Daisy, Denika, and some random stuff

Ho-hum, I haven't done much with the blog and I apologize for that.  It's once again excruciatingly hot in the Bootheel (and elsewhere), and our A/C doesn't work right so my only effective reprieve from the heat is at work.  We may be getting a break from it starting Monday, and...oh, I never dreamed I'd say this, but Monday can't get here fast enuff.

Anywho, y'all probably know by now that Girl of the Year 2027 is in the building.  Her name is Daisy Davenport, and she attends the same summer camp that Molly McIntire attended.  Looks like she may own the same breed of dog, too.

Can't say as I'm terribly impressed with Daisy, but then I said that when Lila Monetti was around too and she grew on me.  Daisy's wiki entries aren't complete yet, but it looks like she's another danged Josefina head, albeit with very pretty gray eyes.  She hails from Madison, Wisconsin, she has a brother, and her parents both appear to be alive, but that's all I know.  I know that a lot of critics are gonna freak out about race and inclusivity, and...well, this first publicity pic shows what could've been.  

One of Daisy's friends is in a wheelchair.  We've not yet had a differently abled Girl of the Year, but no sense in beating a dead horse.  GOTY 2027 is in the house and...I probably will pass on her.  I've barely touched the new American Girl doll I do have (Electra), so why bother with another one?  For now, anyway.

The same fate may await my newest doll, though as with Electra I don't intend on forgetting her forever.  This is Denika Newton, my new-to-me My Twinn.

Y'all likely forgot this, but I've been wanting a Denika Twinn for quite some time now.  I'd hoped to find one with darker skin, but...well, can't have everything.  She is from 2003 and has a good-sized pull on her belly, but I love that face!

Not bad!  Since My Twinn is discontinued pickins' on Etsy are pretty slim, but there are still some nice things to be had if one's willing to dig.  I do have something cute for Denika to wear...but I forgot to photograph it, LOL!  It's a Halloween-themed dress.

I also got a small teddy bear haul from Treesa, in the form of some Build-a-Bear accessories for National Teddy Bear Day.

Dang, I wish I could find Flaxie!  These are her all over!  

Lastly, if you're a Barbie fanatic then you've probably heard that Bob Mackie passed away.  Mr. Mackie was responsible for a great many beautiful dolls, including a few of my favorites.  I was too little to own a lot of 'em, but I have my all-time favorite en route now...and it's not Neptune Fantasy!  I said in the past that Neptune Fantasy was my favorite of Bob Mackie's Barbie designs, but I didn't know that he was also responsible for this lovely lady.

She's from the Masquerade Gala collection, and her name/title is "Illusion."  She's still in the post, but I'll get her eventually.

Of course Bob Mackie did clothes for real people too.  Our dearly departed Dolly Parton was one of his clients, as were Cher, Diana Ross, and Sir Elton John.  I don't like the stuff he put Cher in, but then I don't like Cher much so that's not saying anything.  She's a pretty enuff woman with a decent voice, but like many other female singers she throws away her talent for sex appeal.  Oh, and she can't shut up about leftist politics during her shows.  If you wanna be a liberal, fine.  Live and let live, some liberals have sound points, and thank God, we still have freedom of speech in this country.  But if your job is to sing for the masses, SING FOR THE MASSES AND LEAVE THE POLITICAL CRAP AT HOME.  Ted Nugent, I'm looking at you too.  Both liberals and conservatives are guilty as sin in that respect.

That's about it for now.  I go to get my MRI on Tuesday.  It's being done at Cape Girardeau, and Mama has to work Tuesday, so...big sigh, I'm looking at a 150-mile round trip with Uncle Man-Child.  I am NOT excited.

Love,
RagingMoon1987

It's not 2027 yet!!!

Hell's bells, we're not even halfway through 2026!!!  But Girl of the Year 2027 has already leaked.  Her name is Daisy Davenport, she appears to be another white doll, and she's another athlete as well.

She's also attending the same summer camp that Molly McIntire attended in 19...1944?  1945?  One of them two years.  The wiki says 1944 so that's what I'll go with.  So that would have to mean that the events of Changes for Molly occurred before the A-bombs got dropped.  Anyway, does this mean that Daisy will be a redhead?  She kinda looks that way on the book cover.

