these days, LOL.  Indeed, the meteorological scuttlebutt is that Tornado Alley is shifting eastward, though Oklahoma still gets plenty of tornadoes!  ANYWAY, Rubia has a lot in common with my other Jesmar, Candela Laura, but she has some obvious differences too.

Ponytail hair, #4 head, Rubia and Candela have that much in common.  They're also both bigger than the average Coleco Kid, though that's kinda hard to show at the moment.  However, the difference in hair color is obvious (blonde vs. red), and when I get in close, note that Rubia is missing something that most Jesmars have:  freckles.

Don't get me wrong, it's not a given that a Jesmar will have freckles, but most of 'em do have 'em, and Jesmar Cabbies that DON'T have 'em are the exception rather than the norm.  They're still great though, spots or not.  Rubia is blue-eyed (Candela Laura has green eyes), and...I'm not absolutely certain, but Rubia may have lighter hair than your average Coleco.  As I've stated in the past the foreign companies experimented with Cabbie hair colors, and one of the colors Jesmar used was a lighter orange.  I wasn't able to compare Candela Laura to a Coleco gold (the gold shades also vary), but I do have a Coleco redhead that I can compare Rubia to.

Valencia Rose is dusty and old, but her hair is still bright, and Rubia Emilia's hair is the same shade as hers so this isn't a new hair color for my collection.  That said, Coleco didn't make redheads with the ponytail hairstyle.  I think I discussed this when Candela Laura joined my Patch, but Coleco ponytails were strictly brunette or auburn.  Candela Laura and Rubia Emilia are obviously NOT brunette or auburn-haired; indeed, their hair colors inspired their names.

Rubia will need a pacifier at some point, as all good #4 and #6 heads do, but that can wait for now.  By the way, I think that makes Rubia my fifth?  No...<pauses to count>...yes, she's my fifth Cabbie with the #4 head (Valencia Rose, Shelley Fred, Candela Laura, and Ernest John are my others).  #4 is my favorite of the early heads, but I didn't mean to have that many!  LOL, whatevs, when it's a Jesmar you take what you can get.

But we're not done yet!  Y'all know how sometimes eBay and Etsy sellers pack little extras in with your purchase?  Well I'd hardly call this a "little" extra!  Rubia Emilia has a little travel companion!

The Baby Name Genie dubbed this doll "Essence Paris."  I think the name stinks, but...well, Mama likes it, LOL.  She likes it better than "Rubia Emilia," which I picked, LOL again.  Names aside, Essence Paris is one of those dolls intended for babies, as her clothes are sewn on and she's ridiculously soft.  She's a little doll, close in size to Cuties (like Sammy Sloth and Shelly Mermaid are).  I don't know what line Essence hails from, but she's welcome now.  As I've said in the past, sometimes I desperately need something soft to hug.  I also appreciate that she's got some hair, but not enuff to tangle.

In addition to that, the seller packed four, count 'em, FOUR little outfits.  Or three and a half, since there's one stray pair of shorts.

I love that little knit set!  It's soft like the ones that Esmond Brant and Matthew Tommie wore when they were new-to-me.  Indeed, I think it may very well be for bean-butts.  I'll try that on Esmond Brant and get back to y'all.  The green getup is for preemies and will look very nice on Malinda Irisa, my green-eyed neon Preemie.  The others are (I think) for full-sized Kids.

So that's my dolly haul, and my weather predicament for the foreseeable future.  It looks to be a very interesting weekend, but as long as the power holds up I'm good.  I may put Rubia Emilia in something warm too, as her bare legs look COLD!!!

Warm wishes,
RagingMoon1987