tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19809623662852949912024-03-19T09:29:24.761+00:00Doll Mum's blogA diary of a doll collection belonging to an average family that includes a mum and her two daughters who have a doll tolerant dad!DollMumhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07655612985882320920noreply@blogger.comBlogger396125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1980962366285294991.post-19331917146550043982023-12-24T22:23:00.003+00:002023-12-24T22:27:11.322+00:00Trudi wishes Happy Christmas<p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><a href="https://dollmum.blogspot.com/2023/04/trudi-part-2.html">Trudi, my beautiful C1 Sasha Studio doll</a>, wishes everyone a Happy Christmas.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">She is wearing a new dress I have knitted for her in off white 2 ply Jamieson & Smith wool (from the Shetland Islands), the pattern was designed for a First Love baby doll (I knitted it about 40 years ago) however I've made the bodice and skirt longer, plus I made the sleeves with slightly more room than skin tight. I finished the dress on Christmas Eve while watching Nine Lessons and Carols from Kings College Cambridge on TV, with my family.</span></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJ2c8iOk7UUT_EvYEh8gDAfq6MASxBa8kotOzP-Ac_zz_Q0YP1_esENHRmx6FkUajotMkipPBpjW-TcfreX9U8kK07GqaJuNwVemP5ht4e3G4Ur0H3BUqpHAOgvAnVwyjmzt4lgRrpy3EVL3dOySxzJ78ijeujwJBhHPS9cPfgAaTd3RlvhH1FWJ9lg34/s1024/DSC_0513-edited1.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="678" data-original-width="1024" height="212" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJ2c8iOk7UUT_EvYEh8gDAfq6MASxBa8kotOzP-Ac_zz_Q0YP1_esENHRmx6FkUajotMkipPBpjW-TcfreX9U8kK07GqaJuNwVemP5ht4e3G4Ur0H3BUqpHAOgvAnVwyjmzt4lgRrpy3EVL3dOySxzJ78ijeujwJBhHPS9cPfgAaTd3RlvhH1FWJ9lg34/s320/DSC_0513-edited1.jpg" width="320" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Trudi admires the Christmas tree</span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXPZ24f3rZc1bEFq9PHCMc_QSvl2v3pN5cU4Wcqys4_Ep4EB4W6F1OrzDmiZR_Pz1r9Owiv-k5bq2LX0ZBkU5AKiSyMgEj4Ncp5Hw_mySF3LMWrq8EFYu32OlVn1diqutanLPVOJ1SMSZ3xyCLmEErDAYGSBGkomFqGxL8JCoznef6ZmLP9DZYwMvZoeQ/s1024/DSC_0505-edited1.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="678" data-original-width="1024" height="212" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXPZ24f3rZc1bEFq9PHCMc_QSvl2v3pN5cU4Wcqys4_Ep4EB4W6F1OrzDmiZR_Pz1r9Owiv-k5bq2LX0ZBkU5AKiSyMgEj4Ncp5Hw_mySF3LMWrq8EFYu32OlVn1diqutanLPVOJ1SMSZ3xyCLmEErDAYGSBGkomFqGxL8JCoznef6ZmLP9DZYwMvZoeQ/s320/DSC_0505-edited1.jpg" width="320" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Side view of Trudi in her new knitted dress</span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhL-RZ2CWrhZDWGfxd-L6PMudIZzcazdj3DmwG4s8xcPzB7V2asohXrm5l4JDnAvRqjBzJ7OOAyuJukyUQuVikqzFPeEny5unJuLdBev3PcM0Q3FYW6bU23VqeMVVP6S0AyAiY2PAnrlKK5qJ06Ue5dLnn2MfbRXCFDq4HWiQsuj1MiVWaGtzCilc3y_ss/s1024/DSC_0506-edited1.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="678" data-original-width="1024" height="212" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhL-RZ2CWrhZDWGfxd-L6PMudIZzcazdj3DmwG4s8xcPzB7V2asohXrm5l4JDnAvRqjBzJ7OOAyuJukyUQuVikqzFPeEny5unJuLdBev3PcM0Q3FYW6bU23VqeMVVP6S0AyAiY2PAnrlKK5qJ06Ue5dLnn2MfbRXCFDq4HWiQsuj1MiVWaGtzCilc3y_ss/s320/DSC_0506-edited1.jpg" width="320" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Trudi captivated by Christmas</span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgf44_gvvf3DOXkITglmhVGbxSD722ZT64lzu4HEzbftsQQpv_tCLKtexu9-xCgWND31M1TA_PNJGjxecAwSh2pPLXgriKzng-L2J7HOTYEnYWLaOekAQyxFpwG-V_Yi1ZGPEMSIaq92ri1L959I-VbmlNKj1B0HwRW4kzIAz7Ct_Q-cBhNSEP1WNR0K1s/s1024/DSC_0507-edited1.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1024" data-original-width="678" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgf44_gvvf3DOXkITglmhVGbxSD722ZT64lzu4HEzbftsQQpv_tCLKtexu9-xCgWND31M1TA_PNJGjxecAwSh2pPLXgriKzng-L2J7HOTYEnYWLaOekAQyxFpwG-V_Yi1ZGPEMSIaq92ri1L959I-VbmlNKj1B0HwRW4kzIAz7Ct_Q-cBhNSEP1WNR0K1s/s320/DSC_0507-edited1.jpg" width="212" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">New sandals to go with her new dress as she admires the tree</span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /><br /></span><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgR8s93a9kDSu95YHtOncKxMgqZ9e2hhUKjJV12era2Y7IB0zI6-Vjr5PbPEHngQ8IkkPGl-5eplvGYxN1md8Jczei5QQ4hHm3obm-C5sGNL9FZ2exH1wYwbwPnr_Pv7CTiKbcVQwlQQ9cGcKAzk85VTZuH2mZoJpxWkVxuxfLgL6mBQfFmW7Ehc7ON7NM/s1024/DSC_0511-edited1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="678" data-original-width="1024" height="212" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgR8s93a9kDSu95YHtOncKxMgqZ9e2hhUKjJV12era2Y7IB0zI6-Vjr5PbPEHngQ8IkkPGl-5eplvGYxN1md8Jczei5QQ4hHm3obm-C5sGNL9FZ2exH1wYwbwPnr_Pv7CTiKbcVQwlQQ9cGcKAzk85VTZuH2mZoJpxWkVxuxfLgL6mBQfFmW7Ehc7ON7NM/s320/DSC_0511-edited1.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">My Schildthorn bauble in the tree from our only trip to Switzerland in 2008</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1RgfEslKglLv5vCqWBPWDmzuKcwN673jXwIym7EeM7gB6voqX6kS83RBned4WpX_Y_x9O0Cs2Z7zGUzpRuuP8Ru5ojSvlwFOwQag5dr5nk7YNGr8Y8qcsB95bXlk_81-qKxBF-BppjeczB5ysM51sqHfhDKukZ_4NqNlqUbbHv4wvIrbrjeXkvhRvCcM/s1024/DSC_0514-edited1.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1024" data-original-width="678" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1RgfEslKglLv5vCqWBPWDmzuKcwN673jXwIym7EeM7gB6voqX6kS83RBned4WpX_Y_x9O0Cs2Z7zGUzpRuuP8Ru5ojSvlwFOwQag5dr5nk7YNGr8Y8qcsB95bXlk_81-qKxBF-BppjeczB5ysM51sqHfhDKukZ_4NqNlqUbbHv4wvIrbrjeXkvhRvCcM/s320/DSC_0514-edited1.jpg" width="212" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Trudi in her new dress and sandals for Christmas</span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjV2I2bQlnKqOXOESZk83UYmyFlaws70n8dUA_XlUCH1EyNBaWTyKZz2J_czhz4iyjKaLTGwZPkLgmXfQnjMUKbVmz9tglJz75rxb34Bp-45mojSlzbn2iIBvYx5X6xMZNC4rOaHCDwNCkLACb7tTyvrW79qbBJ-IMOAEiBQbszhuBJ-RC1tYHAWSgwbmk/s1024/DSC_0516-edited1.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1024" data-original-width="678" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjV2I2bQlnKqOXOESZk83UYmyFlaws70n8dUA_XlUCH1EyNBaWTyKZz2J_czhz4iyjKaLTGwZPkLgmXfQnjMUKbVmz9tglJz75rxb34Bp-45mojSlzbn2iIBvYx5X6xMZNC4rOaHCDwNCkLACb7tTyvrW79qbBJ-IMOAEiBQbszhuBJ-RC1tYHAWSgwbmk/s320/DSC_0516-edited1.jpg" width="212" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Trudi looks wonderful in off white</span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span><p><br /></p>DollMumhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07655612985882320920noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1980962366285294991.post-23431427161491233032023-11-30T07:00:00.004+00:002023-11-30T07:46:54.591+00:00130 years since Sasha Morgenthaler was born<p>The Sasha doll groups on Facebook are celebrating 130 years since artist and doll maker Sasha Morgenthaler was born on 30 November 1893 in Switzerland, by sharing photos of our Sasha dolls with each other.</p><p>I have photographed a group of our Sasha dolls to celebrate the artistry of Sasha's dolls. There is a nod to her inspiration for the dolls in the form of Trendon Elliott wearing his evacuee outfit which I made for the <a href="https://dollmum.blogspot.com/2023/10/chat-n-snap-2023.html">recent Chat 'n Snap display</a>, as Sasha was greatly moved by the World War II refugees who arrived in Switzerland and subsequently designed the various Sasha doll faces to be quite serious, they are not dolls with cheesy grins!</p><p>Her first Sasha dolls were the larger Studio dolls (20 inches tall), it was only later in the 1960s to early 1990s that her doll designs were recreated as 16 inch tall vinyl children and the 12 inch babies and 13 inch toddlers by Gotz and Trendon for commercial production. Our group is mostly Trendon (not the early Gotz as we don't have any of them) and our two later production Gotz toddlers, plus of course <a href="https://dollmum.blogspot.com/2023/04/trudi-part-2.html">my only studio doll Trudi (1965)</a>.</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEho2Xvu8zr4fjz22koYkspcCpAEf3nGGSqb0LfFTPWwsH7_pcZ_jl4NEcc5S6wNtGKZRrIg0xlijliYI_LiNGvAIWdyg4uoGjSGzUsIYL6t-IaVH4niHzfGgqhO1xlUaXx6M5LBKGQBJFF9hWu2FqdQgxc8hH49eoqn7qq-L6uDQaX4alzfZ_9ScnqBAFU/s1024/DSC_0324-edited1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1024" data-original-width="678" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEho2Xvu8zr4fjz22koYkspcCpAEf3nGGSqb0LfFTPWwsH7_pcZ_jl4NEcc5S6wNtGKZRrIg0xlijliYI_LiNGvAIWdyg4uoGjSGzUsIYL6t-IaVH4niHzfGgqhO1xlUaXx6M5LBKGQBJFF9hWu2FqdQgxc8hH49eoqn7qq-L6uDQaX4alzfZ_9ScnqBAFU/s320/DSC_0324-edited1.jpg" width="212" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Happy 130th Birthday Sasha Morgenthaler</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p>Left to right: Toddler (Claudius) Edmund, (Caleb) Reuben, Studio girl Trudi on her chair, (White dress) Laura, (Marina) Florence, Toddler (Iona) Louisa, Trendon Elliott. Early Trendon babies left to right: Ebony, Davy with his <a href="https://dollmum.blogspot.com/2017/11/curly-hair-and-repainted-eyes.html">pipe cleaner curled hair</a> and <a href="https://dollmum.blogspot.com/2011/10/sasha-family.html">waif Mabel (my first Sasha)</a>. They are wearing a variety of outfits by various people.</p><p>We won baby Ebony at the most recent Chat 'n Snap in the raffle. My elder daughter named her Ebony and said we should get her a little white kitten called Ivory, but I haven't found one yet.</p><p>Thank you to Sasha Morgenthaler for creating these beautiful dolls which have inspired so many of us to design and make beautiful clothes for them.</p>DollMumhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07655612985882320920noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1980962366285294991.post-10084152909432044682023-10-28T21:57:00.008+01:002023-10-28T23:31:55.478+01:00Chat n Snap 2023<p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">A poignant theme of 1940s Evacuees was Dee's choice for the Chat 'n Snap this year. This was very topical in the light of wars happening around the world currently and fitting considering that Sasha Morgenthaler had been moved by the sight of refugee children arriving in Switzerland during World War II which subsequently influenced the Sasha doll face designs. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Dee and her husband Paul created an incredible backdrop for a fictional St Ippolyts railway station (the nearest railway stations are Stevenage and Hitchin, there never was a branch line to the village of St Ippolyts) with young evacuees arriving in the countryside from bomb damaged London. More and more Sasha children arrived wearing 1940s clothes, carrying their gas mask boxes (and in some cases actual miniature gas masks made by their owners!), suitcases, teddy bears and parcels. Our blond boy <a href="https://dollmum.blogspot.com/2023/10/argyll-sweater-for-trendon-elliott.html">Trendon Elliott joined the bewildered throng of evacuees</a>. I brought along the <a href="https://dollmum.blogspot.com/2010/02/evacuees.html">Evacuees room box (1/12th scale)</a> which my elder daughter and I had created when my younger daughter was born. I placed it at the end of the display, near our doll.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">I gave my daughter the camera to photograph the scene as I knew she would do a better job than me and she did! I think she enjoyed getting some individual photos of some of the dolls and their accessories, the details achieved were incredible.</span></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEico3qkUuirtps8zHLhmem_W07O-5qkQAV8mxLURKeFTqLVgEZu78Mj5v4QuTgsOrvb5sZydlM35sfz5ImDAs-Nff8hu6FsIFfSEUKbyimd40VPpaewLmpfv1VABKtwToMnigR2CE9eiwwHcB7NX5Ga5dPBc8XHJYxQICIsmMelKmVFwWxWpxvu448LH78/s1024/DSC_0074-edited1.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="614" data-original-width="1024" height="192" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEico3qkUuirtps8zHLhmem_W07O-5qkQAV8mxLURKeFTqLVgEZu78Mj5v4QuTgsOrvb5sZydlM35sfz5ImDAs-Nff8hu6FsIFfSEUKbyimd40VPpaewLmpfv1VABKtwToMnigR2CE9eiwwHcB7NX5Ga5dPBc8XHJYxQICIsmMelKmVFwWxWpxvu448LH78/s320/DSC_0074-edited1.jpg" width="320" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Trendon Elliott and his teddy bear joined the growing crowd of evacuees at the station</span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgKNGm61rxe0vTSL5VhqdCu8HA9nCWQRnuOS1Vc2NgbHCKAlaqatoxZQfbt4nOizfaVdgSgi8LOF4OhKxwIqjN2KyMXdiMTSi1QtyAIUc7uyGmsBv1NCnpkOc1qcvWv-56XpkJyhmrtLPkU4zqMch54TCnLMpKH3J3xN9HGyE1-44QsKTILVb_0nTXdDs/s1024/DSC_0075-edited1.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="678" data-original-width="1024" height="212" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgKNGm61rxe0vTSL5VhqdCu8HA9nCWQRnuOS1Vc2NgbHCKAlaqatoxZQfbt4nOizfaVdgSgi8LOF4OhKxwIqjN2KyMXdiMTSi1QtyAIUc7uyGmsBv1NCnpkOc1qcvWv-56XpkJyhmrtLPkU4zqMch54TCnLMpKH3J3xN9HGyE1-44QsKTILVb_0nTXdDs/s320/DSC_0075-edited1.jpg" width="320" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">St Ippolyts station welcomes evacuees</span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6oBQMAk0dsFuAJbhDpt5UKgVOP7hA_W_xJkS8tU-I3wjq-jwVsBMDTnXf_oJVISBMLwue_O4BW3uI443mU85IWO6WYDvgoLnXTpMuh85iJkjKgmh0DTTrbJ92-linSfU4AjXoe_d1T67NaLQwGitgeQGdNtymVQmfJDYRE6Iwk_dSie7bWK4otVvJjtg/s1024/DSC_0077-edited1.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="678" data-original-width="1024" height="212" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6oBQMAk0dsFuAJbhDpt5UKgVOP7hA_W_xJkS8tU-I3wjq-jwVsBMDTnXf_oJVISBMLwue_O4BW3uI443mU85IWO6WYDvgoLnXTpMuh85iJkjKgmh0DTTrbJ92-linSfU4AjXoe_d1T67NaLQwGitgeQGdNtymVQmfJDYRE6Iwk_dSie7bWK4otVvJjtg/s320/DSC_0077-edited1.jpg" width="320" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Evacuees with their suitcases, favourite toys and the amazing red gas mask</span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiP0H2-d5XaB7riQZ_rO-nDIdQOXkX9mo3gnKhbeSt1_6KVdwzqRNNnvf1gu33FmQubJH65F2wkAq7btEN2aM9gTnWgxKYq-zv42JaDZ_EtEN5ZCREf6XLp2m6Cay7acOmFjHgRpJgFTRJ9m8DQ9FriVd3Zso6cdFDPLNIMzyDAaGWN-Q94KHIC4-xP3UU/s1024/DSC_0079-edited1.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="678" data-original-width="1024" height="212" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiP0H2-d5XaB7riQZ_rO-nDIdQOXkX9mo3gnKhbeSt1_6KVdwzqRNNnvf1gu33FmQubJH65F2wkAq7btEN2aM9gTnWgxKYq-zv42JaDZ_EtEN5ZCREf6XLp2m6Cay7acOmFjHgRpJgFTRJ9m8DQ9FriVd3Zso6cdFDPLNIMzyDAaGWN-Q94KHIC4-xP3UU/s320/DSC_0079-edited1.jpg" width="320" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Evacuees amongst the fresh produces and luggage trolley</span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2YksV8aJEE2LUEelzA7aKJaavPmYX9jJatqLP0GHu7KSLulaerO-GCBNUGSvNUmQjxfvla6s7Wwz8d9pWBcEZAgKyzXjpX9n4JDMS6kUCKWPXhYdB80rLamdLl-XFf92UuBkfyKUo3TevEOAmKPRfcAfLHogSPXKtti-EJNtDFM4Gqr7wwFXhMDxs64I/s1024/DSC_0080-edited1.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="678" data-original-width="1024" height="212" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2YksV8aJEE2LUEelzA7aKJaavPmYX9jJatqLP0GHu7KSLulaerO-GCBNUGSvNUmQjxfvla6s7Wwz8d9pWBcEZAgKyzXjpX9n4JDMS6kUCKWPXhYdB80rLamdLl-XFf92UuBkfyKUo3TevEOAmKPRfcAfLHogSPXKtti-EJNtDFM4Gqr7wwFXhMDxs64I/s320/DSC_0080-edited1.jpg" width="320" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Mostly girl evacuees in this photo</span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQges2k57pyRFjy0TJMhTGBBYCmtEcezzDWnZJwUW2cFJ-X4POaEHb82bg-0JTa_c5ZEz9IhGtiTPv8Iso6-4icHWz73SNqvEkffcWyDfCBXMLpYTkXCFBFsjgOQ79_Op48B6VE5WFEJkD8cXR_8xQApOAb92pVdALQGBJvczWoSHBHvfcdI4QXDTKd1k/s1024/DSC_0081-edited1.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="678" data-original-width="1024" height="212" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQges2k57pyRFjy0TJMhTGBBYCmtEcezzDWnZJwUW2cFJ-X4POaEHb82bg-0JTa_c5ZEz9IhGtiTPv8Iso6-4icHWz73SNqvEkffcWyDfCBXMLpYTkXCFBFsjgOQ79_Op48B6VE5WFEJkD8cXR_8xQApOAb92pVdALQGBJvczWoSHBHvfcdI4QXDTKd1k/s320/DSC_0081-edited1.jpg" width="320" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Warmly dressed evacuee Gregors and Sashas</span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3_kUBR6aCkILUgq3WaoT-SshdQpjwqyF1_MS6vFep3Td38MM4yNQ1uIfEdcdubhV9EzWEbhrU-b940PLZS4Dosun0d_tIJA1IcOHUJW3EjQyYnXCyiC3TvaGT7OC6wkPxRPXDTTQ6qnoBJ5PHXSb7ORM0Fq2PIItz3Nj08ucr4Mu2ejDaj06VTV0uolg/s1024/DSC_0082-edited1.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="678" data-original-width="1024" height="212" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3_kUBR6aCkILUgq3WaoT-SshdQpjwqyF1_MS6vFep3Td38MM4yNQ1uIfEdcdubhV9EzWEbhrU-b940PLZS4Dosun0d_tIJA1IcOHUJW3EjQyYnXCyiC3TvaGT7OC6wkPxRPXDTTQ6qnoBJ5PHXSb7ORM0Fq2PIItz3Nj08ucr4Mu2ejDaj06VTV0uolg/s320/DSC_0082-edited1.jpg" width="320" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Mostly boy evacuees in this photo</span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyydnnTUk9TeLOCUQFEq1Vsw0Nox5b6yuD6lTLMQBMIjvtrVKOvd7LA3TQQrVIoQXLWZdIFHrGGpusJ0sZz-TTrSCbutTI3DuvhrpI8984W7ctosO3u1Cbx55CnCOo5ERG4r1UovNEkoUy-w_C4RFSrPlMqJ51GLBxTqTarv1r5fodXvnDT4RFep6GNAE/s1024/DSC_0083-edited1.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1024" data-original-width="678" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyydnnTUk9TeLOCUQFEq1Vsw0Nox5b6yuD6lTLMQBMIjvtrVKOvd7LA3TQQrVIoQXLWZdIFHrGGpusJ0sZz-TTrSCbutTI3DuvhrpI8984W7ctosO3u1Cbx55CnCOo5ERG4r1UovNEkoUy-w_C4RFSrPlMqJ51GLBxTqTarv1r5fodXvnDT4RFep6GNAE/s320/DSC_0083-edited1.jpg" width="212" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Sasha evacuee in her stylish coat, hat and handbag</span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCtqLBxtfLsUOYA338ku5P-o3RXxT4fAYoagQxKTAaWxcirNlXroJFgEGVdGuJU0sv9m_VdRZirbHnRThKD1RxbHyUYZbO0KPSjaJQYxj1SVEBVFuJ6SnYJr-mxhrGN684P1sCQDZXLx4EDI7Y55gkLDp_t_ov3ud3pfqvWtFwb6jxJkZwHF43OUMXqpE/s1024/DSC_0084-edited1.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1024" data-original-width="678" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCtqLBxtfLsUOYA338ku5P-o3RXxT4fAYoagQxKTAaWxcirNlXroJFgEGVdGuJU0sv9m_VdRZirbHnRThKD1RxbHyUYZbO0KPSjaJQYxj1SVEBVFuJ6SnYJr-mxhrGN684P1sCQDZXLx4EDI7Y55gkLDp_t_ov3ud3pfqvWtFwb6jxJkZwHF43OUMXqpE/s320/DSC_0084-edited1.jpg" width="212" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Even her suitcase and boots matched her outfit colours</span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggK8xDYsyGqADsEHShInDIkDzDJazcEBuCnqohE9FR7Gomtar0HbkYkbWnZO0RlGFxUzSlStd2B998EX-WAS4RMqdreclWFSVNm5gfRMZN7x6TzlEDauQvAv2VnD-XRerZu-rv398OLjFJi4xVlnCbowDSrkSupJqeV8DiChX6ARZYv2WzNy9TYET9UAM/s1024/DSC_0086-edited1.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1024" data-original-width="683" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggK8xDYsyGqADsEHShInDIkDzDJazcEBuCnqohE9FR7Gomtar0HbkYkbWnZO0RlGFxUzSlStd2B998EX-WAS4RMqdreclWFSVNm5gfRMZN7x6TzlEDauQvAv2VnD-XRerZu-rv398OLjFJi4xVlnCbowDSrkSupJqeV8DiChX6ARZYv2WzNy9TYET9UAM/s320/DSC_0086-edited1.jpg" width="213" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Trendon Elliott in his Argyll sweater and peak cap at St Ippolyts station</span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmeT6zOvPNs0XkFtAb47lMbP_IBhJNVYkKh_V7qCuJQkxuWRJEx8m5Ldg_uKQs64WJNm92pOB4GYJzxIQX5nru9CcCyabF7orkPj8UJXAxOKqrFGEVAhk5wK1YgASvMeeAgLiDb3oV13T43j2WLUBQj4cV3Ah0ecM7O2Or5gklTBs0I2KCwP3m2-CqeKk/s1024/DSC_0088-edited1.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="678" data-original-width="1024" height="212" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmeT6zOvPNs0XkFtAb47lMbP_IBhJNVYkKh_V7qCuJQkxuWRJEx8m5Ldg_uKQs64WJNm92pOB4GYJzxIQX5nru9CcCyabF7orkPj8UJXAxOKqrFGEVAhk5wK1YgASvMeeAgLiDb3oV13T43j2WLUBQj4cV3Ah0ecM7O2Or5gklTBs0I2KCwP3m2-CqeKk/s320/DSC_0088-edited1.jpg" width="320" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Dee announcing that the sales tables were now open</span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiTtAdn7U2z7qHbUnrJ6seFXD3b3nzP-4tkuyt268tXxFbFc5w9HZRVdK28KNt4D8xRxjHJO0xiGHzEuKtajoO5eHobk_ZAtD_9pV-kyL_SWB-9pr8R3d4pYmGEdcSC9HXrXLRyPcKbAut3uVNHlxYVivQuV4azOHucostBFxaRwKzlq3v65as_aqQwVo/s1024/DSC_0089-edited1.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1024" data-original-width="678" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiTtAdn7U2z7qHbUnrJ6seFXD3b3nzP-4tkuyt268tXxFbFc5w9HZRVdK28KNt4D8xRxjHJO0xiGHzEuKtajoO5eHobk_ZAtD_9pV-kyL_SWB-9pr8R3d4pYmGEdcSC9HXrXLRyPcKbAut3uVNHlxYVivQuV4azOHucostBFxaRwKzlq3v65as_aqQwVo/s320/DSC_0089-edited1.jpg" width="212" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">No philtrum Sasha evacuee</span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCpOl2OykOFamHgRjAWRpU7sRdusi-W8rTuJXkGcL3iTLRxaNSpuk-uUkeKJeE-rMqWoj9O5-iJUBOLqVRN1XdZe4aMEXEmm1nt6VMLN7_L_ESL-sQpRiHifWfLgJbDDxtOwltTKEqW_nei_El45MVE5lGF-y7voqRTMUVH4oZyrk11gU78QGYLpLdtGc/s1024/DSC_0090-edited1.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1024" data-original-width="678" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCpOl2OykOFamHgRjAWRpU7sRdusi-W8rTuJXkGcL3iTLRxaNSpuk-uUkeKJeE-rMqWoj9O5-iJUBOLqVRN1XdZe4aMEXEmm1nt6VMLN7_L_ESL-sQpRiHifWfLgJbDDxtOwltTKEqW_nei_El45MVE5lGF-y7voqRTMUVH4oZyrk11gU78QGYLpLdtGc/s320/DSC_0090-edited1.jpg" width="212" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">No philtrum Gregor evacuee (I understand he forgot to pack spare underwear)</span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSY9OjnweAai5Ap0uTtDUfs7k92UyQCwBtUobZUlrXIQmtKIKA728g209CSXwNkQ6ydiR5q6t0aVejnRHP2b47MGYYpJpFF-lzI01VfQfH-Jt8PbLfS35We1b740A4BGD6TEFHjCVsHrX_zNXOathz4_uQG1lchhX9O_zyUsDrQl3bRA1i1aHugfJ-BRQ/s1024/DSC_0091-edited1.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1024" data-original-width="678" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSY9OjnweAai5Ap0uTtDUfs7k92UyQCwBtUobZUlrXIQmtKIKA728g209CSXwNkQ6ydiR5q6t0aVejnRHP2b47MGYYpJpFF-lzI01VfQfH-Jt8PbLfS35We1b740A4BGD6TEFHjCVsHrX_zNXOathz4_uQG1lchhX9O_zyUsDrQl3bRA1i1aHugfJ-BRQ/s320/DSC_0091-edited1.jpg" width="212" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Sasha evacuee at St Ippolyts station</span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiUtTPuPLMyXCzVKS_RQds_vI4JkKtn4C6x7mTGw0eCLHraBEq0xf-7uZzG163U2Nj4s3PK9jUjQNjbOwEoPH8xVQ0w9Dm-q7giKeUzNkZLBDzK2EIHwJdrMFCEEYZqnG_AqUgXDG7otLsQRNU7OEE2QYazMIjA7U70cvyM8LKTFKIpy_1mH6YnVgJDIQ/s1024/DSC_0095-edited1.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1024" data-original-width="678" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiUtTPuPLMyXCzVKS_RQds_vI4JkKtn4C6x7mTGw0eCLHraBEq0xf-7uZzG163U2Nj4s3PK9jUjQNjbOwEoPH8xVQ0w9Dm-q7giKeUzNkZLBDzK2EIHwJdrMFCEEYZqnG_AqUgXDG7otLsQRNU7OEE2QYazMIjA7U70cvyM8LKTFKIpy_1mH6YnVgJDIQ/s320/DSC_0095-edited1.jpg" width="212" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">This evacuee reminded us of Lucy from Narnia</span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgruxaetuL8Yuz8U2UCKCX0RkSf7EW7RRKfXdzs_50xfDZ_ivp91cE-NZeInVWY_c8KJOjbum5g1XoZkqBtmYQCb287tpfLNIzl20orJHb1_ylGZpaRSPxApAoCDqYKb9IDce_XFwtd6Y5RZfr-PBY6I6LIKZAVuSUYalJ_Y6ISc6mka8CZOdf4u8wYWF8/s1024/DSC_0096-edited1.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1024" data-original-width="678" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgruxaetuL8Yuz8U2UCKCX0RkSf7EW7RRKfXdzs_50xfDZ_ivp91cE-NZeInVWY_c8KJOjbum5g1XoZkqBtmYQCb287tpfLNIzl20orJHb1_ylGZpaRSPxApAoCDqYKb9IDce_XFwtd6Y5RZfr-PBY6I6LIKZAVuSUYalJ_Y6ISc6mka8CZOdf4u8wYWF8/s320/DSC_0096-edited1.jpg" width="212" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Sasha evacuee with a friendly kitten</span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGuB2KrtWGr3rOQfRSE5wP6gIM0iDSXaKTqiLI3FlhnE99fPtKbhRDksNU4tmn-1lV1FDbSwt8MBY95L1w_QV7vS00YbUiOpclgV5R2a-QMp_bk2ZIh4DSL16n-DfLUQ814AEYR4TxIC9K0Q1EwFZFYhj7Gro0etN-jjjVOdP4vAzHQkKT-jxI2Z7Uomk/s1024/DSC_0097-edited1.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1024" data-original-width="678" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGuB2KrtWGr3rOQfRSE5wP6gIM0iDSXaKTqiLI3FlhnE99fPtKbhRDksNU4tmn-1lV1FDbSwt8MBY95L1w_QV7vS00YbUiOpclgV5R2a-QMp_bk2ZIh4DSL16n-DfLUQ814AEYR4TxIC9K0Q1EwFZFYhj7Gro0etN-jjjVOdP4vAzHQkKT-jxI2Z7Uomk/s320/DSC_0097-edited1.jpg" width="212" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Evacuee kitten?</span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJ76-PtGlmU3Ewsn6xD-XplOC2uL1qWJ1_OaMCx9-Qm7O8-ECA9tXma1rE6vvLGs7D0HBpOik8ZDSYnvUk-oIj072MEA2WVa2Kxn6CbE6zwOzifZyTP8oXgws2XhmobnR7uKtrEY11Zj3AjyslvsJ8nKuwm0XioK5ZC6kkdpHICWQGLiMrde2erR-sl-U/s1024/DSC_0100-edited1.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1024" data-original-width="678" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJ76-PtGlmU3Ewsn6xD-XplOC2uL1qWJ1_OaMCx9-Qm7O8-ECA9tXma1rE6vvLGs7D0HBpOik8ZDSYnvUk-oIj072MEA2WVa2Kxn6CbE6zwOzifZyTP8oXgws2XhmobnR7uKtrEY11Zj3AjyslvsJ8nKuwm0XioK5ZC6kkdpHICWQGLiMrde2erR-sl-U/s320/DSC_0100-edited1.jpg" width="212" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">I think that kitten likes this evacuee, maybe she smuggled her kitten to the country on the train</span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNfirII72ocyyO0DYibcA9xTBMC2dA5glpOMSioJQ_WoigLot0RHLDI2_o00Bgjs1vnjOqDLAIWtxCHk60rUzMzA2gmtvQ2FpZwFsrSobPo0c7Vt59qC4kjS9J60VEIDwcfIZp15NB4NAQhUl4bx857XAPhdl-hm7-XJX-QDeZ8wYAkATg7gqzF00YT0g/s1024/DSC_0105-edited1.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1024" data-original-width="678" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNfirII72ocyyO0DYibcA9xTBMC2dA5glpOMSioJQ_WoigLot0RHLDI2_o00Bgjs1vnjOqDLAIWtxCHk60rUzMzA2gmtvQ2FpZwFsrSobPo0c7Vt59qC4kjS9J60VEIDwcfIZp15NB4NAQhUl4bx857XAPhdl-hm7-XJX-QDeZ8wYAkATg7gqzF00YT0g/s320/DSC_0105-edited1.jpg" width="212" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Gregor evacuee</span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikdAU9GBEdpcGspSRax9n-aEd6HLOayPCpFhiPmolhYkbDAyWuhohSLVqtztGRrGOyxedCVrKsTEBaX35_NeAwWS4oT58gAWbD9gcFA4IDUpCI8bibmEK-thNl49F-h4rTppCzAmI9c-73gvNXxN-Jufg_XpjfCwU9yQtWdVrVDeQUx0CeruY2OUqaJxM/s1024/DSC_0106-edited1.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="678" data-original-width="1024" height="212" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikdAU9GBEdpcGspSRax9n-aEd6HLOayPCpFhiPmolhYkbDAyWuhohSLVqtztGRrGOyxedCVrKsTEBaX35_NeAwWS4oT58gAWbD9gcFA4IDUpCI8bibmEK-thNl49F-h4rTppCzAmI9c-73gvNXxN-Jufg_XpjfCwU9yQtWdVrVDeQUx0CeruY2OUqaJxM/s320/DSC_0106-edited1.jpg" width="320" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Very tidily dressed evacuee Gregors and Sasha</span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVhSegKDlm9fDHpcHg61srsgxySx8uMLj_mEDloO4olXxg6OelfSZhAybfWBHqxti3GzDG9keF-CGHfQBv-ku36AZBhNLiyNY0bqQTvLipZZB-Qo7o4jaYH-wwPbSWm0op0m_sO2aqC9vuICfoTEw3yFf_30nwitT1YpvI4E1DiGUq3F6C5XJOIZIhCzI/s1024/DSC_0107-edited1.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1024" data-original-width="678" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVhSegKDlm9fDHpcHg61srsgxySx8uMLj_mEDloO4olXxg6OelfSZhAybfWBHqxti3GzDG9keF-CGHfQBv-ku36AZBhNLiyNY0bqQTvLipZZB-Qo7o4jaYH-wwPbSWm0op0m_sO2aqC9vuICfoTEw3yFf_30nwitT1YpvI4E1DiGUq3F6C5XJOIZIhCzI/s320/DSC_0107-edited1.jpg" width="212" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Gotz Gregor evacuee</span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7UJSxyMCHsMUgfSYeQge9Z56jiU0dFaf4sOGuyaSqEPUWwJTXrDHTdXvcSXf0yqbDB6N05-8nyNnaY9agvOYeDy8f1lBUZumYarmhQJ9Nskoo-8gDTyiJqJEpIiMyYgs2mz-nzEpAHcUVVeJIYJIfGU_T56y5UX0Dck9DKAtzhJgKSChTnh0F-skkVWc/s1024/DSC_0108-edited1.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1024" data-original-width="678" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7UJSxyMCHsMUgfSYeQge9Z56jiU0dFaf4sOGuyaSqEPUWwJTXrDHTdXvcSXf0yqbDB6N05-8nyNnaY9agvOYeDy8f1lBUZumYarmhQJ9Nskoo-8gDTyiJqJEpIiMyYgs2mz-nzEpAHcUVVeJIYJIfGU_T56y5UX0Dck9DKAtzhJgKSChTnh0F-skkVWc/s320/DSC_0108-edited1.jpg" width="212" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Trendon Gregor evacuee</span></td></tr></tbody></table><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">We had brought some other dolls to the Chat 'n Snap to go in the general doll display. For the first time my newly restored Sasha studio doll Trudi attended an English Sasha event, sitting comfortably on her chaise longue sofa with her quilt spread on it and a vintage book about the countryside to read. Alongside her a couple of want-to-be-Sasha course dolls sat down to chat (I don't recall who they belonged to). At the foot of her sofa, our toddlers Louisa and Edmund stood patiently alongside Miranda. Nearby was Laura and Nicholas James with Heilan Coo. </span></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmu2LodvSdcfm9IBu19rEXsmkbrFYe0atKA7-qTdrLag0SI82Lfpr4tHS8X7RSh4i-Bkot9XK-j-4JmnU8zM7QglknzGl_PB5bwQga99cSn5sdXaAq9GL7h4IzH-YPH2gUvNAz1oH6eT8e39VHzl9wp2Yn0cvgKRQMxNaBWh7aBq3kC8SC8p9eAqA4hnA/s1024/DSC_0116-edited1.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="666" data-original-width="1024" height="208" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmu2LodvSdcfm9IBu19rEXsmkbrFYe0atKA7-qTdrLag0SI82Lfpr4tHS8X7RSh4i-Bkot9XK-j-4JmnU8zM7QglknzGl_PB5bwQga99cSn5sdXaAq9GL7h4IzH-YPH2gUvNAz1oH6eT8e39VHzl9wp2Yn0cvgKRQMxNaBWh7aBq3kC8SC8p9eAqA4hnA/s320/DSC_0116-edited1.jpg" width="320" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Trudi (centre) with the two copy Sasha dolls and our toddlers</span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbPU4TWDpyIRYKzzMZa26t0HSk__FaM62gC-JzcLaiofXxDt_MtwKLVP-jkezjy9jDvHbTw3QiSs1dhXkI5p9JKlSKA2tbgs-2P7Fca8lzet1xAThprUi_LJMmDrG6_BvbMJtYBUKpiRoSDX-z1vfl-37xzRgzN2PhsFvOUCH6Xwa5pOv8-jy8APUQwsQ/s1024/DSC_0117-edited1.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="678" data-original-width="1024" height="212" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbPU4TWDpyIRYKzzMZa26t0HSk__FaM62gC-JzcLaiofXxDt_MtwKLVP-jkezjy9jDvHbTw3QiSs1dhXkI5p9JKlSKA2tbgs-2P7Fca8lzet1xAThprUi_LJMmDrG6_BvbMJtYBUKpiRoSDX-z1vfl-37xzRgzN2PhsFvOUCH6Xwa5pOv8-jy8APUQwsQ/s320/DSC_0117-edited1.jpg" width="320" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Trudi, Louisa, Edmund and Miranda</span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyFoMtsGRGRffxi5Sd93SFr54DIR-wkVYOwAe7umHw52qtgRt6B8t2JYyX5IKIW7OlBZ-Io9mOqB5dPocVnEaMwrSzQnNek-6GzwTOvTeAYKp2n8__L6V2hFGEQAXESyJ-fAuX7eezlwXEHuHChM5NZebKtCjKTZqiVC0r09KHmCMhbE2nJDv14FLN14M/s1024/DSC_0118-edited1.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1024" data-original-width="683" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyFoMtsGRGRffxi5Sd93SFr54DIR-wkVYOwAe7umHw52qtgRt6B8t2JYyX5IKIW7OlBZ-Io9mOqB5dPocVnEaMwrSzQnNek-6GzwTOvTeAYKp2n8__L6V2hFGEQAXESyJ-fAuX7eezlwXEHuHChM5NZebKtCjKTZqiVC0r09KHmCMhbE2nJDv14FLN14M/s320/DSC_0118-edited1.jpg" width="213" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Trudi relaxing on her chaise longue and quilt</span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHkQuO01JTjsppbe2K385ncm2N7-ANYDW_XHdCL8W4cfympZE1og9naFFR_pjLMk2RZYKegqVeUrbrXSEx25ocbjQjsllUdI8geT4oU-18D84pBp1dy84eNs_gPYuQAY1SnZpZKfUt1niRMquZqyFzGKN3q0BJYVf0pOyy3qW8rJ5o8iQ8ZENyAbjrUHQ/s1024/DSC_0119-edited1.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="678" data-original-width="1024" height="212" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHkQuO01JTjsppbe2K385ncm2N7-ANYDW_XHdCL8W4cfympZE1og9naFFR_pjLMk2RZYKegqVeUrbrXSEx25ocbjQjsllUdI8geT4oU-18D84pBp1dy84eNs_gPYuQAY1SnZpZKfUt1niRMquZqyFzGKN3q0BJYVf0pOyy3qW8rJ5o8iQ8ZENyAbjrUHQ/s320/DSC_0119-edited1.jpg" width="320" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Miranda at the left, other visiting dolls, Laura and Nicholas James with Heilan Coo</span></td></tr></tbody></table><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">There were plenty of other visiting dolls, including Dawn's recently refurbished wobbler.</span></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggpCSaH1Xvnq8MR1U2SzUU59fhbiD-KM__S0GlA0UgI5uXmQAmrq41lmjB9Ofk4Sgr7luAibaYikiPaeMHGnyWrPsC-4fhGY2bEZtqIip7HY_29waQSN_IgUR04UB_o7G6-opltaYLR4td2Ki1UHb_LQbXtjyOd3_qVfby7gDzkO_ZHzoUk4Uqro3Ch4o/s1024/DSC_0120-edited1.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1024" data-original-width="683" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggpCSaH1Xvnq8MR1U2SzUU59fhbiD-KM__S0GlA0UgI5uXmQAmrq41lmjB9Ofk4Sgr7luAibaYikiPaeMHGnyWrPsC-4fhGY2bEZtqIip7HY_29waQSN_IgUR04UB_o7G6-opltaYLR4td2Ki1UHb_LQbXtjyOd3_qVfby7gDzkO_ZHzoUk4Uqro3Ch4o/s320/DSC_0120-edited1.jpg" width="213" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Dawn's wobbler</span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnX3xlNFPmOAtiMpZQC7mBzW3CoDZuGDt_Snmi2xSl8AMbX4hfShEl5LGLQjuxOLC70I5i3c4ltpIJihh8tClbuv2V1PIRvJzA9-nmBS3jwJZVn7syfcV2H2bnhymwZqyjHSwxRuWxirqNpU9hKXrnnCOuS4KQXVK5D0Xs8QmVdkXW4vTh3KDIooScoZ8/s1024/DSC_0121-edited1.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="678" data-original-width="1024" height="212" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnX3xlNFPmOAtiMpZQC7mBzW3CoDZuGDt_Snmi2xSl8AMbX4hfShEl5LGLQjuxOLC70I5i3c4ltpIJihh8tClbuv2V1PIRvJzA9-nmBS3jwJZVn7syfcV2H2bnhymwZqyjHSwxRuWxirqNpU9hKXrnnCOuS4KQXVK5D0Xs8QmVdkXW4vTh3KDIooScoZ8/s320/DSC_0121-edited1.jpg" width="320" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Re-rooted babies playing together</span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0fcDLWaBMJmLEFMyE5Dev3K-OFrbfZ9qQqE5q-EOuw6_uxUuHCtM-QQFA4UHej3rObgDlyqrox5nHEVQrUrHxCurERnS8VanPyK4ioNjDLmX2ps1jppxYWfy6_dfJDtwbpHzWJvtmEBJ_aLdxQZQD2-nSjnACW2gkxZDQT89EiFUqMmh3uvYEOEtud9E/s1024/DSC_0122-edited1.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1024" data-original-width="678" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0fcDLWaBMJmLEFMyE5Dev3K-OFrbfZ9qQqE5q-EOuw6_uxUuHCtM-QQFA4UHej3rObgDlyqrox5nHEVQrUrHxCurERnS8VanPyK4ioNjDLmX2ps1jppxYWfy6_dfJDtwbpHzWJvtmEBJ_aLdxQZQD2-nSjnACW2gkxZDQT89EiFUqMmh3uvYEOEtud9E/s320/DSC_0122-edited1.jpg" width="212" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Two Sasha girls</span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjd8UcG7mO-ku6p1WmchAvOC6Hhrgk3AIQW3qKVhyz7ss_doc0MA8FjVpPYn2-W7jbPmQQpSTodXl5Eiggc9ZuwwymBlmEOPAs6nFE8LUAstCntX2eE0DIgAFpsM00bUkAA4ES6iGZXdBcxwNv1DRAW78-k6n5KU8oq_zm7OSoIiiy_aSkOvOQkiUAbr8s/s1024/DSC_0123-edited1.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1024" data-original-width="678" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjd8UcG7mO-ku6p1WmchAvOC6Hhrgk3AIQW3qKVhyz7ss_doc0MA8FjVpPYn2-W7jbPmQQpSTodXl5Eiggc9ZuwwymBlmEOPAs6nFE8LUAstCntX2eE0DIgAFpsM00bUkAA4ES6iGZXdBcxwNv1DRAW78-k6n5KU8oq_zm7OSoIiiy_aSkOvOQkiUAbr8s/s320/DSC_0123-edited1.jpg" width="212" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Molly and Heather according to their name tags</span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxwpQ6bvksbg9cb4qUEGjGgj-mjXKSrAupz9zwHk7UbaVkP78vp45RfvMW_I8kCqLAxATtxlmiy3mPTQ9NH0iSbMLnPh0IhyWhOkK-okQQH3P2731MUZyvY32pE2lXJSW6TrWe7e9qn4zD6PAOdP0f7ubdRaMve33bS78nDU2oM-CBrCABQQvThMfGM9A/s1024/DSC_0124-edited1.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="678" data-original-width="1024" height="212" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxwpQ6bvksbg9cb4qUEGjGgj-mjXKSrAupz9zwHk7UbaVkP78vp45RfvMW_I8kCqLAxATtxlmiy3mPTQ9NH0iSbMLnPh0IhyWhOkK-okQQH3P2731MUZyvY32pE2lXJSW6TrWe7e9qn4zD6PAOdP0f7ubdRaMve33bS78nDU2oM-CBrCABQQvThMfGM9A/s320/DSC_0124-edited1.jpg" width="320" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Some of the visiting Sasha and Gregor dolls</span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSJ5HH1uuOWB0ZqwL8-LGN1sw4kgUZSjM30vlJYBi8GGwy6mo892ncHjFC9CcEHnUjO4oQv6IpTWsVffHdkNJ8U5hoWonqQd4VFA7j2nyGVxQi9G9kJwXkR_nabCRfYJkMSx28xPQFBoWtVAKaHlYyApYz869eKfAhiCJMC_zX88u1QN_ssFGJ5_nx-aQ/s1024/DSC_0125-edited1.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"></a></span><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="614" data-original-width="1024" height="192" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSJ5HH1uuOWB0ZqwL8-LGN1sw4kgUZSjM30vlJYBi8GGwy6mo892ncHjFC9CcEHnUjO4oQv6IpTWsVffHdkNJ8U5hoWonqQd4VFA7j2nyGVxQi9G9kJwXkR_nabCRfYJkMSx28xPQFBoWtVAKaHlYyApYz869eKfAhiCJMC_zX88u1QN_ssFGJ5_nx-aQ/s320/DSC_0125-edited1.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" width="320" /></span></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">All the visiting Sasha's near the St Ippolyts sign</span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSJ5HH1uuOWB0ZqwL8-LGN1sw4kgUZSjM30vlJYBi8GGwy6mo892ncHjFC9CcEHnUjO4oQv6IpTWsVffHdkNJ8U5hoWonqQd4VFA7j2nyGVxQi9G9kJwXkR_nabCRfYJkMSx28xPQFBoWtVAKaHlYyApYz869eKfAhiCJMC_zX88u1QN_ssFGJ5_nx-aQ/s1024/DSC_0125-edited1.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"></a></span></div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1iY9r_fQekkcSR2OZHzO51zAFeTDBskkuQTTW3Z_tYrm12tKxqoCRnB-8VwQM-9cX3BZNcU-Q3Eu9q6FyTMsh9mS2z-wC2vqL8Qnti3PwG345oZJ1kbIlohyphenhyphen3RytDfGrGcTGohP6d3nK2XtVkiYhh4uHf2osAO6kHkt1KhrxntjbqUm9fKCdNDafwO4w/s1024/DSC_0110-edited1.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="678" data-original-width="1024" height="212" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1iY9r_fQekkcSR2OZHzO51zAFeTDBskkuQTTW3Z_tYrm12tKxqoCRnB-8VwQM-9cX3BZNcU-Q3Eu9q6FyTMsh9mS2z-wC2vqL8Qnti3PwG345oZJ1kbIlohyphenhyphen3RytDfGrGcTGohP6d3nK2XtVkiYhh4uHf2osAO6kHkt1KhrxntjbqUm9fKCdNDafwO4w/s320/DSC_0110-edited1.jpg" width="320" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Four friends under the window </span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBmBRDoXXm-W_iOiSrwToT_TlnYFh4VJY2QAVt_PGunDl7PP8iypW7j-6sE6jKFkH0uWuBcNlX3PN0QYEKCwWA2oKMGZQrINmV1N-96x94h8KAMJ-Br2uv1dSX9oqa3_tdWAYoVwWzgurKKBn-mnkZOfi0tv1CRnZsUCOfaPwPlIEeIRhSLfAYkj5CJR0/s1024/DSC_0112-edited1.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="678" data-original-width="1024" height="212" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBmBRDoXXm-W_iOiSrwToT_TlnYFh4VJY2QAVt_PGunDl7PP8iypW7j-6sE6jKFkH0uWuBcNlX3PN0QYEKCwWA2oKMGZQrINmV1N-96x94h8KAMJ-Br2uv1dSX9oqa3_tdWAYoVwWzgurKKBn-mnkZOfi0tv1CRnZsUCOfaPwPlIEeIRhSLfAYkj5CJR0/s320/DSC_0112-edited1.jpg" width="320" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">A mixed group of friends</span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7i1wHG9ShaIEUj-fEaXOCyzCZAVRrB4aBYkZOgMyOsZ04QxegMS_y8Zs23faVAH8v1NgMCeDW7lnDtG1pogMBGjNKMURH7gSSDaZwMEjMwkZwnpRC4w12pCd2oCipDVm4K5UO_i6WwejAX72smSEh1FQgdbIbWXFnEcHMVtmJHoDt-9S2urDz7gUfNTQ/s1024/DSC_0113-edited1.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="678" data-original-width="1024" height="212" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7i1wHG9ShaIEUj-fEaXOCyzCZAVRrB4aBYkZOgMyOsZ04QxegMS_y8Zs23faVAH8v1NgMCeDW7lnDtG1pogMBGjNKMURH7gSSDaZwMEjMwkZwnpRC4w12pCd2oCipDVm4K5UO_i6WwejAX72smSEh1FQgdbIbWXFnEcHMVtmJHoDt-9S2urDz7gUfNTQ/s320/DSC_0113-edited1.jpg" width="320" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Sashas, toddlers and baby</span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisBaCq8TAXpiSGgGOQqWgVpqBbhYAd24VShUSNq2f8T5iIURh3F4bLp9wbugMCsZNGdBWvqvS27A9yWe4oY-v99qrhP6bI-0K7CVdkUWTun1LldF5CwwwO869VX6SURhCGHXjXNUP7gZ5a0WVRY7GaG4vmvyxGxoHpY0aa6shoH1kBWQnGIgvQXjNe-SU/s1024/DSC_0114-edited1.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="678" data-original-width="1024" height="212" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisBaCq8TAXpiSGgGOQqWgVpqBbhYAd24VShUSNq2f8T5iIURh3F4bLp9wbugMCsZNGdBWvqvS27A9yWe4oY-v99qrhP6bI-0K7CVdkUWTun1LldF5CwwwO869VX6SURhCGHXjXNUP7gZ5a0WVRY7GaG4vmvyxGxoHpY0aa6shoH1kBWQnGIgvQXjNe-SU/s320/DSC_0114-edited1.jpg" width="320" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Gregors in classic shorts and shirts, Sashas in smocked dresses</span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoz-6J0sXgc_mXGeXFVG7DSMEUyvaWLI6e50_7vwL7ijfUyLofI2pEVKi8OJZnjBykRQzMs8F7jh6sD3WNDvUA2Otwu4Ry7za9ek2cGfUfsAeUlDLDyi6ouQU3ZyqDc6o7vhSeAVwcV48pF_opBlUbvJFq7XeflMKp1RJSr0MSxKhTuSpYc47WfSCHpL0/s1024/DSC_0115-edited1.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="678" data-original-width="1024" height="212" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoz-6J0sXgc_mXGeXFVG7DSMEUyvaWLI6e50_7vwL7ijfUyLofI2pEVKi8OJZnjBykRQzMs8F7jh6sD3WNDvUA2Otwu4Ry7za9ek2cGfUfsAeUlDLDyi6ouQU3ZyqDc6o7vhSeAVwcV48pF_opBlUbvJFq7XeflMKp1RJSr0MSxKhTuSpYc47WfSCHpL0/s320/DSC_0115-edited1.jpg" width="320" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Colourful outfits and hair for this group of Gregors and Sashas</span></td></tr></tbody></table><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">There were several sales tables and we prowled around looking first before making a few choices (my daughter was a sensible influence in helping prevent purchase of more dresses as our Sasha girls have more clothes than we do!)</span></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7qmwl-dX_Ee-RAl3yXtIglWknMrlndMOy8MAhQE25dkKpIdLUHi4LssGJgDFq7DLwDcfZpcmm6wPLyvPh7IVgRH-Nm79tOdUVfz7qs-Iz-BftMF8fQ__uqvUNtq9-UQsRhFJSSwv632B3RlzD8yUHgh3viFlhFMF1KhY6689T_y-8JGJ3SnCp7XJSYaQ/s1024/DSC_0133-edited1.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="678" data-original-width="1024" height="212" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7qmwl-dX_Ee-RAl3yXtIglWknMrlndMOy8MAhQE25dkKpIdLUHi4LssGJgDFq7DLwDcfZpcmm6wPLyvPh7IVgRH-Nm79tOdUVfz7qs-Iz-BftMF8fQ__uqvUNtq9-UQsRhFJSSwv632B3RlzD8yUHgh3viFlhFMF1KhY6689T_y-8JGJ3SnCp7XJSYaQ/s320/DSC_0133-edited1.jpg" width="320" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">General view of the sales tables with the St Ippolyts station of evacuees in the background</span></td></tr></tbody></table><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">There was an adoption area too - for people to put dolls they wanted to sell (with the price) and for others to choose then find the owner to pay.