It's still too early to know for sure what Daisy will look like or what her collection will be like, but if that shirt she's wearing is any clue she'll probably be fond of pink.  And why is she leaking so early?  I remember American Girl leaking Lila Monetti early too and feeling that Lila railroaded Kavi Sharma a bit.  And of course, Reddit is exploding about the lack of diversity again.  I mean, it HAS been ten years since Gabby was in our lives.  Her story and her collection were thrown together, and we haven't had a black Girl of the Year since!  A couple'a redditors suggested that maybe, since we're doing the whole "modern girl descended from a historical girl" thing, a future Girl of the Year could be descended from Addy.  That would be epic!  Buuuuut, I'm not holdin' my breath.

Just about every Girl of the Year has tempted me a little since Kavi Sharma's day, but I've yet to bring any of 'em home.  I'll have to see Daisy's actual pictures before I make a final decision, but what say y'all?  Are y'all making judgements yet like I am, or is it too dang early?

Love,
RagingMoon1987

Another tie-in, more pink, plus a health update

Is it just me, or is American Girl becoming more Barbie as time goes by?  Lila Monetti had a heavy dose of pink in her collection, and current Girl of the Year Summer McKinny is girly to the hilt.  Looks like the trend is continuing into 2026.  Meet Raquel!  LOL, my buddy Barb saw my commentary on pink coming a mile away, but it's a cute little dress so I can live with it.  Heck, it's PLAID!!!  Plaid is awesome.

Raquel is the second Girl of the Year to tie in with a past character (Lila was the first).  She is Samantha Parkington's great-great-granddaughter (or is it great-great-great, I've seen both?), and she's from MISSOURI!!!  Kansas City, to be exact.  Ooo, ooo, I hope that means she likes the Chiefs!  She clearly likes pink and hair bows like Samantha does, she's learning pickleball (THAT'LL look dated in ten years, I'll bet!) and DJing, and she's biracial, being Mexican and white.  She has Joss's head and Tenney's eyes, and despite the pink I think she's cute.  Sounds like this one's gonna be fun!  I just wish there weren't so damn much PINK!!!  Almost all of the new Truly Me outfits released this year have been dominantly pink, and...yeah.  I DO NOT HATE PINK!  I just hate the belief that all little girls are obsessed with pink.  As I've said time and time again, I love green and have since I was old enuff to name the colors.  But I can overlook the pink since Raquel is bringing something new to the table...or semi-new.  As far as I know, there has never been a modern girl with any ties to a historical.  Technically, Raquel ties in with two historicals since Nellie was Samantha's adoptive...sister?  Cousin?  Samantha's aunt and uncle adopted Nellie and her sisters, so I guess Nellie and Sam were cuzzies.

I'm gonna break these opinions down into categories, since I ALWAYS have opinions.

WHAT I DON'T LIKE
*Too much pink.  Y'all knew that already.
*Raquel is a very pretty little doll, but she looks a lot like Maritza Ochoa.  Not exactly, mind y'all, as Maritza's hair is different.  But Raquel and Maritza could be sisters or cuzzies if someone wanted to play it that way.
*This is a local gripe, but there's so much more to Missouri than the cities and Branson!  Lea Clark hailed from St. Louis, and now the other city is getting represented.  I kinda wish we had a girl from the Ozarks who liked to explore caves.  Missouri IS the Cave State, after all, and caves can be stunningly beautiful.
*Treesa pointed out on Barb's post that there may be idiots who criticize Raquel for being Samantha's relative but also having a Mexican last name.  I don't have an issue with it, but y'all know fully well how dumb people can be.  Humans will get mad about anything.

WHAT I DO LIKE
*The tie-in to Samantha.  I've said in the past that I think Samantha is overrated, but in Raquel's case I think it'll help her.  Samantha is very, very loved by a boatload of AG fans, so the tie to her may boost Raquel's sales a bit.
*Her hobbies are unique.  We haven't had a pickleball fan yet, nor have we had a budding DJ.  DJing isn't the easiest thing to do.
*Is that dog a Pomeranian???  I freaking love Pomeranians!

Overall I like what I see.  I don't know yet if I'll bring Raquel home, but I like her so far.  She's not another dancer, not another blonde, not another Josefina or classic face.

