So random, April '25

We start on April Fool's Day, with...what a surprise, a Cabbage Patch Kid.  Please ignore the mess behind him...and the poopy lighting too, for that matter.

Y'all think Nathan Hunter is just a smidge outta season in that?  Luckily for him I had something new in the mail.

Later on that evening Alexandra Claire did get something new in the mail, and she made a beeline for the grass.

The ground was still damp from the Sunday before (it was Tuesday by then), but that neither bothered nor affected Alexandra.  Later on that same evening I took this picture of Alexandra sitting pretty.

This image shows the color of the dress a little better.  It's an apple green shade.

April 2nd.  The calm after the storm.

It was still thundering a bit during the eight o'clock hour, but nothing like it had been.  Candela Laura and Rita Cheryl were both sick to death of storms and ready to hit the sack by then, and I'm not sure what Mia was thinking.  Thunder and lightning don't faze her much, though.

April 4th, we were surrounded by more tornadic thunderstorms, but the day's chosen dolls' cares were nigh next to zero.

This is another of my candids.  I'd just put Nathan Hunter in his new romper, and he flopped onto Mia like he'd known her all his life.  Mia, being a good-natured little doll, didn't mind a bit.

April 6th, the rain finally moved out and chilly temperatures moved in.  So typical of weather in the Midwest, fickle as sin.  A conversation with my mama led to this picture of Danica and Lark.

Pardon Danica's unbrushed hair and Lark's derpy eye.  Lark has developed a bit of eye derp in the time that I've owned her, and that may may land her in a pair of glasses.  Anyway, I ran into a very cute Create Your Own doll on Failbook, one with bobbed hair like Danica's.  I showed her to Mama, and of course she fell in love.  "You could get one like that with blue hair," she suggested, remembering that at one time I wanted to dye my own hair blue.  "I could," I replied, "but those CYOs are two hundred bucks, and I've got a girl with blue hair."  That, of course, is Lark.

I then noticed that the Failbook doll's owner called the bob "underrated."  In turn, I remembered that Danica has a bob, so I brushed her hair and showed her off.

Danica was once owned by a child and is thus a little rough around the edges, but she's everything I'd have chosen in a Create Your Own so I'm happy.  For the price they wanted (ninety bucks plus shipping) I was happy to overlook her shaggy hair and the ding on her nose.  Oh, and regarding the bob, I'm not the only one who likes it.  Miss Emily's CYO doll Eliza also had bobbed hair.  RED bobbed hair, just like Danica's!

While I was fussing with Lark and Danica, Candela Laura had her hands full with So Surprised Suzie. 

Having heard a loud rumble outside, Suzie was convinced that we were in for another thunderstorm.  Candela had to reassure her that it was some idiot with a noisy car, not thunder.  It took some talking, but Suzie eventually calmed down and agreed to stand still for a picture. 

She'd heard that she'd be getting a new dress next pay period, as Mama and I had both seen little outfits on Etsy that we liked.  Suzie ended up not getting a dress per se, but she did get something cute to wear.

April 8th, eclipse anniversary!  It was finally dry enuff to take my dolls outside, if only for a minute. 

Gwenda Cecile is wearing yet another gift from Mama.  I like to joke that the best Cabbie dresses come from Texarkana, because several of the outfits Mama has given me are from there.  The ladybug dress is no exception. 

That evening I also got a picture of Mia and Little Mia together. 

I said this earlier in the month but I'll say it again:  my pocketbook may be in serious trouble.  These dolls are just too cute.

April 10th.  Matthew Tommie got a new T-shirt that happens to match Justin Latowski's.

Coincidence.  I bought Justin's shirt two years ago, and Mama bought Matt's shirt last week.  I had no idea it was gonna be yellow and white, but it suits Matt just fine.

April 11th.  Caught this one as I was getting ready for work.  From left, Booful Beans, Chou Chou, and Xue.  Hedda Get Bedda, Nathan Hunter, Esmond Brant, and Cara Raelean can all be seen in the background.

Chou Chou and Xue were NOT havin' it that morning, but then Chou Chou's never havin' it.  She tolerates Booful though, since being mean to Booful is like being mean to a puppy.  Chou Chou is a Monst doll, by the way, and Xue is an Amooooore Doll.  Yep, Amooooore, five o's.  Both Chou and Xue will be getting reviews sometime in the summer.

April 13th.  Random head shot of Hugo Jack. 

I'd asked my friends on Failbook:  if their bald Cabbies had hair, what color would it be?  I've always envisioned Hugo as a brunette, and strangely enuff several of my friends said the same.  I think my buddy from Newfoundland and Labrador said her baldie would have red hair.

April 14th.  Another one of those "I threw them together and this is how it came out" pictures. 

Idalia Gale and Beryl June got a bit too rambunctious for Suzie that evening!  They were excited because they'd heard another popcorn girl was joining the Cabbage Patch.

April 17th.  Beryl June met the subjects of a future blog post.