</span></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNjhEpVRcDE0Pw_BvWvHe9cg2cShp7d3wskeScxgEqlhgwWkrAanjXa5Mu8I2QRfHhuyC0xFnyjEmvtLJkZSxBBte71Dm3PK8FYRcuGQ7_M94SJLnItUN9PvCbbcFigOKB_MLWktBUuUaKcHBlUXUvhrREtugEwqR7-JgButlobP4IIUpsgwI8N8H8Qfc/s1024/DSC_0127-edited1.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="678" data-original-width="1024" height="212" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNjhEpVRcDE0Pw_BvWvHe9cg2cShp7d3wskeScxgEqlhgwWkrAanjXa5Mu8I2QRfHhuyC0xFnyjEmvtLJkZSxBBte71Dm3PK8FYRcuGQ7_M94SJLnItUN9PvCbbcFigOKB_MLWktBUuUaKcHBlUXUvhrREtugEwqR7-JgButlobP4IIUpsgwI8N8H8Qfc/s320/DSC_0127-edited1.jpg" width="320" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Adoption corner</span></td></tr></tbody></table><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial;">There was a giant raffle, with 5 dolls (the draws for these took place at intervals throughout the raffle</span><span style="font-family: arial;">) and lots of other prizes - the raffle is always epic in length and towards the end if a ticket was drawn, the winner was asked to take 2 or 3 items to clear the table of prizes a bit quicker! We won an early brunette baby girl with 2 additional outfits, plus several other prizes.</span></span></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUMtRCMC0caSC4jy5WzLBWK0-VxIag4zR5Z-6WGdWoM1TnYOKMylaqGyhVeqgIU2ZKG8mChWJ6_N4aEVddOQM5GjHdYAtet-YH3ulPILO8s42MWHGJQI-zqe8s8eGXS_qsKen0Ey482wJD1d8IUrb7Vn_LV1HgWzmITGaTTzM5JENfiOktM1629-Y9VYc/s1024/DSC_0128-edited1.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="678" data-original-width="1024" height="212" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUMtRCMC0caSC4jy5WzLBWK0-VxIag4zR5Z-6WGdWoM1TnYOKMylaqGyhVeqgIU2ZKG8mChWJ6_N4aEVddOQM5GjHdYAtet-YH3ulPILO8s42MWHGJQI-zqe8s8eGXS_qsKen0Ey482wJD1d8IUrb7Vn_LV1HgWzmITGaTTzM5JENfiOktM1629-Y9VYc/s320/DSC_0128-edited1.jpg" width="320" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Raffle prizes</span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiui0mRvuSCqm46UlRQACzvlovRj8qAL0abPasdWJ3SynD-EEswnon5WxxhyLuGR8033e4acZwRWOYt74JIAQGoE09FnKltuTX0hTHMDo68w_Ap2IOPs6btVivpCNCA3C5rXDxqlH8AeHvKq2h5agGGvurIUnsbd6wpAlTrbCzZpO5FejZg3oqcx3RV7t0/s1024/DSC_0129-edited1.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="678" data-original-width="1024" height="212" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiui0mRvuSCqm46UlRQACzvlovRj8qAL0abPasdWJ3SynD-EEswnon5WxxhyLuGR8033e4acZwRWOYt74JIAQGoE09FnKltuTX0hTHMDo68w_Ap2IOPs6btVivpCNCA3C5rXDxqlH8AeHvKq2h5agGGvurIUnsbd6wpAlTrbCzZpO5FejZg3oqcx3RV7t0/s320/DSC_0129-edited1.jpg" width="320" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">More raffle prizes</span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6sCyWhftjDxdDINkY47xsKMybDzp8bekpTM676PPCuw5j0L-g4e4Vdt6wUjetkutHuB9n5OVawtk-3efxlCHkf3gJ-B6uOxts7JoTeQ0flAZn2-FfZRU1Ze1OToWW35LIVPmo3MvHfThrxDHdz05wrPRo-jQ0XcPyh6_HsefZ7p3GHRjRxK6szs0_Nu4/s1024/DSC_0130-edited1.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="678" data-original-width="1024" height="212" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6sCyWhftjDxdDINkY47xsKMybDzp8bekpTM676PPCuw5j0L-g4e4Vdt6wUjetkutHuB9n5OVawtk-3efxlCHkf3gJ-B6uOxts7JoTeQ0flAZn2-FfZRU1Ze1OToWW35LIVPmo3MvHfThrxDHdz05wrPRo-jQ0XcPyh6_HsefZ7p3GHRjRxK6szs0_Nu4/s320/DSC_0130-edited1.jpg" width="320" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Yet more raffle prizes</span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgG0ZhA-33yUgmBenlvO5f2Jn1oEu4AatKWEO_aIChKk11fa2rhKFLY1I6PfWcSR-8yEt1Bi2uorSBSMzYHiBiEakUqEYiBH1FfSZAj99YHbkYgN_9SPWl_RFrkg4zH3yBlGS6dUYHaA-8oBg3KDk-6fpEsDXeXVtSPbUFLiREhtWJo-zQMNTwXsj5rEc8/s1024/DSC_0131-edited1.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="678" data-original-width="1024" height="212" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgG0ZhA-33yUgmBenlvO5f2Jn1oEu4AatKWEO_aIChKk11fa2rhKFLY1I6PfWcSR-8yEt1Bi2uorSBSMzYHiBiEakUqEYiBH1FfSZAj99YHbkYgN_9SPWl_RFrkg4zH3yBlGS6dUYHaA-8oBg3KDk-6fpEsDXeXVtSPbUFLiREhtWJo-zQMNTwXsj5rEc8/s320/DSC_0131-edited1.jpg" width="320" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Raffle prizes including 4 of the 5 dolls</span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbCt_I5FtqIeoAcXvbgJ6XYglszzOyGCBPr8f0RoL3Mb0vdQau5XGo7zU1uoUtFjB-Y6L0OCpJjKsPW6vvCevNIBxLvHrCNv8cARaOM2mJLtmX9FGmGhdR0kU4i2NWbAsPjb8TQjroWMD2-oxHY-aAxAPRf7sU004v3fWfAphEoWpLLm1szXma2lppxgo/s1024/DSC_0132-edited1.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="678" data-original-width="1024" height="212" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbCt_I5FtqIeoAcXvbgJ6XYglszzOyGCBPr8f0RoL3Mb0vdQau5XGo7zU1uoUtFjB-Y6L0OCpJjKsPW6vvCevNIBxLvHrCNv8cARaOM2mJLtmX9FGmGhdR0kU4i2NWbAsPjb8TQjroWMD2-oxHY-aAxAPRf7sU004v3fWfAphEoWpLLm1szXma2lppxgo/s320/DSC_0132-edited1.jpg" width="320" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Raffle prizes including the wardrobe</span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxqjKmWrlpz7mg7BBQrXvhyphenhyphen7-FdputXaOV3EwSmMhKTyZVjZAxd5i_6cQ_uenAjtBXgsrIZyTxh8gy9tLxkrgzQ_gECYoeNNs9F0afb7f73UTay9pi9XtkViTJaE3qzLaz5NSwqu3QNZvT9cGQCFFgbkb0Q7e14QSuijntNjSU2pFpHm7zcDd6vYueVew/s1024/DSC_0134-edited1.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="678" data-original-width="1024" height="212" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxqjKmWrlpz7mg7BBQrXvhyphenhyphen7-FdputXaOV3EwSmMhKTyZVjZAxd5i_6cQ_uenAjtBXgsrIZyTxh8gy9tLxkrgzQ_gECYoeNNs9F0afb7f73UTay9pi9XtkViTJaE3qzLaz5NSwqu3QNZvT9cGQCFFgbkb0Q7e14QSuijntNjSU2pFpHm7zcDd6vYueVew/s320/DSC_0134-edited1.jpg" width="320" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">The five raffle dolls (we won the brunette baby)</span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">During the day we had lots of conversations with other Sasha enthusiasts, including some who were new to collecting Sasha dolls as well as plenty of familiar friends.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">At the end of the raffle there was a special presentation to Dee and Paul to thank them for organising the Chat 'n Snap events from 2013 onwards (only a break in 2020). Dee had previously said this was the last one, there will not be one in 2024 because the Sasha Festival is taking place in England that year, however she said there might be a Chat 'n Snap in 2025 because she had an idea for a theme...</span></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0f7POGhWVgOUp4nLYuw9MquZMETw5AunItx3Tjmz44j62tTX7JxVeD4snmvN8jcyZhvkpKn7lR-29jHUdGTz5JOAYE1rz4NHzYmCovYYbtDsER2-8jnk8dj_lmf4z92rrHMPyCX3DdxcbXo_bUeSmSCDrBAS2F0gvERy56hoI5rOsHG1eonDSwg_mOJM/s1024/DSC_0135-edited1.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="678" data-original-width="1024" height="212" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0f7POGhWVgOUp4nLYuw9MquZMETw5AunItx3Tjmz44j62tTX7JxVeD4snmvN8jcyZhvkpKn7lR-29jHUdGTz5JOAYE1rz4NHzYmCovYYbtDsER2-8jnk8dj_lmf4z92rrHMPyCX3DdxcbXo_bUeSmSCDrBAS2F0gvERy56hoI5rOsHG1eonDSwg_mOJM/s320/DSC_0135-edited1.jpg" width="320" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Tricia thanks Dee and Paul while Vanessa and Janet prepare to present them with gifts</span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMkMuOImLHlAy5B_EypYbjPvdq9S4qzviU91ldDfIQMJ5unBc2C0qHNRSK45i4jFEU1f4f3EWeyvZbips2yCHOB7O6cqkQOJvOTP5AcrkkAuRO4cTfJAEJRa0iuj8C5d1IQPGM7fNRPFVdcVk1QlczWyMf-l2azzCpBdzkkgbx6-8c4I8kvIUBosB-oV8/s1024/DSC_0136-edited1.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1024" data-original-width="683" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMkMuOImLHlAy5B_EypYbjPvdq9S4qzviU91ldDfIQMJ5unBc2C0qHNRSK45i4jFEU1f4f3EWeyvZbips2yCHOB7O6cqkQOJvOTP5AcrkkAuRO4cTfJAEJRa0iuj8C5d1IQPGM7fNRPFVdcVk1QlczWyMf-l2azzCpBdzkkgbx6-8c4I8kvIUBosB-oV8/s320/DSC_0136-edited1.jpg" width="213" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Dee with her flowers</span></td></tr></tbody></table><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">When we were tidying away at the end, I brought our evacuee to the rest of our dolls who were displayed beneath the St Ippolyts sign and took a group photo of them.</span></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyvF7HuOK3qyIAEj3J492Lw5e9AOjnnz2OUYlr_6RWA2YFbHFkeAGmIR405rQsTA0GhtlDUrGhmcLJ_we0U1H2Mq3V_i21mtU_AjLOm3PqUtaPK7Ks0Me0pE8hC6De_Xm6GMYGY5CGhZben72d6tdIeJzgQb-POG2tKL4-oeE814tCCLVtZi_tdLcS1s0/s1024/DSC_0139-edited1.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1024" data-original-width="740" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyvF7HuOK3qyIAEj3J492Lw5e9AOjnnz2OUYlr_6RWA2YFbHFkeAGmIR405rQsTA0GhtlDUrGhmcLJ_we0U1H2Mq3V_i21mtU_AjLOm3PqUtaPK7Ks0Me0pE8hC6De_Xm6GMYGY5CGhZben72d6tdIeJzgQb-POG2tKL4-oeE814tCCLVtZi_tdLcS1s0/s320/DSC_0139-edited1.jpg" width="231" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Trendon Elliott the evacuee in front of a sign for Norwich the Cathedral route</span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3yQI4HRQhKKYYpCc6Nu-T1fX6hYXUk4JSClHOkujldH6VaGxQC23_VkWxiYfSaah_pg1WABRMYmGIZkE2SaZW7hM34fQkP6p-U3oZX26VTRBmFFKO5Idghs-yBJVOaZDlDpvl2KInwNQr8x-UeQ2csZxTuQJOf4pnRpogkfDdVLD9fr-qHSbfwnQhuvI/s1024/DSC_0143-edited1.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="910" data-original-width="1024" height="284" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3yQI4HRQhKKYYpCc6Nu-T1fX6hYXUk4JSClHOkujldH6VaGxQC23_VkWxiYfSaah_pg1WABRMYmGIZkE2SaZW7hM34fQkP6p-U3oZX26VTRBmFFKO5Idghs-yBJVOaZDlDpvl2KInwNQr8x-UeQ2csZxTuQJOf4pnRpogkfDdVLD9fr-qHSbfwnQhuvI/s320/DSC_0143-edited1.jpg" width="320" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Our Sasha and Gregor family (with Heilan Coo) who attended the Chat 'n Snap 2023 in St Ippolyts</span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Thank you to Dee, Paul and all your helpers for a superb day (apparently over £1010.86 raised for charity at this event)</span><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">, we had a very good time and it was lovely to catch up with the Sasha community again.</span></p>DollMumhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07655612985882320920noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1980962366285294991.post-86901129237920292672023-10-27T17:00:00.007+01:002023-10-27T19:20:30.568+01:00Argyll sweater for Trendon Elliott the 'evacuee'<p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Inspired by our <a href="https://dollmum.blogspot.com/2023/09/scotland-roadtrip-part-1.html">roadtrip in the Argyll region of Scotland during August with Laura and Nicholas James</a>, I decided that the sleeveless sweater my 'evacuee' for the Chat 'n Snap needed to use the 200 year old Argyll diamond pattern, rather than be plain grey, which had been my original plan. The Chat 'n Snap is being held in Hertfordshire, England.</span></p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Last year when attending the Sasha Festival in Syracuse, I bought all three knitting and sewing books from the Marcy Street Doll company which had been reprinted in time for the festival. In the 'Seventeen Knitting Patterns From Marcy Street Doll Company' (designed by Debby Woodman Ronnquist) is a knitting pattern for an Argyle Sweater for Sasha (pattern no 162). The design was mapped out on a grid, using symbols but to check that my yarn colour choices were about right, I transferred the whole front view to a spreadsheet of tiny grid squares filled with colours to correspond with the symbols then printed it out for my own use. This proved immensely helpful when knitting. I knitted the back first (which was plain grey) to ensure I had got the size right before starting on the slightly more complicated front. Interestingly, the hand written knitting pattern didn't specify how many stitches to pick up around the neck and armpit edges for the finishing, so I worked it out and recorded this in the pattern book, just in case I decide to knit it again sometime.</span><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEio2JWZ2Sk0cGw3pzESmjbg1-vavFBmSMtIMX3TaaZqMqjDBkAGrVG3NxjotUfvE5gO8zFcUIXTOOwXv9oQJbeDBVB_Ib-AAme2RRGEO7FHml_r83ULtecYTB9TY9FnIiLWOJam6hpsAj0_gBcuLBnagTY7WxcrJaUGlMqPWtMG0DQkryEkUc7Mj1PZzeM/s1024/DSC_0446-edited1.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="678" data-original-width="1024" height="212" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEio2JWZ2Sk0cGw3pzESmjbg1-vavFBmSMtIMX3TaaZqMqjDBkAGrVG3NxjotUfvE5gO8zFcUIXTOOwXv9oQJbeDBVB_Ib-AAme2RRGEO7FHml_r83ULtecYTB9TY9FnIiLWOJam6hpsAj0_gBcuLBnagTY7WxcrJaUGlMqPWtMG0DQkryEkUc7Mj1PZzeM/s320/DSC_0446-edited1.jpg" width="320" /></span></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">My printed out colour version of the Argyll design by Marcy Street Doll Company</span></td></tr></tbody></table><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">I already had the grey shorts and knitted socks from when I'd made replicas of my <a href="https://dollmum.blogspot.com/2013/09/back-to-school.html">primary school's uniform 10 years ago</a>. For the Evacuee outfit I used a Sasha/Gregor school shirt for the long sleeved shirt under the sweater and some black shoes from our collection of Sasha/Gregor shoes.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">I wanted to knit a flat cap with peak but could not find a pattern which was Gregor sized, so instead found a pattern online by Debonair Designs for a Newsboy cap which was for an 18" doll. It was designed to use double knit wool and thicker needles, so I used the same grey 4ply wool and needles I'd used for the sweater and it came out the right size for his head (I made the peak a little deeper than the one in the design).</span></p><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGtNRaGPmRTeTQMQ1qrwEiTDX1wn-nWg3Evxn1JbgEYfuXM4NKLXXZb0VqCk-PalrcgW2VonRLc7UY-py9fnOLVtCnUmD8fbSHTdBAKMceoC7YZiPsuOI4iP5pf5XDjUM0KlOCn4LG7KpuQpbF1roU185JLn8FFgsFCKSEhiJEmIn6BaXAP0xrqLoPS-k/s1024/DSC_0445-edited1.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1024" data-original-width="678" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGtNRaGPmRTeTQMQ1qrwEiTDX1wn-nWg3Evxn1JbgEYfuXM4NKLXXZb0VqCk-PalrcgW2VonRLc7UY-py9fnOLVtCnUmD8fbSHTdBAKMceoC7YZiPsuOI4iP5pf5XDjUM0KlOCn4LG7KpuQpbF1roU185JLn8FFgsFCKSEhiJEmIn6BaXAP0xrqLoPS-k/s320/DSC_0445-edited1.jpg" width="212" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Close up of the Argyll Sweater and flat cap being worn by Trendon Elliott</span></td></tr></tbody></table>
<p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Trendon Elliott is the evacuee, so his labels safety pinned on his sweater and tied to his suitcase have his name and 'please look after this boy' written on them (a nod to Paddington Bear). I made his gas mask box from some brown card and string.</span></p><p></p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivOOb8RvGZp9XpqWiLxadQC4NSQHBJcWz079w4tJqNEJafuQGBBKyV8b6ufJmQneVnL0b5f4YCkk-bE5RzAL7Ci658GKmmvTSfoyp2kXAzZWoGt4fgqSpXrUHOP2XzqzJDcyes_DN-0ZcBtJUB5soOUCmGj2HuoYOmER-43DLmmAv_gY1NLDA4IQnUYTQ/s1024/DSC_0444-edited1.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1024" data-original-width="678" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivOOb8RvGZp9XpqWiLxadQC4NSQHBJcWz079w4tJqNEJafuQGBBKyV8b6ufJmQneVnL0b5f4YCkk-bE5RzAL7Ci658GKmmvTSfoyp2kXAzZWoGt4fgqSpXrUHOP2XzqzJDcyes_DN-0ZcBtJUB5soOUCmGj2HuoYOmER-43DLmmAv_gY1NLDA4IQnUYTQ/s320/DSC_0444-edited1.jpg" width="212" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Trendon Elliott as the 1940s Evacuee complete with his gas mask box, suitcase and labels</span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Trendon Elliott is all ready for the Chat 'n Snap 1940s Evacuees theme. </span></p><p><br /></p><p></p>DollMumhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07655612985882320920noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1980962366285294991.post-10287117082090025412023-10-01T10:34:00.004+01:002023-10-01T10:36:51.655+01:00Scotland roadtrip - part 5<p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Laura and Nicholas James drove from Cawdor Castle late on the Saturday afternoon through rather miserable weather in the Cairngorms to a remote cottage in the hills above Pitlochry and Killiecrankie.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">The following day they went to <a href="https://www.nts.org.uk/visit/places/killiecrankie" target="_blank">Killiecrankie</a> to see where a Redcoat soldier had leapt from one side of the river to the other as he tried to escape the Jacobites in the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Killiecrankie" target="_blank">Battle of Killiecrankie</a>. The river Garry runs through a wooded, rocky gorge, and they decided it must have been really tricky to fight a battle in this area. It was a beautiful place for a woodland walk.</span></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9iVyAjjD5Zw1HB5rthHDdGjpw4g51vrysMy_6-R7k53nY0qmp4sx1LGVOAk2FulpO2jJiWpM_A2NZ7565wV3_GFiTKaiLUwUSSYoBwVzGZ3uBaJha4TDnfGJ0QFynMYPu0T_7taOBPvW8L1YbMWOoSAsFvgM1xJgseTUc2QoUuy7HAeGZNFtzi1-5Mdg/s1024/DSC_0170-edited1.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="678" data-original-width="1024" height="212" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9iVyAjjD5Zw1HB5rthHDdGjpw4g51vrysMy_6-R7k53nY0qmp4sx1LGVOAk2FulpO2jJiWpM_A2NZ7565wV3_GFiTKaiLUwUSSYoBwVzGZ3uBaJha4TDnfGJ0QFynMYPu0T_7taOBPvW8L1YbMWOoSAsFvgM1xJgseTUc2QoUuy7HAeGZNFtzi1-5Mdg/s320/DSC_0170-edited1.jpg" width="320" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">The river Garry at Killiecrankie not far from the Soldier's leap</span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br />The Soldier's Leap sign says "The large, flat rock down below on your right, at the water's edge is said to be the site form which Donald McBane, a Redcoat soldier fleeing the battle of Killiecrankie, leapt 5.5 metres / 18 feet across the River Garry while being pursued by Jacobite clansmen.</span><div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTuJBDRjWdz5pNJncUe6z1GwITLufcF5H_PLkU9PW-0cTVHI4RDyxlPkfNopnNtatN-GJWaC3K6raHkvW5Nm86XEv8zuB-XvZGujZDxBgLjaTW9iXartRVCB2Ev2ecV3UtZh-P6s3qg-_OisnfAxzlU1coaNMa9K5pOhQMbdrU2dZ38G7zb0T7w8h9Yps/s1024/DSC_0175-edited1.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="678" data-original-width="1024" height="212" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTuJBDRjWdz5pNJncUe6z1GwITLufcF5H_PLkU9PW-0cTVHI4RDyxlPkfNopnNtatN-GJWaC3K6raHkvW5Nm86XEv8zuB-XvZGujZDxBgLjaTW9iXartRVCB2Ev2ecV3UtZh-P6s3qg-_OisnfAxzlU1coaNMa9K5pOhQMbdrU2dZ38G7zb0T7w8h9Yps/s320/DSC_0175-edited1.jpg" width="320" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Soldier's leap sign</span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEid3OmOnBQ_K7HaRLXH45pj4FweAyLXBVftciBA4qJ4OAem2mv_Zh6uPaIiCm7wSHKVUTP6s2-qGQGJW2paFMujd_6rBb4T3Bzw2Nt9e5Q2ALJMX7uLjskyURW3atIBg27HMkbSXeVciOP3jYAEJOikOSLtUWnkkTJ3kL8V4J0m0GbcU7qJdobBBC62aBU/s1024/DSC_0171-edited1.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="678" data-original-width="1024" height="212" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEid3OmOnBQ_K7HaRLXH45pj4FweAyLXBVftciBA4qJ4OAem2mv_Zh6uPaIiCm7wSHKVUTP6s2-qGQGJW2paFMujd_6rBb4T3Bzw2Nt9e5Q2ALJMX7uLjskyURW3atIBg27HMkbSXeVciOP3jYAEJOikOSLtUWnkkTJ3kL8V4J0m0GbcU7qJdobBBC62aBU/s320/DSC_0171-edited1.jpg" width="320" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">The Soldier's leap</span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSPTod8p02ODZLMVGImtZHL58qlngXe3j8fzTx-VEUQomS-ez7orMaJDC71Txm8C6YZvPixYcetIJSpjc8e1hR_eTpIPO5a5pEK9EntWzEWXO8YEbz7WjsqAAUNLYaWTsKxegVKZXtok1MwvRUcy4kOfrSTES88HEKI6w3yZDJcfzRey88O5FTlKLiwjw/s1024/DSC_0172-edited1.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1024" data-original-width="678" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSPTod8p02ODZLMVGImtZHL58qlngXe3j8fzTx-VEUQomS-ez7orMaJDC71Txm8C6YZvPixYcetIJSpjc8e1hR_eTpIPO5a5pEK9EntWzEWXO8YEbz7WjsqAAUNLYaWTsKxegVKZXtok1MwvRUcy4kOfrSTES88HEKI6w3yZDJcfzRey88O5FTlKLiwjw/s320/DSC_0172-edited1.jpg" width="212" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Laura and Nicholas James peered down at the Soldier's leap rocks</span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgr8lw6HDjOidHW0VkHPnjSzWUn14hb8ip9QcS0kZeP5YiURfrXE1bWm7-c7vIn9SMOit6yIhx9kV87D0r4gpEXoBb01Jga2-hh6-TG07qJCUmfA5NHcV4CsrMHS3epv5ZEojlH3uK7rrQucgXf1k2DE19yYCUUjmfberzKtVNu44pZsavU7aNxEK4P7QA/s1024/DSC_0173-edited1.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1024" data-original-width="678" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgr8lw6HDjOidHW0VkHPnjSzWUn14hb8ip9QcS0kZeP5YiURfrXE1bWm7-c7vIn9SMOit6yIhx9kV87D0r4gpEXoBb01Jga2-hh6-TG07qJCUmfA5NHcV4CsrMHS3epv5ZEojlH3uK7rrQucgXf1k2DE19yYCUUjmfberzKtVNu44pZsavU7aNxEK4P7QA/s320/DSC_0173-edited1.jpg" width="212" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Heilan Coo joined Laura and Nicholas James to look at Soldier's leap</span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">On the Monday morning before leaving the Pitlochry area, Laura and Nicholas James visited <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blair_Atholl_Watermill" target="_blank">Blair Atholl Watermill</a>, which is Scotland's oldest working watermill. It only works when the river Tilt is in full spate and there was a sign up explaining they've had water supply issues recently.</span></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7bARpylR-qnnYJPGBIGr-h66RNc1MMwJDi-abcu5nIcDy-iPoNFTKr4l5wZ7gXtgvtAzXB9WcieQmTMQyZ3nxl8oLEuCRxHQDf7TYHdavXqSy5qUdH9yaIVxl8gGzF4EAYDkOjjARM6oksu49WZTKq0H1u0xnVp4f7b58-waiVPc_jsIeJ9_zN33R0qY/s1024/DSC_0197-edited1.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1024" data-original-width="678" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7bARpylR-qnnYJPGBIGr-h66RNc1MMwJDi-abcu5nIcDy-iPoNFTKr4l5wZ7gXtgvtAzXB9WcieQmTMQyZ3nxl8oLEuCRxHQDf7TYHdavXqSy5qUdH9yaIVxl8gGzF4EAYDkOjjARM6oksu49WZTKq0H1u0xnVp4f7b58-waiVPc_jsIeJ9_zN33R0qY/s320/DSC_0197-edited1.jpg" width="212" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Blair Atholl Watermill with no water in the channel for the water wheel</span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfdsXkqzfGRksJ-dZ46m5V2xLGNo3ZScF4arlkfdrB8stKcv057hoeTqEFFmpcNaiRlcPi3CM39ZnoPlHeHPtOpUbzRWHM88SZNKgiiiInYvYNFJNi4oj2e8qigcg1D4MLD5C4rr4gjn9IASVfjrIOcHBDTfUUgGvA8ds6F8qOtg-gfX50YGi70co82iM/s1024/DSC_0198-edited1.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="678" data-original-width="1024" height="212" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfdsXkqzfGRksJ-dZ46m5V2xLGNo3ZScF4arlkfdrB8stKcv057hoeTqEFFmpcNaiRlcPi3CM39ZnoPlHeHPtOpUbzRWHM88SZNKgiiiInYvYNFJNi4oj2e8qigcg1D4MLD5C4rr4gjn9IASVfjrIOcHBDTfUUgGvA8ds6F8qOtg-gfX50YGi70co82iM/s320/DSC_0198-edited1.jpg" width="320" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Sign explaining why the Watermill wasn't running</span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br />Inside the watermill it was possible to visit all 3 levels of the mill workings to see the millstones, the driving cogs, hoppers and chutes, there were lots of information signs explaining how it worked. Laura and Nicholas James were fascinated.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4FFN5I2oqB-mDH9ZspF_rkdJZnDInt2D2y6bW_9_SoL80jhvfdfotFwix8eL8IiliYK5jRFi9AYIhQavj6MmX0vtLexHaNsWVxOjFID2usFOLHOryomXTqHEAombXumm9jVkPPteT_XKYfqpy3oRTSgv20KHQKTXWwGS0aLbC5YOp1BZyJPZKQ1k_YT8/s1024/DSC_0216-edited1.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="678" data-original-width="1024" height="212" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4FFN5I2oqB-mDH9ZspF_rkdJZnDInt2D2y6bW_9_SoL80jhvfdfotFwix8eL8IiliYK5jRFi9AYIhQavj6MmX0vtLexHaNsWVxOjFID2usFOLHOryomXTqHEAombXumm9jVkPPteT_XKYfqpy3oRTSgv20KHQKTXWwGS0aLbC5YOp1BZyJPZKQ1k_YT8/s320/DSC_0216-edited1.jpg" width="320" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Diagram showing how a waterwheel works<br /><br /></span></td></tr></tbody></table></div><div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXv_QowW12oCjvpTP0fxlVnSrBxgE4_u29LIzcEH4eADr1Gb8KopRW5v7mTLcIDJ6D6bejzfFTF9nqiZVI8Fxu2c5mlwgJZaCgiserNABi5JQhd_gMYj3cnnAEbuoDGhq3cBmXEOHAm9lY32ZYIfosAXsduOdLQ-y5wDgLTMCitIHAg9R-6Vl-6_DpySY/s1024/DSC_0208-edited1.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1024" data-original-width="678" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXv_QowW12oCjvpTP0fxlVnSrBxgE4_u29LIzcEH4eADr1Gb8KopRW5v7mTLcIDJ6D6bejzfFTF9nqiZVI8Fxu2c5mlwgJZaCgiserNABi5JQhd_gMYj3cnnAEbuoDGhq3cBmXEOHAm9lY32ZYIfosAXsduOdLQ-y5wDgLTMCitIHAg9R-6Vl-6_DpySY/s320/DSC_0208-edited1.jpg" width="212" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Nicholas James and Laura looked down at the millstones<br /><br /></span></td></tr></tbody></table></div><div style="text-align: center;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzp0yHI3qwdQ19Xb1KgvlZPnkoR2VlCFGRhlBZjNlq5xfNWcuO5R8pD-iI7jZB57xC2Ff4TSJYiU_MuexnTYF7VuKJuvGpqeeR0oHI1W0g3TVB_bPOhJBv3orHDTbsA7v9JPYK1fhlWdJn-jIjmzXPk8NtmVaRJ8U3FZ0h-2coiWZUCiv-MNzq3UC1RP0/s1024/DSC_0215-edited1.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="678" data-original-width="1024" height="212" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzp0yHI3qwdQ19Xb1KgvlZPnkoR2VlCFGRhlBZjNlq5xfNWcuO5R8pD-iI7jZB57xC2Ff4TSJYiU_MuexnTYF7VuKJuvGpqeeR0oHI1W0g3TVB_bPOhJBv3orHDTbsA7v9JPYK1fhlWdJn-jIjmzXPk8NtmVaRJ8U3FZ0h-2coiWZUCiv-MNzq3UC1RP0/s320/DSC_0215-edited1.jpg" width="320" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Some of the driving cogs and wheels, drive belts and hoppers<br /><br /></span></td></tr></tbody></table></div><div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Much to their delight, Laura and Nicholas James found that despite the watermill not running during their visit, they could still try their hand at grinding some grain as there was a mortar and pestle specially for this purpose.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbR3ivzBi8tR6p7NEJrkJBzPf9YeZvl5lRA33U1s9OUHMAOwqJHG0szHyuBk5EYlefYXT96DOLVJ78TUMAOjB0B_ULBnzIJrDc1575Jez-9KkL6EuOyKNaPSfhJF5YL7L-hjgKL_yKOpiJ9aaVI6jHo_J8lLLYIEIkjZYYq3ukurIv2wMfpuMc5mgkvQ0/s1024/DSC_0204-edited1.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="678" data-original-width="1024" height="212" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbR3ivzBi8tR6p7NEJrkJBzPf9YeZvl5lRA33U1s9OUHMAOwqJHG0szHyuBk5EYlefYXT96DOLVJ78TUMAOjB0B_ULBnzIJrDc1575Jez-9KkL6EuOyKNaPSfhJF5YL7L-hjgKL_yKOpiJ9aaVI6jHo_J8lLLYIEIkjZYYq3ukurIv2wMfpuMc5mgkvQ0/s320/DSC_0204-edited1.jpg" width="320" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Why not try grinding your own flour. Nicholas James was keen to give it a try.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMIa6CUm8nqocvsiPeQX65xo1DWT5KUX-Iy8pCv4OQDkq_-YB19mRIiL6plwvXw5kWAoFWa1AFyP5tUm3_v4TDx74CttFRMJp5YbN7zCXLprxFixJVo8KzmSbEziC91Xr_wuTmfhyphenhyphenmeBhYKk6PEKiVRvDQh60L6JU4cMbJMIXIgt3xkkUYdoyio-RPkHQ/s1024/DSC_0205-edited1.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1024" data-original-width="678" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMIa6CUm8nqocvsiPeQX65xo1DWT5KUX-Iy8pCv4OQDkq_-YB19mRIiL6plwvXw5kWAoFWa1AFyP5tUm3_v4TDx74CttFRMJp5YbN7zCXLprxFixJVo8KzmSbEziC91Xr_wuTmfhyphenhyphenmeBhYKk6PEKiVRvDQh60L6JU4cMbJMIXIgt3xkkUYdoyio-RPkHQ/s320/DSC_0205-edited1.jpg" width="212" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">"It looks like very hard work" said Laura. <br />"I can understand why they harnessed the water to grind the wheat for flour" gasped Nicholas James</span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br />On another level of the Watermill, Nicholas James and Laura discovered a scale model of Blair Atholl Watermill.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhi_huF7Vx26IG0M_2o3BucH3JQ1nxfV-FFmkXXXB93OKzlBZCV7ux9bi3jpCulMWCtV1ycAhDqG06aP8B0D-QRv4fW4Dt8MjtE-xLx6MkRL54l268X8vE56cVqn9KY4jlxjAvVYrd2UdFexbvfKwjZqjIMTv6HFmuERia1Vw5HLp8Fv6excTeaGNTxwuE/s1024/DSC_0212-edited1.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="678" data-original-width="1024" height="212" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhi_huF7Vx26IG0M_2o3BucH3JQ1nxfV-FFmkXXXB93OKzlBZCV7ux9bi3jpCulMWCtV1ycAhDqG06aP8B0D-QRv4fW4Dt8MjtE-xLx6MkRL54l268X8vE56cVqn9KY4jlxjAvVYrd2UdFexbvfKwjZqjIMTv6HFmuERia1Vw5HLp8Fv6excTeaGNTxwuE/s320/DSC_0212-edited1.jpg" width="320" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Nicholas James and Laura admired the model of Blair Atholl Watermill</span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br />They had tea and scones at the watermill cafe bakehouse, then it was time to go back to the cottage to load the car for the start of the journey home.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">On their journey from the Cairngorms, they went past the Kinross Loch Leven though didn't stop as they had a long way to travel that day. They crossed the Forth river via the road bridge and saw the the famous railway bridge, then drove past Edinburgh (which <a href="http://dollmum.blogspot.com/2014/06/sasha-girls-in-scotland-part-4.html" target="_blank">Laura had visited with Florence in May 2014</a>) and through the Scottish borders where they had a brief refreshment break in Jedburgh. A few miles later they reached the Scottish borders at Carter Bar and got out of the car for a final look at Scotland before travelling on to stay overnight in Gateshead then travelling home via York the following day.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBsOft6azkEWi42Y1tYyq6obcy09S8PTThCVBgAndgrJ5xDMKslJKQ5UBMhlroc6hgRlme2RepGEitioDauHwOzOgTcH20lfvDvnQBqpdC1lCS-oqMQkMp1WUyuJ_i73BcB_Nj_vCDXkldj3RXRb-piYnOIqdoNrqIcYRGrDBh0zQ6KpANXWWKZAkmjMo/s1024/DSC_0226-edited1.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="678" data-original-width="1024" height="212" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBsOft6azkEWi42Y1tYyq6obcy09S8PTThCVBgAndgrJ5xDMKslJKQ5UBMhlroc6hgRlme2RepGEitioDauHwOzOgTcH20lfvDvnQBqpdC1lCS-oqMQkMp1WUyuJ_i73BcB_Nj_vCDXkldj3RXRb-piYnOIqdoNrqIcYRGrDBh0zQ6KpANXWWKZAkmjMo/s320/DSC_0226-edited1.jpg" width="320" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Information sign about the Scottish borders, at Carter Bar<br /></span></td></tr></tbody></table></div><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgujZlltkQ_57I9vkhzzq7fkQVpnyNqzNjLkK3OYQLm2lA91PmQ7iQGvEc9G39hgKEHSZ49HogcsTwMdD4_ApVp8WHvuku6ItsnC39r6pevR4f-rPvrzkCXrJqx-zJw2bb3an-q4-djNLANK8OG6BwOTyMiTt-THVZnjQYMIA6QA6ryHCj45Pqroh-ekic/s1024/DSC_0225-edited1.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="678" data-original-width="1024" height="212" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgujZlltkQ_57I9vkhzzq7fkQVpnyNqzNjLkK3OYQLm2lA91PmQ7iQGvEc9G39hgKEHSZ49HogcsTwMdD4_ApVp8WHvuku6ItsnC39r6pevR4f-rPvrzkCXrJqx-zJw2bb3an-q4-djNLANK8OG6BwOTyMiTt-THVZnjQYMIA6QA6ryHCj45Pqroh-ekic/s320/DSC_0225-edited1.jpg" width="320" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Nicholas James, Heilan Coo and Laura at the viewpoint of the Scottish Border</span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /><br />Laura and Nicholas James had a wonderful road trip in Scotland. They were so pleased to bring Heilan Coo home with them.</span></div>DollMumhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07655612985882320920noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1980962366285294991.post-57763805036242228332023-09-30T17:09:00.002+01:002023-09-30T17:27:34.334+01:00Scotland roadtrip - part 4<p> <span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">After leaving Glencoe, Laura and Nicholas James continued on the final part of the Argyll Coastal route to Fort William, then delved into the Ben Nevis valley to find the Ben Nevis caravan and camping site. They had booked a camping pod for the night, quite a contrast from the Ballachulish Hotel which they had just left. The camping pod looked like an armadillo. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">It was a beautiful sunny late afternoon when they arrived at their camping pod so they admired the view of Ben Nevis from the picnic table, with Heilan Coo.</span></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtgQfpW3vODmuPcKHLmdsbHKw2_HRt8D71SxJmsj3hR9QeDTOLlhL2b2ctQsRWa-yIt4WsXaeoxjlFoClitCYZE2aZ3iz6fE46BUbhHQV4873zVvzadyC8ZC4Eiu2nNCNUdlyuiZyTHUuCTf6JgQFTNmPYkNXfWR9lNUxUfTpFLej0Tw87RSr1BSWY-4Q/s1024/DSC_0023-edited1.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="678" data-original-width="1024" height="212" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtgQfpW3vODmuPcKHLmdsbHKw2_HRt8D71SxJmsj3hR9QeDTOLlhL2b2ctQsRWa-yIt4WsXaeoxjlFoClitCYZE2aZ3iz6fE46BUbhHQV4873zVvzadyC8ZC4Eiu2nNCNUdlyuiZyTHUuCTf6JgQFTNmPYkNXfWR9lNUxUfTpFLej0Tw87RSr1BSWY-4Q/s320/DSC_0023-edited1.jpg" width="320" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">"Wow, look at Ben Nevis" cried Laura. <br />"How lucky the clouds have lifted from the top" said Nicholas James.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDuG_Y7kqS2nVylEBZZK20iCrq27vIyX3X4J9TUtUA-rB4hycJeKstuZXNlTnGKPBYtPav1EkhQPxgxVwPdvHKTQNgt2s4IJ4hjMG9euL6dWVMRb2DD_dJ_OpC5q7zBFdk-6azoQ4ZPaBwfC6-_4qwB1xyXEMEQw_YtGZTc-3k-VBEz2Pw696b2Cc0iC8/s1024/DSC_0026-edited1.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="678" data-original-width="1024" height="212" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDuG_Y7kqS2nVylEBZZK20iCrq27vIyX3X4J9TUtUA-rB4hycJeKstuZXNlTnGKPBYtPav1EkhQPxgxVwPdvHKTQNgt2s4IJ4hjMG9euL6dWVMRb2DD_dJ_OpC5q7zBFdk-6azoQ4ZPaBwfC6-_4qwB1xyXEMEQw_YtGZTc-3k-VBEz2Pw696b2Cc0iC8/s320/DSC_0026-edited1.jpg" width="320" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Laura, Heilan Coo and Nicholas James with Ben Nevis behind them at the campsite</span></td></tr></tbody></table><div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">They decided to go further up the Ben Nevis valley to find a waterfall called Drochaid an Eas Bhuidhe (The bridge over the yellow falls). They didn't have to climb to get to it because it was a short fairly level walk from the car park they used. This was easily the most accessible of the waterfalls in the valley and was beautiful. There were some men jumping from the road bridge into the waterfall, which both Laura and Nicholas James thought was completely crazy as it was quite a narrow drop.</span></div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilOAxAKVk8Sn2b8WXm3L9wVck_6OrRzW1gW6lOkX5Hnxx6SlHCRST1Sng2F4pWzQTqsr3qPs-zptq4Vxaiaqj_alqWwNocxVx8cM0lLa7zFQ_7T5FzvU3xDB0SVi7kWXZMuveni-EA-D7h8rBIVNAKluT4oBX9xzYXgZopDtWf37hxxEwMDgACkr0Us30/s1024/DSC_0035-edited1.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1024" data-original-width="678" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilOAxAKVk8Sn2b8WXm3L9wVck_6OrRzW1gW6lOkX5Hnxx6SlHCRST1Sng2F4pWzQTqsr3qPs-zptq4Vxaiaqj_alqWwNocxVx8cM0lLa7zFQ_7T5FzvU3xDB0SVi7kWXZMuveni-EA-D7h8rBIVNAKluT4oBX9xzYXgZopDtWf37hxxEwMDgACkr0Us30/s320/DSC_0035-edited1.jpg" width="212" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Laura and Nicholas James relaxed on the grass beside the waterfall</span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj886ByFWtTVieTBdh3WFaUHmGxqbBb-9uDWjr2F1wX5hVbXTyXeghnJ2AZ4VlHflajA4KWqZitsSOUJVLyA6OQpj-erNFHjW-qxaor1UP_n04YRto78jEIa1ztzNK7Du5GUm2PbD_g_at25X-OAhDhHUl_eVOfNAlIvkn2cyDNaeLtPBoqXgDYlwoSP-c/s1024/DSC_0036-edited1.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="678" data-original-width="1024" height="212" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj886ByFWtTVieTBdh3WFaUHmGxqbBb-9uDWjr2F1wX5hVbXTyXeghnJ2AZ4VlHflajA4KWqZitsSOUJVLyA6OQpj-erNFHjW-qxaor1UP_n04YRto78jEIa1ztzNK7Du5GUm2PbD_g_at25X-OAhDhHUl_eVOfNAlIvkn2cyDNaeLtPBoqXgDYlwoSP-c/s320/DSC_0036-edited1.jpg" width="320" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">They could see where the water fell down the rocks and went under the road from where they sat</span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTJ-V6DfnORD6fsxtgoHx1KnkpSZj2FEXJKPHnOKxke91ZJjSIa9v6XkPOorLLnQNOBt5EZIGcLxAf7RWw_HhoC7DM_5UWsqVwY0zesdyxNs9DkGC8gFgVamcYdbCt5yxkLTfixtmtuHAnWQgCdrDke20K3-TXNHfLkvbsB3KZ8qh2r3KZTZI-I_tDMYI/s1024/DSC_0043-edited1.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1024" data-original-width="683" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTJ-V6DfnORD6fsxtgoHx1KnkpSZj2FEXJKPHnOKxke91ZJjSIa9v6XkPOorLLnQNOBt5EZIGcLxAf7RWw_HhoC7DM_5UWsqVwY0zesdyxNs9DkGC8gFgVamcYdbCt5yxkLTfixtmtuHAnWQgCdrDke20K3-TXNHfLkvbsB3KZ8qh2r3KZTZI-I_tDMYI/s320/DSC_0043-edited1.jpg" width="213" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Drochaid an Eas Bhuidhe from the bridge, this is where they saw people jumping into the falls</span></span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhor0wHMIpcKUd5oyRObtdGhhQsbVgLQUQCRaKAD2tSyWRdFQQydq_cN24EN4BIP7vjDEQxkISPfQT_HkySda-PwXP3IcxIkq3OxscB3P2ijNVg7EYg2lR_G-JwqpBtS5j_ygI2HmgYyjxn2pWOAu9oqXs7FJlwmbh9LVVcbjWuJ4rzdj5lWgEnXBBbkeg/s1024/DSC_0049-edited1.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="678" data-original-width="1024" height="212" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhor0wHMIpcKUd5oyRObtdGhhQsbVgLQUQCRaKAD2tSyWRdFQQydq_cN24EN4BIP7vjDEQxkISPfQT_HkySda-PwXP3IcxIkq3OxscB3P2ijNVg7EYg2lR_G-JwqpBtS5j_ygI2HmgYyjxn2pWOAu9oqXs7FJlwmbh9LVVcbjWuJ4rzdj5lWgEnXBBbkeg/s320/DSC_0049-edited1.jpg" width="320" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">View of the top of Ben Nevis from near the waterfall</span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br />After a surprisingly comfortable night in the camping pod, Laura and Nicholas James reluctantly left Ben Nevis and started their exploration of the length of the Caledonian Canal. They drove to the other side of Fort William to view Ben Nevis from a different angle then continued on minor roads for a while to roughly trace the route of the canal, which was built over 200 years ago to provide a safer passage from Inverness to Fort William than going round the north coast of Scotland.</span><div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">They passed Loch Lochy and Loch Oich on the route, then stopped for lunch when they reached Fort Augustus as the foot of <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Loch_Ness" target="_blank">Loch Ness</a>, the largest volume of water of all the Scottish lochs due to its great depth (Loch Lomond is apparently larger by surface area). </span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">There were some lock gates for the Caledonian Canal at Fort Augustus and the cafe where they had lunch had an interesting exhibition about the building of the canal.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span>