In health news, I saw my doctor yesterday afternoon.  She's very understanding and very professional, and I like her a lot.  She did your routine pelvic exam and also did a mini-ultrasound, which was cool.  She held the wand in her hand and it brought up the images on her phone.  Right now the diagnosis is two large uterine fibroids; she doesn't know HOW large but she knows they're large.  I'll need a more extensive ultrasound to know more, but the doctor did say that a hysterectomy wasn't out of the question.  She also doubts that these fibroids are the cause of my lameness, and she suggested that I get tested...FOR MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS!!!!!!!  Drat, I don't want MS!!!  I know it's not the end of the world, but I don't want it!

Breathe, Moon.  You've got one friend with a broken neck and another friend who's fighting bone cancer, so things could be a lot worse.  The young man who broke his neck is semi-quadriplegic, but he's slowly getting some motion and feeling back in his hands.  I don't know if he'll walk again, but his arms and hands are recovering.  But either way my life could be harder.  Right now my main concern is hospital bills!  If I bother with Raquel at all she'll have to wait.

Love,

RagingMoon1987 

Nine rare American Girls that everyone supposedly wants

This post springs from yet another article that I found, one that apparently knows exactly which American Girl dolls all serious collectors want.  Let's see...how many of these am I dying to own?  And the images...they're all stock images of more modern dolls.  There was no way I was finding a stock image of this first one.

1:  Original 1986 Kirsten

Nope, I've got a Kirsten and I love her.  The original doll has some subtle differences from the one I've got, but they're super-subtle.  Besides, these older Kirsten dolls have ridiculously pale eyes, and I think they look possessed. 

2:  White-body Samantha 

Nope, because I've got a Samantha and...keep her around for sentimental reasons.  Samantha never has been and never will be one of my favorite dolls, and why is a white-body Samantha so much better than a Kirsten or a Molly with a white body?  Hard pass.

3:  Josefina Montoya

No, but just because I don't really need a Josefina.  I like her a lot, and I remember when she joined the AG bunch.  Just reading her lists of accessories was a learning experience because there was so much Spanish involved.  So probably if my collection were smaller I'd say yes to this one.

4:  Cecile Rey

Maybe in the future.  I had a chance to own both Marie-Grace and Cecile about a year ago, but Cecile ended up getting sold and if I own one I want the other.  The article sites Cecile as being desirable because she was the more well-dressed of the two, and because there weren't many of her made (both Cecile and Marie-Grace were unpopular).  

5:  Caroline Abbott

Soft pass, largely because Caroline looks a lot like a doll I've already got (Kat the Time-Explorer).  Caroline represents a part of American history that doesn't get a lot of press, and she's quite attractive with loose blonde curls and aquamarine eyes, so my door is open for Caroline in the future...but not right now.

6:  Limited-edition Ruthie

I didn't know Ruthie was considered limited-edition!  I thought she was a regular ol' best friend like Emily, like Elizabeth, like Ivy and Nellie.  The article talks about her accessories (she wears a watch, pricey in those days), but I don't think Ruthie is any better than Kit.  Pass.

7:  Limited-edition #21

Uh, since when was this one limited-edition???  I remember when JLY #21 was released and no one said a word about her being limited-edition.  Hard pass, because I have #21.  Rilla Louise is in rough shape, but I do own her.

8:  Marisol Luna

NOW we're talking limited-edition!  The only Girl of the Year on the list, Marisol is listed as a fan favorite due to her ballet-themed collection and her abundance of hair.  Hmmm, I remember her being controversial!  Anyway, Marisol was on my radar for a looooong time, and even today I still have my eye on her.  

9:  German Samantha 

Another Samantha??????  Yes, this one was made abroad and has specialized tags and packaging.  Interesting...but she's Samantha.  No.  Just no.  Thanks anyway.

If y'all couldn't tell, the one I'd pick out of all of them would be Marisol, and indeed, she's the only one I'm still seriously considering finding.  The others I either have variants of, don't have room for, or don't care much for.  Seriously, who needs more than one Samantha, tag and body variants be danged?  But then someone might ask me the same thing about JLY #49, and I love her more than all the other JLYs put together.  Indeed, I've considered getting a second one.  Like Rita Cheryl isn't enuff, LOL.

We all have our favorites, so I shouldn't pooh-pooh Samantha too hard.  Some folks love her as much as I love #49.

Love,
RagingMoon1987

So random, March '25

March 2nd.  I was puttering around with a future post that tangentially involves Orange Blossom. 

I'd only then learned that the brim of Orange's hat was supposed to be curled back.  I had been leaving the brim uncurled; it threw shadows like mad, but I thought it was supposed to be that way.  I stand corrected, though I don't guess it matters too terribly.