Those are Little Cousins, and I'd never heard of them until a week ago.  They'll be getting a review, but I don't know when.

April 19th.  Storms were once again in the forecast, though the weather in the Bootheel was calm (Texas and Oklahoma were another story).  I got another candid of So Surprised Suzie. 

Suzie likes baby dolls that are smaller than her, and Sasha Baby is precisely that. 

April 20th.  Gary Collier got something bright and new to wear. 

Y'all wouldn't know he was my OlympiKid, would y'all!  A change of clothes really makes a difference. 

April 21st.  Sasha Baby and Nancy cuddle. 

Both dolls are European, and they look cute together as well.  Some of my dolls are a little freaked out by Nancy's makeup, but Sasha Baby doesn't give a flying burrito.

April 22nd.  A warm, clear day, drastically different from the beginning of the month.

Rebecca Madeleine models the dress that I got in the haul a few days before.  It looks cute on her, but I can't wait to see how it looks on my friend's doll.  Orange always looks good on dolls of color, which my friend's doll is.  This is another dress from Texarkana, by the way.

April 24th.  Two of my foreign babies get to know each other. 

The Cabbie is none other than Candela Laura, and she's got Sasha Baby on her lap.  These two were at the center of a goofy question that I asked myself and a couple'a friends, one that will be revealed on the blog in a few days.

April 27th.  Random shot of Silver Bird, and Mini Maryellen photobombing. 

Silver Bird had just received a new outfit, as had Gabby (barely visible to Silver Bird's left).  I had lost the ability to walk unassisted by this point, and thus both Gabby and Silver Bird were parked next to me on the couch.

That's all I've got for y'all this month.  Mobility issues bite.

Love,
RagingMoon1987

So random, November '24

Thank you, sweet Jesus, the election is OVER!!!  We won't have to do this madness again for another four years!  Recap of the month starts on October 29th with a study in opposites. 

Sachi is a fashion doll (albeit an unusual one) and Geneva is a baby doll.  Hot Looks didn't have a lot of success, and Real Baby...I think she did.  There are plenty of 'em out there if one knows where to look.

October 30th.  The work day was winding down, the weather was getting rough in the Great Plains, and the day's dolly mail was peeved at Ryan Hall's listeners.

Okay, Chou Chou was peeved.  Raspberry Herbert was trying to console her.  For context, Ryan Hall's viewers were divided on how to pronounce El Dorado, Kansas.  Even the locals couldn't agree if it was "El Do-RAH-do" or "El Do-RAY-do," and much eye-rolling was done by Chou Chou...and admittedly, by me.  Usually the locals know how to pronounce a location!

Later on that evening Herbert and Chou Chou were joined by Mama's Barbie.

They're not as cantankerous as they look, I promise!  Indeed, Herbert has a smile underneath that paint.  Y'all may be able to see it.

November 2nd.  Mar is fascinated by my newest Fashionista, Laura. 

Laura is the visually impaired Fashionista, #228; notice that her eyes go in two different directions.  Her cane is red at the bottom, meaning that Laura does have some vision (just like Xenia).  I named her after Laura Bridgman, the first American deaf-blind to be successfully educated.  Nope, Helen Keller wasn't the first, though she was one of the first to learn to talk.  Anyway, that's my new Fashionista.  Mama wasn't a big fan; I think blindness may be one of Mama's bigger fears.

November 4th.  Bae Day Monday was for blue-eyed Cabbies, so I started with one I almost forgot, Skye Kitty. 

The full-sized Colecos, Hugo Jack and Idalia Gale.

The Preemies, Cara Raelean and Stella Rae.

My blondes, Iris Evangeline and Lucey Dena.

The redheads, Karen Sheila and Valencia Rose's little Playmate, Titania Rosalind. 

And my softie, Poppy Elizabeth.  They're dark, but they're blue.

Blue eyes are fairly common among Cabbies, but not as common as a certain other color.  More on that at eleven. 

Election Day.  It should be no surprise that I whiled away the evening with my dolls.  Here's Violet and Ernest John. 

The Brady Bunch did not get watched like I said I would do, but I did get a can of orange Fanta, which in my book is BETTER than peach Snapple.  And keep in mind, I love me some peach Snapple.  I have to say, Violet is an interesting little doll.  I may have to go back on my word and review her after all.  At the very least I straightened her braids.

She looks happy about the new old 'do.  I know I always felt better after redoing my ragged braids in high school, even though it was just a hairstyle.  To hell with the raggedy, LOL.

November 8th.  Unlike Violet, Clio Teresa gives no effs about how mad her hair gets.  On the eighth she took a minute to sit in my old Horus tree.

Clio had gained a new nickname by that point.  It was the day before that I'd fried my thumb trying to clean Clio's leg, and Mama subsequently named her "Poison Priscilla."  I myself had been calling her "Toxic Dolly," a play on my sister's favorite Living Dead Doll, Toxic Molly.  As such Clio is only the second member of my patch to have a nickname; Matt the Brat was the first.