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgv45KDgvm-acqbczlJWsd8HGZaKZfEoG7iaLLFJJPBWy5x3FAg9xGew7Vi2eI8K0uto9KJ2rK7fYKGrwYUEHP-wHVMeSVWEAG2kLdMBGfJdfgUcyop5uweWou8uTkY0yQDXx0ijJ3HsMEVqW7qI9gT3PACdCo_6I_uWq3J6GLSYs_aoFAD6GIbmUY2g1k/s1024/DSC_0050-edited1.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="678" data-original-width="1024" height="212" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgv45KDgvm-acqbczlJWsd8HGZaKZfEoG7iaLLFJJPBWy5x3FAg9xGew7Vi2eI8K0uto9KJ2rK7fYKGrwYUEHP-wHVMeSVWEAG2kLdMBGfJdfgUcyop5uweWou8uTkY0yQDXx0ijJ3HsMEVqW7qI9gT3PACdCo_6I_uWq3J6GLSYs_aoFAD6GIbmUY2g1k/s320/DSC_0050-edited1.jpg" width="320" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Their first view of Loch Ness from the bridge in Fort Augustus</span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br />The road trip along the northern banks of Loch Ness took them past Urquhart Castle which they wanted to visit but the car park was full, so they went on instead to the newly reopened <a href="https://lochness.com/" target="_blank">Loch Ness Visitor's Centre</a>, in the building which had been a hotel in the 1930s when the manager, Aldie Mackay, had rushed in claiming to have seen the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Loch_Ness_Monster" target="_blank">Loch Ness Monster (Nessie).</a> This and other recent 'sightings' had rekindled public interest in the fabled creature. </span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">It was an exhibition in several rooms explaining the origins of the Loch, the myths surrounding it, explorations of it and some of the characters involved. It was geared towards masses of tourists moving as a group from room to room to hear the narrated story with video projections and lighting effects, only the waiting room had museum-like displays. Laura and Nicholas James didn't notice any indication the tour could be done in other languages other than the narration in English with a lovely Scottish accent. Of course there was a large gift shop at the end and ice creams! </span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Outside was a small yellow submarine (there had been a large submarine in the exhibition) so Laura and Nicholas James decided to be Loch Ness explorers.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2ArJvEJV8b7FtWYEpH6A16NdHE7HKTaxOL5KcyoPlY4AiFyhh0pIqEWrhZ7duyIh_VAjUlli6Hajk3z2RgiUH8lncUQdpu46UTWsZCPMtGlxxM0h21TPlDhbQw8sG7HhmmgIA6M-goJLCVWPNqsA3jcCC0yXw3nd2wWn_74x5FUW9MRpYknUsZkwU4qo/s1024/DSC_0066-edited1.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="678" data-original-width="1024" height="212" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2ArJvEJV8b7FtWYEpH6A16NdHE7HKTaxOL5KcyoPlY4AiFyhh0pIqEWrhZ7duyIh_VAjUlli6Hajk3z2RgiUH8lncUQdpu46UTWsZCPMtGlxxM0h21TPlDhbQw8sG7HhmmgIA6M-goJLCVWPNqsA3jcCC0yXw3nd2wWn_74x5FUW9MRpYknUsZkwU4qo/s320/DSC_0066-edited1.jpg" width="320" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Laura and Nicholas James beside the Yellow Submarine at the Loch Ness Visitor's Centre</span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9dI99tFAFq1v93C9w6YUmOq0pCloaSThbZDfBxsL0kS1NEoZjH2Y0YoYu2WLV_xsfi1nIyNLBE5GlOgJe915UksSjhhOUOCfzfBeCzrJQpA2giQqmY3VsEH7Cm1hhgRrxbgttEwjMXy0diBzFatEtuXUhJxW-HXQNkdYt3riSyTzIPKQ5Qv0Lv8kyJRw/s1024/DSC_0067-edited1.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1024" data-original-width="678" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9dI99tFAFq1v93C9w6YUmOq0pCloaSThbZDfBxsL0kS1NEoZjH2Y0YoYu2WLV_xsfi1nIyNLBE5GlOgJe915UksSjhhOUOCfzfBeCzrJQpA2giQqmY3VsEH7Cm1hhgRrxbgttEwjMXy0diBzFatEtuXUhJxW-HXQNkdYt3riSyTzIPKQ5Qv0Lv8kyJRw/s320/DSC_0067-edited1.jpg" width="212" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Laura and Nicholas James wondered what it was like to be sub-mariners</span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br />The journey continued along the north shore of Loch Ness. They managed to find a place to look back at Urquhart Castle from the road.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpc2sBIjIuE4ep9hZ9Wglh8408WQDnZJccEaacY5xyj0hpqMQ-31N-0uC8ymq0tx0mCWs8WkkSvvgQLO44d_5-_cxJc28aBUxxXb-IIb4MrMbYPcsX9N6oadbM77BL4tiKvd4xLaw3-l9ie-rsTyDTcQysZAED2WkqbV90sypfGZTn9R3B4A7NJavouHo/s1024/DSC_0070-edited1.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="678" data-original-width="1024" height="212" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpc2sBIjIuE4ep9hZ9Wglh8408WQDnZJccEaacY5xyj0hpqMQ-31N-0uC8ymq0tx0mCWs8WkkSvvgQLO44d_5-_cxJc28aBUxxXb-IIb4MrMbYPcsX9N6oadbM77BL4tiKvd4xLaw3-l9ie-rsTyDTcQysZAED2WkqbV90sypfGZTn9R3B4A7NJavouHo/s320/DSC_0070-edited1.jpg" width="320" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Loch Ness looking towards Ben Nevis and Urquhart castle in the middle distance</span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhN2aCWNWeLEADPIlOreAdFqhDQIAA_Mjv45nswYsluMk1ocCzFJBbbWtgktV8m5hmmHYLweqkNbXzThr4n9dI3Mc-5F5j3SqfMR4w4BYAPYuZOnlVcjO5akOSNA3C6fUGkKnNgrUltGKEWo0dNIWex3QDIhCoRQFO1nr-fgpAnjf3BID_Ru89ZOtWeZNQ/s1024/DSC_0074-edited1.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="678" data-original-width="1024" height="212" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhN2aCWNWeLEADPIlOreAdFqhDQIAA_Mjv45nswYsluMk1ocCzFJBbbWtgktV8m5hmmHYLweqkNbXzThr4n9dI3Mc-5F5j3SqfMR4w4BYAPYuZOnlVcjO5akOSNA3C6fUGkKnNgrUltGKEWo0dNIWex3QDIhCoRQFO1nr-fgpAnjf3BID_Ru89ZOtWeZNQ/s320/DSC_0074-edited1.jpg" width="320" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Looking towards Urquhart Castle on the shores of Loch Ness</span></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1vsqf2fiY-k8KxkwS53LgK-W2i1eURxxWx0qsBCBlhpqjvusA_N-o-3QqHzC7TQwqQ5Z_Y8rNpWqdnkDP8ryarzZRvr4tb6DGkk_A6swD43ggwriFv10C6mZYb5lnvdiZlsrHIRwcDGWJfLy78HRjk0KbHv6FDhyHBx9q-uL0NsZDVI3Ry0oY8bxQlO0/s1024/DSC_0076-edited1.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="678" data-original-width="1024" height="212" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1vsqf2fiY-k8KxkwS53LgK-W2i1eURxxWx0qsBCBlhpqjvusA_N-o-3QqHzC7TQwqQ5Z_Y8rNpWqdnkDP8ryarzZRvr4tb6DGkk_A6swD43ggwriFv10C6mZYb5lnvdiZlsrHIRwcDGWJfLy78HRjk0KbHv6FDhyHBx9q-uL0NsZDVI3Ry0oY8bxQlO0/s320/DSC_0076-edited1.jpg" width="320" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Urquhart Castle, but no sign of Nessie</span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Laura and Nicholas James were not surprised they didn't catch a glimpse of Nessie as they drove along Loch Ness, it is vast and scientific evidence shows the loch is too cold to support a large creature such as Nessie. As they approached Inverness the countryside became much flatter than the mountainous countryside they'd been in the last few days, gentle rolling hills rather than dramatic mountains.</span></div>
<div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">They got to Inverness and stayed in a hotel overnight on the outskirts of the city (they didn't visit the city itself).<br /></span><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">On the Saturday morning Laura and Nicholas James left the outskirts of Inverness and drove the short distance to Cawdor Castle. </span></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVGzb-exLAE7d7recWG3rPeYOhdH2H8wU5_Fpbc-Szr-ETf8tyg6mtSt-jzfA8mRoB2BdDlWNd-sJMnZYRYWbMeXfSKUMl_aeGES357ESZNSA-GXaEL4Ts3cjXYUU0vRW1jXEqbygUG1tBtZ9OAZYYPGtxurnp7rUbUsQSyiZV9cQStWJdLqt303jQHs0/s4928/DSC_0159-edited1.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4928" data-original-width="3264" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVGzb-exLAE7d7recWG3rPeYOhdH2H8wU5_Fpbc-Szr-ETf8tyg6mtSt-jzfA8mRoB2BdDlWNd-sJMnZYRYWbMeXfSKUMl_aeGES357ESZNSA-GXaEL4Ts3cjXYUU0vRW1jXEqbygUG1tBtZ9OAZYYPGtxurnp7rUbUsQSyiZV9cQStWJdLqt303jQHs0/s320/DSC_0159-edited1.jpg" width="212" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Heilan Coo at Cawdor Castle</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEAaccikNmSQHRQAS3uxay01X2DAPPBXsQdw2HIFi-iOx_dMOivCGz5y8Rfo9fVRdnmmbYgDcpCmMROD-e6AEd9zbng7XP7mkwLPi5FmpnjZBganffL-xDX0UNDVcqE2g07jLO0svG33ep9aRPut4OpnEBHyVnmeNFlvEWf8esNkjNAZ8pEv3u5PxHLAk/s4928/DSC_0158-edited1.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"></a></span><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4928" data-original-width="3264" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEAaccikNmSQHRQAS3uxay01X2DAPPBXsQdw2HIFi-iOx_dMOivCGz5y8Rfo9fVRdnmmbYgDcpCmMROD-e6AEd9zbng7XP7mkwLPi5FmpnjZBganffL-xDX0UNDVcqE2g07jLO0svG33ep9aRPut4OpnEBHyVnmeNFlvEWf8esNkjNAZ8pEv3u5PxHLAk/s320/DSC_0158-edited1.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" width="212" /></span></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Nicholas James and Laura at the entrance drawbridge to Cawdor Castle</span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEAaccikNmSQHRQAS3uxay01X2DAPPBXsQdw2HIFi-iOx_dMOivCGz5y8Rfo9fVRdnmmbYgDcpCmMROD-e6AEd9zbng7XP7mkwLPi5FmpnjZBganffL-xDX0UNDVcqE2g07jLO0svG33ep9aRPut4OpnEBHyVnmeNFlvEWf8esNkjNAZ8pEv3u5PxHLAk/s4928/DSC_0158-edited1.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"></a></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRTaa9Ofckt4OQaHE2zlBst40Fkbg4p77QhIfmrZHN90MNM10X7PMH5hCuPcV8WIs2mV_t_8X2r9SJwsCbQWueR4qlDEa1ESBlpx2R1w_VSqJOaMWmKXJFmMIZ3M9SIr68S4VmtumOnWKhlpyue1wzMGBouIsd6nnFtFIjfPnmi8HN8Dpik3QLq2sD-Xw/s1024/DSC_0155-edited1.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="678" data-original-width="1024" height="212" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRTaa9Ofckt4OQaHE2zlBst40Fkbg4p77QhIfmrZHN90MNM10X7PMH5hCuPcV8WIs2mV_t_8X2r9SJwsCbQWueR4qlDEa1ESBlpx2R1w_VSqJOaMWmKXJFmMIZ3M9SIr68S4VmtumOnWKhlpyue1wzMGBouIsd6nnFtFIjfPnmi8HN8Dpik3QLq2sD-Xw/s320/DSC_0155-edited1.jpg" width="320" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Nicholas James was keen to get going into the castle</span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXyZvzN0EsQCOAp8dgT55PFsMYcmzELigD4fpoWYot44z6e68HRGdc_WRVYGrmb3MV4nL_zRweFM6b4F3XyCDE801vfhzdGYVgGWXtvSixYilYR-eA74s4nUX44D6kivrPq-eWamgQT7okHwwjpVzl4ANN4z1fJXltZkCoLpIeTQZwW8UBqpiAPi8EmJo/s1024/DSC_0157-edited1.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="678" data-original-width="1024" height="212" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXyZvzN0EsQCOAp8dgT55PFsMYcmzELigD4fpoWYot44z6e68HRGdc_WRVYGrmb3MV4nL_zRweFM6b4F3XyCDE801vfhzdGYVgGWXtvSixYilYR-eA74s4nUX44D6kivrPq-eWamgQT7okHwwjpVzl4ANN4z1fJXltZkCoLpIeTQZwW8UBqpiAPi8EmJo/s320/DSC_0157-edited1.jpg" width="320" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Laura was happy to have her photo taken at the castle entrance</span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">There was plenty to see inside the castle, including the dead but upright remains of a Holly tree in the base of the tower which apparently the castle had been built around for good luck. Laura and Nicholas James liked a room which had some old modes of transport in it.</span></div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeyJtzfKXVukWHSvzC02Er3zFUjkxGWTlf5ayGcX6nZ-ORjgA_bVmpaEiqTrWq6XTjCz0AyV2lFvbe1QjGbeeuipGLZ3WfAtCZ0JKJ0SPeDdbnPp_wSWBR1jQLMMsKeuvDlFnE5uc9duS2p9NOHPn0GnFo4CBCfLgFD_YB-iq16TN9-hbbntJeFI4TKUc/s1024/DSC_0085-edited1.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="678" data-original-width="1024" height="212" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeyJtzfKXVukWHSvzC02Er3zFUjkxGWTlf5ayGcX6nZ-ORjgA_bVmpaEiqTrWq6XTjCz0AyV2lFvbe1QjGbeeuipGLZ3WfAtCZ0JKJ0SPeDdbnPp_wSWBR1jQLMMsKeuvDlFnE5uc9duS2p9NOHPn0GnFo4CBCfLgFD_YB-iq16TN9-hbbntJeFI4TKUc/s320/DSC_0085-edited1.jpg" width="320" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Laura and Nicholas James were intrigued by this 3 wheeled bicycle in the basement</span></td></tr></tbody></table></div><div><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Outside the castle they explored the beautiful gardens. They were disappointed that the maze was no longer opened to the public, this was to allow it time to regenerate.</span></p>
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnDjh0v4xUbKS9xMDt3X0UF6Lp8A33xJKQ0yfpoxc3jYhPFwNSPmGxk-eJ3lTasiILrvT1mR-hoX67Z6k9A8PDsuHMkUsIiEfmHLsEuK0LS4bL3Cux8g9cXq15gsuWS3WGA8Po72njgjDe_YCwPzK4kmn7VgHJPsMjbSe6yp4wc_fvYfkesLHfmSoQ9pk/s1024/DSC_0092-edited1.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="678" data-original-width="1024" height="212" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnDjh0v4xUbKS9xMDt3X0UF6Lp8A33xJKQ0yfpoxc3jYhPFwNSPmGxk-eJ3lTasiILrvT1mR-hoX67Z6k9A8PDsuHMkUsIiEfmHLsEuK0LS4bL3Cux8g9cXq15gsuWS3WGA8Po72njgjDe_YCwPzK4kmn7VgHJPsMjbSe6yp4wc_fvYfkesLHfmSoQ9pk/s320/DSC_0092-edited1.jpg" width="320" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">The Cawdor Castle maze, firmly locked to visitors</span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span>
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4KOHJkcKWJx4hvdr68aS6-lyiHqJnnuZAgTce9Ury7JktmIXWRw6q1NakZlQkUtmDxspeXocW367NemIRSWptBOqCx2UP0ohjbusxmIFrbFeIbfpAMxaNfLxnV9Q2v10j7yPDCZHOvyPfnim5X0F-C9NgEGqiK011VqS8rZhl6-FSSNCTYcQ6ToEtVDI/s1024/DSC_0107-edited1.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="678" data-original-width="1024" height="212" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4KOHJkcKWJx4hvdr68aS6-lyiHqJnnuZAgTce9Ury7JktmIXWRw6q1NakZlQkUtmDxspeXocW367NemIRSWptBOqCx2UP0ohjbusxmIFrbFeIbfpAMxaNfLxnV9Q2v10j7yPDCZHOvyPfnim5X0F-C9NgEGqiK011VqS8rZhl6-FSSNCTYcQ6ToEtVDI/s320/DSC_0107-edited1.jpg" width="320" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Scottish Thistle in Cawdor Castle gardens</span></td></tr></tbody></table>
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtfbXlQLsiyDx_aFkPw5k_us4RcSVfci9m_jUUJ3PRHN3dQ-MhdHi3FrcPKF6QslTZFcrJ-1_Um3LXIqNt68kK8lKoFzZKavFpU04M0SO-fhXnTDVR1dmFvrX5ehr71-0zQoI_cXXeqagahZtsIZnERt2XbC9phQmKTjinNk7p0Mj5yfZ2xUlAftfASJY/s1024/DSC_0136-edited1.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="678" data-original-width="1024" height="212" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtfbXlQLsiyDx_aFkPw5k_us4RcSVfci9m_jUUJ3PRHN3dQ-MhdHi3FrcPKF6QslTZFcrJ-1_Um3LXIqNt68kK8lKoFzZKavFpU04M0SO-fhXnTDVR1dmFvrX5ehr71-0zQoI_cXXeqagahZtsIZnERt2XbC9phQmKTjinNk7p0Mj5yfZ2xUlAftfASJY/s320/DSC_0136-edited1.jpg" width="320" /></a></span></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">In the woodland garden beside the river, Laura and Nicholas James discovered an enormous tree<br /><br /></span></td></tr></tbody></table>
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwluNoqmbb4_t3hTl9JOlnSV_4oEdMpkY_t_a_pvY3_1yCKTZvP51vBx6RWUuHw3AUiGZtatZoTNg5vkC01uMEdXGwLSJ7E75Q6hzkIb4hNh7nJjbRC6xlGINcKABwfodqeP6hLF8Z0tIMXNun3jBzfUATPSEqUZu-TXkTy8JmudWUbzQ1onN7X55uRY4/s1024/DSC_0135-edited1.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1024" data-original-width="678" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwluNoqmbb4_t3hTl9JOlnSV_4oEdMpkY_t_a_pvY3_1yCKTZvP51vBx6RWUuHw3AUiGZtatZoTNg5vkC01uMEdXGwLSJ7E75Q6hzkIb4hNh7nJjbRC6xlGINcKABwfodqeP6hLF8Z0tIMXNun3jBzfUATPSEqUZu-TXkTy8JmudWUbzQ1onN7X55uRY4/s320/DSC_0135-edited1.jpg" width="212" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">"It is so tall" they shouted with glee<br /><br /></span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></td></tr></tbody></table>
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQQseutNb5aK_juf32i-tFBfyHD6V9fRnlIG2y-lCFcKS8U-LbhT2sXzLh6KfOXR_U6GlcibnG2Qfvc9-PiWJn5d1BDtxCa6lNQ9j8Cob6kDAQMx3lqqmqkLvUgSE0AWg0flHUMNY_ZNRD3baqO3dSIjaGNj-1VQV7mWKtrPCG1OrJDH5VeltNbsnnnlk/s1024/DSC_0134-edited1.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1024" data-original-width="678" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQQseutNb5aK_juf32i-tFBfyHD6V9fRnlIG2y-lCFcKS8U-LbhT2sXzLh6KfOXR_U6GlcibnG2Qfvc9-PiWJn5d1BDtxCa6lNQ9j8Cob6kDAQMx3lqqmqkLvUgSE0AWg0flHUMNY_ZNRD3baqO3dSIjaGNj-1VQV7mWKtrPCG1OrJDH5VeltNbsnnnlk/s320/DSC_0134-edited1.jpg" width="212" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">"Far too high for us to climb!"<br /><br /><br /></span></td></tr></tbody></table>
<span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">They enjoyed visiting the tower house castle which had been built for the Thanes of Cawdor (well after the time of Shakespeare's 'Macbeth').</span><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">After leaving Cawdor Castle, Laura and Nicholas James made their way towards the Cairngorms.</span></p></div>DollMumhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07655612985882320920noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1980962366285294991.post-71381581932143636162023-09-30T12:45:00.002+01:002023-09-30T17:09:20.041+01:00Scotland roadtrip - part 3<p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">After leaving Oban, Laura and Nicholas James continued on the Argyll Coastal route to see a Castle on an island. <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Castle_Stalker" target="_blank">Castle Stalker</a> featured as The Castle Aaaaarrrrrrgghhh at the very end of the film <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monty_Python_and_the_Holy_Grail" target="_blank">Monty Python and the Holy Grail</a>. It was necessary to walk down the hill from the Castle Stalker View cafe through a small wood see see the Castle more closely.</span></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxYuKM3j41GD-VmuY-464NBPrmos0A-USX8HCWUPaSuVlnNOVcnpLz1KCkuwMLnAVaJUiHiDSzeqRbVMoNNXLxMUERetp4actlgL0ZxFRkC9U5fSN96cFvvGoJbUikNl8eJFwAJvE1ZNRWWA3L4RfIciddBn5zmfjiC8URQdlFOeXEV2BUWqyj4u6CNz4/s1024/DSC_0946-edited1.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="678" data-original-width="1024" height="212" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxYuKM3j41GD-VmuY-464NBPrmos0A-USX8HCWUPaSuVlnNOVcnpLz1KCkuwMLnAVaJUiHiDSzeqRbVMoNNXLxMUERetp4actlgL0ZxFRkC9U5fSN96cFvvGoJbUikNl8eJFwAJvE1ZNRWWA3L4RfIciddBn5zmfjiC8URQdlFOeXEV2BUWqyj4u6CNz4/s320/DSC_0946-edited1.jpg" width="320" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Castle Stalker View information board</span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjR-gSExZM96xTj9SVw84fM1uUSvzrtLXkx8Z5SLNsHiXo8mo9eIpy41WfE4oPzMBQAt7rqcH_XdwyQ59t6vz7yGkj_xCn_lsjkXxVOMgr5UnoUrURfCDfOXZnQMp5jmbCjAfZkgAN2sqy6st7MXnkw2qkWYcOfol6KYfD-oz0DBw8XSsXFviUMwxHPFWI/s1024/DSC_0950-edited1.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="683" data-original-width="1024" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjR-gSExZM96xTj9SVw84fM1uUSvzrtLXkx8Z5SLNsHiXo8mo9eIpy41WfE4oPzMBQAt7rqcH_XdwyQ59t6vz7yGkj_xCn_lsjkXxVOMgr5UnoUrURfCDfOXZnQMp5jmbCjAfZkgAN2sqy6st7MXnkw2qkWYcOfol6KYfD-oz0DBw8XSsXFviUMwxHPFWI/s320/DSC_0950-edited1.jpg" width="320" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Laura and Nicholas James could see Castle Stalker from a nearby field</span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhP3B-9jGdr6Gqjdx870qRxeupAwfiKrerBWkANKl0tK_QTWPwB9kFq9O83qv9LmnjNXK3yLG8PHkYbcdCHcKHwmIJJ4MCMJOnc9iu34erYV89iB25hY6vI2DHLzNM4boBUjVrx4jezohCpSNoYUbrszXt838nWhOXDv_quqejZsWj6dqaylEaOrg9rf4Y/s1024/DSC_0951-edited1.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="678" data-original-width="1024" height="212" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhP3B-9jGdr6Gqjdx870qRxeupAwfiKrerBWkANKl0tK_QTWPwB9kFq9O83qv9LmnjNXK3yLG8PHkYbcdCHcKHwmIJJ4MCMJOnc9iu34erYV89iB25hY6vI2DHLzNM4boBUjVrx4jezohCpSNoYUbrszXt838nWhOXDv_quqejZsWj6dqaylEaOrg9rf4Y/s320/DSC_0951-edited1.jpg" width="320" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Laura and Nicholas James wished they could cross to the castle, but it was surrounded by water and is private</span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br />While looking across at the Castle from a higher viewpoint near the cafe, Laura and Nicholas James were fascinated to see a pair of horse riders on the island.</span><div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPEeS4a1uZnL87fHgJDSYK5aEuUGg7FGWhazVqB72KOsVqb5ozFzvIBq6lA9FccUbUyNNcuGB9qyr35zWWTRE_yO1Tn_fGJ7XsnKle-fpXcZTLMdgcEln0KDUBrxaobmJ0T2h0p0ME_5nrOQLc2-3RRH7Wj3_CZzW9NSV3mWUpoFtRcf8dAyhkC7Az24A/s1024/DSC_0959-edited1.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="678" data-original-width="1024" height="212" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPEeS4a1uZnL87fHgJDSYK5aEuUGg7FGWhazVqB72KOsVqb5ozFzvIBq6lA9FccUbUyNNcuGB9qyr35zWWTRE_yO1Tn_fGJ7XsnKle-fpXcZTLMdgcEln0KDUBrxaobmJ0T2h0p0ME_5nrOQLc2-3RRH7Wj3_CZzW9NSV3mWUpoFtRcf8dAyhkC7Az24A/s320/DSC_0959-edited1.jpg" width="320" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Two horse riders on Castle Stalker island</span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhj2Kr3Go3542Y2DmxxjJyAc1R2E2nKjSLkIvWoX4g0rx_SfNAvucxQ1dc15DcCKrWbJDvHNNxOOYhbu7gqLGJIZsOfg8lFIcXFXpdz6-_a4OAAlexauc6ag_Z59ARRV6dHs0-HHLodh-QTTG2Log7zycvMYswDaPKEnfSEkPF2kTa4j1EjKDuMxLqUZME/s1024/DSC_0961-edited1.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="678" data-original-width="1024" height="212" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhj2Kr3Go3542Y2DmxxjJyAc1R2E2nKjSLkIvWoX4g0rx_SfNAvucxQ1dc15DcCKrWbJDvHNNxOOYhbu7gqLGJIZsOfg8lFIcXFXpdz6-_a4OAAlexauc6ag_Z59ARRV6dHs0-HHLodh-QTTG2Log7zycvMYswDaPKEnfSEkPF2kTa4j1EjKDuMxLqUZME/s320/DSC_0961-edited1.jpg" width="320" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Horses and riders left Castle Stalker island at low tide</span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMVSLCReJ0gVLIk5Or6oAHxClFEl4CwUidM7Au1wCv6YLpoUONr2WQtoI-eGbtCrbhosqtC3hsh-bPz-dBhF-uKkuQLQG70EGnJEohdJnnJu6XPOkqc-3SXv996w613mFmRg7yBfnZBuuj5_liINBN06FIinsFtRG3vtgxAqlC4-xvZRfcZ0SalbAn_AI/s1024/DSC_0962-edited1.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="678" data-original-width="1024" height="212" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMVSLCReJ0gVLIk5Or6oAHxClFEl4CwUidM7Au1wCv6YLpoUONr2WQtoI-eGbtCrbhosqtC3hsh-bPz-dBhF-uKkuQLQG70EGnJEohdJnnJu6XPOkqc-3SXv996w613mFmRg7yBfnZBuuj5_liINBN06FIinsFtRG3vtgxAqlC4-xvZRfcZ0SalbAn_AI/s320/DSC_0962-edited1.jpg" width="320" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">The horses and riders wading at low tide from Castle Stalker island</span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Laura and Nicholas James continued on the Argyll Coastal route along Loch Linnhe to where Loch Leven joined it. Here they explored the stony beach of Loch Leven beside the Ballachulish Hotel near the road bridge over Loch Leven, Argyll (to avoid confusion, there are two Loch Leven's in Scotland - one in Kinross north of Edinburgh and one in Argyll). </span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">It was late afternoon, the rain had stopped and the clouds were lifting off the mountains.</span></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIjzjvVZ7zwZ_k5rs3lAAomyFMb3Zv03sQxcLG7mz1TUmgCATVmibZx83IL1QsniigydgdAG1HVdJpZUfDYHkoeRjtRJBJ_XUYkZo-AnuSy55qTEec958AGH3IvAW5RB7kEpi4VJuJHkaNrtuxK6FuRv1ReDK_SampMgRbhbfC6pa5zhJgmt359AtNqmQ/s1024/DSC_0971-edited1.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1024" data-original-width="678" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIjzjvVZ7zwZ_k5rs3lAAomyFMb3Zv03sQxcLG7mz1TUmgCATVmibZx83IL1QsniigydgdAG1HVdJpZUfDYHkoeRjtRJBJ_XUYkZo-AnuSy55qTEec958AGH3IvAW5RB7kEpi4VJuJHkaNrtuxK6FuRv1ReDK_SampMgRbhbfC6pa5zhJgmt359AtNqmQ/s320/DSC_0971-edited1.jpg" width="212" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Nicholas James and Laura looking west on Ballachulish beach</span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /><br /></span><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhP-1GaRi9BaES2_O3nbaIZpUdbnW-WLvjEfHdZbZuUvJUrM5XnrpzvtYoy2rfjX25VBazhm_ymf-cf40nj2YnGWOFsLk3gghQ1e_1x537T3aZNlK5N9QQnc2xw4qitLC03hY0uBpSeVddFnlOVJS-oHkmfECjl2X_2n-hFrt1SD2MycWWdE2RW4f9ARTw/s1024/DSC_0976-edited1.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="678" data-original-width="1024" height="212" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhP-1GaRi9BaES2_O3nbaIZpUdbnW-WLvjEfHdZbZuUvJUrM5XnrpzvtYoy2rfjX25VBazhm_ymf-cf40nj2YnGWOFsLk3gghQ1e_1x537T3aZNlK5N9QQnc2xw4qitLC03hY0uBpSeVddFnlOVJS-oHkmfECjl2X_2n-hFrt1SD2MycWWdE2RW4f9ARTw/s320/DSC_0976-edited1.jpg" width="320" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Laura and Nicholas James with the Loch Leven road bridge and the mountains of Glencoe behind them<br /><br /></span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcHBdLZjjs7tCrdzF6XVkRbxdWSWXgngvnVg0IfMHoQU21p1bRM080jivjCPdFf3knx7-TZ8HYg32XOcmhSRdR9fGgE_xMvgg_52gN_zZaCeh-_v5Z27tGT9L4B427QvP1zLRuaC0GS61X_gdrtlMH5urobVUuWtyWNW8iJ6bjc8s7N6B7fHIO6IT3YI8/s1024/DSC_0972-edited1.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1024" data-original-width="678" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcHBdLZjjs7tCrdzF6XVkRbxdWSWXgngvnVg0IfMHoQU21p1bRM080jivjCPdFf3knx7-TZ8HYg32XOcmhSRdR9fGgE_xMvgg_52gN_zZaCeh-_v5Z27tGT9L4B427QvP1zLRuaC0GS61X_gdrtlMH5urobVUuWtyWNW8iJ6bjc8s7N6B7fHIO6IT3YI8/s320/DSC_0972-edited1.jpg" width="212" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Laura and Nicholas James with the Loch Leven road bridge behind them</span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIbqgW64KQX5H1od2V1UcbJIcho_ecQO08c-ZPHn4tJBZ_tYWFsRqid424xafgQBn6hzYS7DpJoh5HS4p83I16FK-joJM2cGEV_F2XoxIV-0MSBO7ygvGEFB51W7FJf93dtYKEx0sA-sKOcIJRJcZQVlZYEc7CCxmOUoG9-_bmEF9vNTA8cM4LJbOc2BU/s1024/DSC_0975-edited1.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1024" data-original-width="678" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIbqgW64KQX5H1od2V1UcbJIcho_ecQO08c-ZPHn4tJBZ_tYWFsRqid424xafgQBn6hzYS7DpJoh5HS4p83I16FK-joJM2cGEV_F2XoxIV-0MSBO7ygvGEFB51W7FJf93dtYKEx0sA-sKOcIJRJcZQVlZYEc7CCxmOUoG9-_bmEF9vNTA8cM4LJbOc2BU/s320/DSC_0975-edited1.jpg" width="212" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">"Look at that view" said Laura. <br />"Isn't it beautiful" replied Nicholas James</span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_3DEoJDDu2V0BvaQRbXQ1Mi7dbvYBfT-StKOtlsekJSeR1By74rqy6XrOwGWKDjWIcvccgd01bGW3d6y6Z33dUhTjJ2xbStbOBUTQ_pmflyjTME4ao8Pfa6IjTkTGJ6vO-SHIjDlS_61ypqwZdgFGnqKPKKeCs5X06jPQevyDoMrGBesuX5_nWj4H8_g/s1024/DSC_0979-edited1.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="683" data-original-width="1024" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_3DEoJDDu2V0BvaQRbXQ1Mi7dbvYBfT-StKOtlsekJSeR1By74rqy6XrOwGWKDjWIcvccgd01bGW3d6y6Z33dUhTjJ2xbStbOBUTQ_pmflyjTME4ao8Pfa6IjTkTGJ6vO-SHIjDlS_61ypqwZdgFGnqKPKKeCs5X06jPQevyDoMrGBesuX5_nWj4H8_g/s320/DSC_0979-edited1.jpg" width="320" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">"I like how the mountains reflect in the loch in the evening light" said Laura</span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br />On their way back to the hotel, Laura and Nicholas James encountered a character sitting on the stone wall beside the hotel. </span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxzRKq66hutH6JHmhFGNCnC2l4SPyOjwUXlq4AhI9vrCjY6HeZq3FLnJYHpkCbmmEJnnCdqbmCkL29l_Fijw5TEhxbTtOCmP5OAfy-FAnH13euFe_ARFHHbtcgo40YdBCa-nNtCtjHXzCnEl7V2hXsG66sXU8gzZfkzSjlZEQ6I2cnbU6JEwvIvxIVacQ/s1024/DSC_0991-edited1.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="678" data-original-width="1024" height="212" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxzRKq66hutH6JHmhFGNCnC2l4SPyOjwUXlq4AhI9vrCjY6HeZq3FLnJYHpkCbmmEJnnCdqbmCkL29l_Fijw5TEhxbTtOCmP5OAfy-FAnH13euFe_ARFHHbtcgo40YdBCa-nNtCtjHXzCnEl7V2hXsG66sXU8gzZfkzSjlZEQ6I2cnbU6JEwvIvxIVacQ/s320/DSC_0991-edited1.jpg" width="320" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Sheep or Donkey character on the wall beside the Ballachulish hotel with the mountains in the background</span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTluWLXlhR0GwyGmZG4ZUtYJ0P7S2moXNqhbMyMJQKhsuqjOwz-eCPg2MGoIfZnKzPyYeqDhzfwlAbLBYfvY9v615VEvs10Q5UFXvdjQxGxEd2Y_Q7GiEE2lLtBN4cwMv-HCgDeniqzgZAg9P5nNw3_d6Wf_QQFocB4IDlgbImY1jGNKNPfH7xqlr9xhE/s1024/DSC_0992-edited1.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1024" data-original-width="678" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTluWLXlhR0GwyGmZG4ZUtYJ0P7S2moXNqhbMyMJQKhsuqjOwz-eCPg2MGoIfZnKzPyYeqDhzfwlAbLBYfvY9v615VEvs10Q5UFXvdjQxGxEd2Y_Q7GiEE2lLtBN4cwMv-HCgDeniqzgZAg9P5nNw3_d6Wf_QQFocB4IDlgbImY1jGNKNPfH7xqlr9xhE/s320/DSC_0992-edited1.jpg" width="212" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Sheep or Donkey character seemed quite cheerful sitting on his wall even though he was soggy from the rain</span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">The <a href="https://www.ballachulish-hotel.co.uk/" target="_blank">Ballachulish hotel</a> was lovely and comfortable with delicious food for dinner and breakfast (the most expensive night of the whole trip but definitely worth it). </span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">The following morning, after loading the car again, Nicholas James and Laura went to the <a href="https://www.glencoemuseum.com/" target="_blank">Glencoe Folk Museum</a>, which was in 19th century stone cottages thatched with heather in the heart of the village where once the fateful <a href="https://www.nts.org.uk/visit/places/glencoe/the-glencoe-massacre" target="_blank">Glencoe massacre took place</a> in February 1692. The museum told the story of the Glencoe massacre as well as many other stories of the local area because it contained all sorts of local items, some them going back to prehistoric times.</span></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEju2XoHMNGvjEDmYdl-DBhlsMYbtT64bhzJjlrzDZlbaihZ_Ea5Jt8T0375uWpTFkvZES_E1hi1yejfrKn7S6Y_x1_IP2aI_gGxjuM0wzmvUYEAJ10YpHyetm1JqO4FOXlBY8s32hPBUNlpjzbgAbGNbG7zsWf0MRZ35Yequr4miKGTNB5HkAiCQAFhgFI/s1024/DSC_0007-edited1.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="678" data-original-width="1024" height="212" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEju2XoHMNGvjEDmYdl-DBhlsMYbtT64bhzJjlrzDZlbaihZ_Ea5Jt8T0375uWpTFkvZES_E1hi1yejfrKn7S6Y_x1_IP2aI_gGxjuM0wzmvUYEAJ10YpHyetm1JqO4FOXlBY8s32hPBUNlpjzbgAbGNbG7zsWf0MRZ35Yequr4miKGTNB5HkAiCQAFhgFI/s320/DSC_0007-edited1.jpg" width="320" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Poignant diorama of the Glencoe massacre</span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">There were some lovely vintage toys on display in the museum.</span></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBWVRzzS2J67oO786MBzpdxCo6P6zqpfPAH_lpnKDibXJ1wpQcHqwKHrvNOIf-YtbEZpkSZc8Dx1lAO7udIB-rarUkeu-gGFM-GgCQifx3WrB3e5W2sO_ucRl_OfFk-1D6iS7ttw7Uh0R05NVSjwwkqJEBwvxLUACOpFqiNQiVpqiQ9zpELMR2132v9Kg/s1024/DSC_0995-edited1.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="678" data-original-width="1024" height="212" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBWVRzzS2J67oO786MBzpdxCo6P6zqpfPAH_lpnKDibXJ1wpQcHqwKHrvNOIf-YtbEZpkSZc8Dx1lAO7udIB-rarUkeu-gGFM-GgCQifx3WrB3e5W2sO_ucRl_OfFk-1D6iS7ttw7Uh0R05NVSjwwkqJEBwvxLUACOpFqiNQiVpqiQ9zpELMR2132v9Kg/s320/DSC_0995-edited1.jpg" width="320" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Selection of toys including a vintage Noah's Ark</span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRRR__iqUzOrbT0uv-qwSNP8q6x3MvwwvGi6MgeUSqQ36jLU4a66Fwu82bynjUcsvchYasVxLVxrKV81dD7YEFYCF4R8NYCJoNLUGNQ4QOB0Cm8PHfCyzBPx9SMA6kucD04E0Y8kXzT53_bFX56FqlK1t-3y0P21BaqFPxntrRq6___NxED3o2vgwZKKA/s1024/DSC_0996-edited1.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1024" data-original-width="683" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRRR__iqUzOrbT0uv-qwSNP8q6x3MvwwvGi6MgeUSqQ36jLU4a66Fwu82bynjUcsvchYasVxLVxrKV81dD7YEFYCF4R8NYCJoNLUGNQ4QOB0Cm8PHfCyzBPx9SMA6kucD04E0Y8kXzT53_bFX56FqlK1t-3y0P21BaqFPxntrRq6___NxED3o2vgwZKKA/s320/DSC_0996-edited1.jpg" width="213" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">A carved Romany wagon toy</span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJ7Y3KD4BsyI0GDLDi9mZpHd5f-FDxWvwXigdBg8_8huh5URXPKzv8NNSZ_0Ya1oSQTlmNv7TABv2_Ma8R4I8g6_RQ5mTYF8Hitessp3nwGpzLrU1o2WTSUrby7l8IrQv5gk3hpfhSgh9zhJTROAYeZJ6GmWVarajSEirWfhId79t1DpdRuUcgyw00350/s1024/DSC_0997-edited1.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="678" data-original-width="1024" height="212" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJ7Y3KD4BsyI0GDLDi9mZpHd5f-FDxWvwXigdBg8_8huh5URXPKzv8NNSZ_0Ya1oSQTlmNv7TABv2_Ma8R4I8g6_RQ5mTYF8Hitessp3nwGpzLrU1o2WTSUrby7l8IrQv5gk3hpfhSgh9zhJTROAYeZJ6GmWVarajSEirWfhId79t1DpdRuUcgyw00350/s320/DSC_0997-edited1.jpg" width="320" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">A miniature shop, the Romany wagon and a Sindy horse</span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br />In another display cabinet there were artifacts from spinning, weaving and knitting.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_Cx1xtO7QMngKVdw0p6GDBJRgZO-N2xjQD8w5UOLARCTvyiPVqAoNUr_ycY5Httmzv5Gj-xAGHuBIneFzgwNZasCg6Kv56wCUABgL6opxk3y7ruToTDPpJP6fDthMcWrBSaPm-Dq1VjgEBAPJVE4ES1k-JC75RnHCnUQxFCs_xXvdx3t-vvHMwwOLRnU/s1024/DSC_0999-edited1.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="678" data-original-width="1024" height="212" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_Cx1xtO7QMngKVdw0p6GDBJRgZO-N2xjQD8w5UOLARCTvyiPVqAoNUr_ycY5Httmzv5Gj-xAGHuBIneFzgwNZasCg6Kv56wCUABgL6opxk3y7ruToTDPpJP6fDthMcWrBSaPm-Dq1VjgEBAPJVE4ES1k-JC75RnHCnUQxFCs_xXvdx3t-vvHMwwOLRnU/s320/DSC_0999-edited1.jpg" width="320" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">early knitting machine</span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWqvj6jzN43DoCaU76pbKkdHXklV_V6qV_nn62YM1dO7JSqrVQW2kI8thM81rYdOQhSAXisqG8FPmsaCGFKbloh5B8dZFJwh3TNtPpVMRKWH7h5s0g1ZXUzHGaUfkB-7lraqBgGSrmmdChjrxAbquPjVmdt-W3VVT1qAXCKMeY6ooDiUh1iKU4_njbKNU/s1024/DSC_0001-edited1.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="678" data-original-width="1024" height="212" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWqvj6jzN43DoCaU76pbKkdHXklV_V6qV_nn62YM1dO7JSqrVQW2kI8thM81rYdOQhSAXisqG8FPmsaCGFKbloh5B8dZFJwh3TNtPpVMRKWH7h5s0g1ZXUzHGaUfkB-7lraqBgGSrmmdChjrxAbquPjVmdt-W3VVT1qAXCKMeY6ooDiUh1iKU4_njbKNU/s320/DSC_0001-edited1.jpg" width="320" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">spinning, weaving and knitting display</span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgU16FaE1Vo1VRSt4lCo-ik5VYCGc9cZUqInuf1ypxfK5HkwGxwnod8AfZobnABo7AOQrrXD7YNcob_Dgryx4yhSPkgmjDX-TBKk-ScIJ6_MchZvuL8sPaLxS3XHzhe_LG0ShthR0srKFCtQhyWP_U3RTc8cwTvvjRVvro5X7vfOaPjJ-Cm3oGsMP4-Ds/s1024/DSC_0002-edited1.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="678" data-original-width="1024" height="212" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgU16FaE1Vo1VRSt4lCo-ik5VYCGc9cZUqInuf1ypxfK5HkwGxwnod8AfZobnABo7AOQrrXD7YNcob_Dgryx4yhSPkgmjDX-TBKk-ScIJ6_MchZvuL8sPaLxS3XHzhe_LG0ShthR0srKFCtQhyWP_U3RTc8cwTvvjRVvro5X7vfOaPjJ-Cm3oGsMP4-Ds/s320/DSC_0002-edited1.jpg" width="320" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Spinning wheels displayed under the rafters</span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhavqtHibwv2QJuBrxi2KQgovE7SOsWypNWVzpbs6VkWpaGae5_bwQHa_Z95IBW0VHY-Wvr0alTzRugx8SjTXMaG_sNVcFSq21w7iJeVBfRD7E8pfw3PahcR97IFl2_MG8acUdtIvxqLSdxIie_yalgTDjJ6i8jjybhgP8SnlJJdvGchLJ-efzoWDo4xw/s1024/DSC_0003-edited1.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="678" data-original-width="1024" height="212" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhavqtHibwv2QJuBrxi2KQgovE7SOsWypNWVzpbs6VkWpaGae5_bwQHa_Z95IBW0VHY-Wvr0alTzRugx8SjTXMaG_sNVcFSq21w7iJeVBfRD7E8pfw3PahcR97IFl2_MG8acUdtIvxqLSdxIie_yalgTDjJ6i8jjybhgP8SnlJJdvGchLJ-efzoWDo4xw/s320/DSC_0003-edited1.jpg" width="320" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Embroidered greetings cards from the First World War period</span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisqwHexBxzHF_L9xsLVDPGjdnRZ5uS67pEhzwkGEXDC8qcWimGOSRt_tHSCfuuA6kKEI8CmR03aIekwgmTNsiwX925mPck_1iGp_l6PS6piZPee13-vjwDX2tdj-RqwKuYKRay5UIH8BEf39df7v8iosmfYLk5wjHL5FyaIoKtqwwY3S33kIsg3mA--Uk/s1024/DSC_0008-edited1.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1024" data-original-width="678" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisqwHexBxzHF_L9xsLVDPGjdnRZ5uS67pEhzwkGEXDC8qcWimGOSRt_tHSCfuuA6kKEI8CmR03aIekwgmTNsiwX925mPck_1iGp_l6PS6piZPee13-vjwDX2tdj-RqwKuYKRay5UIH8BEf39df7v8iosmfYLk5wjHL5FyaIoKtqwwY3S33kIsg3mA--Uk/s320/DSC_0008-edited1.jpg" width="212" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Nicholas James and Laura found a wooden cradle for a Highland baby<br /><br /></span></td></tr></tbody></table></div><div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQEDN0IsOZRkWbSmuuURcgKu6i95DxizLCZtt0FdeE3IC9Foy8DAD9ccjJukaUmmW5PaE-OIwSTF1A5-7fIuNSsAU8CtFybxPZ7I3PySiwuWiQQ2THjTqS7sW2a2mQsX6Z5EsitLWSbmGLN9BD60NlP1XESBGOlorh9XuUMkm3cwTGmskOiP1rBxhC7fc/s1024/DSC_0009-edited1.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="678" data-original-width="1024" height="212" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQEDN0IsOZRkWbSmuuURcgKu6i95DxizLCZtt0FdeE3IC9Foy8DAD9ccjJukaUmmW5PaE-OIwSTF1A5-7fIuNSsAU8CtFybxPZ7I3PySiwuWiQQ2THjTqS7sW2a2mQsX6Z5EsitLWSbmGLN9BD60NlP1XESBGOlorh9XuUMkm3cwTGmskOiP1rBxhC7fc/s320/DSC_0009-edited1.jpg" width="320" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Nicholas James and Laura with the wooden cradle and spinning wheel in the Glencoe Folk Museum<br /><br /></span></td></tr></tbody></table></div><div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Probably the most mysterious artifact on display was a copy of the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ballachulish_figure" target="_blank">Ballachulish Goddess</a> which had been found in peat bog in 1880. The <a href="https://www.nms.ac.uk/explore-our-collections/stories/scottish-history-and-archaeology/ballachulish-figure/" target="_blank">original Ballachulish figure</a>, which is thought to be about 2,000 years old, is kept in the National Museum of Scotland.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1ngVTp4tRqn0gNb3tba6ekoZvyQzovzLfQ8u5XdAjM5UfnYLwCjBbvy2xVD5HKi4yQ3DRS6Lm3s1djffdMhO1v9PCX0l3N1n90XDGrK3XpSaYpiZEwYfPF4r6xCuDitwtZHP0gTlpZaER50lxDCkAq9_8fydWTwrmdqoZWyc3zUI60JEVpus4Kj_eegs/s1024/DSC_0005-edited1.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1024" data-original-width="678" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1ngVTp4tRqn0gNb3tba6ekoZvyQzovzLfQ8u5XdAjM5UfnYLwCjBbvy2xVD5HKi4yQ3DRS6Lm3s1djffdMhO1v9PCX0l3N1n90XDGrK3XpSaYpiZEwYfPF4r6xCuDitwtZHP0gTlpZaER50lxDCkAq9_8fydWTwrmdqoZWyc3zUI60JEVpus4Kj_eegs/s320/DSC_0005-edited1.jpg" width="212" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Replica of the Ballachulish Goddess</span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Laura and Nicholas James discovered that in such a mountainous northern region, methods of getting about in the snow which are used now for sport had a very practical purpose, and there was a display cabinet with vintage wooden skis and poles which reminded them of the early production Gotz Sasha skis.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2hmAe5sgFoW5HeFgCI74FCr-igPZqlhbUvzMg8coWwuFnONO0OfaEIAq-tskSsXbeCtMWlkP7kngMViUmWz_qfHvF2_V_ShYgS6HQrl9vUb_fWqRrvRGKZ8az7dUD53KJoBqDQeazrSl75rMsadJdSNJAs0jO0wPPVr-PETcp-KCTcXVe9LeTBEdP27M/s1024/DSC_0006-edited1.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1024" data-original-width="678" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2hmAe5sgFoW5HeFgCI74FCr-igPZqlhbUvzMg8coWwuFnONO0OfaEIAq-tskSsXbeCtMWlkP7kngMViUmWz_qfHvF2_V_ShYgS6HQrl9vUb_fWqRrvRGKZ8az7dUD53KJoBqDQeazrSl75rMsadJdSNJAs0jO0wPPVr-PETcp-KCTcXVe9LeTBEdP27M/s320/DSC_0006-edited1.jpg" width="212" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Vintage wooden skis in the Glencoe Folk Museum</span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br />On top of some of the display cabinets were some rather wonderful miniature figures in Highland and period costumes.<br /></span><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcW6_8hkDIEhEgGcs4uiW603Ns9LyC45ekKKjABi2GemLb7CjSBrqSke0f4bNunEFibw2HMdHttddfnlP2HVWrRN8iTX6sWY4li5RqIhhCRqLWHlJFlrL56WqdAEzDQtbmhStLPSlFmxID6Jb3M5Lz_swoxzSyoItSGrvIEdT1_qSqie0bWdNLnEtqTsM/s1024/DSC_0011-edited1.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1024" data-original-width="678" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcW6_8hkDIEhEgGcs4uiW603Ns9LyC45ekKKjABi2GemLb7CjSBrqSke0f4bNunEFibw2HMdHttddfnlP2HVWrRN8iTX6sWY4li5RqIhhCRqLWHlJFlrL56WqdAEzDQtbmhStLPSlFmxID6Jb3M5Lz_swoxzSyoItSGrvIEdT1_qSqie0bWdNLnEtqTsM/s320/DSC_0011-edited1.jpg" width="212" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Highland man in his tartan</span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhN0zbR98JFVGvLF8ItcUj-7WCHtBOs2NNVlvgDNWJkIwih7sVkoRIXAphtG3frwxGcRsEU8EYmPv0Uq90pzdCFrffJkdqUY5r-6evbom5PDQ5wmNdXZy1GKQzPPgsKWNN0hfGMoeg7-xEp5YF9rwyywjDk8lPa9eqr-rEmGmI6UjPLd-VFru_fXS0jmhw/s1024/DSC_0012-edited1.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="678" data-original-width="1024" height="212" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhN0zbR98JFVGvLF8ItcUj-7WCHtBOs2NNVlvgDNWJkIwih7sVkoRIXAphtG3frwxGcRsEU8EYmPv0Uq90pzdCFrffJkdqUY5r-6evbom5PDQ5wmNdXZy1GKQzPPgsKWNN0hfGMoeg7-xEp5YF9rwyywjDk8lPa9eqr-rEmGmI6UjPLd-VFru_fXS0jmhw/s320/DSC_0012-edited1.jpg" width="320" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Two Highland women, one in working clothes, the other dressed in a ballgown<br /><br /></span></td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvTSKBujmEoKOw7TeHR_z05N__ruVrF7W14ZKlQkNew5weIMb_ZwgBGUy4mk12QajADIDdmYom5xZcTrOLwrgSkHn4BFiIa9l3yej_uPFwjR88S_ODI9U6kp80daAMvhtIOzzFqDXsAWeXld1QcNlYZNH_B8bpk70YMfqDPT_QZEIWYK9cS-HFofDMpI8/s1024/DSC_0013-edited1.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="678" data-original-width="1024" height="212" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvTSKBujmEoKOw7TeHR_z05N__ruVrF7W14ZKlQkNew5weIMb_ZwgBGUy4mk12QajADIDdmYom5xZcTrOLwrgSkHn4BFiIa9l3yej_uPFwjR88S_ODI9U6kp80daAMvhtIOzzFqDXsAWeXld1QcNlYZNH_B8bpk70YMfqDPT_QZEIWYK9cS-HFofDMpI8/s320/DSC_0013-edited1.jpg" width="320" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Bagpiper and lady in her tartan ballgown</span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">There was a beautiful embroidered dress in a cabinet - it was the <a href="https://www.glencoemuseum.com/highland-threads" target="_blank">1740s Spitalfields dress which featured in the online Highland Threads exhibition</a>.<br /><br /></span><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxT-K-ZLu_9TUC_-mlqSnZxszGYXTr9mrjWJUVvMLAIcLqyltPOagiOrcC2JipAWLCBq2v9Pfn7CazFcFURaEu9hoZHQzdbZ47ZIZ148Cvd-noyyRs6SV9EoWUuk44vL-cjikuz_abpFJy6WoY3aIsKHSd_QtXSdKEUWgFKogxA2s3VwGBfz-kLVTkpVs/s1024/DSC_0015-edited1.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1024" data-original-width="678" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxT-K-ZLu_9TUC_-mlqSnZxszGYXTr9mrjWJUVvMLAIcLqyltPOagiOrcC2JipAWLCBq2v9Pfn7CazFcFURaEu9hoZHQzdbZ47ZIZ148Cvd-noyyRs6SV9EoWUuk44vL-cjikuz_abpFJy6WoY3aIsKHSd_QtXSdKEUWgFKogxA2s3VwGBfz-kLVTkpVs/s320/DSC_0015-edited1.jpg" width="212" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Embroidered 1740s Spitalfields dress</span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">After leaving the museum, Laura and Nicholas James explored Glencoe and Loch Leven by car, this involved driving up into the Glencoe valley then retracing the route to Glencoe village to drive along the south of Loch Leven to Kinlochleven at the end of the loch, then along the north side of the loch to view Glencoe from the distance. So they never crossed the road bridge across Loch Leven!</span></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNQcz3U9ldqjm__kQ8VlwEAUkhMZEbjK3NR-XxwvLCfEx-QmYisiit992CfyfSV2Cb47KHRQqOuw77BnVjx8O_w7eD5_hkPPBazGyTkhjNekSFzbuLPb6KFqQfKTFvKcS8w0Rv7meMQPjW5bTCbKUCSpPOlrIuExJ53o98w4SFBWJZQomWWdHaxLMFPUg/s1024/DSC_0017-edited1.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="678" data-original-width="1024" height="212" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNQcz3U9ldqjm__kQ8VlwEAUkhMZEbjK3NR-XxwvLCfEx-QmYisiit992CfyfSV2Cb47KHRQqOuw77BnVjx8O_w7eD5_hkPPBazGyTkhjNekSFzbuLPb6KFqQfKTFvKcS8w0Rv7meMQPjW5bTCbKUCSpPOlrIuExJ53o98w4SFBWJZQomWWdHaxLMFPUg/s320/DSC_0017-edited1.jpg" width="320" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Distant view of Glencoe valley and the village from the north side of Loch Leven</span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqDRJthAO4p8i6jUj0jqyS0scdY1Pv4wdZjpA0hdLO2zJLh9r4h41j8EXzhMhSwZKe6A4dBpv9m8ye5qI4Y4xhrE3rB1ZEXtd-CZ4FHsjYt_Unh-sQaNRUoOBR2E4SdN1KhkrxwnoAfQ7wXkpoiXaAKwVPAdYpS9mjvO9QR0PXA8PybYv4WR7-hpzn0Xg/s1024/DSC_0018-edited1.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="678" data-original-width="1024" height="212" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqDRJthAO4p8i6jUj0jqyS0scdY1Pv4wdZjpA0hdLO2zJLh9r4h41j8EXzhMhSwZKe6A4dBpv9m8ye5qI4Y4xhrE3rB1ZEXtd-CZ4FHsjYt_Unh-sQaNRUoOBR2E4SdN1KhkrxwnoAfQ7wXkpoiXaAKwVPAdYpS9mjvO9QR0PXA8PybYv4WR7-hpzn0Xg/s320/DSC_0018-edited1.jpg" width="320" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Closer view of Glencoe from across the loch</span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJeqS856BoHWACEuvS9ZkM3ievPqxRVc2Gs2FAmTmmz4FLgnt_xW9oIT1W-pfIpyMTLuXUamPCUvc7RP_TINY-m3O6Py30__z3ILmnPaOb9iHrtN7gFWQlCw_ar-vi83Z1xnRLrReTbtflY8vVXM61NFEdP46elpTWwIBYLqqcgATJcT76h-k2AmkyIaw/s1024/DSC_0019-edited1.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="678" data-original-width="1024" height="212" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJeqS856BoHWACEuvS9ZkM3ievPqxRVc2Gs2FAmTmmz4FLgnt_xW9oIT1W-pfIpyMTLuXUamPCUvc7RP_TINY-m3O6Py30__z3ILmnPaOb9iHrtN7gFWQlCw_ar-vi83Z1xnRLrReTbtflY8vVXM61NFEdP46elpTWwIBYLqqcgATJcT76h-k2AmkyIaw/s320/DSC_0019-edited1.jpg" width="320" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">A glimpse of the road from Kinlochleven on the left, with Loch Leven and Glencoe</span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">The road trip continued even further into the Highlands as Nicholas James and Laura travelled along the west side of Loch Linnhe to Fort William.</span></p><p><br /></p></div>DollMumhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07655612985882320920noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1980962366285294991.post-6193862657054727532023-09-16T21:04:00.002+01:002023-09-16T21:27:57.040+01:00Scotland roadtrip - part 2<p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">On the Tuesday morning of their <a href="https://dollmum.blogspot.com/2023/09/scotland-roadtrip-part-1.html">Scottish roadtrip</a>, Laura and Nicholas James left Inveraray and visited <a href="https://www.auchindrain.org.uk" target="_blank">Auchindrain Historic Village</a>. This was a village which by virtue of its geographic location and circumstance hadn't been deserted during waves of highland clearances and was inhabited until 1967. Some of the houses were furnished and showed the evolution of their building (many had been thatched with local heather and other plants until corrogated iron roofing replaced the thatch). </span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Laura and Nicholas James were given an <a href="https://auchindrain.tourgenius.co.uk/app/" target="_blank">interactive guide on a tablet</a> which explained all about each building in the township as they explored. Some of the long houses had been restored, others had been left in their gradually decaying state. They all helped to tell the story of land farmed in common and the inter-relationships with other communities including the traveller communities who contributed their work to the township.</span></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFAcUw7r4Jak9fkI22To242WU6_ym3BRtH-TBIbzYH_uuhEHx2ph13hfAUkbU8E7df3onkFlefafGTTizbfpk7p7yyzinO7DWWA7zMK5dcdpi9UIqwx0HF597U0OAvW_xtuimHqpApbAdp3wLjKk411ocE4hIDwDlOdku6z7GiaQ084rtx7nX5prZWiJ0/s1024/DSC_0848-edited1.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="678" data-original-width="1024" height="212" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFAcUw7r4Jak9fkI22To242WU6_ym3BRtH-TBIbzYH_uuhEHx2ph13hfAUkbU8E7df3onkFlefafGTTizbfpk7p7yyzinO7DWWA7zMK5dcdpi9UIqwx0HF597U0OAvW_xtuimHqpApbAdp3wLjKk411ocE4hIDwDlOdku6z7GiaQ084rtx7nX5prZWiJ0/s320/DSC_0848-edited1.jpg" width="320" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Laura and Nicholas James outside Martin Munro's longhouse in Auchindrain</span></td></tr></tbody></table><div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div>