March 2nd.  I was gearing up for Bae Day Monday and caught Valencia Rose and Candela Laura together. 

I love the #4 head!

March 3rd, Bae Day Monday asked for green-eyed and/or red-haired Cabbie girls.  I've got several with one or the other, but for simplicity's sake I'm only doing my sole girl with both attributes.  That one is Valencia Rose, as seen above. 

She's still wearing her gummy bear overalls from last fall, but that'll be a good ensemble for Easter so I'm leaving her be.

March 6th.  Andra strikes a pose.

I love this doll.  In the short time that she's lived at Casa Pizarro Andra has become one of my favorites.

March 7th, 2025.  The new meets the old.

Ever the ladies' man, Ernest John cuddles with Princess Pipp Petals, one of my Baby Alive dolls.

March 9th.  It was a beautiful, mild day (with some wind, since it's March).  My spring fever was high, as was someone else's. 

This is Megan Byte, a Jaggets doll by Famosa.  I discovered the Jaggets about ten years back and thought they were cute, and before I put myself on this infernal budget I bought my own Jaggets.  Megan will get her review in late May, hopefully. 

Talky Velvet also decided to pop in.

I forget just how cute Velvet is!  I have her braids pulled a smidge tight, but oh well.  Their purpose is to prevent tangles.

March 10th, another Bae Day Monday, for green-eyed and/or red-haired Cabbie boys.  Again, I have one boy that ticks both boxes, Gavin Andrew. 

I think he's just as happy about the beginning of spring as Megan Byte is...and I owe poor Kory Aryan an apology, as he also is green-eyed and red-headed.  His hair is usually covered by a hood, so I forget!

March 13th.  Candela Laura was my companion that day, and the flowers at Casa del Luna were out in full force. 

I wish I knew what kinda bush that was, because I love the leaves.

March 16th.  Buried Secrets Draculaura strikes a pose.  These stiff budget dolls can still look freaky fabulous if given enuff time.

I found out a few weeks ago that there's gonna be another wave of these, and I'm excited for that.  Looks like Toralei Stripe and Clawdeen Wolf are gonna be in on it, along with Frankie Stein and Draculaura.  They have simple little outfits like my Draculaura does, and they have specialized makeup.  I'm looking forward to those; I don't have any of those characters in G3 form except Draculaura, and even she's cute.

March 17th.  It goes without saying that Cabbie Love (my Failbook group) wanted Kids in green that day.  Candela Laura makes another appearance, but this time she's joined by Primrose Jessalyn and Kory Aryan.

That same day I snapped a picture of Matthew Tommie and Kitrick Randolph Fergus together. 

Matt predicted that he and Kit would grow close as time passed, and he turned out to be right.  Lucey Dena is always close by too; she's just out of frame to my left/Matt's right.

March 20th.  The sky was clear, the wind was high, and I had Gwenda Cecile with me.

Posin' Kids have stiff arms due to their internal frames, and Gwenda looks to me like she's reaching out for a hug.

March 21st.  Margot Madeline got a new outfit!

Thank you, Mama!  I love the outfits you pick for my dolls!

Same evening, different doll.  Solana Sunburst tries to wave, but her arms are a mite stubby for that.

Solana is the Glitter Babyz that I referred to yesterday, by the way.  As I promised, a review is in the making, though it'll be awhile yet.

March 23rd.  ColorSilk Kids came up on a Failbook group, so I let Kory Aryan show off.

Kory's such a little ham!  The weather was poopy again that day, hence the indoor picture with the pillow, but Kory didn't let it bug him.

For some reason this image popped up in my memories on March 23rd, but it was taken on October 28th, 2021.  It's Kailey in a sweater set.

The colors do flatter her, I must say.

March 24th, Bae Day Monday.  The theme was yellow, and the weather that day was perfect for such a happy, sunshiney color.  Cleopatra Chantale is the doll in question. 

I ended up having to do two takes, the sun was so bright.  These lawn chairs are as old as Cleopatra Chantale is, by the way, and both chair and Cabbie are a only a couple'a years younger than me.  I was two when Mama and Daddy bought those chairs for Grandma, and they've been put to good use. 

Same day, different dolls.  These dolls are Peggy Pumpkin (left) and a Cry Baby, Ayla, both fresh out of their packaging.  Oh yeah, and Draculaura is photobombing.

