Mr. Moon brought my new child home with him just now and I am in love with her. She's a little rough. I mean, who wouldn't be after spending years in a dresser drawer? She shows signs of being loved and played with for sure. Her hair is a mess and she has several bald spots but she has a velvet hat so that is not a real problem. Her legs, arms, and neck are all very, very loosely attached to her body so one has to be gentle with her. I suppose I could send her to a doll hospital but isn't that sort of expensive?
Her dress and hat are hand embroidered. And she truly has the sweetest face.
I cannot positively identify her. I haven't done the full undressing and searching for a name of any sort but I have looked on her back which appears to be unmarked. Linda Sue, who knows these things, thinks she's a Shirley Temple doll and that may be correct. Originally when Glen sent her picture, I thought she was a Toni doll but that is truly not the case. The same company made both of those dolls but the Shirley Temple one is more collectable and prettier too.
I care not one whit if she's worth anything or not. I would never sell my child. Oh! And look at this.
I care not one whit if she's worth anything or not. I would never sell my child. Oh! And look at this.
Someone, at some time, pinned a perfect diaper on this child. This is the sort of detail on an old doll that links me to the child who loved and played with her. It is part of the doll's history and I like to ponder that.
Someone truly did take care of this little sweetie.
And by the way- her beautiful long-lashed blue eyes open and close perfectly.
I hope Dorothy Anne does not become jealous. Her beauty has faded tremendously over her long years but she is beautiful to me. We love our children just as they are.
I need to think of a name for this new child.
Someone truly did take care of this little sweetie.
And by the way- her beautiful long-lashed blue eyes open and close perfectly.
I hope Dorothy Anne does not become jealous. Her beauty has faded tremendously over her long years but she is beautiful to me. We love our children just as they are.
I need to think of a name for this new child.
I pulled up all the collards and mustard greens today and I trimmed and washed them right at my sink.
I LOVE my sink.
Maurice is enjoying it too.
I pulled the plants, picked through them and de-stemmed them and put the leavings in the compost. I soaked the greens in batches in that enamel pan and then rinsed them well. I brought them into the house, gave them one more spraying off and let them drain and bagged them. I filled a gallon and a half baggie.
I'll cook them all on Saturday and heat them up for our lunch on Sunday. What we don't eat or what doesn't get taken home with others will be frozen.
I get great satisfaction from using that sink and also, these things.
You know how I love things that hold things and these are not decorative items. They have utilitarian purposes in my garden and my kitchen. I do believe I am finally the old granny I was meant to be.
I gave the hydrangea bed a break and went to work on this area which is the little patch of garden right beside the kitchen porch. As you can probably see, the monkey grass, chenille plant, and Virginia creeper are trying their best to decrease the size of this already small garden. So I worked at trying to remove some of that shit from the border in order to create a little more space for my herbs. I have a new technique for removing the monkey grass which is that I use a shovel to get under it from the inside edge and then with my trowel, I stab! stab! stab! like a psychotic woman in an Alfred Hitchcock movie who has had entirely enough of her no-good philandering husband, and that sort of breaks up the roots a little more. Then I just pull with all my might.
I'm getting stronger, y'all.
Oh. I kicked bamboo again today.
Mr. Moon is home and I think he is tired. I'm going to go make some of what I call "cheat chili" because I use canned chili-spiced beans and canned tomatoes and canned green chilis. And other things. It tastes good and it's not that bad for us.
Another good day. At least here in Lloyd for me.
I have absolutely no complaints and the birds are singing their "I'm alive, I'm alive, I'm alive!" songs before they settle into a quiet night and I am alive too.
Look at the blueberries!
I have absolutely no complaints and the birds are singing their "I'm alive, I'm alive, I'm alive!" songs before they settle into a quiet night and I am alive too.
Look at the blueberries!
Love...Ms. Moon
I love your doll whoever she is! I bet you can fix her hair up a bit if you feel like it. Or maybe just clap the hat on! I do like dolls. I only own a couple tiny ones that I didn't make, the others all knitted by moi. I did have two antique dolls worth something but they'd come to me for reasons that didn't involve $$, so when they'd come to the end with me I simply gave them both to a young woman who was so thrilled. She set up a habitat for them, very happy. So I was too.
ReplyDeleteI have a mental image of you stabbing at the ground in your yard, yelling die, die, die! That yard of yours does keep you fit and busy, between digging, and kicking, and I'm guessing jumping (because I would jump a little as I kicked the bamboo down, like a Ninja kick). At least in my mind, that's what you're doing:)
ReplyDeleteHope you have a lovely weekend.
When I first saw your new baby yesterday I thought she looked like a Shirley Temple. She is just precious.
ReplyDeleteI really like the dress on the new doll and thought about making the style for my little redheads, but they are tiny dolls 7 inches high and it would be very fiddly work. Have you given her a name yet?
ReplyDeleteI love the enamel bowl for your greens and the hanging baskets too. Such bowls and baskets seem to be disappearing as time goes on, they really are a granny thing now, but I hope one day they make a comeback. I don't have a single basket myself nor anywhere to hang one.
I’m not a doll person, but my grandma was, so I appreciate the affection for them. She always had them in a curio cabinet and didn’t talk about them, but they were always there. I wish I would’ve asked about them more.
ReplyDeleteAlso, I told my friend who was going through an extremely hard time about your mentioning of ‘Zombie Jesus’ because she forgot it was Easter weekend and she was laughing and said she was stealing that! Thank you for sharing that and making me laugh, and, in turn, I was able to pass that along to my friend. I told her I saw it on your blog. It’s the best!
-Nicol
just watched a youtube video on how to get rid of monkey grass, you might find it useful, though the best option seems to be to renovate the entire patch where it is growing which means removal of all plants along with the monkey grass and then replanting only those things you want in there.
ReplyDeleteOn closer inspection, I don't believe that's a Toni doll. Again, did you check the back of the neck to see if there's any markings? Yes, Ideal made Toni and Shirley. Back then, there were a ton of companies who did knock-offs of Shirley dolls and many of these were not marked. Toni dolls did not have an open mouth/teeth showing. Sounds like she needs restrung and some work on the hair or replace with a new wig (Shirley wig) if that's her.
ReplyDeleteYou could google and see if there's any doll repair shops in your area. Restringing isn't that expensive. If she's a Shirley, they were made of composition in that era and many developed crazing. Hard plastic came later. Again, check for markings and good luck! She found a wonderful home!
Maurice has taken ownership of your new sink....as cats do!
Paranormal John
Try this, Mary. You could run your new girl in and have them take a peek. They can look her over and give you an estimate and what you may want done. John
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That new Dolly has the sweetest face, more childlike than Toni. Your new child is beautiful, I would leave her as is, because that is who she is!!! If you are worried about stringing that is actually easy to do, Glenn could figure it out for sure. I have restrung a good many dolls and If I can do it...Strong elastic and a hook to grab it on the inside and - voila- tight arms and legs!
ReplyDeleteYour garden is so delicious!
I love your doll, but I am truly envious of your garden sink.
ReplyDeleteMary, Mary, how your garden does grow! I love the doll and it does look like a Shirley Temple doll. Great outfit... and diaper!
ReplyDeleteMy Mother had a lovely " china" doll as a child and it was in a box in the attic of their house, but after she died I went to find it and it had gone! She had carers. coming in the house for quite a few years and it wasn't the only thing that went missing......some Rolex watches also went!
ReplyDeleteYour new doll is very pretty.