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqpnGZ_gWmHtj3RJBR7O6xYQLHMlzi7MQ3iDlnzUALQSJPrKBrpw0DozzTRaV4aAfwu17CNDSHhKt4bHHz5hEUfb7WPhTjFU3nMyyYl-2r77_ObHXOo7u3RFoYGTL_fk7iQuDRNe8Ktff4AEOJ_pV7MPVw-PY0gm7407Wwguu3-Twz6vOFCRr3C4LtkNo/s1024/DSC_0847-edited1.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1024" data-original-width="678" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqpnGZ_gWmHtj3RJBR7O6xYQLHMlzi7MQ3iDlnzUALQSJPrKBrpw0DozzTRaV4aAfwu17CNDSHhKt4bHHz5hEUfb7WPhTjFU3nMyyYl-2r77_ObHXOo7u3RFoYGTL_fk7iQuDRNe8Ktff4AEOJ_pV7MPVw-PY0gm7407Wwguu3-Twz6vOFCRr3C4LtkNo/s320/DSC_0847-edited1.jpg" width="212" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Laura and Nicholas James at the Byre entrance to Martin Munro's house</span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br />
</span><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjCVDLBFmJPPh5_-1PPRZTxHYeYaShndHv4qdaPDV6KrXdlnbCNb1fby96eUv9OItxUQ1UXwQ8nkvRbXjFFt6dxQYSADazM0OwBP0DUuKhWUVCw59qUGR9-tTUvx85DLrT2DYqLo22Ngtf0wNJWQ69wGHYKazJDWE1KrYvzz8MF9TwYkmcGBFjD3NoEGU/s1024/DSC_0837-edited1.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1024" data-original-width="678" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjCVDLBFmJPPh5_-1PPRZTxHYeYaShndHv4qdaPDV6KrXdlnbCNb1fby96eUv9OItxUQ1UXwQ8nkvRbXjFFt6dxQYSADazM0OwBP0DUuKhWUVCw59qUGR9-tTUvx85DLrT2DYqLo22Ngtf0wNJWQ69wGHYKazJDWE1KrYvzz8MF9TwYkmcGBFjD3NoEGU/s320/DSC_0837-edited1.jpg" width="212" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Martin Munro's kitchen - Nicholas James and Laura beside the cooking area</span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br />
</span><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKwBdSYv2sc_JXlf2fFrG5qqY-HSILhysubLud3yP-ZwrQRjIquDhTXo1ddCwrKQtA9AMF7cnTAgiBwy33pDR2gz7mHYUFlgoC-HVqTxSXrlEGVe_aLnIZaPBIGEhqJCsLGZviKRdr1VtVVHmJ02rcuREoQzF5IKIDbhgRoAv7aMouGl4lgFaErfJM4dU/s1024/DSC_0838-edited1.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="678" data-original-width="1024" height="212" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKwBdSYv2sc_JXlf2fFrG5qqY-HSILhysubLud3yP-ZwrQRjIquDhTXo1ddCwrKQtA9AMF7cnTAgiBwy33pDR2gz7mHYUFlgoC-HVqTxSXrlEGVe_aLnIZaPBIGEhqJCsLGZviKRdr1VtVVHmJ02rcuREoQzF5IKIDbhgRoAv7aMouGl4lgFaErfJM4dU/s320/DSC_0838-edited1.jpg" width="320" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">On the other side of Martin Munro's kitchen were two beds for children</span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br />
</span><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNOAzxbJFx0sTNa4jou2ntyRKbfgQZP5xMPRhhADuRZWds3jEsDyZrOUoUmO0fnGMfeXeUCRm9vqSpVJRIJRumeIQWtFiyUcxUVDtCiGjG1zbyIAK-KjdDLWwGWql9SWhMUOVv-4QK0RfCV1xnVUuISh3rNu6YHbL_DR2TYXZDrxJtQAvU21IqPxSa1jM/s1024/DSC_0840-edited1.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="678" data-original-width="1024" height="212" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNOAzxbJFx0sTNa4jou2ntyRKbfgQZP5xMPRhhADuRZWds3jEsDyZrOUoUmO0fnGMfeXeUCRm9vqSpVJRIJRumeIQWtFiyUcxUVDtCiGjG1zbyIAK-KjdDLWwGWql9SWhMUOVv-4QK0RfCV1xnVUuISh3rNu6YHbL_DR2TYXZDrxJtQAvU21IqPxSa1jM/s320/DSC_0840-edited1.jpg" width="320" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Martin Munro's kitchen with Nicholas and James looking at the cooking stove arrangements</span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br />
</span><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2Hru_EWBNOwoWDY3L-U0ufJvGMaTLteHnDLERsThUD7SO2rA1Jsy5N0n21JR-GlpccOGP8gwWuNNOc9AdHmCxH3afi9vm16tUKW2ihs_209RwxkiymyIko0vGt0C3IjL3fenO8Pmwe74cm0t__GGbJndtGCKlHD4TZD3xoRUc3Zmt-CiF--pnsYjrm7I/s1024/DSC_0841-edited1.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="678" data-original-width="1024" height="212" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2Hru_EWBNOwoWDY3L-U0ufJvGMaTLteHnDLERsThUD7SO2rA1Jsy5N0n21JR-GlpccOGP8gwWuNNOc9AdHmCxH3afi9vm16tUKW2ihs_209RwxkiymyIko0vGt0C3IjL3fenO8Pmwe74cm0t__GGbJndtGCKlHD4TZD3xoRUc3Zmt-CiF--pnsYjrm7I/s320/DSC_0841-edited1.jpg" width="320" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Laura and Nicholas James explored Martin Munro's byre where the heavy horses used to live</span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br />
</span><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZwtzfYQSsHKizCpq-mSANl8BUCc682-uX-oYII5VeX3b1Mo45U-wlfvkH98HDhsXyhEY4nSMsW0RymZH-rr5KZ47u_AKDlboZtALIGkXSVyzcOxmqxedKcnLeEiuwTx_9Twnz1znU-wdLRZfpyllTKV3fqdT2yyXQmxbx2GsHEHJ71MQFgMul5gOqQ2E/s1024/DSC_0842-edited1.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1024" data-original-width="678" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZwtzfYQSsHKizCpq-mSANl8BUCc682-uX-oYII5VeX3b1Mo45U-wlfvkH98HDhsXyhEY4nSMsW0RymZH-rr5KZ47u_AKDlboZtALIGkXSVyzcOxmqxedKcnLeEiuwTx_9Twnz1znU-wdLRZfpyllTKV3fqdT2yyXQmxbx2GsHEHJ71MQFgMul5gOqQ2E/s320/DSC_0842-edited1.jpg" width="212" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Laura and Nicholas James wished there were horses in the byre</span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br />
</span><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgWhWIjg_2xGj7oxmKrwgT2wOJnttr0p4k_16R8Gi0Ikq19aTw9hziYUXbebCPKSVuhWnKx0wrUTkghpqRvVARZVdOGwqGk27L_DnhFRQhlNCzIR24xsP0e4XKOC_p1N3hKuA20DPSmX92XZ7O2DQICDJYwxwf1_St3n8Cigus4EqgYYww_SfcLlbhwX0/s1024/DSC_0849-edited1.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1024" data-original-width="678" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgWhWIjg_2xGj7oxmKrwgT2wOJnttr0p4k_16R8Gi0Ikq19aTw9hziYUXbebCPKSVuhWnKx0wrUTkghpqRvVARZVdOGwqGk27L_DnhFRQhlNCzIR24xsP0e4XKOC_p1N3hKuA20DPSmX92XZ7O2DQICDJYwxwf1_St3n8Cigus4EqgYYww_SfcLlbhwX0/s320/DSC_0849-edited1.jpg" width="212" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">In the room at the other end of the house Laura and Nicholas James found a spinning wheel</span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br />
</span><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJYBJa2H_lCbVNIw-XlbhTEoEtNo6y5Wvf93vvTbSQM_ZCDl373lGgrvfsju_-aj_eAn5mFKT7GOe1tQEA0wS5PhBgBi8i1xAUvVnkBLRK-KNFHEA0xyOiCF-gkDjhXP5HTrXMpE4assLm0Ve-eSgDqblpUaO4_7S6F_capWFxcjlZmzqxAP_4Oz8nCOs/s1024/DSC_0854-edited1.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="678" data-original-width="1024" height="212" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJYBJa2H_lCbVNIw-XlbhTEoEtNo6y5Wvf93vvTbSQM_ZCDl373lGgrvfsju_-aj_eAn5mFKT7GOe1tQEA0wS5PhBgBi8i1xAUvVnkBLRK-KNFHEA0xyOiCF-gkDjhXP5HTrXMpE4assLm0Ve-eSgDqblpUaO4_7S6F_capWFxcjlZmzqxAP_4Oz8nCOs/s320/DSC_0854-edited1.jpg" width="320" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">An Auchindrain cottage ruins thatched with local plants</span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2o49zCiJXgIq2X7n1lMxl4ByW1TQPq9PP_5Ww7HSGP0AdLlbZ_RU0wcvhRyUmggewCQbS47lH5VMR1F6QcGgJDlleSzhu637by7WEW7hOz8Uuds9xPo3lGCpkYp8Rf5TIrR4GUTC20YlMg-sASB61p6q_mcA1dwClj0xA39P-dgV2IDYrP41N6deDstk/s1024/DSC_0856-edited1.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="678" data-original-width="1024" height="212" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2o49zCiJXgIq2X7n1lMxl4ByW1TQPq9PP_5Ww7HSGP0AdLlbZ_RU0wcvhRyUmggewCQbS47lH5VMR1F6QcGgJDlleSzhu637by7WEW7hOz8Uuds9xPo3lGCpkYp8Rf5TIrR4GUTC20YlMg-sASB61p6q_mcA1dwClj0xA39P-dgV2IDYrP41N6deDstk/s320/DSC_0856-edited1.jpg" width="320" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Martin Munro's house, Slate house, Stoner's barn and Beal Poll's house in the distance</span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5ZnNIPFmeB7CEaISZwfAK9MiyjbPyQK5F2aRl2YOCg0H1utmZMLpZH6TtPqlIIAO_KUpI8AikAYljjizExqGiRGr2P1Oi7WAdTuGwm9R3jyE2z6K5fUQHBSXD8ijI0rYOQNrFuj3nEhdn-Cdn_CnG8jPFx1nICEfPh8BIPmQc9rsOirtqmbovyc7TPDQ/s1024/DSC_0857-edited1.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="678" data-original-width="1024" height="212" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5ZnNIPFmeB7CEaISZwfAK9MiyjbPyQK5F2aRl2YOCg0H1utmZMLpZH6TtPqlIIAO_KUpI8AikAYljjizExqGiRGr2P1Oi7WAdTuGwm9R3jyE2z6K5fUQHBSXD8ijI0rYOQNrFuj3nEhdn-Cdn_CnG8jPFx1nICEfPh8BIPmQc9rsOirtqmbovyc7TPDQ/s320/DSC_0857-edited1.jpg" width="320" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Baby cradle in Eddie's house at the top end of Auchindrain</span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXXhNoUd2Qo4KxQ8cZ7HpxrNKXf7o_aqf-vP7oDETXtxU2rk0gusIvBszCwAybnWaiMR8c8rbS1Jsn7GXU8YBui06nZgpHMHESMI5favIJCv3LH0TfxDolGVKHiXRSyowcdSPNqI7qQrt6R2IAOGakIgtgRKIr0GMH7L7aF8Hp7lu5dW518P85EhU6Zec/s1024/DSC_0859-edited1.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="678" data-original-width="1024" height="212" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXXhNoUd2Qo4KxQ8cZ7HpxrNKXf7o_aqf-vP7oDETXtxU2rk0gusIvBszCwAybnWaiMR8c8rbS1Jsn7GXU8YBui06nZgpHMHESMI5favIJCv3LH0TfxDolGVKHiXRSyowcdSPNqI7qQrt6R2IAOGakIgtgRKIr0GMH7L7aF8Hp7lu5dW518P85EhU6Zec/s320/DSC_0859-edited1.jpg" width="320" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Heilan Coo was pleased to find information about cows in Eddie's barn</span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br />The traveller community provided important occasional labour for communal Scottish farms and would pitch their bowcamps to live in while they helped with harvesting and other short-term seasonal jobs.</span><div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhX7pcFmB0B4HAl0vFiZiPax4aFxbjpvLetQx9m0jiPMlb45FUA5gPxiqFoGekr7IjoXs6Ga_vq1UdDE4A83SYwE7kVrj2nRUYIojQROfaNJhRwverwSIxRJXDzk6Bp-RZUVNdgi6pAyaA_mJ1swgT07uB4ayh_03BBmB57slTDZZc53QpXolOmGrq38xo/s1024/DSC_0866-edited1.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="678" data-original-width="1024" height="212" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhX7pcFmB0B4HAl0vFiZiPax4aFxbjpvLetQx9m0jiPMlb45FUA5gPxiqFoGekr7IjoXs6Ga_vq1UdDE4A83SYwE7kVrj2nRUYIojQROfaNJhRwverwSIxRJXDzk6Bp-RZUVNdgi6pAyaA_mJ1swgT07uB4ayh_03BBmB57slTDZZc53QpXolOmGrq38xo/s320/DSC_0866-edited1.jpg" width="320" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Inside the Traveller's Bowcamp</span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDxJ-ib-Sx7wkukf0ZyLP_AxtodUNHM3-5tuLxCUS15BJ9VJ8f5gTAExeOT6CD6nuwFnuGu8Yg0Mh5S-FT1K76qYetRlavITZfmpC9fR_8EJ27nk9EDeWWhVsmMpMtGYpdusXDxeGwVqKz2rZyTJw6EJKxz2QIJdt50eyO3p_TvBHvTGfZq7LK8bwzUyw/s1024/DSC_0868-edited1.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="678" data-original-width="1024" height="212" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDxJ-ib-Sx7wkukf0ZyLP_AxtodUNHM3-5tuLxCUS15BJ9VJ8f5gTAExeOT6CD6nuwFnuGu8Yg0Mh5S-FT1K76qYetRlavITZfmpC9fR_8EJ27nk9EDeWWhVsmMpMtGYpdusXDxeGwVqKz2rZyTJw6EJKxz2QIJdt50eyO3p_TvBHvTGfZq7LK8bwzUyw/s320/DSC_0868-edited1.jpg" width="320" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">The Traveller's Bowcamp in memory of Jimmy Townsley and his sister Neenie Reid</span></td></tr></tbody></table><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Auchindrain was so interesting and deserved a long visit. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">After they left the historic village Laura and Nicholas James continued along the Argyll Coastal Route to Arduaine Gardens which had a wonderful view of the sea lochs and islands nearby.</span></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiY5IQh1bWvss9SgE77PwRZbnsMhCMWVPPTM5R9-_suPc5CfXSfY_fSe3Ob61nBiMHV_V0n9Wx4WoH-PegwqE7JnbvQlWuYVB-AFaniHz-Y0AS7v1J-uy2Nep_C8LP-pHJeH56wZQx8cQ8uEnS-S1vWZfcWdRBEOs73Qe1I_l9fO6N_RZhnLmIOOcHrph4/s1024/DSC_0891-edited1.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="678" data-original-width="1024" height="212" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiY5IQh1bWvss9SgE77PwRZbnsMhCMWVPPTM5R9-_suPc5CfXSfY_fSe3Ob61nBiMHV_V0n9Wx4WoH-PegwqE7JnbvQlWuYVB-AFaniHz-Y0AS7v1J-uy2Nep_C8LP-pHJeH56wZQx8cQ8uEnS-S1vWZfcWdRBEOs73Qe1I_l9fO6N_RZhnLmIOOcHrph4/s320/DSC_0891-edited1.jpg" width="320" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Sunshine over the sea loch view from Arduaine Gardens</span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">They continued their roadtrip to Oban where they stayed in another youth hostel for the night. The next morning before leaving Oban, Laura, Nicholas James and Heilan Coo decided to visit McCraig's Tower, a late 19th century monument to a family which provides magnificent views over the town, Oban bay and towards the islands of the Inner Hebrides. It was a grey morning however thankfully it was still possible to see out over the harbour.</span><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbg4WjYNz9bjOxyBp7FOXsEpXowklSmNG5JFjzo4m1j3KgakKikTQGo6s6cJBtuoDDbgjbxUGsUSAE2r4cqK1-x6Gq04UssPKFekPn9EDbPTHDi8a1SKbuY7-5H9TAinKWpp57AEKQBRifF5Kt6fCRbRL9Je5Waaw9lhVxsRMU_6GOg9Sv3wQNLz8xIDE/s1024/DSC_0921-edited1.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="678" data-original-width="1024" height="212" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbg4WjYNz9bjOxyBp7FOXsEpXowklSmNG5JFjzo4m1j3KgakKikTQGo6s6cJBtuoDDbgjbxUGsUSAE2r4cqK1-x6Gq04UssPKFekPn9EDbPTHDi8a1SKbuY7-5H9TAinKWpp57AEKQBRifF5Kt6fCRbRL9Je5Waaw9lhVxsRMU_6GOg9Sv3wQNLz8xIDE/s320/DSC_0921-edited1.jpg" width="320" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">McCraig's Tower entrance</span></td></tr></tbody></table><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyJZ4nKEXTqI7IBGdmlBeQm935BBhB3BizGUmDH1JXQyKqnqXozRjlje4hjdcoS_pbYCL866lL7UgUYR_kcJyTgtgtBWXhbF-HPlx-EHKGy2bzlXVGqIyfGy1_psVK2a_Zpm7NGZJ74yYET2KtNy5ocM5JLBn9UBPG1dQuL_iLhK5HwNqqjfP2de-RZAw/s1024/DSC_0923-edited1.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="678" data-original-width="1024" height="212" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyJZ4nKEXTqI7IBGdmlBeQm935BBhB3BizGUmDH1JXQyKqnqXozRjlje4hjdcoS_pbYCL866lL7UgUYR_kcJyTgtgtBWXhbF-HPlx-EHKGy2bzlXVGqIyfGy1_psVK2a_Zpm7NGZJ74yYET2KtNy5ocM5JLBn9UBPG1dQuL_iLhK5HwNqqjfP2de-RZAw/s320/DSC_0923-edited1.jpg" width="320" /></span></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Inside McCraig's Tower</span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_nTkv2JM921Jer70i9az6MCHxOsswBtbhFsXcxvIhkDEZq9Vk46Jx1nGxL_ueDe1XApDRKqAt3qzje1XCbW6kYbgOvxyiHMjGSV3FTgSuRQbyTsrOihfb0RiVlmkuDm3gr_4bZ204PKuE0szmQywShX83VaeqjOG3NYNhHiu8II13eNqdOenWXVngj44/s1024/DSC_0932-edited1.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="678" data-original-width="1024" height="212" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_nTkv2JM921Jer70i9az6MCHxOsswBtbhFsXcxvIhkDEZq9Vk46Jx1nGxL_ueDe1XApDRKqAt3qzje1XCbW6kYbgOvxyiHMjGSV3FTgSuRQbyTsrOihfb0RiVlmkuDm3gr_4bZ204PKuE0szmQywShX83VaeqjOG3NYNhHiu8II13eNqdOenWXVngj44/s320/DSC_0932-edited1.jpg" width="320" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Inside the walls and arches of McCraig's Tower<br /></span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmztzv9xzHU2cbnM8yL1LFe-Spx89-O6OiioIOqiEYu9kkdJz5tN3mpluw-fGd4Vk_JQGlu7tkBgWREVNJYrEtH_hVDgj_8LlLK1tbgSfuv3xpiYETmoATt8cF8JMxV-XBGu_h1Q_a8D-cqYTxfOb-hUnEmSKllxtqOVmGzdHAYjwkSS9O8cpg6IErwFo/s1024/DSC_0925-edited1.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1024" data-original-width="678" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmztzv9xzHU2cbnM8yL1LFe-Spx89-O6OiioIOqiEYu9kkdJz5tN3mpluw-fGd4Vk_JQGlu7tkBgWREVNJYrEtH_hVDgj_8LlLK1tbgSfuv3xpiYETmoATt8cF8JMxV-XBGu_h1Q_a8D-cqYTxfOb-hUnEmSKllxtqOVmGzdHAYjwkSS9O8cpg6IErwFo/s320/DSC_0925-edited1.jpg" width="212" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Laura and Nicholas James stood in an arch of McCraig's Tower to look out over Oban bay</span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaPfJMp7xPdAWpoE4gU64efaOjyj20tKnEjXw6emNjMnzGfkTXBkDg9_c2W0OxjhIxMUEfbe7_CwMzQakDZG4dbpLDhKQItneqONqNvAjkIo7fN2dVtdC_l11BMdMuHMxHzHXEjrRYWr0zpEzmHSw-9HKm7v2M-IGma28A_KJdBVRF44eX92rFZdc5Elk/s1024/DSC_0924-edited1.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"></a></span><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="678" data-original-width="1024" height="212" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaPfJMp7xPdAWpoE4gU64efaOjyj20tKnEjXw6emNjMnzGfkTXBkDg9_c2W0OxjhIxMUEfbe7_CwMzQakDZG4dbpLDhKQItneqONqNvAjkIo7fN2dVtdC_l11BMdMuHMxHzHXEjrRYWr0zpEzmHSw-9HKm7v2M-IGma28A_KJdBVRF44eX92rFZdc5Elk/s320/DSC_0924-edited1.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" width="320" /></span></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Nicholas James and Laura looked out over Oban bay</span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaPfJMp7xPdAWpoE4gU64efaOjyj20tKnEjXw6emNjMnzGfkTXBkDg9_c2W0OxjhIxMUEfbe7_CwMzQakDZG4dbpLDhKQItneqONqNvAjkIo7fN2dVtdC_l11BMdMuHMxHzHXEjrRYWr0zpEzmHSw-9HKm7v2M-IGma28A_KJdBVRF44eX92rFZdc5Elk/s1024/DSC_0924-edited1.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"></a></span></div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAHy4bZ815c1Xg4HecSiLjlc94Jzd18lHiUQY1d3yFJZKScGcnSQJrCJ6JkkUAbMs0CDVxyleKvPX_NyQMwwAWXDgUwGEPzvEWAtRITuT91hYNm8Nb9GJtKNz3m22aEtBK1A_uuq4SMR3oEe0hLidMtGoxEvrooNDE98KPp6wEuvoGPj22ZjrYzN3v86c/s1024/DSC_0927-edited1.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="678" data-original-width="1024" height="212" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAHy4bZ815c1Xg4HecSiLjlc94Jzd18lHiUQY1d3yFJZKScGcnSQJrCJ6JkkUAbMs0CDVxyleKvPX_NyQMwwAWXDgUwGEPzvEWAtRITuT91hYNm8Nb9GJtKNz3m22aEtBK1A_uuq4SMR3oEe0hLidMtGoxEvrooNDE98KPp6wEuvoGPj22ZjrYzN3v86c/s320/DSC_0927-edited1.jpg" width="320" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Laura, Nicholas James and Heilan Coo see the Isle of Kerrera and Mull beyond</span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJz1aGpWleBqq4_yyi35oSayIICvkNh2RKy8X0vB8shHm3Xtg8FEIc2_3QnBfMNI85Pnp233-wPVEOpg-fwWhvMJVafS2GLPEJYDoTHEkBECvxdiyiHkNHirkV5df_MN6JVq68bAuUGaaRQsmQhHL4uCSyPCiOaySTv6bemh_5K2HE_wDp9VhAfr5HPbc/s1024/DSC_0929-edited1.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="678" data-original-width="1024" height="212" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJz1aGpWleBqq4_yyi35oSayIICvkNh2RKy8X0vB8shHm3Xtg8FEIc2_3QnBfMNI85Pnp233-wPVEOpg-fwWhvMJVafS2GLPEJYDoTHEkBECvxdiyiHkNHirkV5df_MN6JVq68bAuUGaaRQsmQhHL4uCSyPCiOaySTv6bemh_5K2HE_wDp9VhAfr5HPbc/s320/DSC_0929-edited1.jpg" width="320" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Laura, Nicholas James and Heilan Coo enjoyed the view from McCraig's Tower</span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div></div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">
Once again Laura and Nicholas James were on the road again, as they continued on the Argyll Coastal route further into the Highlands of Scotland.</span></div>DollMumhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07655612985882320920noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1980962366285294991.post-71370460404501377562023-09-04T21:44:00.003+01:002023-09-04T21:50:08.650+01:00Scotland roadtrip - part 1<p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Laura and Nicholas James were going on an adventure. They went on a long drive all the way to Scotland to explore some interesting places.</span></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOqqxey8YJyDMajlsxkt8rreIZP_vfyw0EsT5xZ4-Oo0w3uh4vF4BipZ2sd_AncLBBvVb2oXNsnOtN4detrMtqzJSPt8yh4NzrnSo5dZ3tLQhUxikDAxeC0sfm7JxwMjD8mtNZYS9eG9mvbtQvEIUldZ92GVfszV_jcuJ_vkilowEO1-fNI4llSgNjg5s/s1024/IMG_5138-edited1.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="768" data-original-width="1024" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOqqxey8YJyDMajlsxkt8rreIZP_vfyw0EsT5xZ4-Oo0w3uh4vF4BipZ2sd_AncLBBvVb2oXNsnOtN4detrMtqzJSPt8yh4NzrnSo5dZ3tLQhUxikDAxeC0sfm7JxwMjD8mtNZYS9eG9mvbtQvEIUldZ92GVfszV_jcuJ_vkilowEO1-fNI4llSgNjg5s/s320/IMG_5138-edited1.jpg" width="320" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Crossing the border into Scotland</span></td></tr></tbody></table><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">The first night of their trip after the long car journey was at a small hotel in Dumbarton near Glasgow, where they watched the BBC proms on TV once Laura had her hair done by my daughter who wanted to give her a practical style that would hold up through all the adventures.</span></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSmYBndQ2fqJ24FC5J2gMdfPqNxZu6p_FO96vrHGx2uAWEOjq3bZXb44mPi7Xws7a2TMO7XJenlaf_uhRiusozoo5dOtJHdv7d8UGThdb51PFXCxWc6ZxhSklNUqzguECRzr5lXoFXL2xDMzPrYyuI0_a-uhYGv35GBpsp9PA3XwWdQRIfgxgWQIfSXGs/s1024/DSC_0680-edited1.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="678" data-original-width="1024" height="212" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSmYBndQ2fqJ24FC5J2gMdfPqNxZu6p_FO96vrHGx2uAWEOjq3bZXb44mPi7Xws7a2TMO7XJenlaf_uhRiusozoo5dOtJHdv7d8UGThdb51PFXCxWc6ZxhSklNUqzguECRzr5lXoFXL2xDMzPrYyuI0_a-uhYGv35GBpsp9PA3XwWdQRIfgxgWQIfSXGs/s320/DSC_0680-edited1.jpg" width="320" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Laura has her hair styled by Dmd in the first hotel room</span></td></tr></tbody></table><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSFm4-Bj4B9yRoRxgiJc2wiEhK24xJub46p83RFfZ5Rcp-4vvyIq1mxShdITxt-ShST8Lw5ywpfFC8vf_6zLdnwnFv1CJjGgAt9orpYPNKEFpUxMX1WLSfSEh4m3skZHkZhLzhggkzKOKcwLWCpBLnUL0qxQ635WeZtleV5Z8XT3msUNhRlIFzLx2GUZ4/s1024/DSC_0682-edited1.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="678" data-original-width="1024" height="212" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSFm4-Bj4B9yRoRxgiJc2wiEhK24xJub46p83RFfZ5Rcp-4vvyIq1mxShdITxt-ShST8Lw5ywpfFC8vf_6zLdnwnFv1CJjGgAt9orpYPNKEFpUxMX1WLSfSEh4m3skZHkZhLzhggkzKOKcwLWCpBLnUL0qxQ635WeZtleV5Z8XT3msUNhRlIFzLx2GUZ4/s320/DSC_0682-edited1.jpg" width="320" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Nicholas James and Laura watch the BBC proms in the hotel room</span></td></tr></tbody></table><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">The next morning the road trip took Laura and Nicholas James to the <a href="https://www.nts.org.uk/visit/places/the-hill-house" target="_blank">Charles Rennie Macintosh domestic masterpiece 'Hill House' which is cared for by the National Trust for Scotland</a>.</span></p><p></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Hill House was ground breaking in its 'Glasgow School' Art Nouveau architectural style and the materials used when it was built in 1902-1904, however unfortunately the exterior cement-based roughcast has water ingress problems so the house is now sheltered in an <a href="https://www.nts.org.uk/stories/the-hill-house-a-century-of-change" target="_blank">enormous breathable steel box</a> - a slightly pitched roof with steel mesh sides which allows the house to slowly dry out over a number of years while the conservators do lots of investigations into the best methods of preserving the integrity of Macintosh's design and the fabric of the building. </span></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMW54MNFaCWn9s8PvUcPeJH5yQBT7EQTk7LitDI7W7VehwFJgj3LFjQcZNYZyFhd35PcswQ5WSducXrjMKuV2yVZ8MosHumx3JIjUX082Ycf5EyTlMbMwxqWFK5K5f8gyfPUrBhJ28nZQaShLqz4JX9id_1qdbilzfk_UxqpovgLfJ5g9BLcWxcGA6irg/s1024/DSC_0683-edited1.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="678" data-original-width="1024" height="212" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMW54MNFaCWn9s8PvUcPeJH5yQBT7EQTk7LitDI7W7VehwFJgj3LFjQcZNYZyFhd35PcswQ5WSducXrjMKuV2yVZ8MosHumx3JIjUX082Ycf5EyTlMbMwxqWFK5K5f8gyfPUrBhJ28nZQaShLqz4JX9id_1qdbilzfk_UxqpovgLfJ5g9BLcWxcGA6irg/s320/DSC_0683-edited1.jpg" width="320" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Hill House - the window above the main entrance</span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Inside the house every room is a delight for those of us who love the work of Charles Rennie Macintosh and his artist wife Margaret Macdonald (whom he described as the genius to his talent). It was designed as both a practical and beautiful home for a large family, and the Blackie family lived in it and loved it for 50 years.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Laura and Nicholas James explored most of the house. The library had a book on a chair which was published by its first owner, Mr Blackie.</span></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrpOSjNS9O2FoDX3r2kq0GHe0CfSOH_1zyiKL-EGmK0rxP6mcHFVoUt7YyA08AvQ4tX_upP5ckAU0RRGRyKrmOsRLWMbfeigMkLipMAubICNpdy2lmv_KQ0f4HOTab_J8po6O3p2fiX6Czr3lb8CxMXB4j75zfL4fnyGWBQASqVBd6_zcjit3T8irDidc/s1024/DSC_0687-edited1.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="678" data-original-width="1024" height="212" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrpOSjNS9O2FoDX3r2kq0GHe0CfSOH_1zyiKL-EGmK0rxP6mcHFVoUt7YyA08AvQ4tX_upP5ckAU0RRGRyKrmOsRLWMbfeigMkLipMAubICNpdy2lmv_KQ0f4HOTab_J8po6O3p2fiX6Czr3lb8CxMXB4j75zfL4fnyGWBQASqVBd6_zcjit3T8irDidc/s320/DSC_0687-edited1.jpg" width="320" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Blackie's Children's Annual on a comfortable chair in the library</span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnGFcC1UZnjQIvgSYJtnXsTIARlNFrh9I8_se5UprTj36F6Bq3Fg7LgQDBkdvyhXtEN2u29GyXnPko2RtuW76aLLHdT0-VQePnU8VyDQUmeLF4zxM1lBzfB9q-rcMb9__oKpdwBLrKYcKa8w2hM71Al6TbBArggXTufXuwUGm9dt4xYOe9XiHoEbFEbWg/s1024/DSC_0688-edited1.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1024" data-original-width="678" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnGFcC1UZnjQIvgSYJtnXsTIARlNFrh9I8_se5UprTj36F6Bq3Fg7LgQDBkdvyhXtEN2u29GyXnPko2RtuW76aLLHdT0-VQePnU8VyDQUmeLF4zxM1lBzfB9q-rcMb9__oKpdwBLrKYcKa8w2hM71Al6TbBArggXTufXuwUGm9dt4xYOe9XiHoEbFEbWg/s320/DSC_0688-edited1.jpg" width="212" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">An elegant cupboard between the shelves in the library, designed by Charles Rennie Macintosh</span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZkVxzGnbHwyiBDMdAG7fUWFSZFxe6X1J0zgXK6iXYVcxcRhL0Qic8lmDnKq6Ml7NjfBZ6oiIeM7yB6FBIfCFcaSPKO0yqQmdSku-1vWtwvm9quYUOrV9XRSc1afnfwGW9FoIILavERJPVverr9LiTr_u4e-NguF6onnr6x5E0-ZdUfFzSPTWcQZyPycU/s1024/DSC_0691-edited1.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1024" data-original-width="678" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZkVxzGnbHwyiBDMdAG7fUWFSZFxe6X1J0zgXK6iXYVcxcRhL0Qic8lmDnKq6Ml7NjfBZ6oiIeM7yB6FBIfCFcaSPKO0yqQmdSku-1vWtwvm9quYUOrV9XRSc1afnfwGW9FoIILavERJPVverr9LiTr_u4e-NguF6onnr6x5E0-ZdUfFzSPTWcQZyPycU/s320/DSC_0691-edited1.jpg" width="212" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">The library fireplace with the Hill House plans on the mantlepiece</span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Everything was elegantly proportioned and carefully thought out both for practical use and beautiful design. <span style="text-align: center;">Laura and Nicholas James admired Margaret's wonderful gesso of the sleeping princess over the fireplace in the drawing room.</span></span></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKD39WNegujZgSNgbOinG3Nx4pSKeua8o466tkmWsRtiLN6p_2HCIzQDkohoFSYARwkBQRB5p7AnCU4JsOyGP0BAViyXcfLBM6H2S82ba1yIsvBK6kuxckQEn9FQm_GpfNFW8S6WBUpwbQjYWaBt37vn_pcEviwQXMh9J03sCvdm9I4sO-v4dGGp4EWiE/s1024/DSC_0762-edited1.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1024" data-original-width="678" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKD39WNegujZgSNgbOinG3Nx4pSKeua8o466tkmWsRtiLN6p_2HCIzQDkohoFSYARwkBQRB5p7AnCU4JsOyGP0BAViyXcfLBM6H2S82ba1yIsvBK6kuxckQEn9FQm_GpfNFW8S6WBUpwbQjYWaBt37vn_pcEviwQXMh9J03sCvdm9I4sO-v4dGGp4EWiE/s320/DSC_0762-edited1.jpg" width="212" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Laura and Nicholas James in the Hill House drawing room</span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /><span style="text-align: center;">The antimacassar's in the drawing room were very unusual fabric art designed by Margaret, the originals are on display in a temperature controlled cabinet upstairs, so these were replicas. </span></span><div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvBXEN9kok8ch9LvACVjlizUx4Ksv4rBReCX8uIJg0aBO1wDAMiQBvYQ2gpXsxrixNcXxgdl_bgY21b62GHSjbUVtxQLmOd4JVghWb81A71k1U4d78W640vz-A8BJjihE9XlhnoHCsGiOWX6W942C_ordhWfdLq7QR_JIW_Psh8SUPZDGdW1dNofkqLkY/s1024/DSC_0697-edited1.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1024" data-original-width="678" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvBXEN9kok8ch9LvACVjlizUx4Ksv4rBReCX8uIJg0aBO1wDAMiQBvYQ2gpXsxrixNcXxgdl_bgY21b62GHSjbUVtxQLmOd4JVghWb81A71k1U4d78W640vz-A8BJjihE9XlhnoHCsGiOWX6W942C_ordhWfdLq7QR_JIW_Psh8SUPZDGdW1dNofkqLkY/s320/DSC_0697-edited1.jpg" width="212" /></span></a></td></tr><tr>
<td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><span>The antimacassar's in the drawing room</span> </span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br />
</span><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEho4m5UJuTmH2Wo2_aFjO94vwIaf4dA0G5QkMPfoMicyU0Wnmaf8QR6gX2OlH0zkMKMR2FgXwqxYyfsxwxKQd8xDsbjtLJyAVAVx7n3a4NTGbK0cXbYf99KxFAWX8P6wfjTtPZhPTi6JaxKdXahh98WVQ6DrsMIFtH1vBbDQ5hb0KyV5x0B4cx0KEgvOLo/s4928/DSC_0698.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3264" data-original-width="4928" height="212" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEho4m5UJuTmH2Wo2_aFjO94vwIaf4dA0G5QkMPfoMicyU0Wnmaf8QR6gX2OlH0zkMKMR2FgXwqxYyfsxwxKQd8xDsbjtLJyAVAVx7n3a4NTGbK0cXbYf99KxFAWX8P6wfjTtPZhPTi6JaxKdXahh98WVQ6DrsMIFtH1vBbDQ5hb0KyV5x0B4cx0KEgvOLo/s320/DSC_0698.JPG" width="320" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Close up of one of Margaret's antimacassars on the drawing room chair</span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Upstairs Laura and Nicholas James discovered the stairs to the school room (sadly not open for visitors).</span></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjii9b5jTHzZ3ZSfyeZlNqVNaLJua3jv0b1MbdTxEvGfMfT2bAINJ06JEvcdPTMjqdb37_OSFGj_-SwYzW90vgIdrG6w8eQ4GgmaL-4F1fW99go_-J4FwgvexQpEg6noZACdixYjhQXKykvhlUNkbYUdvP3Uic0PuvlOoWUsgyNFZUNgW4-pMHcmyvjAlA/s1024/DSC_0757-edited1.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1024" data-original-width="678" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjii9b5jTHzZ3ZSfyeZlNqVNaLJua3jv0b1MbdTxEvGfMfT2bAINJ06JEvcdPTMjqdb37_OSFGj_-SwYzW90vgIdrG6w8eQ4GgmaL-4F1fW99go_-J4FwgvexQpEg6noZACdixYjhQXKykvhlUNkbYUdvP3Uic0PuvlOoWUsgyNFZUNgW4-pMHcmyvjAlA/s320/DSC_0757-edited1.jpg" width="212" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Laura and Nicholas James on the stairs to the school room with some of Blackie's publications</span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Underneath the school room stairs was a display featuring some of the Blackie children's toys and books.</span></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjS9GrkLGiWz0xpliuslbeM1jDu5txmFoYiABn7N9BAk266Q9jo2-PfREX50HIgg1naS5mKUIwHTeAlLoZzaH3tlIBTOZ7Pt_wT4ZrnrsSAs695PJzF1R6v3Q5yCPMYKu6rFAql-vLPo1M8OVYueKMN0jNGBg99mxeCD09p4RZkKtbdfOUe5Dknw-UoFJc/s1024/DSC_0754-edited1.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1024" data-original-width="678" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjS9GrkLGiWz0xpliuslbeM1jDu5txmFoYiABn7N9BAk266Q9jo2-PfREX50HIgg1naS5mKUIwHTeAlLoZzaH3tlIBTOZ7Pt_wT4ZrnrsSAs695PJzF1R6v3Q5yCPMYKu6rFAql-vLPo1M8OVYueKMN0jNGBg99mxeCD09p4RZkKtbdfOUe5Dknw-UoFJc/s320/DSC_0754-edited1.jpg" width="212" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Laura and Nicholas James said hello to the Blackie children's aged Teddy bear</span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYG5MAnrSuEJqkwVOEt303Q0Xa9c_4BFLqezElcRrYPuoRqqwMXDFd5aK7GTDxkijucmi1G_OERgokL9IbcR4EB0fkVkJvs4jtDkREYI-NMjeEReTOO2cWRFaBJdskQy4sItR6_5-4QV_nSlveBizUUf_X0VTU1hB_0zKBH6E4BoAV_VKXbTTsBfODdEg/s1024/DSC_0756-edited1.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="678" data-original-width="1024" height="212" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYG5MAnrSuEJqkwVOEt303Q0Xa9c_4BFLqezElcRrYPuoRqqwMXDFd5aK7GTDxkijucmi1G_OERgokL9IbcR4EB0fkVkJvs4jtDkREYI-NMjeEReTOO2cWRFaBJdskQy4sItR6_5-4QV_nSlveBizUUf_X0VTU1hB_0zKBH6E4BoAV_VKXbTTsBfODdEg/s320/DSC_0756-edited1.jpg" width="320" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Laura and Nicholas James wished they could read some of the Blackie publications</span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">There was a sign painted on the wall outside the kitchen which spoke of the essence of Macintosh's approach to design.</span></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgwwS-Sm7uO0idu2VLzogSzI8yVK4wZsP474cgDNUF2-dEquE0xJZqULPInuMqJKLYIkYd2swQTN2nOUT4nRO34f8CGA4FqtFI7aB_eZ8vZWGOlBUcl3N6zBrx8BNBWt8Fi3lp7ju3qe0I2Zk_YHNMwwzbDC2doRRiLfmnC7nSS7pYjqIl1soa6QxJzts/s1024/DSC_0714-edited1.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="678" data-original-width="1024" height="212" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgwwS-Sm7uO0idu2VLzogSzI8yVK4wZsP474cgDNUF2-dEquE0xJZqULPInuMqJKLYIkYd2swQTN2nOUT4nRO34f8CGA4FqtFI7aB_eZ8vZWGOlBUcl3N6zBrx8BNBWt8Fi3lp7ju3qe0I2Zk_YHNMwwzbDC2doRRiLfmnC7nSS7pYjqIl1soa6QxJzts/s320/DSC_0714-edited1.jpg" width="320" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">'The practical purpose came first. The pleasing design followed.' Charles Rennie Macintosh's design approach</span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">The kitchen was beautifully proportioned with lots of storage space and space to work, plus it was near the dining room, practical and good for the cook,<span style="text-align: center;"> one cook apparently came for 6 months and stayed for 3 years because she liked it so much.</span></span></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh74yIjo7d5PngOxUt9uSeAsj54JS_Yu7tmJ8fY1yaWQNl1G5l0zXf1HMDVQvtJjUSffr0xvdeBS0IjVhOyHehWmbUdf-SA66fwomrnQe5MUo_dj7vo1sW1kjahSNNtlEa7T6Ewd_Dk8Z8S-lS6zMlt94YDV7Znq6hcli8i4m0PEwa8hKzjDXsJc2EIV1I/s1024/DSC_0712-edited1.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="678" data-original-width="1024" height="212" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh74yIjo7d5PngOxUt9uSeAsj54JS_Yu7tmJ8fY1yaWQNl1G5l0zXf1HMDVQvtJjUSffr0xvdeBS0IjVhOyHehWmbUdf-SA66fwomrnQe5MUo_dj7vo1sW1kjahSNNtlEa7T6Ewd_Dk8Z8S-lS6zMlt94YDV7Znq6hcli8i4m0PEwa8hKzjDXsJc2EIV1I/s320/DSC_0712-edited1.jpg" width="320" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Charles Rennie Macintosh kitchen in Hill House</span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWLVUJofH9MDrIYScBxxkb48E3ZTM0-dOuEO3dwrjOvzrSLgd2ODFT6rCvboFFLfXTiqPnlurGxTvZEKDRrXcCUvYExT8p-hhpRpcm7Ptb0Y9ywT2ZUfjp8b7oHVogbvw6S-4V-yq84tzsZtnaacZgHsTDt4FwwB2z6xYN7WETcx7yyKgeulajIdUmrOA/s1024/DSC_0713-edited1.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"></a></span><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1024" data-original-width="678" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWLVUJofH9MDrIYScBxxkb48E3ZTM0-dOuEO3dwrjOvzrSLgd2ODFT6rCvboFFLfXTiqPnlurGxTvZEKDRrXcCUvYExT8p-hhpRpcm7Ptb0Y9ywT2ZUfjp8b7oHVogbvw6S-4V-yq84tzsZtnaacZgHsTDt4FwwB2z6xYN7WETcx7yyKgeulajIdUmrOA/s320/DSC_0713-edited1.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" width="212" /></span></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">A tempting recipe for Scotch Broth in the Hill House kitchen</span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWLVUJofH9MDrIYScBxxkb48E3ZTM0-dOuEO3dwrjOvzrSLgd2ODFT6rCvboFFLfXTiqPnlurGxTvZEKDRrXcCUvYExT8p-hhpRpcm7Ptb0Y9ywT2ZUfjp8b7oHVogbvw6S-4V-yq84tzsZtnaacZgHsTDt4FwwB2z6xYN7WETcx7yyKgeulajIdUmrOA/s1024/DSC_0713-edited1.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"></a></span></div><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">In the wonderful hallway, there was a table with a tray on it, telling the story of how the children would play in the house and gather in the hall for refreshments.</span></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeBhkP9qUQA1NnS5B3v__iXPZPSquL5Ji1XZ0i9bP_uFBD-IXqGatDtKaRwHUlwkGpyl1wKiibgEtRiIeUyze3uEBofnBTnYBUx7K5QurTPZdfbaEtAORZsoQA0lU1npxqUrNlIU0cHzjDd4G6LVkp7-7cW_ecCM4-anlgpWz9P6-0mFeaAYsncUHK9Hc/s1024/DSC_0720-edited1.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1024" data-original-width="678" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeBhkP9qUQA1NnS5B3v__iXPZPSquL5Ji1XZ0i9bP_uFBD-IXqGatDtKaRwHUlwkGpyl1wKiibgEtRiIeUyze3uEBofnBTnYBUx7K5QurTPZdfbaEtAORZsoQA0lU1npxqUrNlIU0cHzjDd4G6LVkp7-7cW_ecCM4-anlgpWz9P6-0mFeaAYsncUHK9Hc/s320/DSC_0720-edited1.jpg" width="212" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Hill House hallway and lower stairs, view towards the front door</span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7cRCoVwS12gP2WNZ54jDQsO4t50L6XrsDKaGidQUvB2TN01L8omVxte_JVgTRDm6vZUxsIExPeQtugkYDEEl_QJWXlIf4FX21lBSQI_vfAIyyBZdDcpbPFrfN8Dml9k4FI8egagtAmGvAV6ykHPfji4KtclooDFQJgVJyaN3F9kdjtGUUBOnzDkClji4/s1024/DSC_0716-edited1.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"></a>