I solemnly swear that I did not deliberately put Peggy's hand on Ayla's.  I just put her where my Barbie box meets the couch cushion, and her hand slipped over Ayla's.  Pretty cute.

March 29th.  My Cabbage Patch group calls mail related to the Kids as Cabbie mail, and for me it's usually a cute little outfit (usually bought by Mama).  This was the case on the 29th.

Candela Laura slipped out of her shamrock dress and into a romper that she can wear clean through to fall.  Unless I want to put her in her elephant outfit, that is.  I love that set.

March 30th.  There was a confirmed tornado in the Neelyville area and another severe storm angled to our south.  These two were helping me stay calm (some hot and heavy praying helped too).

In addition to Candela Laura, I've got one of the dolls that Setsu-P sent me.  An in-depth discussion of that stuff is coming.  As to the storms, Malden got a lot of rain and a lot of wind, but again, we came through it fine.  

And that brings a very stormy March to a close.  Doesn't look like the first week of April is gonna be any better.  Our eyes turn now to Wednesday...

God bless,
RagingMoon1987 

Summer's here?

Yep, she's here.  Summer McKinny, that is.  It's time for me to pull my head out of the cabbage patch and look at Girl of the Year 2025.  This is her.  She is...sigh, a blonde.

She bakes, crafts, walks dogs, and wants to start a small business.  From the looks of her collection she appears to be girly and...maybe a little into kawaii stuff???  I dunno.  

Okay, bad stuff first.  Summer is blonde and blue-eyed, an overused combo.  I can get over the blue eyes since we haven't had a blue-eyed GOTY since Grace Thomas, and ten years has been a minute.  The last blonde was Kira Bailey...and now that I think of it, four years is long enuff for a little girl to forget.  Little girls ARE the target audience of these dolls, after all.  But we old biddies remember.  Heck, Summer's highlights are even pink, just like Isabelle Palmer's!  Secondly, Summer appears to be Caucasian.  American Girl had been doing a good job with diversity with Corinne and Kavi being released close together.  I've also run into children of Italian decent who were/are delighted with Lila Monetti being "like them."  That said, children of all races like to bake, walk dogs, and do crafts.  It wouldn't have been hard to have designed Summer as a little black doll, or a biracial doll like our dearly departed Evette Peeters.  Or a Hispanic girl!  We haven't had a Hispanic girl since Luciana!

Now the good stuff.  Summer's head mold looks like a Nanea head.  In the past I've derided the Nanea sculpt as childish, but it's not yet been used for a Girl of the Year.  Spoiler alert, I don't have a Nanea head in my collection!  I like the highlights in her hair (even if they are pink) and I like that her hair is straight (even if it is blonde).  And y'all may remember how I love rainbows and rainbow-colored things.  Therefore, it's probably obvious why I love Summer's dress.  Oh, and Summer is wearing glasses.  No Girl of the Year has been bespectacled, even though there are plenty of us out there who need glasses.

Oh my...I don't know about y'all, but I may need this doll.  I don't need her...but I may need her.  How about y'all?  Are y'all excited for Summer's release, or would y'all rather burn her at the stake?  OR do y'all not give a crap?  LOL, I know you'll let me know.

Much love,
RagingMoon1987

My opinions on Lila

Yeah, I know Lila Monetti has been out awhile now, but when do I ever pass up an opportunity to make a post...or gripe?  LOL, here's Girl of the Year 2024, out three months before 2024.  Lila Maria Monetti, born May 6th, 2014.  Sheesh, 2014 feels like it was just a heartbeat ago, and yet here's Lila, aged nine years already.

Okay, bad stuff first.  She's a white doll with the Josefina mold, just like recent Girls of the Year Kira and Blaire.  Her gimmicks are horseback riding (done by Nicki and by Saige) and gymnastics (done by McKenna).  I kinda, sorta, REALLY hate her meet outfit, though in Lila's defense it's the perfect thing to wear at gymnastics class...except for those shoes.  Those look like platforms, and no one in their right mind performs gymnastics in platforms.  Lila probably takes those off before beginning practice, so I won't gripe too loudly about that.  I will, however, gripe that there's a LOT of pink going on in this doll's collection.

The pink is broken up with touches of orange, and I like that, but overall it looks like Lila is your stereotypical girly girl, kinda like Isabelle.  And oh Lordy, don't get me started on Hollyhock.

