How does your (strawberry) garden grow?

I've received some nice gifts from far-off friends, and I've received some nice gifts from close-by friends.  Yesterday it was the close-by kind.  Ms. P paid the library a visit, and in her hand she had a bag...OF VINTAGE STRAWBERRY SHORTCAKE DOLLS!!!  She told me that her grandkids didn't really appreciate 'em, and we see where they ended up!  There's five of 'em all told, and one is a duplicate of something I've got.  That one is Orange Blossom, with Marmalade in tow

IDC, she's welcome anyway.  I happen to be very fond of Orange Blossom.  My other Orange does still have her Marmalade, by the way; he and Lime Chiffon's pet Parfait are in storage, but they're alive and well.

I was particularly pleased to see Huckleberry Pie, as he wasn't a character I paid much attention to.  He's also got his pupper, Pupcake.

Lemon Merengue is here, and that also pleases me because I love lemon anything.  Lemon is unfortunately missing her mascot, a frog named Frappe, but I can replace him if I so choose.  I love that yellow hair, such a happy, bright shade!

This one is new territory for me as I've never owned any of the smaller characters.  I had to look up this girl's name, Apricot.  She too has her pet, named Hopsalong.

Lastly, TA-DA!!!  It's Strawberry Shortcake herself!  I've got a nice-sized collection of these dolls, including knockoffs, but I didn't have Strawberry.  This one is a first-issue doll and thus wouldn't have had a pet.  Her hands are flat.

Definitely a nice haul, one that cheered me up tremendously on a cold, snowy day like yesterday.  Yep, the snow is still hanging around, thanks to the layer of sleet we got at the tail end of that storm.  It's supposed to warm up today, though.  ANYWAY, these five dolls, plus Lime Chiffon and my other Orange Blossom, plus Sorbet, Angel Cake, Tea Blossom, Li'l Gumdrop and Li'l Lollypops, and Raspberry Herbert, and I've got a nice Strawberry Shortcake collection.  Oh yes, and Pineberry.  Can't forget her!  Will that be all???  No, probably not.  The Bandai and Playmates lines included one-off characters that I like quite a bit, and I still want a Kenner Raspberry Tart.  But this is a fine haul, and I thank Ms. P once again for such a nice gift.

Hugs,

RagingMoon1987