</span><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="678" data-original-width="1024" height="212" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7cRCoVwS12gP2WNZ54jDQsO4t50L6XrsDKaGidQUvB2TN01L8omVxte_JVgTRDm6vZUxsIExPeQtugkYDEEl_QJWXlIf4FX21lBSQI_vfAIyyBZdDcpbPFrfN8Dml9k4FI8egagtAmGvAV6ykHPfji4KtclooDFQJgVJyaN3F9kdjtGUUBOnzDkClji4/s320/DSC_0716-edited1.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" width="320" /></span></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Tea tray on the hall table</span></td></tr></tbody></table></div><div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium; text-align: center;">The words on the tea tray say: "For the Blackie children the Hill House was a fun place to live and grow. They loved to follow the lines and squares on the hall carpet, and their games made the most of the clever niches, stair banisters and fireside seats designed by Macintosh. On Sunday afternoons they gathered around the hall table where their mother served afternoon tea." (Hill House, National Trust for Scotland)</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium; text-align: center;"><br /></span></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5Ixex_QVzjIHjzuTTbQyzeUc2WLKmMOZbt0newopY2y1uhGjZMz5GkgXJnJxlXqEAXMXfVAQTvDou_ye9NjR4k_z4S0IBEOUkNNegxPWLT-rpsEbWta7MlHiK1ZJqchSnB_025hp1_Ka9YT5p7DZ-8KH8QZwlLrZfctZ-8Z1kRQrEACI2Z-4wLifh28g/s1024/DSC_0722-edited1.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1024" data-original-width="683" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5Ixex_QVzjIHjzuTTbQyzeUc2WLKmMOZbt0newopY2y1uhGjZMz5GkgXJnJxlXqEAXMXfVAQTvDou_ye9NjR4k_z4S0IBEOUkNNegxPWLT-rpsEbWta7MlHiK1ZJqchSnB_025hp1_Ka9YT5p7DZ-8KH8QZwlLrZfctZ-8Z1kRQrEACI2Z-4wLifh28g/s320/DSC_0722-edited1.jpg" width="213" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Charles Rennie Macintosh chair in a niche on the curved landing of the main stairs</span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span><div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Laura and Nicholas James went out of the house and climbed onto the walkway which went all the way round the house at first floor level and even over the top of the house, giving a view which most people would never have seen unless they helped build or maintain the house. The following photos from the walkway don't include Laura and Nicholas James, who peeped out from their travelling bag - it was a little unnerving for anyone without a head for heights walking over the top of the house especially as the walkway floor was steel mesh so you could see through it to the house roof below.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8RsFDaUXqEcw5t3j879rPylgr8XuALNpuMkNqTc1WYgiTIzMmVxcBRJULgfyej4eFaWzcHbbgHELizRuwt-EXBFDaa3yG2ASZGjbf5NTFUj08XFVJlqgoxWxrU4fGwBFFykn3yfqRcRYevK_hYllcp6UVJDIQ3lLn2Z4XO3a4A3qlDHai6rCXQF_h3fg/s1024/DSC_0773-edited1.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="678" data-original-width="1024" height="212" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8RsFDaUXqEcw5t3j879rPylgr8XuALNpuMkNqTc1WYgiTIzMmVxcBRJULgfyej4eFaWzcHbbgHELizRuwt-EXBFDaa3yG2ASZGjbf5NTFUj08XFVJlqgoxWxrU4fGwBFFykn3yfqRcRYevK_hYllcp6UVJDIQ3lLn2Z4XO3a4A3qlDHai6rCXQF_h3fg/s320/DSC_0773-edited1.jpg" width="320" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><span>Hill House roof including the roof of the curved wall stairway</span> </span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /><span style="text-align: center;">Hill House tower stairs used by the servants (the children were banned from using those stairs, to give the servants some privacy). This photo of Hill House shows some of the roughcast removed as part of the restoration investigation work.</span></span></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMAXjnvJyVKcwLHbTfTtUpGaH5784T9W0SzRuJK87iwQmArdyTOW_JgEK5koGB04JZrXzB5g5AwyDBSFXhdPiM5vkxE_Zr3pyD9KCUgXI9JLLOpx62J9PlBHawklXwTlOXW-1mA2Shr2SXTMl_AeU3ERe7JH0w92_W6RhmnpTzqvAhZ18NL5k0zL2Jte8/s1024/DSC_0781-edited1.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1024" data-original-width="678" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMAXjnvJyVKcwLHbTfTtUpGaH5784T9W0SzRuJK87iwQmArdyTOW_JgEK5koGB04JZrXzB5g5AwyDBSFXhdPiM5vkxE_Zr3pyD9KCUgXI9JLLOpx62J9PlBHawklXwTlOXW-1mA2Shr2SXTMl_AeU3ERe7JH0w92_W6RhmnpTzqvAhZ18NL5k0zL2Jte8/s320/DSC_0781-edited1.jpg" width="212" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Hill House exterior wall with roughcast removed</span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5IJur1S58x01F_ESk9Qm59K8eZWwthKiyy-4y4YS1-qTC-07-Sg841_fdSowHmpRyLTDanaB5c2x-Jgme5dLB_SnJFBully9g880IRnQzUkPJRAfPDx_FqJP2EsD4m6pALzjOOkX90ro3LL-U-VhifFgGfj_F0TbSbbqTp0-3Mqq-yar4ucg7F6XyhuM/s1024/DSC_0782-edited1.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="678" data-original-width="1024" height="212" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5IJur1S58x01F_ESk9Qm59K8eZWwthKiyy-4y4YS1-qTC-07-Sg841_fdSowHmpRyLTDanaB5c2x-Jgme5dLB_SnJFBully9g880IRnQzUkPJRAfPDx_FqJP2EsD4m6pALzjOOkX90ro3LL-U-VhifFgGfj_F0TbSbbqTp0-3Mqq-yar4ucg7F6XyhuM/s320/DSC_0782-edited1.jpg" width="320" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Hill House in its box, showing the stairs to the top walkway which goes over the top of the house</span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKWPCEphxmg6XBbGZGptBxQU1q_t6O0P_gGNbAbAQB79OpBQhsziyxT6VgDLJr74Igom0dUXvlAgNDhQY_-9UHYueN41z_pZBG9ZBKpHw0DiqSv121loHftMyfSRE8lnQk0sYArsEZe6CqemuQEaxDGaek3gVa0LsDbqoJ3AXL8yP9R_xG3cr0H0WKZl0/s1024/DSC_0784-edited1.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="678" data-original-width="1024" height="212" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKWPCEphxmg6XBbGZGptBxQU1q_t6O0P_gGNbAbAQB79OpBQhsziyxT6VgDLJr74Igom0dUXvlAgNDhQY_-9UHYueN41z_pZBG9ZBKpHw0DiqSv121loHftMyfSRE8lnQk0sYArsEZe6CqemuQEaxDGaek3gVa0LsDbqoJ3AXL8yP9R_xG3cr0H0WKZl0/s320/DSC_0784-edited1.jpg" width="320" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Hill House exterior design is fascinating</span></td></tr></tbody></table><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Outside the 'box' containing Hill House Laura and Nicholas James explored the garden. By that time they were joined by their new friend, the Heilan Coo (Scots language for Highland Cow, the Scottish Gaelic name is <span face=""Google Sans", arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #040c28;">Bò Ghàidhealach</span>) who had been waiting for them in the National Trust for Scotland shop adjoining the house.</span></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0hlFzLmNWyYEO7c4VHdGZrIePt6W309nV1IPGWzZtiHPmkTybQixXHwPAXU2PXA3sYVFp07RJw1mET85jsSnRl005YYtq5dg9PIpCD-p5ghhnAsic4bShq46Za9g6JsqVv4lv8AbaVfmLpCbcvhZrdB1hVWXFi8Ql2c-HJK4Wuvv8caQEfCgW2D-hHBw/s1024/DSC_0798-edited1.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1024" data-original-width="678" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0hlFzLmNWyYEO7c4VHdGZrIePt6W309nV1IPGWzZtiHPmkTybQixXHwPAXU2PXA3sYVFp07RJw1mET85jsSnRl005YYtq5dg9PIpCD-p5ghhnAsic4bShq46Za9g6JsqVv4lv8AbaVfmLpCbcvhZrdB1hVWXFi8Ql2c-HJK4Wuvv8caQEfCgW2D-hHBw/s320/DSC_0798-edited1.jpg" width="212" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Nicholas James, Heilan Coo and Laura outside Hill House in the garden</span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjN1dKuuk1CD4x9oMIhz-k2xHePUB5za2xvafGmwb2XPPYo4-qlICavT31GTSISOhOxKJTKM3AccUfWyFPJ78_TI1-asNcA1jkG6sUvHliFTaFKLaQkNE7eP8VrOOl98SJ_qjrqWyfcCYCs_L2UUtFiXpZ66W_-k1CsJjSVhAJCkOQjuDFjk6U5tP9obpU/s1024/DSC_0799-edited1.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="678" data-original-width="1024" height="212" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjN1dKuuk1CD4x9oMIhz-k2xHePUB5za2xvafGmwb2XPPYo4-qlICavT31GTSISOhOxKJTKM3AccUfWyFPJ78_TI1-asNcA1jkG6sUvHliFTaFKLaQkNE7eP8VrOOl98SJ_qjrqWyfcCYCs_L2UUtFiXpZ66W_-k1CsJjSVhAJCkOQjuDFjk6U5tP9obpU/s320/DSC_0799-edited1.jpg" width="320" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Nicholas James, Heilan Coo and Laura liked the Japanese themed part of the Hill House garden</span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6VsrOPJ4GPlWh5h7l_BcXECYuk--fd700kI0z1DrxLauJPfbShHEEis1o20SbU843DfKLAsmPhgqF0pLOOC_qoKNL_ERaJutYU0vCl3Z3zvl0dg83WLFu-7mAPsS-CSB57EJd1v4qwwJASiUlk_eEb-ky3adsBfVmTxghc39xaKAbt6aMCi3JGIa6z6A/s1024/DSC_0806-edited1.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">
<img border="0" data-original-height="1024" data-original-width="678" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6VsrOPJ4GPlWh5h7l_BcXECYuk--fd700kI0z1DrxLauJPfbShHEEis1o20SbU843DfKLAsmPhgqF0pLOOC_qoKNL_ERaJutYU0vCl3Z3zvl0dg83WLFu-7mAPsS-CSB57EJd1v4qwwJASiUlk_eEb-ky3adsBfVmTxghc39xaKAbt6aMCi3JGIa6z6A/s320/DSC_0806-edited1.jpg" width="212" /></span></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Heilan Coo on the lawn in front of Hill House</span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br />
</span><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhA9kGCAX1xWou7De0TPOBdDSk9tnS1jCiHVvEdBo8vq5zFHd330Vl349BQUE1XwQdymAaC_4kjIkprXRxVUXqZdORCWo-Hmj-89qPfj8_yRwKGv9WAhtMDthQJ_iGTNrr_yQfYIIk_Lm0ioioleJ95DYFm8SktoBn1qHVZvBAPG1w4XfSmj6s3__uHf0k/s1024/DSC_0807-edited1.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="678" data-original-width="1024" height="212" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhA9kGCAX1xWou7De0TPOBdDSk9tnS1jCiHVvEdBo8vq5zFHd330Vl349BQUE1XwQdymAaC_4kjIkprXRxVUXqZdORCWo-Hmj-89qPfj8_yRwKGv9WAhtMDthQJ_iGTNrr_yQfYIIk_Lm0ioioleJ95DYFm8SktoBn1qHVZvBAPG1w4XfSmj6s3__uHf0k/s320/DSC_0807-edited1.jpg" width="320" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Heilan Coo and a cheerful dandelion</span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Hill House was fascinating, Laura and Nicholas James enjoyed exploring it (they took many more photos than shown here). </span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">After leaving Hill House, Laura, Nicholas James and Heilan Cow continued on the <a href="https://roadtrips.visitscotland.com/clyde-sea-lochs-trail-route" target="_blank">Clyde Sea Lochs trail route</a>, briefly visited Loch Lomond at Tarbet before starting the <a href="https://roadtrips.visitscotland.com/argyll-coastal-route" target="_blank">Argyll Coastal route</a> (which takes in lots of sea lochs) to Inveraray on Loch Fyne where they spent the second night of their trip in a youth hostel and saw red squirrels feeding in the garden when they arrived!</span></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvb3BQTVJYBmrcOsjGfDiLHOrOcGWeTZy82sD0c9ZMyZx7NQYecTBJtf9TPmjv5FgRnn026t6YbgxBwjTg-NYm6bLUrTN9acCTygdhgjMGMbYUX4ftiFACUwWPRRYlH_fcaQuXfUWTZjbOIvjkv09RPKd6eA_B94hvPUFdUsL_pCr7xRzdqmTKnekB08c/s1024/IMG_5154-edited1.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="768" data-original-width="1024" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvb3BQTVJYBmrcOsjGfDiLHOrOcGWeTZy82sD0c9ZMyZx7NQYecTBJtf9TPmjv5FgRnn026t6YbgxBwjTg-NYm6bLUrTN9acCTygdhgjMGMbYUX4ftiFACUwWPRRYlH_fcaQuXfUWTZjbOIvjkv09RPKd6eA_B94hvPUFdUsL_pCr7xRzdqmTKnekB08c/s320/IMG_5154-edited1.jpg" width="320" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Loch Lomond, near Tarbet</span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5UN1FHPn6DfC6-NrRAFFFYYmax2nOBE-ec4Ldjs3k3fba2iat4qZN1SHrTg5RvBqzltqARXVHuZRrOgQSC23c0pHC2eiUmBobYAOBpnnt7HQ46qhyygCjAg8Ghl63xwsxdBVGmf9IhXrtK6Ck4_u_CPD2AF6Vt-0dRpJF-w-li7LR77zNiYrDDlB0ZPs/s1024/IMG_5163-edited1.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="768" data-original-width="1024" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5UN1FHPn6DfC6-NrRAFFFYYmax2nOBE-ec4Ldjs3k3fba2iat4qZN1SHrTg5RvBqzltqARXVHuZRrOgQSC23c0pHC2eiUmBobYAOBpnnt7HQ46qhyygCjAg8Ghl63xwsxdBVGmf9IhXrtK6Ck4_u_CPD2AF6Vt-0dRpJF-w-li7LR77zNiYrDDlB0ZPs/s320/IMG_5163-edited1.jpg" width="320" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">First glimpse of Inveraray on Loch Fyne from the car</span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglC5HP63_ZBdQzGYLMNwH_a6UvND70SIfVboo5r7ZU-2Vi-M7HCW5XU3M4rmncxZGzMje7NcIyfc7Mw4KAsb2kBAIaSvKCBnlgl1z-kY5rrsVBsZHRIrrIYbfwYiwfccMcw4lBcYp62QAMo3ON7Dh7Lmb5TgZHFYLLQCoFYyl7UXvr6XcwkHSgCVcLpjk/s1024/DSC_0819-edited1.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="678" data-original-width="1024" height="212" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglC5HP63_ZBdQzGYLMNwH_a6UvND70SIfVboo5r7ZU-2Vi-M7HCW5XU3M4rmncxZGzMje7NcIyfc7Mw4KAsb2kBAIaSvKCBnlgl1z-kY5rrsVBsZHRIrrIYbfwYiwfccMcw4lBcYp62QAMo3ON7Dh7Lmb5TgZHFYLLQCoFYyl7UXvr6XcwkHSgCVcLpjk/s320/DSC_0819-edited1.jpg" width="320" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Red squirrel at Inveraray Youth Hostel</span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Laura and Nicholas James had enjoyed their first full day in Scotland and looked forward to the next day's adventures.</span></p></div></div></div>DollMumhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07655612985882320920noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1980962366285294991.post-84511686149121960752023-07-10T00:05:00.006+01:002023-07-16T21:30:33.036+01:00My donation for the Children's Fund Auction 2023<p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial;">This year we cannot attend the Sasha Festival in Portland, Oregon, USA, partly due to the expense of getting there from England and partly because the dates chosen clash with something else already booked </span><span style="font-family: arial;">before we attended the 2022 Sasha Doll Festival in Syracuse, NY, USA</span><span style="font-family: arial;"> last July</span><span style="font-family: arial;">.</span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><span>The 2023 Sasha Doll Festival theme is 'Sasha Rocks'. </span>When the theme was announced at the end of the 2022 festival, I knew what my CFA donation would be.</span></p><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwq4uzdWeF7ZB1l-VMfaD1vrjvjeLqqvffdjJD9D8tT2IskIyeoIVwmRkzVrECUK4rqOgSXggoxWcJ1PV6TuYFHD-QfBvOptGYbum5TrWBlmlWaFrJey57uIbGKxC48H8JnHwTJoOMnoCnu9VxryqhZsVKgN7R3BRUmQeIhmn8UNgIt1W-VjXXUUUnNBM/s1024/DSC_0576-edited1.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="678" data-original-width="1024" height="212" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwq4uzdWeF7ZB1l-VMfaD1vrjvjeLqqvffdjJD9D8tT2IskIyeoIVwmRkzVrECUK4rqOgSXggoxWcJ1PV6TuYFHD-QfBvOptGYbum5TrWBlmlWaFrJey57uIbGKxC48H8JnHwTJoOMnoCnu9VxryqhZsVKgN7R3BRUmQeIhmn8UNgIt1W-VjXXUUUnNBM/s320/DSC_0576-edited1.jpg" width="320" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">'I still have faith in you' ABBAtar outfits for Sasha and Gregor</span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><span><br /></span>
</span><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">On 2 September 2021, Swedish pop group ABBA released the first two songs of their first new album in 40 years ahead of the full album and the ABBA Voyage show opening in London. I watched the two songs and as soon as I saw the outfits on the ABBAtars (the holograms of the ABBA members) on the 'I still have faith in you' music video, I wanted to make those outfits for Sasha and Gregor dolls, even though they were computer generated outfits and hadn't actually been sewn for the singers.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><span>The music video is at </span><a class="yiv0241916638enhancr_card_8574181046" href="https://youtu.be/pAzEY1MfXrQ" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" style="background-color: white; color: #196ad4; outline: none;" target="_blank">ABBA - I Still Have Faith In You</a><span>. The outfits on the ABBAtars first appear at 3:44.</span></span></p>
<p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><span>I haven't yet been to ABBA Voyage </span><a class="yiv0241916638enhancr_card_8430526318" href="https://abbavoyage.com/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" style="background-color: white; color: #196ad4; outline: none;" target="_blank">ABBA Voyage Official Website - 2023 ABBA Concert in London</a><span>, some work colleagues went recently and had a really good time.</span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: medium;">The following is a screen clip of the ABBA Voyage website showing the ABBAtars wearing the outfits I wanted to make for Sasha and Gregor.</span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">
</span></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOFq8trrF2Lnj5oJ6ymYwXEduaW3bjQe5GG3FFr-pLykNgdnUFaHtdZcsoki8u97uJA8SoOFLLBDAYmDWzlMQvSwDK4h0IXm8KV7ye-J6qsP9iICxwn9ajuj3glUpA0vGSpjsIrVmhYw4dymd5pFIAmaXf1g3rUmjPpbqJ0i0CwI25VPITaWs4V_oQjaI/s1221/Screenshot%20ABBA%202023-01-27%20232847.png" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="614" data-original-width="1221" height="161" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOFq8trrF2Lnj5oJ6ymYwXEduaW3bjQe5GG3FFr-pLykNgdnUFaHtdZcsoki8u97uJA8SoOFLLBDAYmDWzlMQvSwDK4h0IXm8KV7ye-J6qsP9iICxwn9ajuj3glUpA0vGSpjsIrVmhYw4dymd5pFIAmaXf1g3rUmjPpbqJ0i0CwI25VPITaWs4V_oQjaI/s320/Screenshot%20ABBA%202023-01-27%20232847.png" width="320" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">ABBA Voyage website</span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span><p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Soon after 'I still have faith in you' was released, I searched online for some suitable fabric and bought it, but it was a long time before I was able to start drawing up the patterns, because I was working on the <a href="https://dollmum.blogspot.com/2022/07/shakespeare-dream-coat-for-sasha.html">Shakespeare Dream Coat for the 2022 Sasha festival</a>. The theme for the 2023 festival served as the impetus to get started again once I had other projects completed (<a href="https://dollmum.blogspot.com/2023/04/trudi-part-2.html">such as Trudi and Katherine's coats</a>). </span></p>
<p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">I drew patterns for the tops of both the girls and the boys, these were based initially on a sleeveless bodice pattern for a Sasha dress. I wanted to avoid many seams because of the nature of the fabric (shiny stretch lycra) so didn't want any darts or seams for attaching short sleeves, they needed to be part of the top, to get the flow of fabric to hang better than arm hole sleeves would have allowed, and this proved to be the right decision for the fabric and scale. The boys tops were slightly lengthened versions of the girls tops, which I made first.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">The girls have wraparound skirts. My initial designs were based on circular skirts cut on the bias, but this resulted in too much fabric around the bottom of the skirts which looked wrong, so I redrew them straighter to use less fabric. The front of the skirts have a shape to them with a lower point hanging below the imaginary hemline (the skirts and the tops are not hemmed at the bottom as it would have detracted from the hang of the fabric), this was based on watching how the outfits moved on the ABBAtars in the music video.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"></span></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9sy0zgdBB-A-Z06xLcejqmSZWJZHue3H6ezfMYCaTtVda3vOvds2Tu6sJFj_fMHdN2FwHmWyiPL5sq1k1B4v_kY-ErHyZ2nQD3JkDgPb71CWnu27cjcjUVo7t_aJmSDvfd6rv5dpVYh5sWu8gi6HuwfFg9B81O1qQu-8VJuz7RbobM2wYy5TlhMVidTk/s1024/DSC_0583-edited1.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1024" data-original-width="678" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9sy0zgdBB-A-Z06xLcejqmSZWJZHue3H6ezfMYCaTtVda3vOvds2Tu6sJFj_fMHdN2FwHmWyiPL5sq1k1B4v_kY-ErHyZ2nQD3JkDgPb71CWnu27cjcjUVo7t_aJmSDvfd6rv5dpVYh5sWu8gi6HuwfFg9B81O1qQu-8VJuz7RbobM2wYy5TlhMVidTk/s320/DSC_0583-edited1.jpg" width="212" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Agnetha's outfit</span></td></tr></tbody></table><p></p>
<p><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjaPZHkuA9KAPrPX1oVX5ucGUL_qWc8b-zB7y5Mt_59c9jR91sp5MKPJszwROF8v4sg0lUORe1NDvh5U3nPAZZLLs1iBoiDhdgPwwfECzMOLq3caRzr-1kI_EARjyy7s1NdB53-AzWpnyQm9gTBwJUQNGqOMvtx_qFCvC3APngZeB1v2JGu6pNKZIjPeI/s1024/DSC_0619-edited1.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1024" data-original-width="678" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjaPZHkuA9KAPrPX1oVX5ucGUL_qWc8b-zB7y5Mt_59c9jR91sp5MKPJszwROF8v4sg0lUORe1NDvh5U3nPAZZLLs1iBoiDhdgPwwfECzMOLq3caRzr-1kI_EARjyy7s1NdB53-AzWpnyQm9gTBwJUQNGqOMvtx_qFCvC3APngZeB1v2JGu6pNKZIjPeI/s320/DSC_0619-edited1.jpg" width="212" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Agnetha's outfit</span></td></tr></tbody></table><p></p>
<p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">The fabric I had found for Anni-frid's gold outfit was a different type of lycra from the silver and turquoise lycra I had found for the boys and Agnetha's outfits, it is a glittery material which sheds glitter a bit when being sewn and is slightly thinner.</span></p>
<p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFWbOLaXh7yrVYc-1C9F3wP3IYl2_noeIbN1uZpPzFd4M-zoQTxV7EDwnzQo6RfBOuaN_aashm_a4lSRSlGIpE1QRjEkdiB8YzzdFLJmeJRBocSYaCUyP6s_e5uKJ-dFvvIYIVcp70WhX6m6k4S_GTvJ1SvXHoOTpZ-g_SpRXhqOaITCbIWTpn9clbjsI/s1024/DSC_0610-edited1.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1024" data-original-width="678" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFWbOLaXh7yrVYc-1C9F3wP3IYl2_noeIbN1uZpPzFd4M-zoQTxV7EDwnzQo6RfBOuaN_aashm_a4lSRSlGIpE1QRjEkdiB8YzzdFLJmeJRBocSYaCUyP6s_e5uKJ-dFvvIYIVcp70WhX6m6k4S_GTvJ1SvXHoOTpZ-g_SpRXhqOaITCbIWTpn9clbjsI/s320/DSC_0610-edited1.jpg" width="212" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Anni-frid's outfit</span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLNQPsUrpsK6lnwf1GS-4v7mfJz-BJi3qqdlDR1k1n1ikl5gWnJTRT6bgXps77pZQYXYIgVx91EsQQS-kDPxs8Utjo7bmCxjiBjZZmgrUzy9GOUmlWMqehR48VsZOTsuAVocdYBSanqohS_rc3yxcPOsh08Qi_RTr5E05PI19e58_w9G6nY7ZwH88qEQo/s1024/DSC_0611-edited1.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1024" data-original-width="678" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLNQPsUrpsK6lnwf1GS-4v7mfJz-BJi3qqdlDR1k1n1ikl5gWnJTRT6bgXps77pZQYXYIgVx91EsQQS-kDPxs8Utjo7bmCxjiBjZZmgrUzy9GOUmlWMqehR48VsZOTsuAVocdYBSanqohS_rc3yxcPOsh08Qi_RTr5E05PI19e58_w9G6nY7ZwH88qEQo/s320/DSC_0611-edited1.jpg" width="212" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Anni-frid's outfit</span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">I made the long boots for the girls from the same silver lycra fabric as the boys tops, based on a larger boot pattern I found online (for 18" dolls) and resized down for 16" Sasha, plus adjusted to make the boots knee length. Only the back seams of the boots were machine stitched, all the other seams were hand stitched.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">The boys trousers are the same silvery lycra as their tops, but sewn with the black side out, this worked well.</span></p><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsPKi-_tpCXL16Dq-oFglsdeVH__S48mTHMr6KdCv7wvObUmOVGJQXdnesPGOP2BUy3OxImVSpBdYJsWFSv7XblClobC3U5Nbqqx_7VBbHQEBgmo5wpa_Mck8z9HFQldSDN1zSVDGZak5Azjpn-G0cWxOCjHmTR4isHUROWpkhjpubcNNDFXXztqtBrgc/s1024/DSC_0613-edited1.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1024" data-original-width="678" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsPKi-_tpCXL16Dq-oFglsdeVH__S48mTHMr6KdCv7wvObUmOVGJQXdnesPGOP2BUy3OxImVSpBdYJsWFSv7XblClobC3U5Nbqqx_7VBbHQEBgmo5wpa_Mck8z9HFQldSDN1zSVDGZak5Azjpn-G0cWxOCjHmTR4isHUROWpkhjpubcNNDFXXztqtBrgc/s320/DSC_0613-edited1.jpg" width="212" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Bjorn's outfit</span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9N2k0a7yfJyqB9VXcCKfpff3wRVGFiHBZYGpXMYcX8XoYWhXH2Q7ZVflJbw00Xv80_sn6bnypNyElK9u2797tGG-24m3IDmZensxd5cTiPADbPlh3nPEx5n98j381a7NgRseXaQ-Khrs2P7L_JBhrQ6zy6diWDs_5gxU9Q2weelG96yhMcbE6dFjsZi0/s1024/DSC_0614-edited1.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1024" data-original-width="678" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9N2k0a7yfJyqB9VXcCKfpff3wRVGFiHBZYGpXMYcX8XoYWhXH2Q7ZVflJbw00Xv80_sn6bnypNyElK9u2797tGG-24m3IDmZensxd5cTiPADbPlh3nPEx5n98j381a7NgRseXaQ-Khrs2P7L_JBhrQ6zy6diWDs_5gxU9Q2weelG96yhMcbE6dFjsZi0/s320/DSC_0614-edited1.jpg" width="212" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Bjorn's outfit</span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><span><br /></span>
</span><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">I made the microphones from wooden dowel, with the black side out of the silver lycra fabric glued and sewn on, plus some black and silver glitter netting fabric at the one end, with flat black elastic straps to help the dolls hold their microphones. The dowel and thickness of the fabric means they're quite a tight fit in the doll's hand, with the two dolls I used the grip of Agnetha (Miranda, blond green dress girl) is narrower than Anni-Frid (Laura, red haired white dress girl). </span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: medium;"></span></span></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhz-l-xTzQB7fHxIKEBy3Mij9Sv63R_cC27iJbg-gHvOF9Skmb4xMKdjrUnS1TvUlq5-_W5wefkaTCwJpkJAlM6Fni5xwrpcykh2cCHedPkyOHltK1Ja4sdEAaCzDXTiC3s6QZOgEyhZ0loknnbRszBQrEhfP6JE-X90Rv_InIq106CY49iOAGKTToTpuk/s1024/DSC_0621-edited1.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1024" data-original-width="678" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhz-l-xTzQB7fHxIKEBy3Mij9Sv63R_cC27iJbg-gHvOF9Skmb4xMKdjrUnS1TvUlq5-_W5wefkaTCwJpkJAlM6Fni5xwrpcykh2cCHedPkyOHltK1Ja4sdEAaCzDXTiC3s6QZOgEyhZ0loknnbRszBQrEhfP6JE-X90Rv_InIq106CY49iOAGKTToTpuk/s320/DSC_0621-edited1.jpg" width="212" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Benny's outfit</span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br />
<p><span style="font-family: arial;">There was quite a lot of hand sewing in these outfits though I used the machine for some seams. </span></p>
<p><span style="font-family: arial;">I commissioned the shiny black pixie boots for the boys from Lisa Hartley.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-family: arial;"></span></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxIDafHQMTp7Td6Ya7PlBb_1bJqqQMAi-fkSzDUAUa-FxyIELc5ZezBSwFcZFHQG-F54EscuQpD6dYgyR6L8kbDeVbodchDZ10Urjg1HCNKEm3sCm-ik_N2PemBNa_mDDWL6v7Hsh7FrzK6ukMea_geYSFI0WxiPJQ7zmQgJZl952T85pDTpYF7x1BS6I/s1024/DSC_0651-edited1.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1024" data-original-width="1024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxIDafHQMTp7Td6Ya7PlBb_1bJqqQMAi-fkSzDUAUa-FxyIELc5ZezBSwFcZFHQG-F54EscuQpD6dYgyR6L8kbDeVbodchDZ10Urjg1HCNKEm3sCm-ik_N2PemBNa_mDDWL6v7Hsh7FrzK6ukMea_geYSFI0WxiPJQ7zmQgJZl952T85pDTpYF7x1BS6I/s320/DSC_0651-edited1.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Shiny black pixie boots by Lisa Hartley</td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: arial;"><span><br /></span></span><p></p>
<p><span style="font-family: arial;">Benny's keyboard was a joint effort by me and my husband - I raided his workshop for possible pieces of timber which he cut to length. A piece of thick dowel, a piece of skirting board and a rectangular offcut from another project formed the basis of the design (the offcut length ended up determining the length of the keyboard which is slightly narrower than the one in the music video). Similarly, due to Gregor not having bendable knees it made sense to have Benny stand at the keyboard, so I made it taller than in the music video. Once all the pieces were cut, I drilled the two holes for the dowel to fit into, one end fits flush with the bottom of the base board, the other fits into the bottom of the keyboard which is made up of the offcut and the skirting board glued together.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-family: arial;">Then I set up a cardboard box on a table in the garden for spray painting first the primer then the silver top coat on all three pieces, gradually building up primer on all sides, and sanding down gently with silicone carbide paper once dry (it was quick drying) before the top coat layers were sprayed on (also quick drying). The spray painting was done in one afternoon. </span></p>
<p><span style="font-family: arial;">The keyboard and the words on the front of it were printed on paper then cut out and glued on with tacky glue after the paint had dried.</span></p>
<p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjK0MLs_wU4tgcUYykW07o9YHPx09fQqKQ7P-QybUksJ_2cuODifYnqfQ2iF5ZdqQDqHz6JonyKskK1Cxlf89UdvhPQLEYhB1Z4kXf8v_LtlBI6HG_2gdyrE6yAZuTEnRn0S78-c8iapXqE0-BC5zcHWd16c5bD-JnSUlI7yLnvvimd5lrQ-3Zd7JoI870/s1024/DSC_0623-edited1.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1024" data-original-width="678" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjK0MLs_wU4tgcUYykW07o9YHPx09fQqKQ7P-QybUksJ_2cuODifYnqfQ2iF5ZdqQDqHz6JonyKskK1Cxlf89UdvhPQLEYhB1Z4kXf8v_LtlBI6HG_2gdyrE6yAZuTEnRn0S78-c8iapXqE0-BC5zcHWd16c5bD-JnSUlI7yLnvvimd5lrQ-3Zd7JoI870/s320/DSC_0623-edited1.jpg" width="212" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Benny's outfit side</span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvRkX9x_8tTPB501zpDH_69Fpdf0CxVOnTM3pJlnMx-vXiG2BgGTrySsWKgxF6J63ci1xY5y6NayE55FXg7knvCg-ipNoniNkp7gcQzq7S-pOMp8a48WPvzPom2QWNgm4E8Kt6Rao9JZX3RmEQ_TOQAMO8x_SO9F-bsoVfHQyAfP90xL0UhMdy86Ly_RI/s1024/DSC_0579-edited1.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1024" data-original-width="678" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvRkX9x_8tTPB501zpDH_69Fpdf0CxVOnTM3pJlnMx-vXiG2BgGTrySsWKgxF6J63ci1xY5y6NayE55FXg7knvCg-ipNoniNkp7gcQzq7S-pOMp8a48WPvzPom2QWNgm4E8Kt6Rao9JZX3RmEQ_TOQAMO8x_SO9F-bsoVfHQyAfP90xL0UhMdy86Ly_RI/s320/DSC_0579-edited1.jpg" />
</span></a></td></tr></tbody><tbody><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Benny's top and keyboard</span></td></tr></tbody>
</table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYjuHZ2C4DbUSeTCFf_22sB0A4fxWsdcZJZUS4iAm7Itq92Z7NSnyd253NSLnyL8VkfbL1TxVQZVLm_e6E-mbMn1j_0GGIGbTirpLl6IpBF0tmUrbYFjdeepyqX8uaBC6cqygG1A0YDK3P76jRyhlY7Rk10f0TeEIJG4rFP-IagrC8eeCcCvIeaeFcu1c/s1024/DSC_0626-edited1.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1024" data-original-width="1024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYjuHZ2C4DbUSeTCFf_22sB0A4fxWsdcZJZUS4iAm7Itq92Z7NSnyd253NSLnyL8VkfbL1TxVQZVLm_e6E-mbMn1j_0GGIGbTirpLl6IpBF0tmUrbYFjdeepyqX8uaBC6cqygG1A0YDK3P76jRyhlY7Rk10f0TeEIJG4rFP-IagrC8eeCcCvIeaeFcu1c/s320/DSC_0626-edited1.jpg" width="320" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Benny's keyboard</span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: arial;"><br />The following photos show Benny's keyboard partly assembled or in pieces.</span></span></span><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><span><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhs_UOSXFusRf_OVztFK6aXuCj9jV_D6JXNIFlIljN3LK_62SkkTiT8L9Ap4oLqJnaHDvFWV15KvuLYpAJUw47YKgxrO07qwxPFjHCzCS84o_WjaL_paMyIG8W3SQao7H1dDfXRhNjSyQMEvv1MPtRrhU957snBQsIT23J-355k7OgWqDEwEHnYWykrjkQ/s1024/DSC_0627-edited1.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="585" data-original-width="1024" height="183" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhs_UOSXFusRf_OVztFK6aXuCj9jV_D6JXNIFlIljN3LK_62SkkTiT8L9Ap4oLqJnaHDvFWV15KvuLYpAJUw47YKgxrO07qwxPFjHCzCS84o_WjaL_paMyIG8W3SQao7H1dDfXRhNjSyQMEvv1MPtRrhU957snBQsIT23J-355k7OgWqDEwEHnYWykrjkQ/s320/DSC_0627-edited1.jpg" width="320" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">hole in the bottom of the keyboard for the dowel leg</span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBwJ7d6ASh80K4AqctaHWG7x0q8t_Ug5G4pe25UQlXDHyG-lklAPicvPERUbZFi2-JPC9Rt0RjLykEDwarQUPx3SggfwV268JweovI0dllsjY079ic9m9iZW2ByyctlFnH1fG8lLa0oGKLvgSUPMkZiR5AVjRa7VLgu2SFK7ygDakcuGUI8ep-Y-YUglA/s1024/DSC_0630-edited1.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="585" data-original-width="1024" height="183" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBwJ7d6ASh80K4AqctaHWG7x0q8t_Ug5G4pe25UQlXDHyG-lklAPicvPERUbZFi2-JPC9Rt0RjLykEDwarQUPx3SggfwV268JweovI0dllsjY079ic9m9iZW2ByyctlFnH1fG8lLa0oGKLvgSUPMkZiR5AVjRa7VLgu2SFK7ygDakcuGUI8ep-Y-YUglA/s320/DSC_0630-edited1.jpg" width="320" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Keyboard: dowel leg pulled out of the base board</span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixTpyANGP4dX3I0ltrvJzoArvSRkmQG8EXMkC5Gvj4IGSYknMC1eN0tAYURX98Z57E8MZkxayEwgq3sOFOYS6drD-1MkjzQZt6DAldP62ROJr3R_b5pVqBSdsQbQchAGwJA_Fln0z52G52JlQbrLMHPznH7slMNpt2uRhEzhxtiQzV62sSkMGsN3k0w3U/s1024/DSC_0631-edited1.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="585" data-original-width="1024" height="183" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixTpyANGP4dX3I0ltrvJzoArvSRkmQG8EXMkC5Gvj4IGSYknMC1eN0tAYURX98Z57E8MZkxayEwgq3sOFOYS6drD-1MkjzQZt6DAldP62ROJr3R_b5pVqBSdsQbQchAGwJA_Fln0z52G52JlQbrLMHPznH7slMNpt2uRhEzhxtiQzV62sSkMGsN3k0w3U/s320/DSC_0631-edited1.jpg" width="320" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Keyboard: underside of the base board</span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span>
</span><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial;">I bought Bjorn's guitar new. The miniature 1/4 scale black guitar was branded as made by <a href="https://www.axman.co.uk/">Babyaxe</a> and m</span><span style="font-family: arial;">y husband carefully screwed two tiny round head brass screws into it so a strap could be added. I made the strap from a silver glitter ribbon with elastic loops at either end. Putting the guitar on the doll entails hooking the loop onto the middle of the back of the doll, then putting the strap around the doll's shoulders and under his arm before hooking the other loop onto the bottom of the guitar, with the silver glittery side of the ribbon facing outwards.</span></span></p><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjniXsuzcfsxAUGtZb2UhUVxZLadMjSrNAu5vKi-Odm6FZfG-JhAs94YkMF4EY2ME3RHOfEzDv__NEXBXGgfxY2MDaQbL1QxBSoloONDjO58VomBTfvMFPMcJr7NWYNAEcvUFPDNvdN9tPVSzoRBzaMGQGV4u8sjmaVD_X6L1wqSV5poRoU5iVoKJ-eHiM/s1024/DSC_0632-edited1.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="678" data-original-width="1024" height="212" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjniXsuzcfsxAUGtZb2UhUVxZLadMjSrNAu5vKi-Odm6FZfG-JhAs94YkMF4EY2ME3RHOfEzDv__NEXBXGgfxY2MDaQbL1QxBSoloONDjO58VomBTfvMFPMcJr7NWYNAEcvUFPDNvdN9tPVSzoRBzaMGQGV4u8sjmaVD_X6L1wqSV5poRoU5iVoKJ-eHiM/s320/DSC_0632-edited1.jpg" width="320" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Guitar underside with strap fitted</span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzu1AJl10I4iW7fVBfJL1mBApbk8OngDQmsBeOXjrArIEHJK7DGzD-yfgVKHwn97OgpC00l5KsXO4eQ7mLA5eG3lQ5L5K83_HNBzjrVW9Yr8B8QOGuwAL7ZwWz9wGEgpkKXmXWGEiPe1hnKfLvjZPI_fj8vO2ti8chXqY4ttoT3GW1IvgqT2Qj6ssHxaQ/s1024/DSC_0636-edited1.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="678" data-original-width="1024" height="212" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzu1AJl10I4iW7fVBfJL1mBApbk8OngDQmsBeOXjrArIEHJK7DGzD-yfgVKHwn97OgpC00l5KsXO4eQ7mLA5eG3lQ5L5K83_HNBzjrVW9Yr8B8QOGuwAL7ZwWz9wGEgpkKXmXWGEiPe1hnKfLvjZPI_fj8vO2ti8chXqY4ttoT3GW1IvgqT2Qj6ssHxaQ/s320/DSC_0636-edited1.jpg" width="320" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Strap fitting</span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5f5A0spp0oGPlBdho_dDUZq83X5zfQMpXs7kxuxDI7FrHorxhBVTbvB7FVWhU_cdN2G7X7BW2o6rgjnB_dVhV7oLQKpj-y7xMmCGdg6za5sEjRbfspKqDBAqT1cWtHxPsgdHB8sxP38HG5ZNEJ2Jfk5PVhIAnJOd4uOB1Su7KXwI5VLgOg39sdIUMU-U/s1024/DSC_0645-edited1.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1024" data-original-width="819" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5f5A0spp0oGPlBdho_dDUZq83X5zfQMpXs7kxuxDI7FrHorxhBVTbvB7FVWhU_cdN2G7X7BW2o6rgjnB_dVhV7oLQKpj-y7xMmCGdg6za5sEjRbfspKqDBAqT1cWtHxPsgdHB8sxP38HG5ZNEJ2Jfk5PVhIAnJOd4uOB1Su7KXwI5VLgOg39sdIUMU-U/s320/DSC_0645-edited1.jpg" width="256" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Strap fitting</span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUN3UHptG4FmDxQYw-q-fssiZ55uzOJtPNIII7wygy6TclCWP1MXMPfAzM6j_MGEUhTuB4M2T2wl1yYLUbjqiDwLsotURQQDOVdrqDd4J-0nq5JWZ8rRnz6hyJEoJ3_Scj7VMVjwPhRK_fQWJF2CSQV3wzXy9MhvvnTVSe3ZmRMM7MjEB7NVwvEUbOmPA/s1024/DSC_0650-edited1.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1024" data-original-width="819" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUN3UHptG4FmDxQYw-q-fssiZ55uzOJtPNIII7wygy6TclCWP1MXMPfAzM6j_MGEUhTuB4M2T2wl1yYLUbjqiDwLsotURQQDOVdrqDd4J-0nq5JWZ8rRnz6hyJEoJ3_Scj7VMVjwPhRK_fQWJF2CSQV3wzXy9MhvvnTVSe3ZmRMM7MjEB7NVwvEUbOmPA/s320/DSC_0650-edited1.jpg" width="256" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Guitar with strap</span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span>
</span><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">I had fun setting up the 'I still have faith in you' scene with our dolls Trendon Elliott as Bjorn, Laura as Anni-frid, Miranda as Agnetha and Nicholas James as Benny. </span></p><div dir="ltr" style="outline: none;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">I hope this donation is popular in the 2023 Sasha Festival Children's Fund Auction and raises some money for the children!</span></div><div dir="ltr" style="outline: none;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div dir="ltr" style="outline: none;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1rb79872tNyBBbRmp0uzx8daIRYs4oA6jFSFoHQs2OEOKOfI81SYULQniVvEnPHNM4oMQKD_ckaHcO30i1torOXAcL71rTK_L0UtTHZ_TdfUE_eiaOqURf64OHBKbZgkq0uXdhZSlVlg6UDDQN2MRpOUIc1FuWQh3T01e7qFT1cqSc-5aoHCsF8ExLiQ/s1024/DSC_0608-edited1.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="678" data-original-width="1024" height="212" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1rb79872tNyBBbRmp0uzx8daIRYs4oA6jFSFoHQs2OEOKOfI81SYULQniVvEnPHNM4oMQKD_ckaHcO30i1torOXAcL71rTK_L0UtTHZ_TdfUE_eiaOqURf64OHBKbZgkq0uXdhZSlVlg6UDDQN2MRpOUIc1FuWQh3T01e7qFT1cqSc-5aoHCsF8ExLiQ/s320/DSC_0608-edited1.jpg" width="320" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Bjorn, Anni-frid, Agnetha and Benny rocking it for the 2023 Sasha Doll Festival Children's Fund Auction</span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /><br /></span></div><p></p><p></p></span><p></p></span><p></p><p></p><p></p></div>DollMumhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07655612985882320920noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1980962366285294991.post-83720085992220111932023-04-23T18:00:00.076+01:002023-04-23T18:42:02.694+01:00Trudi - Part 2<p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">On our flight back to England after the <a href="https://dollmum.blogspot.com/2022/08/usa-2022-sasha-festival-part-1.html" target="_blank">Sasha Doll Festival 2022</a>, <a href="https://dollmum.blogspot.com/2023/04/trudi-part-1.html" target="_blank">Trudi the Sasha Studio doll</a> travelled in my new hard-shell hand luggage bag (carefully padded) which I bought in Boston when we were visiting friends after the festival. I had realised our existing luggage arrangements didn’t provide Trudi with a safe way of travelling and I would not put her in the hold luggage (all our dolls travelled in our hand luggage). She arrived in England unscathed by the trip and went to sit on her quilt made by JoAnn on the shelf with the other Sasha dolls. However, I knew that shelf could not be her place once she was restored, so I kept my eyes open for a suitable doll display cabinet.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">In the meantime, I started corresponding with Janet about Trudi as it was clear she would need specialist attention. Although my painting skills are reasonable, I have no experience of using oil paints. Trudi needed a doll artist who could also do repairs.<span> Janet has plenty of experience of restoring a variety of different dolls, she used to work part time for a doll hospital in New York City until it closed. </span>Initially, I
was going to visit Janet in late September; however her house move meant we postponed my visit with Trudi until 2023. </span></p>
<p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">In early March, I took Trudi by train all the way from my midlands home to the Cumbria coast to visit Janet in her new home. Trudi was well-padded with a soft mohair blanket, her quilt and a pillowcase in that same hard-shell case for the journey. I spent 2 days with Janet as she examined Trudi, and then started the restoration work as I watched. </span></p>
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8oG1uQL63qie1Q8OtBjfdSNzCHDXD193F3tQ9lEcwJ7Ps3ugH3VPcj8GdOdVZtlSUVC1yIS1m6ZKxjZCsj0D2-SW7hmVIagyOrbAlCJtN99P9wb3MWvjb_1JYq7KFvrcq4-wULZw3aaJIbpqHsHm7X33WGr9ooZicRKiJgg2YmrUbLlYBiS5UFmsW/s1024/DSC_0573-edited1.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="678" data-original-width="1024" height="212" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8oG1uQL63qie1Q8OtBjfdSNzCHDXD193F3tQ9lEcwJ7Ps3ugH3VPcj8GdOdVZtlSUVC1yIS1m6ZKxjZCsj0D2-SW7hmVIagyOrbAlCJtN99P9wb3MWvjb_1JYq7KFvrcq4-wULZw3aaJIbpqHsHm7X33WGr9ooZicRKiJgg2YmrUbLlYBiS5UFmsW/s320/DSC_0573-edited1.jpg" width="320" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Trudi lying on a chair at Janet's house before her restoration began</span></td></tr></tbody></table>
<p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">The aim was to stabilise the cracks and make the repairs blend in though not conceal them completely, which would be over-restoring, they are part of her story. Trudi was made in 1965 and before Dorisanne won her at Theriault’s auction in 1993 she may have had several owners, storage, travel and display conditions. Trudi already had a hairline crack beside her left eye when Dorisanne bought her, if you look closely at the photo of her on page 16 of Dorisanne’s book (published in 1999), you can just see it.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Prolonged very cold or warm temperatures or quick extreme temperature changes could result in hairline cracks, white bloom and greening for some Sasha Studio dolls. They need to be stored or displayed away from direct sunlight and heating (radiator) or chilling (air conditioner) devices to reduce the chance of such issues occurring or worsening.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Trudi has a hint of greening on her face. Greening happens to some Sasha Studio dolls because Sasha Morgenthaler used green pigment in the colour mix and while other pigments tend to recede and fade with exposure to light over time, green emerges.</span></p>