Hollyhock is Lila's horse, an apparent palomino.  I love the name "Hollyhock."  But unfortunately Hollyhock has a lot of frippery that very few real horses wear.  She reminds me a lot of the unicorn that the My Life bunch had once.  Is that a bad thing?  Not really, but I hope Lila doesn't make Hollyhock go around all dolled up ALL the time!

Admittedly my complaints about Lila are pretty petty.  She's a cute little doll with pretty brown hair, brown eyes...AND FRECKLES!!!  The wiki says that Lila's freckle pattern is the same as Evette's.  I think these eyes are amber, and if so then Lila is only the third doll to have this eye color, with #26 and #62 coming before her.

She also comes with little gems to stick in her hair.  Seven-year-old me would've been all over that like white on rice, and thirty-six-year-old me still likes sparkles in moderation.  Lila's dog of choice is a Pembroke Welsh Corgi, one of my family's favorite breeds.  Oh, and get this:  y'all wouldn't know this simply from looking at the doll, but Lila's gymnastics coach is none other than McKenna Brooks.  According to the wiki McKenna is now studying to be a teacher, suggesting that she overcame her reading problems as a kid.  But some things never change, and McKenna clearly still loves gymnastics.  McKenna will never be my favorite Girl of the Year, but I love that tie-in.  I don't think AG has ever done anything like that before.

Sigh...I wanted to absolutely trash Lila for raining on Kavi's parade, but I'm finding it very hard to say anything good or bad about her.  The bad things I was able to dig up are piddling little things, and I've already run into several Italian-American fans who say their daughters are all over Lila for being "like them."  I don't like Lila as much as I do Kavi, and I doubt that I'll bring Lila home, but she's...not bad.  Kinda rehashy, kinda pink, kinda stealing Kavi's thunder, but she's not terrible.  

Much love,
RagingMoon1987

Sunday randomness: the year's first scorcher

In years past my neck of the woods might've already had a couple'a days (or multi-day stretches) of exceedingly hot weather, but today is the first time this year that it's going to be honest-to-God hot.  The high is predicted to hit a hundred, and I don't dare look at the heat index.  On a day like today I usually keep cool by staying in my pajamas and doing as little as possible, and that appears to be what Joss plans to do.  Behind her, River Song and Arista are plotting a day outside in the shade.  

Watermelons for the win!  I love these My Life As outfits; once upon a time they didn't fit the American Girls...or the sets I had didn't.  But these newer sets fit the newer dolls just fine.  I think these pajamas would be too tight for my Pleasant Company girls, and indeed they're a hair snug on Joss.  But I didn't have to fight them to get them on.

As for me myself...well, I actually have an escape at hand.  Uncle Man-Child has functioning air conditioning, and Mama and I plan to pow-wow there today and do laundry.  Up until now the nights have hit the high sixties or low seventies and thus I've thankfully been able to sleep, but that may come to an end this coming week; the low on Thursday night is only supposed to be seventy-eight.  Le sigh...I'm doomed.  Oh well, I've survived summers without A/C before and I can do it again.

Pray for rain,
RagingMoon1987

Clothes from Pegsdollclothesshop

As the weather warms I've treated some of my dolls to some new spring/summer clothes, as I often do during this time of year.  No biggie, except that this particular Etsy shop is undergoing an unusual dilemma.  Pegsdollclothesshop is run by a lady named Peggy Peterson, and a few weeks ago Mama got an email from Miss Peggy warning that she'd been diagnosed with stage 3 rectal cancer.  Since then Mama and I learned that the cancer has not spread, but Miss Peggy has something rare called...jelly belly, which I've never heard of, that she'll need surgery for.  Makes me think of those gummy tummy penguins that the Candy Blog wasn't enamored with, but I digress.  Peggy stated in her email that the doll clothes kept her busy, so...I've been trying to keep her busy, and to hell with money.  I've got...<pauses to count>...I've got six little outfits so far, four for the girls and two for Kyle.  Since I've been puttering about with Danica a lot here lately, she goes first.  

Y'all may or may not see something poking up underneath Danica's blouse; that would be the tubing from her diabetes pump.  Miss Emily reviewed the diabetes kit on her blog several years back, so if you want a detailed look at that set, you know where to go.  Anyway, the blouse is a sleeveless square-necked smock blouse, rendered in shades of purple.  The pattern on the blouse is floral and makes me think of the Lilly Pulitzer dresses that several of my girls wear in summertime.  It isn't this blue-tinged IRL; I took this picture indoors and the others outside on a sunshiny day.