November 10th.  A random picture of Isolde. 

Lolita clothes are out of reach for me, so I'm letting Isolde strut it.  If you've got it, flaunt it!

November 11th was another Bae Day Monday, for green-eyed Kids.  This was easy since I only have five.  There's Gavin Andrew and Kory Aryan...

...and Valencia Rose, Carol Kasey, and Candela Laura.

Don't have too many with green eyes!  

Same day.  Da hoodz, LOL.

Matt the Brat, Alice Helene, and Kory Aryan rock their hoods as the temperatures deepen.  Wouldn't y'all know, I forgot Ernest John!

I freaking love Ernest John, and I can't believe I left him out of the group pic.  He looks so cute in this set Mama got!  I wish the hoodie came in MY size, because it's soft.

Also November 11th.  Lulu, one of my Magic Nursery triplets, made friends with a new arrival. 

His name is Tuggles, and he's a Taco Bell Hugga Bunch doll.  The original Tuggles was smaller (called a "Huglet" by Kenner), and his coordinating large doll was...Hugsy???  <pauses to look>  Yeah, Hugsy was the one.  Hugga Bunch dolls are kinda popular among my Cabbage Patch cronies on Failbook, so y'all might see one here in the coming months. 

November 13th was Wednesday Wearables, and my two foreign Kids got the new stuff this time.

It was a coincidence that Kitrick Randolph Fergus and Candela Laura were two of my last Cabbies in Halloween clothes, but that doesn't matter much.  Of course Mama supplied both of these.

November 15th.  Bonnie and Cancer were agog over...over SOMETHING.  These two are always in awe over something I can't see.  I don't know if I should be concerned or not.

By the way, Cancer is named after the zodiac sign, not the disease.  It's still an unfortunate name, one that I may change in the future.

November 17th.  Elmyra/Baby See 'n' Say got cozy with Vincent. 

I think Vincent would prefer to be sitting by Morgan. 

November 18th.  Another Monday, this one for Cabbies with gray or violet eyes.  I don't have too many, but I have a few.  Elisabeth Clara, Andrea Doria, and Allie Kathleen all have violet eyes.  They look blue in the pictures, but trust me:  they're violet IRL.

Alexandra Claire is my only gray-eyed Kid.  Coleco did make gray-eyed Kids, but they're kinda hard to find.

There's also Alice Helene, who has...very unusual eyes.  They look blue in most pictures, but they're part lilac.

I dunno...overall they look blue, but IRL they're...well, not!  They also look butterflyish, kinda like Tsukuda eyes.  What do y'all think???

November 22nd, evening.  I got in the mood to bring out Velvet and play with her awhile, but she tuckered out quickly.  This is the Velvet that Tam sent me, by the way. 

Notice that her eyes remain clean, by the way.  So far, my attempts to keep the mold out of Casa Pizarro have succeeded. 

November 24th.  This popped up in my Failbook memories, and was originally supposed to be in Gabby's spotlight post.  My Gabby is a rhythmic gymnast (and a dancer, LOL).

The AG spotlights kinda went over like a lead balloon, and as such Gabby, Danica, River Song, and Tequila Rose never got theirs.  I was running out of ideas for original hobbies anyway.

Okay...November 25th was for brown-eyed Cabbies and Killecrankie, do I have a bunch of them!  I'll start with the boys of color, Matthew Tommie, Esmond Brant, and Nathan Hunter. 

The Asian girls, Margot Madeline and Leslie Emily.

Miscellaneous Cornsilks, Cleopatra Chantale and Julie Emmalee.

The dirty white boys, Ernest John and Shelley Fred.

Beryl June flies solo this time. 

The little ones, Taniyah Yasmin and Sammy Sloth. 

Lastly, Gillian Ida and Kitrick Randolph Fergus are a little different from the others.  Gilly's eyes are a lovely light shade, and Randolph's are...well, they're Tri-Ang Pedigree eyes.  His eyes are murky, but at one time they were brown.

By the way, I see what Treesa meant by this bathing suit being pert near indecent, and why isn't Gillian Ida wearing her cute little retro getup???  Because I wanted to see what it would look like on Karen Sheila after I took Karen out of her witch outfit.  I'll find something Christmassy for Gilly.  She's fourteen inches so finding her something will be easy.

Pant, pant, pant...I don't feel too well...<passes out>

Okay, what day is it?  Uhhhhh...November 26th.  This is a Failbook memory from 2019.

The Patsy trio and my Ichimatsu dolls, Satomi and Hitomi. 

November 28th/Thanksgiving.  My gut was full of good food, I'd had my afternoon nap, and I was ready to cuddle with a Cabbie.  I picked Gillian Ida, because I can't get over those eyes.

The promised Christmas outfit had been ordered by then, but it hadn't shipped.  With the mail service being as crazy as it is, goodness knows when I'll get it.  Hopefully before Christmas!  

Eleven down, one to go, and then it'll be a new year!

Love,
RagingMoon1987