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnsw0NT1jx5V5gdU0gpccdDfvu37MHGgykHnD_jsoml8m2lp5A5jXrgh-flcvPwKbT6LuCc7hRCUUKH68CfDjLxfaTFACPqkfxuc8z0V6iRT2e4o_eYiOfK5HEPy-VHszk-Xxrk71QaRxYYZlkNiyJMiEsnCx6V890bykPlLQr7NHpcx2kgbyMuQX_/s1024/DSC_0577-edited1.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="678" data-original-width="1024" height="212" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnsw0NT1jx5V5gdU0gpccdDfvu37MHGgykHnD_jsoml8m2lp5A5jXrgh-flcvPwKbT6LuCc7hRCUUKH68CfDjLxfaTFACPqkfxuc8z0V6iRT2e4o_eYiOfK5HEPy-VHszk-Xxrk71QaRxYYZlkNiyJMiEsnCx6V890bykPlLQr7NHpcx2kgbyMuQX_/s320/DSC_0577-edited1.jpg" width="320" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Trudi before restoration, with the white bloom on her head and a crack between her neck and chin</span></td></tr></tbody></table>
<p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">We don’t know the exact chemical composition of the various synthetic moulding materials Sasha used for the dolls, or what chemical effect the colouring pigments contributed to the mix. The following is speculation on my part as I am not a scientist: maybe different pigment combinations in the synthetic moulding material might make some Studio dolls more prone to cracking or greening than others. </span></p>
<p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Janet showed me how to condition Trudi’s surface to remove the white bloom which appears over time from the synthetic moulding material used to make her. I conditioned her legs with Nivea cream gently buffed on the surface using a cotton wipe, a soothing and satisfying process
which brought up the warm colour, and later when Janet gently did this on her face, revealed more of Trudi’s freckles.</span></p>
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<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmj4QLy0nbtEBg3Ohh0Co-B4ugL75TO8mZ6kXfo2Ja5byBM0-547hc__uLgDhGoDSNzJFY8pC731Iu-6jaBTTwjiyxB0Jb_woJZmAgL9d_ZbIQQAmiCuyTgJRDZgyF_j4IcZJmcq_HVQOXjbOYYargrKviAbOXEOK7Inz3QRkmj8nWSm0KYOHWkQvt/s1024/DSC_0581-edited1.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="678" data-original-width="1024" height="212" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmj4QLy0nbtEBg3Ohh0Co-B4ugL75TO8mZ6kXfo2Ja5byBM0-547hc__uLgDhGoDSNzJFY8pC731Iu-6jaBTTwjiyxB0Jb_woJZmAgL9d_ZbIQQAmiCuyTgJRDZgyF_j4IcZJmcq_HVQOXjbOYYargrKviAbOXEOK7Inz3QRkmj8nWSm0KYOHWkQvt/s320/DSC_0581-edited1.jpg" width="320" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Janet demonstrating how to condition Trudi's surface</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br />
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-VI4SdPOZY2AjggbXVjgpxQlZ86YSv7dOUPgSA0Bjv5m8ncBR3trpsI6cWi8rHxAWP4RC6ovLMzxfrCMUHk6Bh7ppRdQsXlzfP9GylaRb3OqR1A_B3YwZGbPtmg8MuOeYQYE93QWx-NJXPZhJAurLWwMWv_7sTEzH7QMuj8so-kG1v911uiQKu1tc/s1024/DSC_0582-edited1.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="678" data-original-width="1024" height="212" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-VI4SdPOZY2AjggbXVjgpxQlZ86YSv7dOUPgSA0Bjv5m8ncBR3trpsI6cWi8rHxAWP4RC6ovLMzxfrCMUHk6Bh7ppRdQsXlzfP9GylaRb3OqR1A_B3YwZGbPtmg8MuOeYQYE93QWx-NJXPZhJAurLWwMWv_7sTEzH7QMuj8so-kG1v911uiQKu1tc/s320/DSC_0582-edited1.jpg" width="320" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">A cotton pad is used to buff Nivea cream onto Trudi's leg to remove the white bloom</span></td></tr></tbody></table>
<p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Crack repair entailed carefully putting special plastic filler in her cracks using a pin, a painstaking and time-consuming process, then once it had dried, checking if it needed more filler before doing a test run of painting only over the fine line of filler with carefully mixed oil paints. Janet did not want to put any filler on either side of the cracks then sand it flat as this would inevitably take away some of Trudi’s surface, which we wanted to avoid, and this was impossible on her eye crack anyway. Janet only painted on the filler; she did not do anything to the existing eye paint, so the artist’s skill was in matching the subtle colour changes in her existing paint to make the filled crack blend, and on a very fine scale. We discovered a tiny crack between the eyelashes of her left eye which Janet carefully filled.</span></p>
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="678" data-original-width="1024" height="212" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPf1O0L4Rx63CEk_1lWW1M3Tqy5AxlIja3nowx7XU2mauqxt3PPky2pOi8lj5KjNdOcglbAtqyBT8Mb4unEkFqypOxCuAZf_UsHKXYNJGbwTlxFe6raXsoCHlIMgGeDZHlMPCjzyA0s4yY17VmKKzaqoRAFcLYceMF9EvDFCYXopyPFUS_hCdoqKRk/s320/DSC_0578-edited1.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" width="320" /></span></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Trudi at the start of eye crack filling, with the white bloom on her face</span></td></tr></tbody></table>
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<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhC5Eq24lry6qPPzs64fV_Bnb1ufR0cCz-x3Sm5lvSW4B5133FndsFC2OYLINd-_zBMwEpfKvleFDeeXdxgqKfBcEqU0WkAQ09HlEVkvNWrLz-lqN8jbcpk7NOPhHmjrkqR_YzXXD2dydM9B9ZlAgN5JAnOdNLJx8czrP7aowwLJN508UBRcKjJ9CQv/s1024/DSC_0588-edited1.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="878" data-original-width="1024" height="274" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhC5Eq24lry6qPPzs64fV_Bnb1ufR0cCz-x3Sm5lvSW4B5133FndsFC2OYLINd-_zBMwEpfKvleFDeeXdxgqKfBcEqU0WkAQ09HlEVkvNWrLz-lqN8jbcpk7NOPhHmjrkqR_YzXXD2dydM9B9ZlAgN5JAnOdNLJx8czrP7aowwLJN508UBRcKjJ9CQv/s320/DSC_0588-edited1.jpg" width="320" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Filling the eye crack in progress (see the pin, used for applying the filler, in Janet's hand)</span></td></tr></tbody></table>
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<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirhjbroK8UedNoayw18wmCCIfF6Mokj0x_zzOOW0XOSftA-56BK2T4fLFF8XSwovNC-HgqdaeXpO1mxIVKW9uDM9YDSXPJq4OUOFhUTkX65TsPdwtIgUrygAx-NaTqP7IsL1o1Vq_hvpJB_6jdMNwj5SHXqG7hkrzFXqrjL43zlWVxm-qQieFigwIs/s1024/DSC_0590-edited1.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="678" data-original-width="1024" height="212" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirhjbroK8UedNoayw18wmCCIfF6Mokj0x_zzOOW0XOSftA-56BK2T4fLFF8XSwovNC-HgqdaeXpO1mxIVKW9uDM9YDSXPJq4OUOFhUTkX65TsPdwtIgUrygAx-NaTqP7IsL1o1Vq_hvpJB_6jdMNwj5SHXqG7hkrzFXqrjL43zlWVxm-qQieFigwIs/s320/DSC_0590-edited1.jpg" width="320" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Partly filled eye crack, before the section over the bridge of her nose was filled. The white of the filler makes the fine crack look wider than it actually is, as white 'pops' out while Trudi's skin tone recedes in contrast.</span></td></tr></tbody></table>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="background: white; font-family: arial; font-size: medium; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;">I sat and knitted when I wasn't watching and taking photos (with Janet's permission). It is hard to have someone take photos
while you're doing close careful restoration work. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Watching Janet, the artist, mix oil paints is
fascinating.</span></span></p>
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<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="678" data-original-width="1024" height="212" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3dJS_x5ESgfl2Cf5hu_d9GxQhmQjSPLCZafwoFHixdhvI280Dz1tnYDQXRnR7HwfLpu5J_Oz9D-GMZyvB7QuTb3eNAM98RFnUeK82R_o0PzX-iU71Yv7yunbXEm8yhZPlqxfmqnilVnd3V78-Te8Fc5DiK2nsKyYPss3NeaTz3g5KkbdqVNyzHAvF/s320/DSC_0597-edited1.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" width="320" /></span></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">View from the top of Trudi's head of the filled eye crack before painting</span></td></tr></tbody></table>
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<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="678" data-original-width="1024" height="212" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1lypQDs2On3vjkdvdylR-W9krPHbw14niqDVRj8Vrk86A4m_8j4KBN-xPX011l3v6sJoz5XXfS6At0oI0W4HQxwLOniFUiPedRs_6wiwZ3rfvtCvG-BUpYIc2moG8NyIbfG3jkO-sOOZdjynrx9K0OtN8BhLCm-J75R8gBRchjF22sg8OiwmbXOV3/s320/DSC_0598-edited1.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" width="320" /></span></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">The artist's palette of oils</span></td></tr></tbody></table>
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<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1024" data-original-width="1024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgM5jTa6sFrtKJCAYHwk_ZKEM3Wi_fKwms0BFKMbE01juGZdqOAadzZ3l2vPtA58pWJ0prPCUScqUX8yXxxiTaIqRKv10VlsB8FolrIJ94N_kpnd3yNJeo9xZU83RJzYep4zflkxNoFKIjKJYidLrTLP5j_Z3RvbRGGj-3VBIiOWWV5QAeVVUHkGeNR/s320/DSC_0600-edited1.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" width="320" /></span></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">A blend of colours on the palette</span></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgM5jTa6sFrtKJCAYHwk_ZKEM3Wi_fKwms0BFKMbE01juGZdqOAadzZ3l2vPtA58pWJ0prPCUScqUX8yXxxiTaIqRKv10VlsB8FolrIJ94N_kpnd3yNJeo9xZU83RJzYep4zflkxNoFKIjKJYidLrTLP5j_Z3RvbRGGj-3VBIiOWWV5QAeVVUHkGeNR/s1024/DSC_0600-edited1.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial;"></span></a></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span>
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="678" data-original-width="1024" height="212" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHIvSgYE-MiNQVZQjAsKoLXACOFT_8ATnzr_hzCVzcw5k5WEUoh6LY_5jI_1KxQZVaX0Jwz-2Twpw4kxa600sOWgCfzGyhXu_zAILJCtwtuZ_MGGbiMy-nap-sVNEy-THAfJb7X8ohRNbZV_Z5ognKxITWf7WkOZb6WcMbbI4nv9W2ucJBejx6utYX/s320/DSC_0602-edited1.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" width="320" /></span></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Janet carefully working on painting the filler in Trudi's eye</span></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHIvSgYE-MiNQVZQjAsKoLXACOFT_8ATnzr_hzCVzcw5k5WEUoh6LY_5jI_1KxQZVaX0Jwz-2Twpw4kxa600sOWgCfzGyhXu_zAILJCtwtuZ_MGGbiMy-nap-sVNEy-THAfJb7X8ohRNbZV_Z5ognKxITWf7WkOZb6WcMbbI4nv9W2ucJBejx6utYX/s1024/DSC_0602-edited1.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial;"></span></a></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span>
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="678" data-original-width="1024" height="212" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEie6G2pqcuS2Dmn04v2-W7LAzed9-eDi0m0BWSwn7B67rQytgUO_K_D_emJop2Eqj0RmTTfF_Ebh9B3dr0yFLXlFs5On5ydON0RxAzqpva8aIDMnzBeNa_CwcgrhYlIJ55uJrfDusNh-eSxg_f91vqA5esOW-bn8Ogos1OYFNW4K0DDE7D27_dpeZjT/s320/DSC_0603-edited1.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" width="320" /></span></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Blending skin tone colours</span></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEie6G2pqcuS2Dmn04v2-W7LAzed9-eDi0m0BWSwn7B67rQytgUO_K_D_emJop2Eqj0RmTTfF_Ebh9B3dr0yFLXlFs5On5ydON0RxAzqpva8aIDMnzBeNa_CwcgrhYlIJ55uJrfDusNh-eSxg_f91vqA5esOW-bn8Ogos1OYFNW4K0DDE7D27_dpeZjT/s1024/DSC_0603-edited1.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"></span></a></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span>
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxWjy-oOOUaD6Ag3NcUZI3MVa5D_wv1sbyzrGSaAsosqj8pQ-yXFnZ_z-dSMj264iCsJLY3Lo0c_Gk1Ns2p7uhYOHK_kjzOpx2w6g3f-fR3mzaBIj6k3lrzdG_pBAPJmrn1u-x5N-C_xUMWGLlulTCyCHd7u75aEaAZ9qP-PKxhIHVeZaqsAVQN2Dn/s1024/DSC_0647-edited1.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="678" data-original-width="1024" height="212" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxWjy-oOOUaD6Ag3NcUZI3MVa5D_wv1sbyzrGSaAsosqj8pQ-yXFnZ_z-dSMj264iCsJLY3Lo0c_Gk1Ns2p7uhYOHK_kjzOpx2w6g3f-fR3mzaBIj6k3lrzdG_pBAPJmrn1u-x5N-C_xUMWGLlulTCyCHd7u75aEaAZ9qP-PKxhIHVeZaqsAVQN2Dn/s320/DSC_0647-edited1.jpg" width="320" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Right arm crack</span></td></tr></tbody></table><p><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: medium;">We both concluded after the initial filler tests that what Janet was doing was working fine and it was safe to continue, so I left Trudi with Janet to continue the work, with her sending me daily progress updates for the next 2.5 weeks. Please note, these photos were taken with various lighting conditions and at different angles which makes the colour tone of Trudi's surface look different when comparing photos of the same sections of her head and body. </span><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="768" data-original-width="1024" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhq2jI_ZINXsR0TijfMJtBS0I_O9gYnzs6GMF_qel-SWAIiUA_eXEgMSKNIC0bxVnJKYIJM61AMl9FkbwAaNkDGmSiDGjyGPlmR4YT-uBvfj0LOsWq4P0nIKGWiym3CSLkXLP34aNa8tFvYDHuc8uqVMoXJoIOabfHniMwVFTNO4uFcN5AXAIs8Reuj/s320/Trudi-sideface2-Janet-edited1.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" width="320" /></span></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Filled fine cracks around Trudi's right ear, face and neck</span></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhq2jI_ZINXsR0TijfMJtBS0I_O9gYnzs6GMF_qel-SWAIiUA_eXEgMSKNIC0bxVnJKYIJM61AMl9FkbwAaNkDGmSiDGjyGPlmR4YT-uBvfj0LOsWq4P0nIKGWiym3CSLkXLP34aNa8tFvYDHuc8uqVMoXJoIOabfHniMwVFTNO4uFcN5AXAIs8Reuj/s1024/Trudi-sideface2-Janet-edited1.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial;"></span></a></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span>
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="768" data-original-width="1024" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjW67HyzaNDYtH7RuuPhRTufEHgMH4MLOp0YPyBtHEp1yijfCrEHF_3_IQHR2-tNsbcjeDMpdr-Ysdtdkvdhv5Xd_mE8DQjdQncp9xINLDVqBw0e4_DNOoYOATuutXLOjoE3RAJApBCHcl32A_-gRaRDESqbFq6VkWKWnP1988acUgyKOPz9oVHKGc7/s320/Trudi-sideface-Janet-edited1.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" width="320" /></span></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Filled fine cracks around Trudi's left ear, face and neck</span><br /></span></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjW67HyzaNDYtH7RuuPhRTufEHgMH4MLOp0YPyBtHEp1yijfCrEHF_3_IQHR2-tNsbcjeDMpdr-Ysdtdkvdhv5Xd_mE8DQjdQncp9xINLDVqBw0e4_DNOoYOATuutXLOjoE3RAJApBCHcl32A_-gRaRDESqbFq6VkWKWnP1988acUgyKOPz9oVHKGc7/s1024/Trudi-sideface-Janet-edited1.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial;"></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7rxJBNQq9AtJZqiQJaRwQGVipJ36OjE2dHuFXwzGz2Wby7oIT2sF8wo_QkVBGWEA0Fpa3b4fGhKAr1dgghKa8myx1sm0e5A_ryPykYFPejjP3M4OKDddrT0lYAM_auUZlbfYOJUHnfq1rtWZz-CAYnZupGWwOWJgh_H1pJYo6gkIF-1Gnal95HEKO/s1024/Trudi-eye-crack-filler-Janet-edited1.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="768" data-original-width="1024" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7rxJBNQq9AtJZqiQJaRwQGVipJ36OjE2dHuFXwzGz2Wby7oIT2sF8wo_QkVBGWEA0Fpa3b4fGhKAr1dgghKa8myx1sm0e5A_ryPykYFPejjP3M4OKDddrT0lYAM_auUZlbfYOJUHnfq1rtWZz-CAYnZupGWwOWJgh_H1pJYo6gkIF-1Gnal95HEKO/s320/Trudi-eye-crack-filler-Janet-edited1.jpg" width="320" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Eye and nose bridge crack filled</span></td></tr></tbody></table></div><div><br /></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span>
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnCAE6xswC9Z7MQzbAbFMUvCwVlSz1JQasMRHf6Q6eYeNHDuLqIOjlxS2y6J3IVOObo37xLjgutZ3k_p0izJ0M2OPbUCLtyWmHZFR54Bff4KCGu83L6b4pNwGPQ4NJLHRkxuPJAeSXVCdUpv26MImmo70wOPgtWgqfnfqGXfNnyb8hKQASJvOWNrSa/s1024/Trudi-outerleftarm-Janet-edited1.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="768" data-original-width="1024" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnCAE6xswC9Z7MQzbAbFMUvCwVlSz1JQasMRHf6Q6eYeNHDuLqIOjlxS2y6J3IVOObo37xLjgutZ3k_p0izJ0M2OPbUCLtyWmHZFR54Bff4KCGu83L6b4pNwGPQ4NJLHRkxuPJAeSXVCdUpv26MImmo70wOPgtWgqfnfqGXfNnyb8hKQASJvOWNrSa/s320/Trudi-outerleftarm-Janet-edited1.jpg" width="320" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Left upper arm filler</span></td></tr></tbody></table></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span>
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuST3DWyFQ-1JNGRrwE1yf_GUfgi5abK-KzNsKeuMaKuCoR5PjB7hqN_1GYPs50U87pwCM1nRLqGfXhG9uxlyf_Td2my4j6m8y95B4KUab-4kWJ22I4nmpTSdLllQEvk9WKPqSzffFpRbKwka021KOmYGelhMnvmnZX8RTDYRj69Fnr6jlf6XivAPU/s1024/Trudi-left%20arm-Janet-edited1.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1024" data-original-width="768" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuST3DWyFQ-1JNGRrwE1yf_GUfgi5abK-KzNsKeuMaKuCoR5PjB7hqN_1GYPs50U87pwCM1nRLqGfXhG9uxlyf_Td2my4j6m8y95B4KUab-4kWJ22I4nmpTSdLllQEvk9WKPqSzffFpRbKwka021KOmYGelhMnvmnZX8RTDYRj69Fnr6jlf6XivAPU/s320/Trudi-left%20arm-Janet-edited1.jpg" width="240" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Left arm filler repainted</span></td></tr></tbody></table><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span>
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgn3AH6ZPfumwCHDsf-XowIIzVhIIs20UyfgJrL2H4aWygmNpH-dGZDVSm78cMQQGmgs01St6olZ8H82mutiNrRBlcjwglDuaRoYACnSYiESzriKAhaimVLXNmn0_SkV8U4G5CAfoIUSq5znGTijlekDSYU2ds-NDl17l7xMmketw755ivDVpjnr3ai/s1024/Trudi-armpits-Janet-edited1.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="768" data-original-width="1024" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgn3AH6ZPfumwCHDsf-XowIIzVhIIs20UyfgJrL2H4aWygmNpH-dGZDVSm78cMQQGmgs01St6olZ8H82mutiNrRBlcjwglDuaRoYACnSYiESzriKAhaimVLXNmn0_SkV8U4G5CAfoIUSq5znGTijlekDSYU2ds-NDl17l7xMmketw755ivDVpjnr3ai/s320/Trudi-armpits-Janet-edited1.jpg" width="320" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Left under arm</span><br /></span></td></tr></tbody></table></div><div><br /></div><div>
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhebXibkI-I1OBaxm28avICCa5vcnuPfja6QZvrg5NFhnOHsmaDvmDkDFyqDzQahWUKXJZ9EeJdg8pu638h1sa1XVz39T0tshUDiW2b_OWIobLnEvYBg_vAsUSHaOQopeaEgGeXXy0pgaDb1Vmq2daS8seAATWAN6ei3rHDcszUZkQb0cu-_36w4IOJ/s1024/Trudi-nivea-rightarm-edited1.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="768" data-original-width="1024" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhebXibkI-I1OBaxm28avICCa5vcnuPfja6QZvrg5NFhnOHsmaDvmDkDFyqDzQahWUKXJZ9EeJdg8pu638h1sa1XVz39T0tshUDiW2b_OWIobLnEvYBg_vAsUSHaOQopeaEgGeXXy0pgaDb1Vmq2daS8seAATWAN6ei3rHDcszUZkQb0cu-_36w4IOJ/s320/Trudi-nivea-rightarm-edited1.jpg" width="320" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Right arm and the Nivea cream</span><br /></span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br />
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiH45fbn8SulbFkegICmLdj8VRYXeWYH9aVSMiWlV_Lyf_tN0G9q7P6fN8WtCQQsGIEkuvZqSMnwWNYc5e98CTttfTiztwX7YCuUPWocMXTHLKHcZbsm3o2AjUS3Ga-thhe022UMEpR8SoKyikmf5_PNKZmETfDc1rnd4RLZJAuZgrJ50mKQuyo9lzx/s1024/Trudi-leftarm-Janet-edited1.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="768" data-original-width="1024" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiH45fbn8SulbFkegICmLdj8VRYXeWYH9aVSMiWlV_Lyf_tN0G9q7P6fN8WtCQQsGIEkuvZqSMnwWNYc5e98CTttfTiztwX7YCuUPWocMXTHLKHcZbsm3o2AjUS3Ga-thhe022UMEpR8SoKyikmf5_PNKZmETfDc1rnd4RLZJAuZgrJ50mKQuyo9lzx/s320/Trudi-leftarm-Janet-edited1.jpg" width="320" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Filled right arm crack</span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><br /></div>
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<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUy-Xzou9qIoNZ5B_HfeKjQ48p3VGgCM_RbRVPXCYFbcQtj4t_2HYe3HOHzLMxjAwfhB2byBYhNhmUabaszIVCr9B-RRtC_3BkDodZOz5dP5wpw9K_BE_uJ0h0LV-CEdsXW8e_MSOW9rWGoCyl-LPxegn-Wd8dtX0iwVPzsvR1zWqHqdKwh1dP0H7o/s1024/Trudi-right-arm-Janet-edited1.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1024" data-original-width="768" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUy-Xzou9qIoNZ5B_HfeKjQ48p3VGgCM_RbRVPXCYFbcQtj4t_2HYe3HOHzLMxjAwfhB2byBYhNhmUabaszIVCr9B-RRtC_3BkDodZOz5dP5wpw9K_BE_uJ0h0LV-CEdsXW8e_MSOW9rWGoCyl-LPxegn-Wd8dtX0iwVPzsvR1zWqHqdKwh1dP0H7o/s320/Trudi-right-arm-Janet-edited1.jpg" width="240" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Repainted right arm crack</span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /><br /></span>
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvv1DAycynOkyqoRyAjW3xBZ-siM47RMoccLsJVYdwWZMXovfI-7LyqNx_SMN0Po8ktEV4J_lQfu-6mvinaygw4bl7qsGDv3LBGgsNtAEAR2tnyl5pO8Phc_R0Eq66pITd5Qk0xgE3HqG1hoVKLZzBkhR4gFatK3lyN_7_OnYHwrfcu8htQoaxMpmW/s1024/Trudi-rightarm-Janet-edited1.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="768" data-original-width="1024" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvv1DAycynOkyqoRyAjW3xBZ-siM47RMoccLsJVYdwWZMXovfI-7LyqNx_SMN0Po8ktEV4J_lQfu-6mvinaygw4bl7qsGDv3LBGgsNtAEAR2tnyl5pO8Phc_R0Eq66pITd5Qk0xgE3HqG1hoVKLZzBkhR4gFatK3lyN_7_OnYHwrfcu8htQoaxMpmW/s320/Trudi-rightarm-Janet-edited1.jpg" width="320" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Right armpit crack filled</span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span>
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvWtVUo6i_6u2trbIn93Y-xbV5Eql0j9-DO6Bs2WM2A8SAIfGNIh-c54Z01wGHykivpHSryA52JeMIvobG6hUbgjTdef4z_SeMxvsYvfMgmNEir4QP4C9TbiBNyb6JUUYJWcDBz7sG-yzKiDrAGbpiZ22lufGYwO1jT7rIaRUyYOKw-eIlj6VX8lWH/s1024/Trudi-right-armpit-Janet-edited1.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="768" data-original-width="1024" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvWtVUo6i_6u2trbIn93Y-xbV5Eql0j9-DO6Bs2WM2A8SAIfGNIh-c54Z01wGHykivpHSryA52JeMIvobG6hUbgjTdef4z_SeMxvsYvfMgmNEir4QP4C9TbiBNyb6JUUYJWcDBz7sG-yzKiDrAGbpiZ22lufGYwO1jT7rIaRUyYOKw-eIlj6VX8lWH/s320/Trudi-right-armpit-Janet-edited1.jpg" width="320" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Right armpit crack repainted</span></td></tr></tbody></table></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span>
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwyZGhWXgazyzLzTChZVW7_CpezPlN3fabQH8Qk2Vvvy3qj15K5pPAIp0suzSxnxD81zDLoSs6A1sLe_RCoSczLEVmuJ_ZhK-BhDM8xi-4hUurW4xdFMVrXPgtxtCtuN5KJjK4KAcpXKae2iOdwiUMHZhcroQTEb3u-7I2C4FJMcIkkzHkfFzv5dr4/s1024/Trudi-back-Janet-edited1.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="768" data-original-width="1024" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwyZGhWXgazyzLzTChZVW7_CpezPlN3fabQH8Qk2Vvvy3qj15K5pPAIp0suzSxnxD81zDLoSs6A1sLe_RCoSczLEVmuJ_ZhK-BhDM8xi-4hUurW4xdFMVrXPgtxtCtuN5KJjK4KAcpXKae2iOdwiUMHZhcroQTEb3u-7I2C4FJMcIkkzHkfFzv5dr4/s320/Trudi-back-Janet-edited1.jpg" width="320" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Fine cracks filled in Trudi's lower back</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br />
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTioBHVtBkbEMFVqg1YSyiFhPhGUri5FiA42nt9XsoCShjjYpyD6WgKLEkTTBCnrLRLjHKNnwAZMU14Ur11uqu6XgRK_vV1zyZt7Zis2rA5KHlIhY0ZXm3sFLh43t39Bw5SrGtfF9rUcldHLwiaREiceOV9v2ifoMhQFv9BRzuEFK2h8yKQL-DJ_4b/s1024/Trudi-neckchin-crack-repainted-Janet-edited1.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="768" data-original-width="1024" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTioBHVtBkbEMFVqg1YSyiFhPhGUri5FiA42nt9XsoCShjjYpyD6WgKLEkTTBCnrLRLjHKNnwAZMU14Ur11uqu6XgRK_vV1zyZt7Zis2rA5KHlIhY0ZXm3sFLh43t39Bw5SrGtfF9rUcldHLwiaREiceOV9v2ifoMhQFv9BRzuEFK2h8yKQL-DJ_4b/s320/Trudi-neckchin-crack-repainted-Janet-edited1.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Filler in neck/chin crack repainted</span></td></tr></tbody></table>
<br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="768" data-original-width="1024" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjU2skyuqAJOIgN0tVzBydb2wDMeNaBI5ItwT2j4wwdGpvFxY1a3b_2YZdcsl-SgcPUr8fe-2ym959am5OVPpPbgBfif1B6rTWSqJphWa3AeaTI8xmDT7t3-a6HBPztpzGEqcBzglNDgPrxkoiCE5xMBrP9S0GWzwAokS9bMAbxrMnMXkxW4eGs1Xw1/s320/Trudi-closeup-Janet-edited1.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" width="320" /></span></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Eye and nose bridge filler repainted</span></td></tr></tbody></table>
<br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCxIDXdmoI3SPFtcpL8ewbcmN0l4DDyTJdJrND1DGSckxgevPIWIpXtl9_G-qYTKBtsc440i23eFfX3kOT8Yeyg4Ass76g_oriim8WMf-YRAaa9YpfckBXWHDDmgCXHFxevW-hCsE-CWsZp9490l7FfMSuANiDmrbtO90UkTMn9M_9SjwUibFHfk8R/s1024/Trudi-closeup-facepaint-Janet-edited1.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="768" data-original-width="1024" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCxIDXdmoI3SPFtcpL8ewbcmN0l4DDyTJdJrND1DGSckxgevPIWIpXtl9_G-qYTKBtsc440i23eFfX3kOT8Yeyg4Ass76g_oriim8WMf-YRAaa9YpfckBXWHDDmgCXHFxevW-hCsE-CWsZp9490l7FfMSuANiDmrbtO90UkTMn9M_9SjwUibFHfk8R/s320/Trudi-closeup-facepaint-Janet-edited1.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Trudi's restored face before her hair was tidied</span></td></tr></tbody></table>
<p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhr0Ep1m99bnxuOvueICWpokfhdykcU-kXFHwzJ86i5aOyIhK8UY9FjX7JFiuAjbYtX4lKl-oCa85IN4HjiiqzmxyLhfEzeZwk3acz5UO8tLf8QAdc5eJdImG1zUglR94L8CVZ3_ZJDh3l-GU21-m0Sdy9mnh6Nva-6s7UE6DZxHqsyPGROV-FV7g3X/s1024/Trudi-paint-drying-Janet-edited1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1024" data-original-width="768" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhr0Ep1m99bnxuOvueICWpokfhdykcU-kXFHwzJ86i5aOyIhK8UY9FjX7JFiuAjbYtX4lKl-oCa85IN4HjiiqzmxyLhfEzeZwk3acz5UO8tLf8QAdc5eJdImG1zUglR94L8CVZ3_ZJDh3l-GU21-m0Sdy9mnh6Nva-6s7UE6DZxHqsyPGROV-FV7g3X/s320/Trudi-paint-drying-Janet-edited1.jpg" width="240" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Trudi's paint drying</span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">The oil paint on the filled cracks had to dry thoroughly before Janet could redress Trudi. Janet kindly replaced the perished elastic in Trudi's skirts and pantaloons (the original elastics were placed in her apron pocket), then tidied her hair carefully. We had decided not to remove her wig to see if there were cracks under it and did not apply any conditioner or oil on the wig as this can sometimes damage the real hair wig.</span></p>
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgox7RNXGcQ6R_RQz5jwIXPnO9tQ75r_PmVs17PTqicC0vwSbsgFXfh6phG9lxUODugpr4FAEL3Auw8QrGbuRHfXpumha1LXk7xZjwwY4COmZemNOybCj-Qqi9yo3ZrTkgkKzfthKqGplXULhL0e0xTD2zBYv37OzesIu4o6KH0SywdhkFfXt9Of0Aq/s2048/Trudi-ready-for-redressing2.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgox7RNXGcQ6R_RQz5jwIXPnO9tQ75r_PmVs17PTqicC0vwSbsgFXfh6phG9lxUODugpr4FAEL3Auw8QrGbuRHfXpumha1LXk7xZjwwY4COmZemNOybCj-Qqi9yo3ZrTkgkKzfthKqGplXULhL0e0xTD2zBYv37OzesIu4o6KH0SywdhkFfXt9Of0Aq/s320/Trudi-ready-for-redressing2.jpg" width="320" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Restored Trudi awaiting her clothes</span></td></tr></tbody></table>
<br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAv-Y3eJaFKKo1dU1dDY-otuWVUXAClAD04NWiobhU9WMCORC-riNYV5le4VMzz6ZpW7FqY4T-jIdW9imhR9zkEGZOjBXAvxS6SseFbcftOCVhZVX50M-lF5g1j70b4QYMCT0KdMQV-0ke4IcyMWA9Ml4OqBCt5zBGc5MyTuAKg2OEw_yqo47PW0ky/s1024/Trudi-ready-for-redressing-Janet-edited1.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="768" data-original-width="1024" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAv-Y3eJaFKKo1dU1dDY-otuWVUXAClAD04NWiobhU9WMCORC-riNYV5le4VMzz6ZpW7FqY4T-jIdW9imhR9zkEGZOjBXAvxS6SseFbcftOCVhZVX50M-lF5g1j70b4QYMCT0KdMQV-0ke4IcyMWA9Ml4OqBCt5zBGc5MyTuAKg2OEw_yqo47PW0ky/s320/Trudi-ready-for-redressing-Janet-edited1.jpg" width="320" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Restored Trudi ready for dressing</span></td></tr></tbody></table>
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<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj28Q4wrKpvrzi5T5I3GORv0dTwj8HsL9dLyS1TXSh9AdUKIsYq_Ce2EuiKGN-W7Bw7ihqT4INcB4tv3w4gJZE2JfKnywBGGDtMWuzH0_g4O_IMb0Ds1ktbsjoGt28T5c6Mp2Ll53GRRjUDa9Z8BKIg5ggEHKkEeZeM1oRGZO20K_Wsu87wItri4ZNK/s1024/Trudi-shirt-pantaloons-Janet-edited1.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1024" data-original-width="768" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj28Q4wrKpvrzi5T5I3GORv0dTwj8HsL9dLyS1TXSh9AdUKIsYq_Ce2EuiKGN-W7Bw7ihqT4INcB4tv3w4gJZE2JfKnywBGGDtMWuzH0_g4O_IMb0Ds1ktbsjoGt28T5c6Mp2Ll53GRRjUDa9Z8BKIg5ggEHKkEeZeM1oRGZO20K_Wsu87wItri4ZNK/s320/Trudi-shirt-pantaloons-Janet-edited1.jpg" width="240" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Trudi wearing her pantaloons and shirt</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br />
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgH7ig4qnrEjj_hUx_UQfN3azNLuW_PfjX2brOWAXat2L3WCqtlmAESkvq1RrpmtdjLJSwiKOO3Lo6slbuSTX6ObpMm-zk6MOkW0kGPCM9bQ5NPr4uExGru3fgHl4s--dNus_LBbkbfDkEmCeOAEU2nsCp4SojMMyEDGuTP0ETMzdhQk_9bXdzLebfa/s1024/Trudi-underskirt-Janet-edited1.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1024" data-original-width="768" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgH7ig4qnrEjj_hUx_UQfN3azNLuW_PfjX2brOWAXat2L3WCqtlmAESkvq1RrpmtdjLJSwiKOO3Lo6slbuSTX6ObpMm-zk6MOkW0kGPCM9bQ5NPr4uExGru3fgHl4s--dNus_LBbkbfDkEmCeOAEU2nsCp4SojMMyEDGuTP0ETMzdhQk_9bXdzLebfa/s320/Trudi-underskirt-Janet-edited1.jpg" width="240" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Trudi wearing her socks, underskirt, pantloons and shirt</span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="background: white; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><br /></span></span><p></p>
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9VgRogNpn47ZAS-WuA2fNwcM0kofavjQBtoDguAkiRRVtHOraJzH5ofjxzk4UgrIiKaKjQbUrOcKoEaTt-33k8NAKM_87Z6GTFW65zdIFeAGWpfBLyJkrUg8XYct20CVsAKxn0Bdc8-QG3UZqJ2DCQ8X5rUpV68vHW1_qgVPbEU2t6a8ZwD54yStg/s1024/Trudi-overskirt-Janet-edited1.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1024" data-original-width="768" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9VgRogNpn47ZAS-WuA2fNwcM0kofavjQBtoDguAkiRRVtHOraJzH5ofjxzk4UgrIiKaKjQbUrOcKoEaTt-33k8NAKM_87Z6GTFW65zdIFeAGWpfBLyJkrUg8XYct20CVsAKxn0Bdc8-QG3UZqJ2DCQ8X5rUpV68vHW1_qgVPbEU2t6a8ZwD54yStg/s320/Trudi-overskirt-Janet-edited1.jpg" width="240" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Trudi wearing her overskirt and boots, with socks, pantaloons, underskirt and shir</span>t</span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span>
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGA2SjBIjo11gW7_kgmYlAxqdS6eKp5x-F-8Hi61oYAqo4aCoNL3Jz9Wup6lYsSH6RgovNNyKHp9D4s4wn0agaQk3txcGcmK3kBzdQuTi-VqY5qMMp1L3Dkb2W32AWp6Bgnw31eSHcZ7KyrIOjtjoOgRSmhE96m9xM-R16YttLxBM4eEvY1keDySh-/s1024/Trudi-redressed2-Janet-edited1.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1024" data-original-width="768" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGA2SjBIjo11gW7_kgmYlAxqdS6eKp5x-F-8Hi61oYAqo4aCoNL3Jz9Wup6lYsSH6RgovNNyKHp9D4s4wn0agaQk3txcGcmK3kBzdQuTi-VqY5qMMp1L3Dkb2W32AWp6Bgnw31eSHcZ7KyrIOjtjoOgRSmhE96m9xM-R16YttLxBM4eEvY1keDySh-/s320/Trudi-redressed2-Janet-edited1.jpg" width="240" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Trudi restored in her full farmgirl outfit including the embroidered apron and scarf</span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span>
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxbyU3twYlBl7xdWrIT2JuFklOovPJkzLbzlRde3v8cn-zwPmRGbFAgENpxwsLZr1pkTqu5cbt8jdFPwWLGJt0h6SVO7WgyrBRf2L0sqX6JshhwJ-KnGNAowdRzQOu1PMOELHRsfLLyzliTsPa8xeldiYUKMn5Z8hz0VnnPhVRnhSz-sZg2tyVymUn/s1024/Trudi-redressed-closer2-Janet-edited1.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1024" data-original-width="768" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxbyU3twYlBl7xdWrIT2JuFklOovPJkzLbzlRde3v8cn-zwPmRGbFAgENpxwsLZr1pkTqu5cbt8jdFPwWLGJt0h6SVO7WgyrBRf2L0sqX6JshhwJ-KnGNAowdRzQOu1PMOELHRsfLLyzliTsPa8xeldiYUKMn5Z8hz0VnnPhVRnhSz-sZg2tyVymUn/s320/Trudi-redressed-closer2-Janet-edited1.jpg" width="240" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Trudi's scarf is round her neck rather than her head now</span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span>
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIWnFSBd0PCJbci7-Oha3iU6tjUmQgO0nMMXR4ZxTDj3Zy7AXjLRATKcq5iZfloZQSOL_W4OVf9Mnj99Y8TFkgwcADM958ApV1Mf9BwCYB8eZh1YU9lXQOkOVuNDw4AthhYbxXD0dNXhb3e5TErSy4XGwlq3HDhMCN_HK6Ad-DGtvJtPoy_PGeGXJd/s1024/Trudi-redressed-closer-Janet-edited1.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1024" data-original-width="768" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIWnFSBd0PCJbci7-Oha3iU6tjUmQgO0nMMXR4ZxTDj3Zy7AXjLRATKcq5iZfloZQSOL_W4OVf9Mnj99Y8TFkgwcADM958ApV1Mf9BwCYB8eZh1YU9lXQOkOVuNDw4AthhYbxXD0dNXhb3e5TErSy4XGwlq3HDhMCN_HK6Ad-DGtvJtPoy_PGeGXJd/s320/Trudi-redressed-closer-Janet-edited1.jpg" width="240" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Trudi's tidied hair with matching hair ties (Janet found a similar pale blue fabric in her stash)</span></td></tr></tbody></table>
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<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrL57AzWbtOauXPwQC7U1vKongYn1teH6TERVZZfaBTJa2Z-TDXWKVe4XopUUWJ7w-Hv0MwCycOA9oqi7ackzaR89pLWs0QqpOfJnJ5qsVPxcwFVPsFga80YwtCXsNNJ9gNcV1idVai_s4bVFv8Q9k66casCaHljCptYmMZdCcYik8GA8qTg7bu2BV/s1024/Trudi-redressed-Janet-edited1.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1024" data-original-width="768" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrL57AzWbtOauXPwQC7U1vKongYn1teH6TERVZZfaBTJa2Z-TDXWKVe4XopUUWJ7w-Hv0MwCycOA9oqi7ackzaR89pLWs0QqpOfJnJ5qsVPxcwFVPsFga80YwtCXsNNJ9gNcV1idVai_s4bVFv8Q9k66casCaHljCptYmMZdCcYik8GA8qTg7bu2BV/s320/Trudi-redressed-Janet-edited1.jpg" width="240" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Trudi restored and awaiting collection</span></td></tr></tbody></table>
<p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">While Trudi was with Janet, I made a lucky discovery in a local shop which sells vintage items – there were two matching deep bookcases made with laminated chipboard, in very nice condition, one of which still has wooden sliding doors. Once I brought them home I glued felt on the bottom of them so the unlaminated chipboard bottom edges would not scratch the surface of my late grandfather’s tallboy (now storing doll clothes) and my late mother’s chest of
drawers. The unit with its wood sliding doors is now on top of the tallboy and is where I store some of our larger modern vinyl dolls, standing up. My husband
added polycarbonate doors to the front of the other unit, turning it into a display cabinet, we put this on top of the chest of drawers and I arranged some
of my collection in it, in readiness for Trudi. </span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Janet has a Studio doll called Katherine, whom she adopted from Dorisanne before I got Trudi. After the 2022 festival, I started making a coat for Trudi using the same wool (Jamiesons of Shetland Spindrift) and some of the motifs from the <a href="https://dollmum.blogspot.com/2022/07/shakespeare-dream-coat-for-sasha.html" target="_blank">Sasha Shakespeare Dreamcoat which I made for the Susanna Lewis raffle doll</a>. I resized and reshaped the pattern. I did not make the complicated embroideries; also the studio doll sized coat does not have a hood. I brought the partly-made coat for Trudi with me when I visited Janet in March; she loved the colour combinations and patterns so asked me to make one for Katherine </span><span style="font-family: arial;">as well. We both knew
this would take a long time, just as the crack repairs were time-consuming, so when I returned home I worked on finishing Trudi’s coat then knitted it
again for Katherine. It was an enjoyable task despite the time it took to complete.</span></span></p>
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5hKVpClEmBjE__Jxo4WeR6ouvXnDNiS9pLBUJy2y3KDBt_XsMyDqqK-eK3DB1dq9Nj4V3ub1CBhgNrCXjTvhUAJRqDXgJOH7bZKtjStUWa-E20Uiw2vyVI6wWZnV9G_9Ogai_CbMpjyepWJt5KX5nMpjJFCuFQkRf0SOkF-l5ELDrHVHtQX3-Kcgl/s1024/DSC_0856-edited1.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="597" data-original-width="1024" height="187" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5hKVpClEmBjE__Jxo4WeR6ouvXnDNiS9pLBUJy2y3KDBt_XsMyDqqK-eK3DB1dq9Nj4V3ub1CBhgNrCXjTvhUAJRqDXgJOH7bZKtjStUWa-E20Uiw2vyVI6wWZnV9G_9Ogai_CbMpjyepWJt5KX5nMpjJFCuFQkRf0SOkF-l5ELDrHVHtQX3-Kcgl/s320/DSC_0856-edited1.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">The completed coats</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br />
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1oJ33djIl6yYLsDMuEQZcADbJ-Gt3yzIMCdPRKRmxigMy4hIZ8sF2fbuI7zNxfwkAb0szLuHsnaJ6d6uDgZL26LiOOQDzzzHXO8FkBc0CY0yJHtWvQET32feoHkt0B9oDgTMEU9wxUP9hji-np79-kyFAqPqTs19vZERf6NcWLhXsYicUOQz3UuCG/s1024/DSC_0857-edited1.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="678" data-original-width="1024" height="212" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1oJ33djIl6yYLsDMuEQZcADbJ-Gt3yzIMCdPRKRmxigMy4hIZ8sF2fbuI7zNxfwkAb0szLuHsnaJ6d6uDgZL26LiOOQDzzzHXO8FkBc0CY0yJHtWvQET32feoHkt0B9oDgTMEU9wxUP9hji-np79-kyFAqPqTs19vZERf6NcWLhXsYicUOQz3UuCG/s320/DSC_0857-edited1.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Back view of one of the coats</span></td></tr></tbody></table>
<p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Collecting Trudi in mid-April coincided with a short trip for a musical event involving our little street organ in Lancashire. After the event my husband, younger daughter and I drove into Cumbria and stayed overnight an hour’s drive from Janet and her husband. Our short visit to their home the next day was filled with laughter and conversation. Trudi and Katherine were standing side by side in front of the arts & crafts stained glass and wood shelf in the living room when we arrived and this became the place for their photo shoot, before and after they tried on their winter coats. Janet’s doll is a gorgeous CIII who normally wears a pale grey corduroy dress; however Janet had made and assembled a farm girl outfit for Katherine using the colour combinations of the coat.</span></p><p></p>
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOkvysgr2aRgFdhe2sS-4sFZxYYJkpXW3EIDkd0PhePZ0nbej8aGMhTCeyLu23P-lil7c2ztv6xX3nzk9ANJhIyJfJJQphiqgLZuBYefm1UiEk6XrwABH8spJ43GcdlE1e4EAjzbk4GPYY-RFy6kiJLmHQxosMjagurtjmsnRLrTdIKCLCPe6H7TEq/s1024/DSC_0941-edited1.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1024" data-original-width="678" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOkvysgr2aRgFdhe2sS-4sFZxYYJkpXW3EIDkd0PhePZ0nbej8aGMhTCeyLu23P-lil7c2ztv6xX3nzk9ANJhIyJfJJQphiqgLZuBYefm1UiEk6XrwABH8spJ43GcdlE1e4EAjzbk4GPYY-RFy6kiJLmHQxosMjagurtjmsnRLrTdIKCLCPe6H7TEq/s320/DSC_0941-edited1.jpg" width="212" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Trudi and Katherine in farm girl outfits</span></td></tr></tbody></table>
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<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLHG6XJzOagq5cVtwof9iQbGbkiojdLdHC1TsTWRY-kJRuOAocTcqlmXXdL00aEbbitTc8t9Lfui0WReBZNE4tTTLBvn0r2VKA2NJJraqJwA1Ou7ypAT8WiiU882fPokYoTeU9TJE00C2qlXXC09Miz8EPow_-8gjoTlC6OLHxFo2-_WoADrZrFY3F/s1024/DSC_0943-edited1.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="678" data-original-width="1024" height="212" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLHG6XJzOagq5cVtwof9iQbGbkiojdLdHC1TsTWRY-kJRuOAocTcqlmXXdL00aEbbitTc8t9Lfui0WReBZNE4tTTLBvn0r2VKA2NJJraqJwA1Ou7ypAT8WiiU882fPokYoTeU9TJE00C2qlXXC09Miz8EPow_-8gjoTlC6OLHxFo2-_WoADrZrFY3F/s320/DSC_0943-edited1.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Trudi and Katherine</span></td></tr></tbody></table>
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<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWNHPQpKJH39ktw28kwNuPoAs0IRw3bQqaGGOTK8sXarXv51ouNFyizcWSyEzoTwm7n-BH5TgIMbywpkBsXjQqMwMTwbSdQgjfH0GfphljbW05bbWT9KlGvLLEy9_qjPQOA_5DJIi2zmW1bQPXCaRTjzqMidoti5Ym2Gt8WUh5JdteYcL1M0y5YyrC/s1024/DSC_0945-edited1.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="678" data-original-width="1024" height="212" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWNHPQpKJH39ktw28kwNuPoAs0IRw3bQqaGGOTK8sXarXv51ouNFyizcWSyEzoTwm7n-BH5TgIMbywpkBsXjQqMwMTwbSdQgjfH0GfphljbW05bbWT9KlGvLLEy9_qjPQOA_5DJIi2zmW1bQPXCaRTjzqMidoti5Ym2Gt8WUh5JdteYcL1M0y5YyrC/s320/DSC_0945-edited1.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Katherine</span></td></tr></tbody></table>
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<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTpxMoBXD3YpuQAuf-AEFMFb1hcDzOUdspZUCcllpD0j_MOzQlQG3aqrHt3cM3OMuIr9wzej47QNdysCfNzEfI-hLkvSS6J2DUHBq5ntw5k7kbimzhj9JP3EigWvEA4qji4ycHaoXxTktzKMDNNIPvaPv34Af3X5rmJP_jkX0msOMcBCiCdilbZ4cy/s1024/DSC_0946-edited1.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="678" data-original-width="1024" height="212" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTpxMoBXD3YpuQAuf-AEFMFb1hcDzOUdspZUCcllpD0j_MOzQlQG3aqrHt3cM3OMuIr9wzej47QNdysCfNzEfI-hLkvSS6J2DUHBq5ntw5k7kbimzhj9JP3EigWvEA4qji4ycHaoXxTktzKMDNNIPvaPv34Af3X5rmJP_jkX0msOMcBCiCdilbZ4cy/s320/DSC_0946-edited1.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Trudi</span></td></tr></tbody></table>
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<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDvTS9ypWwx1FTarQaDuJynA84jENlhSHwNv3FJi6VHaxWH-MLaqvAlIIVLOWoF19cCV-HvWAX6jQQ7BjZ50tQYqArkNMAUY2MpqDMybickjRsCSryr8BzTg6XdwDaRt7ZlFsbqtMW4s8pQrUbCTbweMGSRjttjW2SIM2stW_Z67XV2MdqoeLpqIPW/s1024/DSC_0947-edited1.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="922" data-original-width="1024" height="288" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDvTS9ypWwx1FTarQaDuJynA84jENlhSHwNv3FJi6VHaxWH-MLaqvAlIIVLOWoF19cCV-HvWAX6jQQ7BjZ50tQYqArkNMAUY2MpqDMybickjRsCSryr8BzTg6XdwDaRt7ZlFsbqtMW4s8pQrUbCTbweMGSRjttjW2SIM2stW_Z67XV2MdqoeLpqIPW/s320/DSC_0947-edited1.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Trudi and Katherine wearing their new coats</span></td></tr></tbody></table>