The waist of the blouse is ringed with my favorite trim, ric-rac.  It appears to be tie-dyed as well.

The pants legs are trimmed with more ric-rac and bands of the floral blouse fabric.  The rest of the capris are made of this glorious royal purple quilt fabric.  It's a lovely shade.

If I had any critiques I'd say that Danica's blouse is a little tight.  The Velcro fastens, but I had to tug a bit to get it shut.  A slimmer doll like Kristiana could probably wear this without the necessary tugging, but Danica looks fine.  She can also sit down; while her blouse is a bit tight her capris are not.

Different day, different weather, different doll.  Marina's getup is made from the same pattern of capri pants and a smocked blouse, but in green.

Marina has green highlights in her hair, so why not toss her in green clothes?  While the purple set is floral, the green set has a nice pattern that looks like...kinda like God's eyes. 

The green set is trimmed with ric-rac like the purple set is, but this ric-rac is silver and sparkly.

The capris are made of a different material than the blouse (and all of Danica's getup, for that matter).  It feels a little like burlap but isn't as rough, and it looks like gauze but isn't as lightweight.  The legs are trimmed with more ric-rac.

The same fabric makes up the straps of the blouse, providing a nice visual tie-in.

Marina's blouse fits her like a glove, but her pants legs are a little tight where the ric-rac is.  I had to tug a little harder to get them past her calves, but it can be done.  Like Danica, Marina sits like a charm in her capris, though I didn't think to photograph that.  As I noted back during Halloween, Marina is a new doll and thus tightly strung.  It can be a struggle for both her and Danica to sit, thus why I make note of how well they can move in their new capris.  Birthday girl Luciana is also still fairly new, though she's loosened up a bit in the time that I've owned her.  However, sitting should be a breeze for her since her new outfit doesn't incorporate pants.  She prefers skirts and dresses during warm weather, and she loves studying space, so I bought her a constellation dress.

This new dress drew a better reaction from my mother than Luciana's LAST dress did, LOL.  After I put this on her, I see that it's not just a constellation dress, but a Zodiac dress!  Here's my sign, right up front.

Here's Luciana's sign; she shares a sign with Harry Truman, and with one of my great-grandmothers.  Don't mess with the bull, young man.  You'll get the horns.

Alright, Moon Girl, quit gawking at the various constellations and talk about the dress itself.  The dress is pretty simple, and it kinda has a silhouette like the dresses that Samantha and Rebecca would wear.  Drop-waisted, with a short skirt.

The dropped waist has this loopy white trim that feels smooth and soft to the touch.  This is a snagging hazard if treated rough.

That's about all there is to say about Luciana, so on to the one and only Rita Cheryl.  Rita Cheryl isn't big on dresses, but she loves purple so getting her in this dress was a cinch.

The cut of this dress is more like that of your traditional AG generidress.  The waist is trimmed with...guess what?  Gold ric-rac!

The neckline is a square neckline.  I don't have too many doll dresses like that.

I love the gold accents in this dress!  I'll have to get some gold shoes to match.

As for Kyle, he had two outfits to choose from, so he picked a Mickey Mouse-themed outfit.

The front of Kyle's shirt closes with Velcro, but it also has buttons that add a nice finish.

The shorts are...well, red shorts.  These are a nice length, and they're loose enuff that Kyle can sit.

Here's a closeup of the print.  It makes me giggle because I can hear Mickey enthusiastically whooping "Oh boy!"  I love Mickey Mouse!

I kinda wish Kyle's shorts had white buttons like Mickey's do, but then I can always add that myself.

Overall I can't complain about these outfits.  True, they're simple little getups that are a smidge tight in places, but I love the colors and I love the themes of the Mickey set and the constellation dress.  Overall these outfits are an easy way to flesh out a dolly wardrobe, and they go for...well, I think keeping Miss Peggy occupied during a cancer battle is a good cause. 

Now, Luciana is off to celebrate her birthday.  No stargazing will be done as more rain is in the forecast, but she did receive a box of her favorite cookies from Rita Cheryl and Courtney and Z.  I figure they'll eat those and binge-watch some TV.

Love, 

RagingMoon1987