<br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiN3haoOBww-zmUbWNsGBlgS_QLNQzEKyhtDdEetDVXSZZAbY-Bh-ustJ0UXKTHG2CrTQZs9Ylemj-ybx5n0dBUc9rtLyFjwPUdbK_SPnb4dAbvCmco9OSysdEsgnerroQzCRyThppsJXgpM5HS_qVXejCn-d48zMw7F0yfgcAcfrNxYTh42F_TFz5/s1024/DSC_0949-edited1.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1024" data-original-width="678" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiN3haoOBww-zmUbWNsGBlgS_QLNQzEKyhtDdEetDVXSZZAbY-Bh-ustJ0UXKTHG2CrTQZs9Ylemj-ybx5n0dBUc9rtLyFjwPUdbK_SPnb4dAbvCmco9OSysdEsgnerroQzCRyThppsJXgpM5HS_qVXejCn-d48zMw7F0yfgcAcfrNxYTh42F_TFz5/s320/DSC_0949-edited1.jpg" width="212" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Trudi and Katherine</span></td></tr></tbody></table>
<br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYFIAk5-eiBV8J_7_FzX0aq3-2u50f3g6lUvAcMwhGNWK8d8fL98mZ2b-NDXHQzn55PQK_KkI84sf26flokiRojL3QZ-F6tMZru9cxN5IMRXWrTYHW8wuMGwfs9i43s_jOeTuKaaY5kUzYfZMJRAXGEU-j8IaiBB4sJT_cP9XfES3eKwtiOYgobkct/s1024/DSC_0954-edited1.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="678" data-original-width="1024" height="212" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYFIAk5-eiBV8J_7_FzX0aq3-2u50f3g6lUvAcMwhGNWK8d8fL98mZ2b-NDXHQzn55PQK_KkI84sf26flokiRojL3QZ-F6tMZru9cxN5IMRXWrTYHW8wuMGwfs9i43s_jOeTuKaaY5kUzYfZMJRAXGEU-j8IaiBB4sJT_cP9XfES3eKwtiOYgobkct/s320/DSC_0954-edited1.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Trudi and Katherine closeup from the side - different skin tones, eye colour and hair</span></td></tr></tbody></table>
<br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMNs4w6jAyZmPqN9Y6zakLlur2KzhAtMSyr0hgT1kGmrc3ZQ3cNYCnYFOOxn8idI8cr2H90JIN15F7KKiOGNhW-f-v--pO9IilCRqvZrz6PYHbbx_D5TS9YzWu6Bu6I2enl7n5JCWVI9ZslaNnfCjGCBxrGpgwO07rMS0Q87Xh597DZZw259MLfZgK/s1024/DSC_0956-edited2.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="922" data-original-width="1024" height="288" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMNs4w6jAyZmPqN9Y6zakLlur2KzhAtMSyr0hgT1kGmrc3ZQ3cNYCnYFOOxn8idI8cr2H90JIN15F7KKiOGNhW-f-v--pO9IilCRqvZrz6PYHbbx_D5TS9YzWu6Bu6I2enl7n5JCWVI9ZslaNnfCjGCBxrGpgwO07rMS0Q87Xh597DZZw259MLfZgK/s320/DSC_0956-edited2.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Trudi and Katherine</span></td></tr></tbody></table>
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<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6a7kYEK14wXXEQ3ekWb16ooxntDkAr2j643ZwITCafrGQOfv5QtfxZG6DbtqBeJ4CcViDWgFpvhl0gGpmYPKmZon0aV38wAPd-0GvTmRj5GnZ4n63tILY90R_u9Aj76xNVZomqFKY0ZUgF4j6ZIBAvZCD-0iVvq5oP4uPPNVKOhKXcCkDZDhYfr6o/s1024/DSC_0959-edited1.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="597" data-original-width="1024" height="187" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6a7kYEK14wXXEQ3ekWb16ooxntDkAr2j643ZwITCafrGQOfv5QtfxZG6DbtqBeJ4CcViDWgFpvhl0gGpmYPKmZon0aV38wAPd-0GvTmRj5GnZ4n63tILY90R_u9Aj76xNVZomqFKY0ZUgF4j6ZIBAvZCD-0iVvq5oP4uPPNVKOhKXcCkDZDhYfr6o/s320/DSC_0959-edited1.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Trudi and Katherine closeup from the front</span></td></tr></tbody></table>
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<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggvQsmbRBH54Fa9ythwSzQi2Y9_ShFCMQLt5ayBX37CSk4LKfm4yIdsadS3_tgsgTu_uoOILbIbDjUYei_5dADZkU77dhsuD0KVk8I2Mhv6BJjDutyq-lPhBR_jzG6HWuPKsLWr7DAySzxallRSFzKV9jFWaokCJDlc-RMk1Jxb4CmbM4DB41hB-F6/s1024/DSC_0960-edited1.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1024" data-original-width="678" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggvQsmbRBH54Fa9ythwSzQi2Y9_ShFCMQLt5ayBX37CSk4LKfm4yIdsadS3_tgsgTu_uoOILbIbDjUYei_5dADZkU77dhsuD0KVk8I2Mhv6BJjDutyq-lPhBR_jzG6HWuPKsLWr7DAySzxallRSFzKV9jFWaokCJDlc-RMk1Jxb4CmbM4DB41hB-F6/s320/DSC_0960-edited1.jpg" width="212" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Back view of Trudi and Katherine wearing their new coats</span></td></tr></tbody></table>
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<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdi2_nNGUsvC4IEOOkg820Qvee67TGBrSQ0vfzDmH5J4-_njhcwxyNPls8TM7UxJIhFj2iDsQwOOicU9s6CJUlSlu5EtfLHPQ1eqYf0XcMVjipf71Pv0wKRvFS35DQqYbPL7p8BOPDCFufUC3KeYKA8NwFymkgdK9oOXwmb1oxG3WsR94gnFahsYXv/s1024/DSC_0962-edited2.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="922" data-original-width="1024" height="288" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdi2_nNGUsvC4IEOOkg820Qvee67TGBrSQ0vfzDmH5J4-_njhcwxyNPls8TM7UxJIhFj2iDsQwOOicU9s6CJUlSlu5EtfLHPQ1eqYf0XcMVjipf71Pv0wKRvFS35DQqYbPL7p8BOPDCFufUC3KeYKA8NwFymkgdK9oOXwmb1oxG3WsR94gnFahsYXv/s320/DSC_0962-edited2.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Back view of their coats, while still on the shelf</span></td></tr></tbody></table>
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<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="696" data-original-width="1024" height="218" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj90vKG7PItFgFPjRZWGV7mUbbUcP8mL7Vqte8b4QyYTWGGv2NncJKK0XY232fzQThbWeewRjDkpEpF8hqDTxhfN29nHEb5nHLkron1M7h57JxAXLYIok0pH5six5z6BrJjo-dJ2TlPlKTJyOmFCADWKptQVpQf1zYO6EPFhmPQDzrFWTOTXoJLYOda/s320/DSC_0967-edited1.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" width="320" /></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Trudi and Katherine admire the model train</span></td></tr></tbody></table><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj90vKG7PItFgFPjRZWGV7mUbbUcP8mL7Vqte8b4QyYTWGGv2NncJKK0XY232fzQThbWeewRjDkpEpF8hqDTxhfN29nHEb5nHLkron1M7h57JxAXLYIok0pH5six5z6BrJjo-dJ2TlPlKTJyOmFCADWKptQVpQf1zYO6EPFhmPQDzrFWTOTXoJLYOda/s1024/DSC_0967-edited1.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;">
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<br /><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">I had brought along my SCW Charity doll Russell, so he was
included towards the end of the photo shoot too. </span></p>
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<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghh9n-mZqZvrRWwYwvuZOTNhgzeef5Z84Xs8GgbtLZa5k6ap5i01Aj3XznCehwpeMFgcusDR2qecuAX2b1Mlk5yn8BrrHLgZDlaDAj3KAFqds0U1_5GRn2F7R0HKiI6SFO3umuYBqlaA4_50cQ9OaOUec2vNAHFyjpFNveCt0F7K3PwcMXBS1YTNSU/s1024/DSC_0973-edited2.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1024" data-original-width="1024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghh9n-mZqZvrRWwYwvuZOTNhgzeef5Z84Xs8GgbtLZa5k6ap5i01Aj3XznCehwpeMFgcusDR2qecuAX2b1Mlk5yn8BrrHLgZDlaDAj3KAFqds0U1_5GRn2F7R0HKiI6SFO3umuYBqlaA4_50cQ9OaOUec2vNAHFyjpFNveCt0F7K3PwcMXBS1YTNSU/s320/DSC_0973-edited2.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Katherine, Russell and Trudi</span></td></tr></tbody></table>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: arial;"></span></p>
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhScnxbbzFJOiUrWjNTLpC9F3bOy-dwCOJAQPpCcMfHvP5jMHz-J7rOAR6uGoRUpKpFLu5YaIp5A0h-Zqzh8ut5QrRRyestbl-TXmTq1c3M_RP5jx1APkCg3knAqZaxojzGj5FVLjLRGEajga2Wsp2kXOxnWdkGVP-e52HJOo-LBZbJYT4pgEQk06Jp/s1024/DSC_0978-edited2.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1024" data-original-width="1024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhScnxbbzFJOiUrWjNTLpC9F3bOy-dwCOJAQPpCcMfHvP5jMHz-J7rOAR6uGoRUpKpFLu5YaIp5A0h-Zqzh8ut5QrRRyestbl-TXmTq1c3M_RP5jx1APkCg3knAqZaxojzGj5FVLjLRGEajga2Wsp2kXOxnWdkGVP-e52HJOo-LBZbJYT4pgEQk06Jp/s320/DSC_0978-edited2.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Katherine, Russell and Trudi from the side</span></td></tr></tbody></table>
<span style="font-family: arial;"><br /><br /><span style="font-size: medium;">Thank you, Janet for gently restoring Trudi, she is rejuventated.</span></span><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhep1tR6acExasQfltzl4dlLr_vpJmqpAaHe5BvH5ymMXSzMez2qVuSbZ7GYRmaHT1b24TcwQokWvw-JnQ_vjBi0l-hYtGuufe9DRGWA7cppc4k-jqe28vpCc1k7GLHf7coTPB7I0mYPkCN7xk3KTDJ6ME6SiQmCD-ohlhoJRZLsMkDJMvdMiHviM4z/s1024/DSC_0979-edited1.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1024" data-original-width="796" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhep1tR6acExasQfltzl4dlLr_vpJmqpAaHe5BvH5ymMXSzMez2qVuSbZ7GYRmaHT1b24TcwQokWvw-JnQ_vjBi0l-hYtGuufe9DRGWA7cppc4k-jqe28vpCc1k7GLHf7coTPB7I0mYPkCN7xk3KTDJ6ME6SiQmCD-ohlhoJRZLsMkDJMvdMiHviM4z/s320/DSC_0979-edited1.jpg" width="249" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Katherine and Trudi</span></td></tr></tbody></table>
<br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLaIDIVqlbK4Pqqvrelvdioo6aZmP904O4-NbXWY-0Enpr6RE0eWqAT02Xp1k_ciC7m18B9zVfg4EKE-CCerNT7p2PzMeyRAuyMip5tsTsTQcvr2jZjyriaWii81B9VJzx-6en8ldm8PIFKDyVcSYxeRN2F9RYNfwPuVUCdJN4cOa_Z8TIaAyfMNDS/s1024/DSC_0980-edited1.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="678" data-original-width="1024" height="212" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLaIDIVqlbK4Pqqvrelvdioo6aZmP904O4-NbXWY-0Enpr6RE0eWqAT02Xp1k_ciC7m18B9zVfg4EKE-CCerNT7p2PzMeyRAuyMip5tsTsTQcvr2jZjyriaWii81B9VJzx-6en8ldm8PIFKDyVcSYxeRN2F9RYNfwPuVUCdJN4cOa_Z8TIaAyfMNDS/s320/DSC_0980-edited1.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Me holding Trudi, Janet holding Katherine</span></td></tr></tbody></table>
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<p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Trudi and Russell travelled home safely in the hard-shell case, well padded as before. Now they are in the display cabinet together, along with my <a href="https://dollmum.blogspot.com/2009/06/discovering-gotz-dolls.html" target="_blank">19” modern Gotz 2008 Anna</a>, <a href="https://dollmum.blogspot.com/2010/01/susie-identified.html" target="_blank">my childhood doll 16” Palitoy Petalskin Susie</a>, <a href="https://dollmum.blogspot.com/2017/06/introducing-betsy.html" target="_blank">Betsy my 16" Schoenhut doll</a> and little <a href="https://dollmum.blogspot.com/2019/12/myanmar-with-kruselings.html" target="_blank">Kruselings Zarni San and Thet Khin</a>. They make me smile.</span></p>
<p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_zMoa-6tCLnvD2LMpK39r7jW7vc0W18VXr7P5WWLBYEmZUVZrgdupVhXOC5gZrBA7g5xjGGCA4ijweXMm6GjC3QeJFzX9arn4ZeVEpw0eW4KZamgqyu0mhaz3nPn4Wv8eGMKOT84RWhgKWeqgQX9CGdUbx7PK6SeeK5iYsDcK7k4WbdHsGFgD0Z4H/s1024/DSC_0988-edited1.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="1024" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_zMoa-6tCLnvD2LMpK39r7jW7vc0W18VXr7P5WWLBYEmZUVZrgdupVhXOC5gZrBA7g5xjGGCA4ijweXMm6GjC3QeJFzX9arn4ZeVEpw0eW4KZamgqyu0mhaz3nPn4Wv8eGMKOT84RWhgKWeqgQX9CGdUbx7PK6SeeK5iYsDcK7k4WbdHsGFgD0Z4H/s320/DSC_0988-edited1.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Trudi and friends in the display cabinet. <br />L-R Susie, Anna, Betsy with her unnamed baby doll, Zarni San, Thet Khin, Trudi and Russell</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br />
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9s7hsDcvUh99Sh4jsxLrPzsJFXgRJ5G6ftExtcgyBOP92rntARVrmcIXFUoeO74w-XBBimUN9qOxTJpahlfDlxMoRVZPU3skHdxFhStub9xDIC-2lr4PIpafBarfzTn60DBhuwhNs_WVRKLnIDpBkwq5Al2McbPItFCASRV2xCVkUOUi6pUKBtT1w/s1024/DSC_0991-edited1.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1024" data-original-width="678" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9s7hsDcvUh99Sh4jsxLrPzsJFXgRJ5G6ftExtcgyBOP92rntARVrmcIXFUoeO74w-XBBimUN9qOxTJpahlfDlxMoRVZPU3skHdxFhStub9xDIC-2lr4PIpafBarfzTn60DBhuwhNs_WVRKLnIDpBkwq5Al2McbPItFCASRV2xCVkUOUi6pUKBtT1w/s320/DSC_0991-edited1.jpg" width="212" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Susie, Anna Betsy and Zarni San with the Teddy bears in the dresser and Dorisanne's Keuka College pennant (the 1991 week long Sasha Doll Festival was hosted at Keuka College)</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br />
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmSaKWfps9kZaa0fIy49M4zzZdkR9kHB-k45iVerApumhvROEzLEkcwsiH7osxrtNdOE4dEWA0PPpZiwP_q4UvF5Sl9EEKK3LQLR_aua4IQeqq8yegtuz6RC-um-2X8IPt5MKotoNEd79ZDLQ_W1SWMhGg7wAnyAmhW-99QzZHlUSprDIKCmoE9z4i/s1024/DSC_0992-edited1.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1024" data-original-width="678" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmSaKWfps9kZaa0fIy49M4zzZdkR9kHB-k45iVerApumhvROEzLEkcwsiH7osxrtNdOE4dEWA0PPpZiwP_q4UvF5Sl9EEKK3LQLR_aua4IQeqq8yegtuz6RC-um-2X8IPt5MKotoNEd79ZDLQ_W1SWMhGg7wAnyAmhW-99QzZHlUSprDIKCmoE9z4i/s320/DSC_0992-edited1.jpg" width="212" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Thet Khin, Trudi and Russell with the other end of the Keuka College pennant and Trudi's quilt from JoAnn</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br />
<h4><span style="font-family: arial;">Bibliography</span></h4><p><span style="font-family: arial;"><span>From Childhood to Sasha profile Number 4 - Dorisanne Osborn (2015), published by TwizelTheresa on The Sasha Emporium, 27 October 2015, available at </span><a href="https://thesashaemporium.org/2015/10/27/from-childhood-to-sasha-profile-number-4/">https://thesashaemporium.org/2015/10/27/from-childhood-to-sasha-profile-number-4/</a><span> (accessed 20 April 2023)</span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">Osborn, Dorisanne (1999) Sasha Dolls through the years, Gold Horse Publishing. ISBN 0-9112823-86-0</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">The Sasha Doll Festival website <a href="http://sashafestival.com/Home.html">http://sashafestival.com/Home.html</a> </span></p><h4><b><span style="font-family: arial;">Information about Sasha Morgenthaler is available at the following websites:</span></b></h4><p><a href="http://sashamorgenthaler.org/?lang=en"><span style="font-family: arial;">http://sashamorgenthaler.org/</span></a></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="http://www.sashadoll.com">http://www.sashadoll.com</a></span></p><p><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sasha_Morgenthaler"><span style="font-family: arial;">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sasha_Morgenthaler</span></a></p><div><br /></div><p></p><p></p><p></p></div>DollMumhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07655612985882320920noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1980962366285294991.post-61300212908207193152023-04-22T23:30:00.010+01:002023-04-23T19:40:18.301+01:00Trudi - Part 1<p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: 12pt;">When <a href="https://dollmum.blogspot.com/2017/09/usa-2017-laura-visits-dorisanne-osborn.html" target="_blank">we visited Dorisanne Osborn in July 2017</a> after attending the Sasha Doll festival
that year, we met some of her wonderful studio dolls. My daughter (Dmd) was smitten with one of them (Caroline/Meg) who subsequently found a home with our friend Peggy.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: 12pt;">After our visit, I corresponded with Dorisanne about another doll she owned which she had not shown us. This doll had a small problem, namely a fine crack across her left eye. As Dorisanne explained in an email:</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.25in;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;">“</span><span style="background: white; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;">When I purchased her in a Theriault auction she had a tiny crack by her eye which did not show at all. A few years ago, we had a long cold winter and when I looked at her (Trudi/Gertrud) the
crack had spread. It still does not show unless you look at her very closely. She is a rare farm girl and is pictured in my book on pages 6, 16, and 24.”</span><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;">The doll is called Gertrud or Trudi, named for Trudi Löffler/Loeffler who was Sasha Morgenthaler’s atelier assistant. She is a CI which means her body type is C (from the 1950s-70s Sasha used a synthetic moulding material for the hard bodied Studio dolls) and her face shape is Type I of the four shapes (I, II, III, IV). <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;">A long layaway commenced in 2018 with the aim of collecting Trudi at the 2020 Sasha doll festival in Pittsburgh which we planned to attend, however the pandemic meant
the 2020 Pittsburgh festival was postponed by a year (usually location and organisers change each year), and we were not able to attend it in 2021 because of travel restrictions as the worldwide pandemic continued. <a href="https://dollmum.blogspot.com/2022/08/usa-2022-sasha-festival-part-1.html" target="_blank">It was a relief that we were able to attend the 2022 Sasha Doll festival in Syracuse NY</a>, so on our road trip from Newark Airport (via a town in Pennsylvania to see our <a href="https://dollmum.blogspot.com/2017/08/usa-2017-laura-with-band-organs-part-1.html">90 key mechanical concert organ again after previously seeing it in 2017</a>) we visited Dorisanne in her new home and met her daughter Jeanne.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: arial;">The day before our visit, Peggy visited Dorisanne and helped redress Trudi in her original farmgirl outfit in readiness for our arrival (she had been wearing an outfit by Ruth Hartley). Dorisanne presented Trudi to me in a special carrier bag with Sasha doll photos posted in the side pockets, she explained it would help when I carried her around at the festival, which it certainly did, because Trudi barely left my side.</span><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;">When I first took Trudi out of her carrier bag I examined her carefully. I had only previously ever seen photos of her sent to me by Dorisanne and those in Dorisanne’s book. She has several items of clothing in her summer farmgirl outfit: a short sleeved white shirt, red and white striped pantaloons trimmed with red rick rack, a red/blue/white plaid underskirt, a denim blue weave overskirt, a red/blue/white check/plaid apron with embroidered pocket, grey knitted socks and lace up black leather boots, plus a pink/white plaid scarf which was over her head, though can also be used as a neck scarf. Her reddish-brown hair was loosely plaited/braided, one tied with a pale blue cord,
the other with a white string, because Swiss mountain children as observed by Sasha were not wealthy so satin ribbons would not have been appropriate.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;">The fine crack across her left eye and bridge of her nose was the most obvious, there were a few other fine cracks on her head and neck including one on her right arm, however, they did not look bad and her beautiful face and eye painting make her very special. Once I had redressed her, we had tea, cake and conversation which included Dorisanne telling me more of Trudi’s story:<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="background: white; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;">Trudi was auctioned by Theriault's in 1985 and purchased by Bambi Bovee who returned her to Theriault's in 1993 under the Gold Horse guarantee. When she reappeared in Theriault's auction again that year, Dorisanne bought her and named her after Sasha's assistant, Trudi (Gertrud) Loeffler/</span><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 17.12px;">L</span><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 17.12px; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;">ö</span><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 17.12px;">ffler</span><span style="background-color: white; font-size: 12pt;">, and Dorisanne’s Aunt Gertrude.</span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: arial;">We took some photos of Trudi with some of Dorisanne’s dolls and the Sasha dolls we had brought into the house with us, plus my <a href="https://dollmum.blogspot.com/2019/05/sasha-celebration-weekend-2019-part-1.html" target="_blank">SCW Charity Course doll Russell</a>. </span><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;"></span></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhobqsMdR6xpkOkxzlXpiIplb0Y5p6j4eQtlYCCUZkw7N2-h__wj65DAYe84qqLfW45GBRf_mtu5UQoTBAuCeZvCbfPzm6CIr_ailptCr51V8NvD4Sj9YYt2EQEWP9-FKkZ8a3Gr5fQAZHfaYBASZvjWEbaTfSo4ufUGXl_borv2T9shKXrkzWTvgHW/s1024/DSC_0520-edited1.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1024" data-original-width="1024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhobqsMdR6xpkOkxzlXpiIplb0Y5p6j4eQtlYCCUZkw7N2-h__wj65DAYe84qqLfW45GBRf_mtu5UQoTBAuCeZvCbfPzm6CIr_ailptCr51V8NvD4Sj9YYt2EQEWP9-FKkZ8a3Gr5fQAZHfaYBASZvjWEbaTfSo4ufUGXl_borv2T9shKXrkzWTvgHW/s320/DSC_0520-edited1.jpg" width="320" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: medium;">L-R Emmalee Rose, Russell, Melanie and Trudi</span><br /></span></td></tr></tbody></table><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;">
</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;">It was good putting Russell between Dorisanne’s <a href="https://thesashaemporium.org/2015/10/27/from-childhood-to-sasha-profile-number-4/" target="_blank">two Sasha Course dolls which she had made
under Trudi L</a></span><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><a href="https://thesashaemporium.org/2015/10/27/from-childhood-to-sasha-profile-number-4/" target="_blank">ö</a></span><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;"><a href="https://thesashaemporium.org/2015/10/27/from-childhood-to-sasha-profile-number-4/" target="_blank">ffler’s supervision in Sasha’s atelier in 1993</a>. They are named Amelia and Frederick after Dorisanne's paternal grandparents.</span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;"></span></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkx1rlpBzfy-2CM7iKolZ5X7j9gGGZINpLRPBjzRJ2nnLvejZUUy9-EGB8MXHJe8SMrO6rkKmCnaU0THCQDYVg036iwUudg7nkvowWAepx8-bZ6TpDL6hYc-MjYzuC1bddES0l1JluD69B8119iamTPcpNYtRz74_5Em3qQhhVbspzXR3XsU-U1e2X/s1024/DSC_0510-edited1.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="768" data-original-width="1024" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkx1rlpBzfy-2CM7iKolZ5X7j9gGGZINpLRPBjzRJ2nnLvejZUUy9-EGB8MXHJe8SMrO6rkKmCnaU0THCQDYVg036iwUudg7nkvowWAepx8-bZ6TpDL6hYc-MjYzuC1bddES0l1JluD69B8119iamTPcpNYtRz74_5Em3qQhhVbspzXR3XsU-U1e2X/s320/DSC_0510-edited1.jpg" width="320" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Dorisanne's two Sasha Course dolls Amelia and Frederick, with Russell the SCW Charity Course doll my daughter and I made in 2019</span><br /></span></td></tr></tbody></table><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;"></span></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVkkP48DqOhL8i6BRweK2tNzrTGB-LAnmgfmGV7V_RKw31MZ4YRm24F7go-8vA7vlHO6r2AsbDS6_TJnBGMO2BBPeEieS5Wc2AME0j1ea9qUhCYZUy4PF7FbnYa8SfCpnLdKf_5qsdrxWKIIkYI99NQUdqSYy9QUqHYOs96Yg2JA4qJ9HI9sHuiD-i/s1024/DSC_0511-edited1.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="678" data-original-width="1024" height="212" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVkkP48DqOhL8i6BRweK2tNzrTGB-LAnmgfmGV7V_RKw31MZ4YRm24F7go-8vA7vlHO6r2AsbDS6_TJnBGMO2BBPeEieS5Wc2AME0j1ea9qUhCYZUy4PF7FbnYa8SfCpnLdKf_5qsdrxWKIIkYI99NQUdqSYy9QUqHYOs96Yg2JA4qJ9HI9sHuiD-i/s320/DSC_0511-edited1.jpg" width="320" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Close up of Amelia, Russell and Frederick<br /></span></td></tr></tbody></table><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;">I was also delighted
that <a href="https://dollmum.blogspot.com/2018/02/shweshwe-for-emmalee-rose.html" target="_blank">Emmalee Rose was wearing the shweshwe outfit I had made specially for her</a>, as I had brought along Melanie who wearing the identical smaller version of the outfit, so we were able to photograph the two of them together.<o:p></o:p></span></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQ69DfZ58hQD6dZ84Ac1uaxtK6_w0OHwdK_iWeFss6N2NFMsDPabUshH1tL4sh5C7q1wq7EwTVDuMNlyLlijd-AxaNzJJfjHZqylx7HBCFleyKQwBIaFvfpJBt2AOwq5YYh2y75h1gLVjeGafLMHbTCwhUDW300iUlc-zQ8hCgT3SO0ohqc_ANuHZc/s1024/DSC_0501-edited1.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1024" data-original-width="678" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQ69DfZ58hQD6dZ84Ac1uaxtK6_w0OHwdK_iWeFss6N2NFMsDPabUshH1tL4sh5C7q1wq7EwTVDuMNlyLlijd-AxaNzJJfjHZqylx7HBCFleyKQwBIaFvfpJBt2AOwq5YYh2y75h1gLVjeGafLMHbTCwhUDW300iUlc-zQ8hCgT3SO0ohqc_ANuHZc/s320/DSC_0501-edited1.jpg" width="212" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Melanie with some of Dorianne's Sasha Studio dolls L-R Alice, Studio bebe Kit, Christopher Charles, Emmalee Rose and Melanie</span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-MDE4WOYIvrioGzNaScXjUQ5HmlWBEpRcTsLiotqu8e_7qvfsHbLQ80BhBvVu7EUhwid-o2t5OHlWXR6W9txLbi2XlsEdEXXG5ljFXAr-MbbwpC2jYVjmegfB0-0FQRLiJr25dpUBFI8WRNQEept_JCb80FUP7J8eBpeZI3WvBB2lhrbMsWd9HKt7/s1024/DSC_0502-edited1.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1024" data-original-width="678" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-MDE4WOYIvrioGzNaScXjUQ5HmlWBEpRcTsLiotqu8e_7qvfsHbLQ80BhBvVu7EUhwid-o2t5OHlWXR6W9txLbi2XlsEdEXXG5ljFXAr-MbbwpC2jYVjmegfB0-0FQRLiJr25dpUBFI8WRNQEept_JCb80FUP7J8eBpeZI3WvBB2lhrbMsWd9HKt7/s320/DSC_0502-edited1.jpg" width="212" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Emmalee Rose and Melanie in matching shweshwe outfits</span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjP4-88Z7EXZ84zlIb7xlDXcG8qwMoMzN7fwKdhEJrsDJUtD4S2ImQkazHZjSa97-bU_vXGo6E-LeWih9CV7cR38HN4T_5bepo5ySrWAlTVKzKLJrKoeMocdBUsmg-n_Re47xpjloeyb6pHgwQnkJZRBxETm9g-0xqSLgxlDblxRurOM6YEc17udsGr/s1024/DSC_0504-edited1.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1024" data-original-width="678" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjP4-88Z7EXZ84zlIb7xlDXcG8qwMoMzN7fwKdhEJrsDJUtD4S2ImQkazHZjSa97-bU_vXGo6E-LeWih9CV7cR38HN4T_5bepo5ySrWAlTVKzKLJrKoeMocdBUsmg-n_Re47xpjloeyb6pHgwQnkJZRBxETm9g-0xqSLgxlDblxRurOM6YEc17udsGr/s320/DSC_0504-edited1.jpg" width="212" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Dorisanne's dolls Alice, Studio bebe Kit and Christopher Charles</span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHDfKaURzO_BDae4tWLYrxBXGZ1hLHnFXA8nxcX4bQt4ngde4Tlwv3BipB7Kp5IhMmhZhqzhQkxXiaNFH9p2Tr9USZXPStJbAMk-6HhGFx0gOMZXLP0aSkQEsuP0UWJsg8CR6-HoSv15YcRjyiRhnanr9rdNOYGZSAlq8paXPuqq25yCHfNC5Otgi7/s1024/DSC_0508-edited1.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1024" data-original-width="819" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHDfKaURzO_BDae4tWLYrxBXGZ1hLHnFXA8nxcX4bQt4ngde4Tlwv3BipB7Kp5IhMmhZhqzhQkxXiaNFH9p2Tr9USZXPStJbAMk-6HhGFx0gOMZXLP0aSkQEsuP0UWJsg8CR6-HoSv15YcRjyiRhnanr9rdNOYGZSAlq8paXPuqq25yCHfNC5Otgi7/s320/DSC_0508-edited1.jpg" width="256" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Emmalee Rose and Melanie in their matching shweshwe outfits. <br />Dorisanne made the bead necklace herself and had the shoes made to match.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgooDSNiogwNu-q_5QdKsJ5u-UTlazuMhZvzQmDG7ggUc8EbV6-vGMllPEpl2Q2GVeCaWNBM2YLAMbONN9i3oH15Zm9jxbNT9jIkbVqkC2b6hKtKrSJ2oskseGst-6xyGbbxaS38M8L_QtevC1HCxdzQW7K-CXdw3qMN38kdxub-OOf_Q9dnHXDdhrg/s1024/DSC_0515-edited1.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="819" data-original-width="1024" height="256" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgooDSNiogwNu-q_5QdKsJ5u-UTlazuMhZvzQmDG7ggUc8EbV6-vGMllPEpl2Q2GVeCaWNBM2YLAMbONN9i3oH15Zm9jxbNT9jIkbVqkC2b6hKtKrSJ2oskseGst-6xyGbbxaS38M8L_QtevC1HCxdzQW7K-CXdw3qMN38kdxub-OOf_Q9dnHXDdhrg/s320/DSC_0515-edited1.jpg" width="320" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Trudi with Dorisanne's Studio dolls: L-R Alice, Kit, Christopher Charles and Trudi</span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipP1xyQzYJmGMAoFGzq0a-BSoZctnVaP4Pe8sVaIidGGRhsM25szY1ybChXwjc4vSNugxW4fqPcWE30O-gypMxGUnvXttx9ZFR3ch-9RnQ5HcAJ9chcnsjM2pvTN7YcVmgkN-Jq0xQ05YC-IqkiZN9V1BeTphErZeUIbstrbdpmE1Ri_4YumXN1V8d/s1024/DSC_0513-edited1.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1024" data-original-width="678" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipP1xyQzYJmGMAoFGzq0a-BSoZctnVaP4Pe8sVaIidGGRhsM25szY1ybChXwjc4vSNugxW4fqPcWE30O-gypMxGUnvXttx9ZFR3ch-9RnQ5HcAJ9chcnsjM2pvTN7YcVmgkN-Jq0xQ05YC-IqkiZN9V1BeTphErZeUIbstrbdpmE1Ri_4YumXN1V8d/s320/DSC_0513-edited1.jpg" width="212" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Trudi sits on Charlie's special chair with Dorisanne's Sasha Course dolls and Russell. Charlie was Dorisanne's late husband whom we met in 2017 and the wicker chair belonged to him. </span></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-bheGoblnZfvdfnGfYVBCK1RBw0WJnFWMv08k39mVH8gG237CepWTq7eL3M3Wk2Kltv1_8rAduPuVqDt4HeCOfW-eypAmgJqHqamC0NqYpNrg_5IunvfmyMKX8VmVU4Oq8bo7MmEr8kBdI7Zget5Du7jLF-IoGBFcqdcaKP07d1rAZ4ltk8AcAEQM/s1024/DSC_0529-edited1.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="819" data-original-width="1024" height="256" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-bheGoblnZfvdfnGfYVBCK1RBw0WJnFWMv08k39mVH8gG237CepWTq7eL3M3Wk2Kltv1_8rAduPuVqDt4HeCOfW-eypAmgJqHqamC0NqYpNrg_5IunvfmyMKX8VmVU4Oq8bo7MmEr8kBdI7Zget5Du7jLF-IoGBFcqdcaKP07d1rAZ4ltk8AcAEQM/s320/DSC_0529-edited1.jpg" width="320" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">L-R back row Alice, Emmalee Rose, Christopher, Melanie and Trudi, front row Russell and bebe Kit are flanked by the two Sasha Course dolls Frederick and Amelia</span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcpvNtK3DBPnXz1UgnIb6jeivLFn9j6E4eufhnJ7nvMQjrBbhWNaBkfnbxnyw1CHHu6HQL6KH74HZvVjbTzf-UupGQIldNh1HeOuJAclWDIC_ivtnyVcPBL7RwNX_CupXbp1bHZAFjThKrA0rL-Rky8o8Tj_eEB6PxfCLzAQHxczP05P5AH3ieiBDX/s1024/DSC_0530-edited1.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="683" data-original-width="1024" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcpvNtK3DBPnXz1UgnIb6jeivLFn9j6E4eufhnJ7nvMQjrBbhWNaBkfnbxnyw1CHHu6HQL6KH74HZvVjbTzf-UupGQIldNh1HeOuJAclWDIC_ivtnyVcPBL7RwNX_CupXbp1bHZAFjThKrA0rL-Rky8o8Tj_eEB6PxfCLzAQHxczP05P5AH3ieiBDX/s320/DSC_0530-edited1.jpg" width="320" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Alice, Emmalee Rose and Christopher Charles</span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAjtKSzcOwMdCne16H10O2fzOAYtD8MVegqOMUqaYYFULt-d5GvD9fPYB3rMvCAccLZofEnNHH42-PPGPiH1rPBJbdMjKqRs7sCdKQR3TE6qCcF3I_1lAuA-YOm1W3vErZdgeJtnw4yr3RB8NDPatOOAMmdH0XcihYdKlKlYa2SqPqCDlD-J4IGfwZ/s1024/DSC_0531-edited1.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="559" data-original-width="1024" height="175" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAjtKSzcOwMdCne16H10O2fzOAYtD8MVegqOMUqaYYFULt-d5GvD9fPYB3rMvCAccLZofEnNHH42-PPGPiH1rPBJbdMjKqRs7sCdKQR3TE6qCcF3I_1lAuA-YOm1W3vErZdgeJtnw4yr3RB8NDPatOOAMmdH0XcihYdKlKlYa2SqPqCDlD-J4IGfwZ/s320/DSC_0531-edited1.jpg" width="320" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Emmalee Rose, Christopher Charles, Melanie and Trudi</span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: arial;"><br />
</span><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4L4PM9UMUo-9WHE1xT3viokh08zIy-ewW_XufFiZed41tetk48Q5lu7Go9k25s12Evs79Sgynv0PgDRn8XlMF59U7IfxtTEPxN5EkQ2QMg5iGkDGKT_-fHOEZlXOqZs3dUgXXFHm7OYgXYJYphNb4x7PCjK24EJ4KprvvH4Ieqt2sTEkz0AHxFRer/s1024/DSC_0533-edited1.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="678" data-original-width="1024" height="212" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4L4PM9UMUo-9WHE1xT3viokh08zIy-ewW_XufFiZed41tetk48Q5lu7Go9k25s12Evs79Sgynv0PgDRn8XlMF59U7IfxtTEPxN5EkQ2QMg5iGkDGKT_-fHOEZlXOqZs3dUgXXFHm7OYgXYJYphNb4x7PCjK24EJ4KprvvH4Ieqt2sTEkz0AHxFRer/s320/DSC_0533-edited1.jpg" width="320" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Russell with Dorisanne's Sasha Course dolls and Studio bebe Kit</span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: arial;"><br />
</span><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEistMJRIR3fDUgrzuwN4g1C2hh4YKQb_Rig3s4T-kYw9KkYYlSCFKBnJyoyAJfLhaYVgo2MEsdODSzIwc9jML0ltgB5nuzvl4y0o_G6_hGXhG8d0GiDEGaN3vkHHg5k2YMcCgBxXPoGPIsKirWHbbVbRmgzLKJknFEU_oo0IUdlIGMMaBdUyVmt8aiE/s1024/DSC_0534-edited1.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="768" data-original-width="1024" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEistMJRIR3fDUgrzuwN4g1C2hh4YKQb_Rig3s4T-kYw9KkYYlSCFKBnJyoyAJfLhaYVgo2MEsdODSzIwc9jML0ltgB5nuzvl4y0o_G6_hGXhG8d0GiDEGaN3vkHHg5k2YMcCgBxXPoGPIsKirWHbbVbRmgzLKJknFEU_oo0IUdlIGMMaBdUyVmt8aiE/s320/DSC_0534-edited1.jpg" width="320" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Charlie's special corner (featuring his sailing boat and chair) with me holding Trudi, Dorisanne, Dmd and Jeanne, and the dolls in the chairs</span></td></tr></tbody></table><div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: 12pt;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: 12pt;">In my blog posts last year about the festival, I didn’t include photos of Trudi as I wasn’t ready to write about her at the time. Now I am sharing them, as they reveal some of the joy that Trudi brings.</span><div>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;">Thank you Dorisanne for allowing me to adopt Trudi and for your patience with that long layaway. I am so happy to have been entrusted with Trudi. <a href="https://dollmum.blogspot.com/2023/04/trudi-part-2.html" target="_blank">My next blog post will be about the gentle restoration to stabilise the fine cracks</a>.<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglkHiN0enP6h4hAIFE9PnH4HvL9piKDBDKbCTaGc7rQj49CV9HlvP_B3tsDooUFZQnLB4lfalSTdP6iLxyNFTJLzCjqdXnaLvbh9jcav-56DUmGAUfSxNjjwtGj76cd7OkP-WZzihn9yMEfYupME21UaDS0in1_pe_2ycMQaQ5DsqRDHy5Hfzlt9yI/s1024/DSC_0536-edited2.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="678" data-original-width="1024" height="212" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglkHiN0enP6h4hAIFE9PnH4HvL9piKDBDKbCTaGc7rQj49CV9HlvP_B3tsDooUFZQnLB4lfalSTdP6iLxyNFTJLzCjqdXnaLvbh9jcav-56DUmGAUfSxNjjwtGj76cd7OkP-WZzihn9yMEfYupME21UaDS0in1_pe_2ycMQaQ5DsqRDHy5Hfzlt9yI/s320/DSC_0536-edited2.jpg" width="320" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">At the meet and greet 'ugly Christmas sweater' event on the first evening of the Sasha Doll Festival. <br />L-R Edmund, Russell, Louisa, Melanie, Florence and Trudi</span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyhOYQm1zYpC7i-74hPfOaD2_NB5yhYCYWsGoE4gTQc1GnB4kQV9fl5v4HxkpER4cUpx8S0VbAO3Cw2d4b18iCHTc7c3T15BzIxxeMd14tQ4zKfrfLh6oDhxIW6ZJjS9vf5JD75tHJJjflaqLaZ1y1x-wRgsxD4czD-7y4RQ0eYsOKt-Ej8LcpcnDi/s1024/DSC_0666-edited1.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1024" data-original-width="678" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyhOYQm1zYpC7i-74hPfOaD2_NB5yhYCYWsGoE4gTQc1GnB4kQV9fl5v4HxkpER4cUpx8S0VbAO3Cw2d4b18iCHTc7c3T15BzIxxeMd14tQ4zKfrfLh6oDhxIW6ZJjS9vf5JD75tHJJjflaqLaZ1y1x-wRgsxD4czD-7y4RQ0eYsOKt-Ej8LcpcnDi/s320/DSC_0666-edited1.jpg" width="212" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Trudi with a Sasha Studio bebe on her lap at the Sasha Doll Festival, they look fascinated with each other</span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNNYlipE-jezD-RhEW6GD3sqm_FHhv6fnI2k4qypMPl-hmmMLl-b1FJzwtdVI4Xfz_SiUG5cyQB1uyBdwgsKfKAYay4otScH-t_4DqiVDABxf2UM6pviGQn0lq9WGH0wg1QDGG39HpORRoinTWIklleG2BAkwB0ZLm6MeHx24o2YurFBRZXS3Tjlt_/s1024/DSC_0770-edited1.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1024" data-original-width="853" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNNYlipE-jezD-RhEW6GD3sqm_FHhv6fnI2k4qypMPl-hmmMLl-b1FJzwtdVI4Xfz_SiUG5cyQB1uyBdwgsKfKAYay4otScH-t_4DqiVDABxf2UM6pviGQn0lq9WGH0wg1QDGG39HpORRoinTWIklleG2BAkwB0ZLm6MeHx24o2YurFBRZXS3Tjlt_/s320/DSC_0770-edited1.jpg" width="267" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Anne Votaw cradling Trudi on the Saturday evening at the Sasha Doll Festival (Anne is one of the three authors of 3 books about Sasha dolls which every collector needs)</span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi368wyHBbc0Hy3ZZ2vTBqlXxrrfcvPV0Y03FQmi2_leBPg_FuyEug4cpyS19SciWiKMCdoYw_iPfOcE_VTWrp-ECNw2G9S2VA_QcxnpzofV6Kbc0RvGzuHtfEc7ttym61I9ijRxyKc4e1iuePqk0M6WuQkMNz7LwKHi9wJ17018_dXg5awRmFK36HV/s1024/DSC_0771-edited1.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1024" data-original-width="853" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi368wyHBbc0Hy3ZZ2vTBqlXxrrfcvPV0Y03FQmi2_leBPg_FuyEug4cpyS19SciWiKMCdoYw_iPfOcE_VTWrp-ECNw2G9S2VA_QcxnpzofV6Kbc0RvGzuHtfEc7ttym61I9ijRxyKc4e1iuePqk0M6WuQkMNz7LwKHi9wJ17018_dXg5awRmFK36HV/s320/DSC_0771-edited1.jpg" width="267" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Anne and Trudi at the Sasha Doll Festival - I think Anne's smile expresses the sheer joy of Sasha Studio dolls</span><br /></span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkmSsxo43TMnaWB4zZOBlq2LSMGMy-_TTTdw83wdfaUgEgazIstK71JRjU7kvFIyiyPOYrBD0YbG9rzeIrffqe1GKz8jaDU5gJJ4xhckFHlrp1egUSTlCTDiIr1RubDP1hBk6VkYA_uV3ABBEWBLjZoDVmDy9XYFf9pSX3nIbQi9hiDX-fKmgbvhkA/s1024/DSC_0791-edited1.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="819" data-original-width="1024" height="256" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkmSsxo43TMnaWB4zZOBlq2LSMGMy-_TTTdw83wdfaUgEgazIstK71JRjU7kvFIyiyPOYrBD0YbG9rzeIrffqe1GKz8jaDU5gJJ4xhckFHlrp1egUSTlCTDiIr1RubDP1hBk6VkYA_uV3ABBEWBLjZoDVmDy9XYFf9pSX3nIbQi9hiDX-fKmgbvhkA/s320/DSC_0791-edited1.jpg" width="320" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Trudi with some of my Sasha friends <br />L-R Fran, JoAnn, me holding Trudi, Dmd and Peggy on the last day of the 2022 Sasha Doll Festival</span></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0s1B_2Hff_KBMi1XsvvE9lTHecuOI6LAXf4TtSJI3pmJgy2as2VS1gOfjkDtBN4_DQWVFrbaEIYM62AhA5b-Qf_jmaoqJKYsK21ckIiGY7X-XA4yNc36YyYgX81hYowAlUDNVvX-6TJ4nvQFcUZ-877FMmmgRHn5e8TwFLDdmrSkZCNlwLUebSTf_/s1024/DSC_0799-edited1.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="678" data-original-width="1024" height="212" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0s1B_2Hff_KBMi1XsvvE9lTHecuOI6LAXf4TtSJI3pmJgy2as2VS1gOfjkDtBN4_DQWVFrbaEIYM62AhA5b-Qf_jmaoqJKYsK21ckIiGY7X-XA4yNc36YyYgX81hYowAlUDNVvX-6TJ4nvQFcUZ-877FMmmgRHn5e8TwFLDdmrSkZCNlwLUebSTf_/s320/DSC_0799-edited1.jpg" width="320" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Our Sasha dolls and SCW Charity doll in our hotel room after the Sasha Doll Festival <br />L-R: Florence, Reuben, Laura, Russell the SCW Charity doll, Edmund, Nina, Louisa, Trudi, Timothy and Melanie</span></td></tr></tbody></table><p></p></div>
<h4 style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Bibliography</span></h4><p><span style="font-family: arial;">From Childhood to Sasha profile Number 4 - Dorisanne Osborn (2015), published by TwizelTheresa on The Sasha Emporium, 27 October 2015, available at </span><a href="https://thesashaemporium.org/2015/10/27/from-childhood-to-sasha-profile-number-4/" style="font-family: arial;">https://thesashaemporium.org/2015/10/27/from-childhood-to-sasha-profile-number-4/</a><span style="font-family: arial;"> (accessed 20 April 2023)</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">Osborn, Dorisanne (1999) Sasha Dolls through the years, Gold Horse Publishing. ISBN 0-9112823-86-0</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">The Sasha Doll Festival website <a href="http://sashafestival.com/Home.html">http://sashafestival.com/Home.html</a> </span></p><h4 style="text-align: left;"><b><span style="font-family: arial;">Information about Sasha Morgenthaler is available at the following websites:</span></b></h4><p><a href="http://sashamorgenthaler.org/?lang=en"><span style="font-family: arial;">http://sashamorgenthaler.org</span></a></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="http://www.sashadoll.com">http://www.sashadoll.com</a></span></p><p><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sasha_Morgenthaler"><span style="font-family: arial;">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sasha_Morgenthaler</span></a></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></p>DollMumhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07655612985882320920noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1980962366285294991.post-8794795990926469192022-12-24T20:57:00.001+00:002022-12-24T20:57:29.240+00:00Merry Christmas 2022<p>Just a very quick post to wish all my doll and craft friends a Merry Christmas 2022 and a Happy New Year for 2023.</p><p>I've been too busy with other projects and work to have much time for the dolls recently however during the past week I have taken out the wonderful <a href="https://dollmum.blogspot.com/2022/08/usa-2022-sasha-festival-part-5.html">Julie Ruleman smocked dresses which were souvenir outfits my daughter and I received at the 'Christmas in July Sasha Doll festival'</a> and put them on Melanie and Florence. Tonight I dressed Reuben and Nicholas James in the two new Dollydoodles Christmas tops and the new trousers I bought at the Chat 'n Snap in October. Of course, we had to dress <a href="https://dollmum.blogspot.com/2022/08/usa-2022-sasha-festival-part-2.html">Laura and Edmund in their chorister robes from their Dress a Sasha appearance at this year's festival</a> too. This afternoon I enjoyed listening to Carols from Kings on the radio with Once in Royal David's City starting Christmas for me (we watched the recorded TV version this evening too).</p><p>This year my elder daughter sent us a Seeds Advent Calendar, part of which you can see on the wall behind the dolls. I've just opened envelope 24 and it is the seed for a Christmas tree in 2028! </p><p>The dolls are standing on a table beside our new potted Christmas tree which replaces the one we used for 3 years but didn't do well in the long hot summer this year.</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYZLUiHQpgyy67ozYw4z-4OwjO6CHQz0DQwYNEitFjkkfW1XEHqJashvlfvOEqad5uWGtEtZKgVHryrpi1sKktesVTo7ozypJ_BtSLuBrs6KdauTCtwRbPIbda1-IMu9syie_NnYqDl7axtkreGXQJZLxhdDgfE20Rf41c8rW0BEg2GgkZpEUKAkBg/s1024/DSC_0570-edited1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1024" data-original-width="768" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYZLUiHQpgyy67ozYw4z-4OwjO6CHQz0DQwYNEitFjkkfW1XEHqJashvlfvOEqad5uWGtEtZKgVHryrpi1sKktesVTo7ozypJ_BtSLuBrs6KdauTCtwRbPIbda1-IMu9syie_NnYqDl7axtkreGXQJZLxhdDgfE20Rf41c8rW0BEg2GgkZpEUKAkBg/s320/DSC_0570-edited1.jpg" width="240" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Reuben, Laura, Edmund, Melanie, Florence and Nicholas James in their Christmas outfits</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhG5nSQ0H9Xh4b4DPF6nqeUmKqrwukd6mtENQ7tiSh23I6UvA0bh89oljQaEAvdXq--AE3-EqG-Gn_Q2BtMsXRg7mBUDAPtTpg9Ew15W4Shu2ufG2UqE6v3aAwbDaCjGL7pTcCwOqr4j_FP2o6eG_p6BjaPHabYPEq9LyrE_5sb6qafO0hEbN8KM4qw/s1024/DSC_0571-edited1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="768" data-original-width="1024" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhG5nSQ0H9Xh4b4DPF6nqeUmKqrwukd6mtENQ7tiSh23I6UvA0bh89oljQaEAvdXq--AE3-EqG-Gn_Q2BtMsXRg7mBUDAPtTpg9Ew15W4Shu2ufG2UqE6v3aAwbDaCjGL7pTcCwOqr4j_FP2o6eG_p6BjaPHabYPEq9LyrE_5sb6qafO0hEbN8KM4qw/s320/DSC_0571-edited1.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Reuben, Laura, Edmund, Melanie, Florence and Nicholas James at Christmas</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNZxOyZzXQJByp_5KsG23DhxZ68nILzO6rllSj2H0nMsDkwvpqyljUEfqhBjxPMyZiyy1sGUbOSwE-MTbVPpQcz23IdO7B1WKg8Tc3O1xx3QgXKtR9nmuCevcAU229FNF3bWU0u5qgbaUCk3v6LQYyCek_S6gLj_RfPe0lMQMJ8DAwBURTyCIlaLCP/s1024/DSC_0572-edited1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="678" data-original-width="1024" height="212" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNZxOyZzXQJByp_5KsG23DhxZ68nILzO6rllSj2H0nMsDkwvpqyljUEfqhBjxPMyZiyy1sGUbOSwE-MTbVPpQcz23IdO7B1WKg8Tc3O1xx3QgXKtR9nmuCevcAU229FNF3bWU0u5qgbaUCk3v6LQYyCek_S6gLj_RfPe0lMQMJ8DAwBURTyCIlaLCP/s320/DSC_0572-edited1.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Reuben, Laura, Edmund, Melanie, Florence and Nicholas James with the Christmas tree</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p>Hopefully in the coming week between Christmas and New Year I'll find a bit of time to relax with the dolls.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p>DollMumhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07655612985882320920noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1980962366285294991.post-61764530941570725182022-11-26T21:20:00.006+00:002022-11-26T21:33:19.754+00:00Guess the name of the doll raffle<p> About 18 months ago when we were on one of our night time dog walks around our town, my daughter and I spotted a modern play doll in a charity shop window. The following day I went to buy her, she was in very good / almost unplayed with condition and her long hair was very shiny and smooth, not tangled and matted like many played with dolls. She is an 18" Chad Valley DesignaFriend doll, usually sold at Argos in the UK. She has a soft body and vinyl head, arms and legs. The commercially made dress she was wearing was clearly not original to her (very short, different scale). My daughter brushed her hair and plaited it then for a year or more she languished on a box in my doll/craft room waiting for attention. </p><p>When I was working with a friend on the craft stall plans for our annual church Christmas Fayre this year, I decided to sort out some outfits for the doll, and turn her into a Guess the name of the doll raffle prize.</p><p>In the event, I was able to buy 3 pairs of DesignaFriend shoes, plus a pair of DesignaFriend boots with jeans. In our stash of 18" doll clothes, my daughter and I found a blue/purple/pink shirt, the pink, purple and white stiped hoodie and a small pink rucksack we'd won at a Sasha Celebration weekend raffle a few years ago. I bought a new doll hairbrush and got to work on outfits to go with the 3 pairs of shoes.</p><p>In July while we were in the USA, after the Sasha Festival, our friend took my younger daughter and I to a wonderful fabric shop not far from Boston, where we spent time finding buttons in the button bin (quite a relaxing pastime filled with interesting discoveries) plus some fine print red/white/blue fabric and a couple of other pieces of fabric. I made a dress with the fabric (using Simplicity 4364 18" doll clothing pattern), found some pink fabrics in my off cuts box to make a tank top (which uses 2 of the pink flower buttons from the USA) and boxer shorts, and make a plain turquoise A-line skirt with an elasticated waist, using patterns from 'Sew the Contemporary Wardrobe for 18-inch Dolls' by Joan Hinds. My friend and I made scrunchies for her hair and wrists.</p><p>I took photos of the doll wearing each outfit. </p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgy5H9Ni7cCnOue96WIFa5uVvdB0DocSNIQ8X5NbzR3jWtAY40UI2WjS5o-Fx6vnyys_oPL7SnrW2vmU9OBQ5jDEUjjP-2VU3nD9mA9meYWxiWC_-OV63PvRjkSGJlwHKCEAfd1dxdI_Wl-WshrHg_ZshpFX-jandgRfgMXBmamMjetILxh0Xzpbfpm/s1024/DSC_0494-edited1.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1024" data-original-width="678" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgy5H9Ni7cCnOue96WIFa5uVvdB0DocSNIQ8X5NbzR3jWtAY40UI2WjS5o-Fx6vnyys_oPL7SnrW2vmU9OBQ5jDEUjjP-2VU3nD9mA9meYWxiWC_-OV63PvRjkSGJlwHKCEAfd1dxdI_Wl-WshrHg_ZshpFX-jandgRfgMXBmamMjetILxh0Xzpbfpm/s320/DSC_0494-edited1.jpg" width="212" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The tank top (with pink flower buttons), boxer shorts and pink sparkly slippers</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgngB00VhgpWpzUKhGSpyk6F_p4k3nWJ-xrtf3SGywMIrBIjsqebI6RNZ_iPDCASc10AJa58-spOfDOU1mw14K3EMuK8mWAxjYbd7MUH0hd95SOYzkkyc0lMDWgluFKug9DXQ8gHNF4kb4wEfMylfgDc6yQq63anQttzJ1jZcXlCjrC_D2szFt548jU/s1024/DSC_0500-edited1.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1024" data-original-width="678" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgngB00VhgpWpzUKhGSpyk6F_p4k3nWJ-xrtf3SGywMIrBIjsqebI6RNZ_iPDCASc10AJa58-spOfDOU1mw14K3EMuK8mWAxjYbd7MUH0hd95SOYzkkyc0lMDWgluFKug9DXQ8gHNF4kb4wEfMylfgDc6yQq63anQttzJ1jZcXlCjrC_D2szFt548jU/s320/DSC_0500-edited1.jpg" width="212" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The shirt, skirt and turquoise trainers outfit</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpjK-EtkwZ_qlqOVVQaUSjISY1ndyFHtODPk9KAIcx-XB7xzrBzxsBfNankQMnSJkMp56xCsy1xx4cygnp1Bu6MbzSQJksnH9c8RfZLDaR0hVQMdiPAUQ9jwY5RxQMW6iSDXj0btqSg0HQ4WnmRVGc4pK5-TmR24YaUx9GZquzMMZuV10KTtrlHRLU/s1024/DSC_0503-edited1.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1024" data-original-width="678" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpjK-EtkwZ_qlqOVVQaUSjISY1ndyFHtODPk9KAIcx-XB7xzrBzxsBfNankQMnSJkMp56xCsy1xx4cygnp1Bu6MbzSQJksnH9c8RfZLDaR0hVQMdiPAUQ9jwY5RxQMW6iSDXj0btqSg0HQ4WnmRVGc4pK5-TmR24YaUx9GZquzMMZuV10KTtrlHRLU/s320/DSC_0503-edited1.jpg" width="212" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The hoodie, jeans and boots outfit</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJxH91qf16GD8h6E6duVccd_pTGUoqpAduJPOGSp3ruanoD43kVdwnwNUq8WTduW1shnFAy1dsMT5kh7hIEb6lM1BS_jcI-34tL12tYY3qQesyn5q0VUZ-yoIwC2FQ2CWueKPv59OurHuzhXJ1-hdQ3SF1LkMvo2JBqsP58FZ2JUarPJoSioIX_ZGj/s1024/DSC_0508-edited1.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1024" data-original-width="678" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJxH91qf16GD8h6E6duVccd_pTGUoqpAduJPOGSp3ruanoD43kVdwnwNUq8WTduW1shnFAy1dsMT5kh7hIEb6lM1BS_jcI-34tL12tYY3qQesyn5q0VUZ-yoIwC2FQ2CWueKPv59OurHuzhXJ1-hdQ3SF1LkMvo2JBqsP58FZ2JUarPJoSioIX_ZGj/s320/DSC_0508-edited1.jpg" width="212" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The dress and smart shoes outfit</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div>My daughter wrapped a large shoe box in silver wrapping paper, I stitched 3 of the outfits onto pink card and dressed the doll in the dress. My daughter did super French plaits for the doll (after I'd taken the outfit photos!). In the display the jeans and hoodie with boots outfit was put in the lid of the box, while the other 2 outfits were placed on the table in front of the doll.</div><div><div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9ICIaOqvOgF_9hroIFfTuOQeyifYywICMA7jqc5Dp_dBfn9lH1gNi-pcd3w9m_H2ROmLoBSuH6saXAZd7EG_WF4i4sqK99SfxWOsyvmzMGcaDdQOdSrTCXiR9-XJyozPHkLXf_WBv31Rz2tUOTLtCa6G8KAVgCka2ZPQiX8FoYahEWY6KTyoH_Zbh/s1024/WhatsApp%20Image%202022-11-24%20at%2010.19.02%20PM%20-%20edited1.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1024" data-original-width="768" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9ICIaOqvOgF_9hroIFfTuOQeyifYywICMA7jqc5Dp_dBfn9lH1gNi-pcd3w9m_H2ROmLoBSuH6saXAZd7EG_WF4i4sqK99SfxWOsyvmzMGcaDdQOdSrTCXiR9-XJyozPHkLXf_WBv31Rz2tUOTLtCa6G8KAVgCka2ZPQiX8FoYahEWY6KTyoH_Zbh/s320/WhatsApp%20Image%202022-11-24%20at%2010.19.02%20PM%20-%20edited1.jpeg" width="240" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The doll with her 4 outfits before we took her to the craft stall</td></tr></tbody></table><br />My daughter and I compiled a list of over 200 names into a spreadsheet, I printed these out with spaces for people to write names and contact details alongside their chosen name(s). <br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDKAiO0n9Z785q6JlYyOVilPnKEuT7-9_1r2gVGuwEusHwi4a5fe-ApV51pJh7rFTyyujx4pOXLVSB-hH26LSVqU4MQyVOFMjc9Qe05zb76KfnZ9RsA6b-8fV6oCtFlftcmgbizjpMLJYjR45YhO2bdRKsd4VNklGrNgvEwLrG2Ct0JESfJyBi4bVw/s1024/WhatsApp%20Image%202022-11-26%20at%2008.19.59-edited1.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1024" data-original-width="768" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDKAiO0n9Z785q6JlYyOVilPnKEuT7-9_1r2gVGuwEusHwi4a5fe-ApV51pJh7rFTyyujx4pOXLVSB-hH26LSVqU4MQyVOFMjc9Qe05zb76KfnZ9RsA6b-8fV6oCtFlftcmgbizjpMLJYjR45YhO2bdRKsd4VNklGrNgvEwLrG2Ct0JESfJyBi4bVw/s320/WhatsApp%20Image%202022-11-26%20at%2008.19.59-edited1.jpeg" width="240" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The doll and her outfits on display on the craft table at the Christmas Fayre</td></tr></tbody></table><div><br /></div><div>We sold several names at the Christmas Fayre today on the craft stall and will continue to sell names until a week before Christmas (I don't expect to sell all the names!). The chosen names will be put into a spreadsheet and a random number generator used to pick the winning name (so as my daughter said, it should have been 'Pick the name' not 'Guest the name' because we've not pre-chosen the name. This was a fun project to do on the fringes of my spare time, will hopefully raise a bit of money for our church funds and become a played with doll by another child after her first owner no longer played with her.</div></div></div>DollMumhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07655612985882320920noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1980962366285294991.post-61995591608781348112022-10-22T21:19:00.004+01:002022-10-22T21:20:21.433+01:00Chat n Snap 2022This year Dee changed the theme of the Chat 'n Snap in response to the death of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II. The idea was to find a picture of the late Queen, King Charles or any of the British Royal family and replicate it with a Sasha doll or two. We had done some sorting through our large collection of clothes for Sasha in the week before the event and I had no time to make something new. We chose to depict Princess Charlotte as a baby in a smocked dress with a ribbon in her hair, because that style of clothes is regularly used for dressing younger members of the British Royal family. My younger daughter carefully styled baby Daisy's hair after dressing her in a smocked dress made by the late, lovely Marilyn H.<div><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKHhTCMDnf0SGemP_ysJlE_J3OMHYmzdSEmHg3pjV0RyqEdmqHQzpXn5NhKEysxIwlCsNqwagbvjfu0nRdVQsC2yXB2Y6WgmeC4bipR1Fz0L2U0_Jiokiws8qEZtgSIaB_y2necLOJz4D3qVlGfB4-yGdLvKaxD-ieSTCRE8vKr5oWA56BrBhMXqif/s1024/DSC_0332-edited1.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1024" data-original-width="768" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKHhTCMDnf0SGemP_ysJlE_J3OMHYmzdSEmHg3pjV0RyqEdmqHQzpXn5NhKEysxIwlCsNqwagbvjfu0nRdVQsC2yXB2Y6WgmeC4bipR1Fz0L2U0_Jiokiws8qEZtgSIaB_y2necLOJz4D3qVlGfB4-yGdLvKaxD-ieSTCRE8vKr5oWA56BrBhMXqif/s320/DSC_0332-edited1.jpg" width="240" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Baby Daisy as Princess Charlotte</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOPsd2nbAql7H8XCcirFl65F_Kv5briMqKXGiyO06doAW_3y-Xt76cLyW4MDD4QIqxv5pxJZY2ZyRcOEGtWqjtYYp6bKk0_rNtbE8L2elWO0zVGNd4bnI2i2afj3Gtcgqs1TK2qC1FF31yFgD37PE0nGG1WEEBCTYgJ3tqqJli04zRoNnsL9LLb5Yk/s1024/DSC_0333-edited1.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1024" data-original-width="678" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOPsd2nbAql7H8XCcirFl65F_Kv5briMqKXGiyO06doAW_3y-Xt76cLyW4MDD4QIqxv5pxJZY2ZyRcOEGtWqjtYYp6bKk0_rNtbE8L2elWO0zVGNd4bnI2i2afj3Gtcgqs1TK2qC1FF31yFgD37PE0nGG1WEEBCTYgJ3tqqJli04zRoNnsL9LLb5Yk/s320/DSC_0333-edited1.jpg" width="212" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Princess Charlotte with the Scottish piper</td></tr></tbody></table><div><br /></div><div>The display this year was in front of the St Ippolyts wall hanging rather than on the stage. It was a small but lovely display of several dolls depicting associations with royalty.</div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8t4RbAJwrjUsfY5BoKvRuC-SIolXc666xasVBe2ZIiDTHPLcKSARvkFJHfzkqezV7vVWulDFNmBJ5uET-6AweXH4iq6GgPacG7_3rzwzg_2ttPfpuUJG2Yp1ZJJa4c9qIB7J5L8rZ9Z0VRPGSnm1JgmdmfzKORUSLx-vuyotSvzvWnnPWmwdNqC8W/s1024/DSC_0347-edited1.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1024" data-original-width="678" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8t4RbAJwrjUsfY5BoKvRuC-SIolXc666xasVBe2ZIiDTHPLcKSARvkFJHfzkqezV7vVWulDFNmBJ5uET-6AweXH4iq6GgPacG7_3rzwzg_2ttPfpuUJG2Yp1ZJJa4c9qIB7J5L8rZ9Z0VRPGSnm1JgmdmfzKORUSLx-vuyotSvzvWnnPWmwdNqC8W/s320/DSC_0347-edited1.jpg" width="212" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The Scottish bagpiper piping for the King</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5lycO8gCxIhWOnjrlWBHDv2iOhvGIETc092L7XbX8qSmmgiOxw220EZs3FrCaOM4_cMZJC8IOJA34EoYFbPJmHYg4Xe2Zk1ugzfKeEfwxuP7l4jVs-iZ1Yhank31LiLRX103qQddHrlP1-yfOkXBQNrHkEDlcQVCpI4oVi9itR2k3OHacor7X3V-M/s1024/DSC_0335-edited1.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1024" data-original-width="678" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5lycO8gCxIhWOnjrlWBHDv2iOhvGIETc092L7XbX8qSmmgiOxw220EZs3FrCaOM4_cMZJC8IOJA34EoYFbPJmHYg4Xe2Zk1ugzfKeEfwxuP7l4jVs-iZ1Yhank31LiLRX103qQddHrlP1-yfOkXBQNrHkEDlcQVCpI4oVi9itR2k3OHacor7X3V-M/s320/DSC_0335-edited1.jpg" width="212" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Katherine, Princess of Wales</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKmqERcfQ1VczDCEZHdAgC3pUOtVkCC9K2fFrRu8nc9mBUNb5sbbGuIe31gsllqxBVXcjNPo1TAIMOE_-C0E7-S0hr0YgU25IitxKu4p2bOhRW9qZC3o75jhm0pbveLnfGbPlbyAKN0bN7_VWDFk9-bnpoafKbH4Kgyf6QGoiRjAG9SiuBUP03SOII/s1024/DSC_0342-edited1.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1024" data-original-width="678" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKmqERcfQ1VczDCEZHdAgC3pUOtVkCC9K2fFrRu8nc9mBUNb5sbbGuIe31gsllqxBVXcjNPo1TAIMOE_-C0E7-S0hr0YgU25IitxKu4p2bOhRW9qZC3o75jhm0pbveLnfGbPlbyAKN0bN7_VWDFk9-bnpoafKbH4Kgyf6QGoiRjAG9SiuBUP03SOII/s320/DSC_0342-edited1.jpg" width="212" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A close up of the Princess of Wales</td></tr></tbody></table><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhX88A4IhqOTeAkZE0SamKLIwFwYXIUUuP-HHy47xJuZKlqh6VNdubKOI4qZYYHH7d2H-WpOQPogDcdIeTxSxKZ613E6V-9lldG2tVoYhCRGfinMXtHvR8JsCtKukwqbawC5grN_tcYmAjn4pNkN0KMLJE51alkruzkjPSp-_SMMlTu7WFb9E_s2Rzs/s1024/DSC_0337-edited1.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1024" data-original-width="678" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhX88A4IhqOTeAkZE0SamKLIwFwYXIUUuP-HHy47xJuZKlqh6VNdubKOI4qZYYHH7d2H-WpOQPogDcdIeTxSxKZ613E6V-9lldG2tVoYhCRGfinMXtHvR8JsCtKukwqbawC5grN_tcYmAjn4pNkN0KMLJE51alkruzkjPSp-_SMMlTu7WFb9E_s2Rzs/s320/DSC_0337-edited1.jpg" width="212" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Prince George, Princess Charlotte and Prince Louis</td></tr></tbody></table><div><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiN6_YlqdKZXtjxbs9lz1-VGokipFvJWjIQyOm_p6lEpDV35mEb5CHLW9_-YUFa-LqSAg8hBtTU3Epym_aFfI1dUSG3YOqkm4kCWqda4Ye6JUTWcEofZbVLblGqMZNLBDgTo6gLjv2xHYzLfhDCgAgaAWpcWRJlLw-p5n9sJdFYKXxUCHGUVR9obV_O/s1024/DSC_0366-edited1.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1024" data-original-width="678" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiN6_YlqdKZXtjxbs9lz1-VGokipFvJWjIQyOm_p6lEpDV35mEb5CHLW9_-YUFa-LqSAg8hBtTU3Epym_aFfI1dUSG3YOqkm4kCWqda4Ye6JUTWcEofZbVLblGqMZNLBDgTo6gLjv2xHYzLfhDCgAgaAWpcWRJlLw-p5n9sJdFYKXxUCHGUVR9obV_O/s320/DSC_0366-edited1.jpg" width="212" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Modern royal children always wear very classic traditional clothes for official occasions, such as the baptism of Prince Louis</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjF48g-m47rFu-LeEZWcr2WvXGsh6RCryAtQvZErMOk4umiZxP17X_33qUKuKNIxAsNhKd2Qu4It3mEa0FgM-XKQF1GJbAccBWfUHtmZWm3bEsu0FB2BGbCsVqwH5lJq2I88anRQgpiWYMb46Em05TlOP8g_VX2xaM4rYkx3Vy-cXWcBWGgrxvakgH9/s1024/DSC_0344-edited1.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1024" data-original-width="678" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjF48g-m47rFu-LeEZWcr2WvXGsh6RCryAtQvZErMOk4umiZxP17X_33qUKuKNIxAsNhKd2Qu4It3mEa0FgM-XKQF1GJbAccBWfUHtmZWm3bEsu0FB2BGbCsVqwH5lJq2I88anRQgpiWYMb46Em05TlOP8g_VX2xaM4rYkx3Vy-cXWcBWGgrxvakgH9/s320/DSC_0344-edited1.jpg" width="212" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The late Queen Elizabeth II celebrated her Platinum Jubilee this year</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtVAnlKvNS7U6UsmexItlKi-i9sIcFJy8k_xXeJFCZf_ZL4Yu2P-ZSvfNY8K1438gl9qhg7Y4cneq1fDMuVuNfjkC9ro2zmOPiHxRRWIEajsZ2Ln_kw4KAaOZNNHAscGWoxgtyC71hTguIpEbn_cDGQqwlFMiIMQ1m97Aqz7khTOWX9BAK40U5Nc8S/s1024/DSC_0365-edited1.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1024" data-original-width="678" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtVAnlKvNS7U6UsmexItlKi-i9sIcFJy8k_xXeJFCZf_ZL4Yu2P-ZSvfNY8K1438gl9qhg7Y4cneq1fDMuVuNfjkC9ro2zmOPiHxRRWIEajsZ2Ln_kw4KAaOZNNHAscGWoxgtyC71hTguIpEbn_cDGQqwlFMiIMQ1m97Aqz7khTOWX9BAK40U5Nc8S/s320/DSC_0365-edited1.jpg" width="212" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Jennie W made a replica of the late Queen wearing her Platinum Jubilee outfit</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvBIaZQ0cI41J_2OxyCWGBT-vMd0jkSqnsn53icfbdDrZNzd4xgLdN-431D-7I-rArsTj_8d8vbtqbbBceqcEfi7jL4ZDFcrJqqGkI0ycZh_xNvmhOefauDSL7YGXfiXeNWKqPKfMEFrfkX7mT7bVJjOyUBPJyZIoW4NTC0dDsnEIReZOAfvpwI34q/s1024/DSC_0346-edited1.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1024" data-original-width="678" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvBIaZQ0cI41J_2OxyCWGBT-vMd0jkSqnsn53icfbdDrZNzd4xgLdN-431D-7I-rArsTj_8d8vbtqbbBceqcEfi7jL4ZDFcrJqqGkI0ycZh_xNvmhOefauDSL7YGXfiXeNWKqPKfMEFrfkX7mT7bVJjOyUBPJyZIoW4NTC0dDsnEIReZOAfvpwI34q/s320/DSC_0346-edited1.jpg" width="212" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The late Queen Elizabeth II with her corgi, handbag and Paddington bear</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiXekXXiZw2Fik7buNdK_OpLzupvwJAPM-MPvkMNcRWIqq5w3POE4NZJUTXWmB3FAbqb6WHdzLdjIAAcgKU3PMerj6aALCdlxl8s0hkKV2ZydW27l_8vnRI8m_Xg39CxPH2LMxsvx0LunnRvSTZCK75xqK_-mA9nyNvEDToNINWcPCXvTHgD0nZgQ-/s1024/DSC_0367-edited1.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1024" data-original-width="678" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiXekXXiZw2Fik7buNdK_OpLzupvwJAPM-MPvkMNcRWIqq5w3POE4NZJUTXWmB3FAbqb6WHdzLdjIAAcgKU3PMerj6aALCdlxl8s0hkKV2ZydW27l_8vnRI8m_Xg39CxPH2LMxsvx0LunnRvSTZCK75xqK_-mA9nyNvEDToNINWcPCXvTHgD0nZgQ-/s320/DSC_0367-edited1.jpg" width="212" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A very regal outfit for the late Queen</td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>Many other dolls had come to the Chat 'n Snap and were displayed on a couple of tables nearby. We had changed some of our dolls into fresh outfits, so Trendon Elliott got to wear one of the Sasha Festival souvenir outfits (the snow suit), Nicholas James put on jeans to go with the rainbow hoodie I had bought for him at the <a href="https://dollmum.blogspot.com/2021/10/chat-n-snap-2021.html" target="_blank">2021 Chat 'n Snap</a>, Miranda wore an outfit she won on the raffle at the Sasha Festival, Laura still wanted to wear her goth style outfit she had won in the raffle at the Dolly Jolly and Florence wore a dress I won in the 2021 Chat 'n Snap plus a jacket I bought at the festival. Toddler Louisa wore an outfit I bought from Lynne F at the Festival and Edmund wore his union jack waistcoat made some years ago by my younger daughter. <div><br /></div><div>At the Dolly Jolly in May we had won a baby Ginger on the raffle, along with her quilt, a second outfit and a teddy bear. Baby Amy wore the second outfit (made by Rosie Laird) and they shared two pairs of green / lime shoes, wearing one of each pair while playing with their monkey (knitted for me by a church friend last Christmas). While she was admiring our red haired baby twins at the Chat 'n Snap, Jennie W suggested a name for our newer baby: Robin.<br /><div><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2buei1ypUVun2TL3DOkb4OyjtE-0M03qSm_suka9PaTBur7E9-24l9pDEKNVnzI8yunPtpkWWpA-KhiFK6IpWGGvkNgQFeaEoNRxY4bNgwOwHYH-r-w6Y7JSRB5g04NWJuxqhIJ5xXb7w1gwhaJg88K4mi7QFmn93-dkFkEP7wwOAYk80Sq68NVi2/s1024/DSC_0322-edited1.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="678" data-original-width="1024" height="212" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2buei1ypUVun2TL3DOkb4OyjtE-0M03qSm_suka9PaTBur7E9-24l9pDEKNVnzI8yunPtpkWWpA-KhiFK6IpWGGvkNgQFeaEoNRxY4bNgwOwHYH-r-w6Y7JSRB5g04NWJuxqhIJ5xXb7w1gwhaJg88K4mi7QFmn93-dkFkEP7wwOAYk80Sq68NVi2/s320/DSC_0322-edited1.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Our babies Amy and Robin with their monkey, toddlers Louisa and Edmund, with Trendon Elliott, Nicholas James, Miranda, Laura and Florence behind them, surrounded by some Little Darlings, Teddy's BJD and Sasha dolls, with Hans the studio doll in the background</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYea-4nK0MfkQNgd8s84-0UjZi-0f-_jlnMKSbsEMUuG4aUGceJ3GS4glEBIV_FKouq8M_3WqebC3u0BuVZEiQN6cMQu_xlWmGwZ6pgOowdFHkhLAYvEFGCuFEGrzVKe0BAhAIlu5_A_G5YMp8uGe5NyJFxd7dhRP-zXjqEAKKv6tgjPHUAG74MWra/s1024/DSC_0323-edited1.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1024" data-original-width="768" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYea-4nK0MfkQNgd8s84-0UjZi-0f-_jlnMKSbsEMUuG4aUGceJ3GS4glEBIV_FKouq8M_3WqebC3u0BuVZEiQN6cMQu_xlWmGwZ6pgOowdFHkhLAYvEFGCuFEGrzVKe0BAhAIlu5_A_G5YMp8uGe5NyJFxd7dhRP-zXjqEAKKv6tgjPHUAG74MWra/s320/DSC_0323-edited1.jpg" width="240" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Alice's boys dressed in their shorts</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhato8pS78ADpP7FjvyxmbNa6qHaCn4b2Al_xcVDcBoLodF_D5uEYqoC5FgoNtuMnvvWmHkp7vvkFetjvem_sYS2PhuuVMnAcivWRwzvHQSch7jyX8Xx3ubnQH6iGtSHAcVHtNNETJ60jcWJPuQKI9O_0Jd6GNUpNrRtgd0F3YZKN9LZK62W3RhND2S/s1024/DSC_0324-edited1.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1024" data-original-width="678" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhato8pS78ADpP7FjvyxmbNa6qHaCn4b2Al_xcVDcBoLodF_D5uEYqoC5FgoNtuMnvvWmHkp7vvkFetjvem_sYS2PhuuVMnAcivWRwzvHQSch7jyX8Xx3ubnQH6iGtSHAcVHtNNETJ60jcWJPuQKI9O_0Jd6GNUpNrRtgd0F3YZKN9LZK62W3RhND2S/s320/DSC_0324-edited1.jpg" width="212" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Some of Alice's dolls on display</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqk7emygxeLum0q5EvNuMnxXAqPVe5ScYRU2Y5hVJt2MaoOYQgbDxSKNPH0pIrEzsDIaq0BxoBt056rjMvaqg-RSkJZmOG-6hMkGhJBTl65nYOqNzQ36Amv2VNWlWASYDsFjyGnJmC5fD4q4oR6UnB9-BKjgdQpptCP7EQTi0XchPp1J0xzrV4Pe2D/s1024/DSC_0325-edited1.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1024" data-original-width="678" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqk7emygxeLum0q5EvNuMnxXAqPVe5ScYRU2Y5hVJt2MaoOYQgbDxSKNPH0pIrEzsDIaq0BxoBt056rjMvaqg-RSkJZmOG-6hMkGhJBTl65nYOqNzQ36Amv2VNWlWASYDsFjyGnJmC5fD4q4oR6UnB9-BKjgdQpptCP7EQTi0XchPp1J0xzrV4Pe2D/s320/DSC_0325-edited1.jpg" width="212" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I think these Sasha dolls also belonged to Alice</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqZECxj-3FlC2bQyfKjWNMCMEnW1HvcGr-LmvBRuyajI6XgD3iyWAg5iwoxryK2wjT1OxlIEq3RjoNjvrnilfpvhNpJrzNF1Q7NvoyuFDKw4t9kj1tW6VKkNeSPvgo3DdsVCQZweP0NLr48h3Su1LHxvZ4ZXPVXbO5_TIUTj6DlTubu9TdWApPump6/s4928/DSC_0326-edited1.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4928" data-original-width="3264" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqZECxj-3FlC2bQyfKjWNMCMEnW1HvcGr-LmvBRuyajI6XgD3iyWAg5iwoxryK2wjT1OxlIEq3RjoNjvrnilfpvhNpJrzNF1Q7NvoyuFDKw4t9kj1tW6VKkNeSPvgo3DdsVCQZweP0NLr48h3Su1LHxvZ4ZXPVXbO5_TIUTj6DlTubu9TdWApPump6/s320/DSC_0326-edited1.jpg" width="212" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Hans the studio doll, Curly and the rare Trendon toddlers</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNRzObK6W0TEnE0hVAzhzZHubM5HrYVkKqr7Ko0z1u4KaNj0UqLZ8KvjqlUktsI6gEjjR06VfzbuY4-KoKWMEJZ5ej-9wdAWdFamrpiKuTbBashaGJsv2LUJfJVAfTOD6zZEbx3toQt6-n-SI_Ka49pfbNr8JXBqFL61brUcznmTLaWSZ0HYTEvmYj/s1024/DSC_0327-edited1.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="678" data-original-width="1024" height="212" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNRzObK6W0TEnE0hVAzhzZHubM5HrYVkKqr7Ko0z1u4KaNj0UqLZ8KvjqlUktsI6gEjjR06VfzbuY4-KoKWMEJZ5ej-9wdAWdFamrpiKuTbBashaGJsv2LUJfJVAfTOD6zZEbx3toQt6-n-SI_Ka49pfbNr8JXBqFL61brUcznmTLaWSZ0HYTEvmYj/s320/DSC_0327-edited1.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Gotz and Trendon girls in cardigans, with a pair of rerooted girls in the background</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0vt61lnX2Qvfhj0igi0Dsjq0bqMOfMXX5k-5_twzmhnZgip0vL7V2P2fWv6CKWtpdsq5fa015oaSVbs1gy39pjH6FJFbhgdyWdFqXtU2jTVw2-f9A4zJJvaPTbSSujWp7fbNvAtaLyZwIhVUBukI04B1b41HDest7fiCNxxd0H-UJcV3dX-OIAukc/s1024/DSC_0328-edited1.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="678" data-original-width="1024" height="212" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0vt61lnX2Qvfhj0igi0Dsjq0bqMOfMXX5k-5_twzmhnZgip0vL7V2P2fWv6CKWtpdsq5fa015oaSVbs1gy39pjH6FJFbhgdyWdFqXtU2jTVw2-f9A4zJJvaPTbSSujWp7fbNvAtaLyZwIhVUBukI04B1b41HDest7fiCNxxd0H-UJcV3dX-OIAukc/s320/DSC_0328-edited1.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Three girls wearing name tags, plus a Sasha who I think belonged to one of the children attending the event</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlGhjEiU8boQH6sl13EGUJRip_6j9uP4AqqFimZ5GUqrPH2A8mX1QjOWcvGuZmuBGP9Hyp2_PvA6OmC4fvamdz9kfU_BrpJZ7adS55yX8qUJVuZgF0YXAfda5sRGBsbMfxKfrZpI558Zbesd1omoFtZWkE1GIZGCo558lZNMrB7fCURBMq8FF10LJO/s1024/DSC_0329-edited1.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="678" data-original-width="1024" height="212" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlGhjEiU8boQH6sl13EGUJRip_6j9uP4AqqFimZ5GUqrPH2A8mX1QjOWcvGuZmuBGP9Hyp2_PvA6OmC4fvamdz9kfU_BrpJZ7adS55yX8qUJVuZgF0YXAfda5sRGBsbMfxKfrZpI558Zbesd1omoFtZWkE1GIZGCo558lZNMrB7fCURBMq8FF10LJO/s320/DSC_0329-edited1.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Three little ones with some unique hair styles and colours</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvXFAW3Kng6oqJcgaWOHfB1Tlev-Dxxg-kLuKfkQzH_tIm-tpynlSQLvWLeKuXX5jS6FnV2uD7bzriPo7Ke55oewLjdtVyGqstOBDhPnRCzLYHTyFDxjiWcF1_aMgqvucYYEczDhaWOfJMvKqvy0zNdI5JiJquW-sFu949TlNzS-fW0WOyWM5qKFTx/s1024/DSC_0330-edited1.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="678" data-original-width="1024" height="212" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvXFAW3Kng6oqJcgaWOHfB1Tlev-Dxxg-kLuKfkQzH_tIm-tpynlSQLvWLeKuXX5jS6FnV2uD7bzriPo7Ke55oewLjdtVyGqstOBDhPnRCzLYHTyFDxjiWcF1_aMgqvucYYEczDhaWOfJMvKqvy0zNdI5JiJquW-sFu949TlNzS-fW0WOyWM5qKFTx/s320/DSC_0330-edited1.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">An assortment of Sasha dolls</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmqHOtUU4CVgm-FUkuHVwZbyent-bu5nWy7VUnQ4p_Cxh8AJQyezsVIxUggPvMR8Y4Ad5cizc8cdd0dZ-YKLK-N25SiwzFqdwVHp4F0xDXk2khkEsra-1i0oXacHrsaR1_fnjTHyJJgvvcBrigBxLH_5NYbcp_1MBlZ5-O3aptL0BjjozorgWXOVUS/s1024/DSC_0331-edited1.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1024" data-original-width="678" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmqHOtUU4CVgm-FUkuHVwZbyent-bu5nWy7VUnQ4p_Cxh8AJQyezsVIxUggPvMR8Y4Ad5cizc8cdd0dZ-YKLK-N25SiwzFqdwVHp4F0xDXk2khkEsra-1i0oXacHrsaR1_fnjTHyJJgvvcBrigBxLH_5NYbcp_1MBlZ5-O3aptL0BjjozorgWXOVUS/s320/DSC_0331-edited1.jpg" width="212" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The two Jackie Rydstrom rerooted girls</td></tr></tbody></table><div><br /></div>I didn't take photos of the sales tables this year, except for this one photo of Trisha's beautiful sewing and embroidery, before the sales officially opened.</div><div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh--jMLBDFoxpWPc64g7iaR3ecCn4sQIOCe7JF5npmWrzE_wIkHy2YnvrnUHSEpbthjKGJOdmsBUSyKPA8oGZbIAfWZsSTocxiKAvXwQMka59-R87joMqSR-KUzvsds5-JcghZKrEPNGLDOiJuIKctqSo7xf_n9ho-fneBJXtCR-Xo850yVJ0Q8S-zW/s1024/DSC_0321-edited1.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1024" data-original-width="678" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh--jMLBDFoxpWPc64g7iaR3ecCn4sQIOCe7JF5npmWrzE_wIkHy2YnvrnUHSEpbthjKGJOdmsBUSyKPA8oGZbIAfWZsSTocxiKAvXwQMka59-R87joMqSR-KUzvsds5-JcghZKrEPNGLDOiJuIKctqSo7xf_n9ho-fneBJXtCR-Xo850yVJ0Q8S-zW/s320/DSC_0321-edited1.jpg" width="212" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Tricia's lovely girls and needlework</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div>We had limited ourselves to only buying for the boys this time as our recent sort out of all our Sasha clothes revealed plenty of dresses and outfits for our girls, with far less choice for our boys. We bought two pairs of trousers (cargo pants and corduroy trousers) from Ginny, 13 Sasha World magazines from Jocelyn, a Christmas sweatshirt and a Christmas hoodie from Dollydoodles, and some gorgeous fabric and tiny buttons from Jane.</div></div><div><br /></div><div>Teddy had brought his restringing equipment and spent much of the time restringing dolls for people, I got a ring side seat for taking photos as Teddy and Alice were at the same table as us for the day.</div><div><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNpA5TyOgnXaxE0Ys5vhPiNzefxigN81EkPuVdcOD1HpvW-imRpq2w0Xk1rntHH6JEpMj3v5fc1P9lG_SUENtVaJcYhLFVFKQ9fG90MCzAeUIFerq9ZO27XZAf1Oir72o5IcL3zB8merglqhw706MOvK5yy0a-WiMkmCh7BdXBnFoG54gz8YvgxcSt/s1024/DSC_0339-edited1.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="678" data-original-width="1024" height="212" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNpA5TyOgnXaxE0Ys5vhPiNzefxigN81EkPuVdcOD1HpvW-imRpq2w0Xk1rntHH6JEpMj3v5fc1P9lG_SUENtVaJcYhLFVFKQ9fG90MCzAeUIFerq9ZO27XZAf1Oir72o5IcL3zB8merglqhw706MOvK5yy0a-WiMkmCh7BdXBnFoG54gz8YvgxcSt/s320/DSC_0339-edited1.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A beautiful No Philtrum girl was restrung ahead of being shipped overseas to her new owner</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-aUo3iFfdPtbr5HT6QOie-YgX96A_TATJMfHSwa0IAoA9s6qhs52ZXdTOOQVCbVNr9xZ57C6EXILSnifs4HULu1cZODZYHA398idNnl_1SD1A4qHaGgkot-RF7TcAl3xRxqfyInq0UnyUG1kWkW8vmd7T1VrEVAw3p86YQM-Cep0srjYFYQuTvJy9/s1024/DSC_0382-edited1.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="678" data-original-width="1024" height="212" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-aUo3iFfdPtbr5HT6QOie-YgX96A_TATJMfHSwa0IAoA9s6qhs52ZXdTOOQVCbVNr9xZ57C6EXILSnifs4HULu1cZODZYHA398idNnl_1SD1A4qHaGgkot-RF7TcAl3xRxqfyInq0UnyUG1kWkW8vmd7T1VrEVAw3p86YQM-Cep0srjYFYQuTvJy9/s320/DSC_0382-edited1.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The notorious Curly had his arms restrung (too much use of your gavel Curly)</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div>One of the dolls whose arms needed restringing was Hans the studio doll.</div><div><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgExlyZEAmdbU6fUj4GW8BwAVvnaZHBVV2yl-2b_mGl5TIBiCXJikbSgZoVdTxGYrzVKTgmt_dz-_1DJRXtyfS48jIFfMAz0uDx0vsLytW4XcbNApa2oD7pGSYYzsqBkC61pdqWt3nM_1hX60JaHgV38_QpoZr4dxucPgHwRg2bZqH4O0PMmyLVXOmW/s1024/DSC_0340-edited1.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="678" data-original-width="1024" height="212" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgExlyZEAmdbU6fUj4GW8BwAVvnaZHBVV2yl-2b_mGl5TIBiCXJikbSgZoVdTxGYrzVKTgmt_dz-_1DJRXtyfS48jIFfMAz0uDx0vsLytW4XcbNApa2oD7pGSYYzsqBkC61pdqWt3nM_1hX60JaHgV38_QpoZr4dxucPgHwRg2bZqH4O0PMmyLVXOmW/s320/DSC_0340-edited1.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Hans before his arms were removed for restringing</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCGl6XfZyL7QkNCcpWDfkYHm7zSnZUt4txXgK_pRer9vhQ7hyLivqvuUfjQeutu48EKGZfGxUKMJizov_RA6shNYlaVLf6vjUfUkmpBwezKrjRiP9iavvQM0Mj91aiD35dKfI-Mpop3T_LzXLbULnvryges2fsg1IbF1yatn6mRxbog9C2U383QZpo/s1024/DSC_0354-edited1.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="614" data-original-width="1024" height="192" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCGl6XfZyL7QkNCcpWDfkYHm7zSnZUt4txXgK_pRer9vhQ7hyLivqvuUfjQeutu48EKGZfGxUKMJizov_RA6shNYlaVLf6vjUfUkmpBwezKrjRiP9iavvQM0Mj91aiD35dKfI-Mpop3T_LzXLbULnvryges2fsg1IbF1yatn6mRxbog9C2U383QZpo/s320/DSC_0354-edited1.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Threading through the new elastic cord</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDLaRCmL5qob2_PF1GwTSrhNfUcPKnuLfnPgL1oU9B9T3aeOUXVHJAP4Mkporkv84_hvTwDn_yMrQABvUwhcFNdESjWnWQfq40tlrUp3JHVu5jwGuGcziny6khJpPkIaVLnd66Xd78EOiG86QMTmlnShbBEFtHEkjZR0UfOzAovxdKWbnbvUbBgjIq/s1024/DSC_0356-edited1.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="678" data-original-width="1024" height="212" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDLaRCmL5qob2_PF1GwTSrhNfUcPKnuLfnPgL1oU9B9T3aeOUXVHJAP4Mkporkv84_hvTwDn_yMrQABvUwhcFNdESjWnWQfq40tlrUp3JHVu5jwGuGcziny6khJpPkIaVLnd66Xd78EOiG86QMTmlnShbBEFtHEkjZR0UfOzAovxdKWbnbvUbBgjIq/s320/DSC_0356-edited1.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Teddy restringing Hans</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAMCds3lp1zjTXijQxYhjO0NtxBFfbn2C7KehinZbHvsahdqUQvMWVen_hYFsB9YUW_FPFsvI3k8qx2Or9hJkFoqXxUGyb2thGrVwAddqHMvyuMWwXRypyyfNi2Zbo6UBsHXBRqxDcMQ-mZgv3mPRQpSPafA6dPrA3INLUo8LA_f0lWieCzyo4ZGRQ/s1024/DSC_0357-edited1.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="678" data-original-width="1024" height="212" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAMCds3lp1zjTXijQxYhjO0NtxBFfbn2C7KehinZbHvsahdqUQvMWVen_hYFsB9YUW_FPFsvI3k8qx2Or9hJkFoqXxUGyb2thGrVwAddqHMvyuMWwXRypyyfNi2Zbo6UBsHXBRqxDcMQ-mZgv3mPRQpSPafA6dPrA3INLUo8LA_f0lWieCzyo4ZGRQ/s320/DSC_0357-edited1.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Tying the knot in the stringing</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj73cXP51T_luMMOg2azj9t-DB75B2kuG_SUx41YT-vJ6v5Qyy1ngegE095Djwp8aZfQaNkssjblueFpUvxdumox7ULlgBt1OeOJLbKvsF7-G9iDFLFSopREmaKxCJO3usrg5I6GX8FIbfP_6YbsfEFb5V-79TUT0eDQpzrT93a001-8hjVSeXrPFoP/s1024/DSC_0359-edited1.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="678" data-original-width="1024" height="212" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj73cXP51T_luMMOg2azj9t-DB75B2kuG_SUx41YT-vJ6v5Qyy1ngegE095Djwp8aZfQaNkssjblueFpUvxdumox7ULlgBt1OeOJLbKvsF7-G9iDFLFSopREmaKxCJO3usrg5I6GX8FIbfP_6YbsfEFb5V-79TUT0eDQpzrT93a001-8hjVSeXrPFoP/s320/DSC_0359-edited1.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Hans being redressed after his arms were restrung</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWjEs5vvxaLZXAFIjlxUk2tNfrqr8yXe-TqEKW2oW7omukce0qGX34S3TuDak-bv5AhrZQ_hld1PcBjhaBM2DvUWnhZ5ZqGBXDz6xQ3NgjqAhISSyd4aX_5VoN3cJHD3KhLVniHYBdgYwnP6BkdRXjosdIizBY50RonhiWbItR2QFqwOD1DLSDxY5s/s1024/DSC_0360-edited1.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="678" data-original-width="1024" height="212" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWjEs5vvxaLZXAFIjlxUk2tNfrqr8yXe-TqEKW2oW7omukce0qGX34S3TuDak-bv5AhrZQ_hld1PcBjhaBM2DvUWnhZ5ZqGBXDz6xQ3NgjqAhISSyd4aX_5VoN3cJHD3KhLVniHYBdgYwnP6BkdRXjosdIizBY50RonhiWbItR2QFqwOD1DLSDxY5s/s320/DSC_0360-edited1.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Hans being redressed</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgd_1Yhba3Jmjms2QrQcBSnx29U5QKoTgA_NrS1_3d_WLLznr2H6XCUTVtDg9PZArnnuzAhC5VBsEUg-I2f4HHSjaqs7pl5_SO6tiKe2bqlwMrW44IR5_U2GK6IBPOfvUr9lHwEKbxiS8h10tk7jCRuvjitspc2jyhT2TwDMa0CeXP4y_b-FOlEvByN/s1024/DSC_0363-edited1.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1024" data-original-width="768" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgd_1Yhba3Jmjms2QrQcBSnx29U5QKoTgA_NrS1_3d_WLLznr2H6XCUTVtDg9PZArnnuzAhC5VBsEUg-I2f4HHSjaqs7pl5_SO6tiKe2bqlwMrW44IR5_U2GK6IBPOfvUr9lHwEKbxiS8h10tk7jCRuvjitspc2jyhT2TwDMa0CeXP4y_b-FOlEvByN/s320/DSC_0363-edited1.jpg" width="240" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Hans holding up his arm to show he can do so!</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh61d4NjiWzZK2rSyh_nVdajPNHSsNY8MCnt_7SACtRmOHauPDtYv68xtA5fw9SA21kRXGtsh-SzROASnHTbOojKmZOzfHrDyTVf_OkEXh6aK1BcsvsxXyQx0mHarSpZLg9naQk0N7Ku_OTUJGqakzFr1Ky_d7_YepLUSY2CErUSH4yYYy4GiO-HkPj/s1024/DSC_0364-edited1.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1024" data-original-width="678" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh61d4NjiWzZK2rSyh_nVdajPNHSsNY8MCnt_7SACtRmOHauPDtYv68xtA5fw9SA21kRXGtsh-SzROASnHTbOojKmZOzfHrDyTVf_OkEXh6aK1BcsvsxXyQx0mHarSpZLg9naQk0N7Ku_OTUJGqakzFr1Ky_d7_YepLUSY2CErUSH4yYYy4GiO-HkPj/s320/DSC_0364-edited1.jpg" width="212" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Close up of Hans, photo taken with my macro lens to show his beautiful Sasha hand-painted eyes</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div>Another doll who attended the Chat 'n Snap was Amelie, the very rare Sasha baby who is a life size version of a new-born infant, she is made of some kind of wax compound so has a translucency to her appearance which does make her look very fragile and lifelike. I held her while my daughter Dmd took photos of her with my macro lens and camera on the tripod.</div><div><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMMKe61a8EDLU-HuQWRFH_N0hcBsUvH18FPV2WTqBIJLWKEythJqzI8qoCIFJOkMpi_v63UiGEwYPyA5VoCQrr6qVZS0jsAkx5dC7KmHmKKbsMgxdytlWLchsR3sM_Q_6Vo63S4OTjJwCTZCdL1FiD_3sUm-2K65-aDnYymzwc67oNhJKMMfyAWAMz/s1024/DSC_0374-edited1.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1024" data-original-width="678" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMMKe61a8EDLU-HuQWRFH_N0hcBsUvH18FPV2WTqBIJLWKEythJqzI8qoCIFJOkMpi_v63UiGEwYPyA5VoCQrr6qVZS0jsAkx5dC7KmHmKKbsMgxdytlWLchsR3sM_Q_6Vo63S4OTjJwCTZCdL1FiD_3sUm-2K65-aDnYymzwc67oNhJKMMfyAWAMz/s320/DSC_0374-edited1.jpg" width="212" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Baby Amelie being held by DollMum</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7-T_tq2qQPFuA1IrM8U769aYXfcmYSqhNduuOeJIprSeWzxak8uwpe4oNscizfBCbCGQ17T8C2UaOm0_1Nm8TJN3GlysklQ_qyKbH_E35ers7mNpCRtztXoEpQxgP_fBp3jUCYjc6G-FJiGDKCI5QZmwHikyOUtwJBB5GhzXPuzxFFhKbyFtADGTk/s1024/DSC_0376-edited1.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1024" data-original-width="678" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7-T_tq2qQPFuA1IrM8U769aYXfcmYSqhNduuOeJIprSeWzxak8uwpe4oNscizfBCbCGQ17T8C2UaOm0_1Nm8TJN3GlysklQ_qyKbH_E35ers7mNpCRtztXoEpQxgP_fBp3jUCYjc6G-FJiGDKCI5QZmwHikyOUtwJBB5GhzXPuzxFFhKbyFtADGTk/s320/DSC_0376-edited1.jpg" width="212" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Baby Amelie</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4BHRaIm-eaz2I7rxRzbFSBnlCBW3HHdXe5bicbGHTCQ7_IbJBpfA2JeZefVAm3gJRY5a52CU7dscU2S8pImTXJhrDsejdvHipEeeyHcspo1eaGEHsFPra-3-MeGFh2bT9aL3BTswXjpALebnhN8_MmrQl3z2tI8W9a3zWqMjHvF0T2bH_8FRuALqJ/s1024/DSC_0378-edited1.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1024" data-original-width="678" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4BHRaIm-eaz2I7rxRzbFSBnlCBW3HHdXe5bicbGHTCQ7_IbJBpfA2JeZefVAm3gJRY5a52CU7dscU2S8pImTXJhrDsejdvHipEeeyHcspo1eaGEHsFPra-3-MeGFh2bT9aL3BTswXjpALebnhN8_MmrQl3z2tI8W9a3zWqMjHvF0T2bH_8FRuALqJ/s320/DSC_0378-edited1.jpg" width="212" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Baby Amelie</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4UUoaWubAMIxOQ7c-uZRwnYY_LiZpUJfgq-h9kDhdBsy5p77JoOWt-WzoYUKFIXu43jcn0IEqbcu2nxaHowTCOH7wGBwds4SpfX2LgTJZ59XUSkmFYq2s2OPntYbO4q2r_MtKCeymok_POsckRKXRvoWka2RbA56sYfs-EZHi-kWBZwhEN4IVpUi7/s1024/DSC_0379-edited1.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1024" data-original-width="678" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4UUoaWubAMIxOQ7c-uZRwnYY_LiZpUJfgq-h9kDhdBsy5p77JoOWt-WzoYUKFIXu43jcn0IEqbcu2nxaHowTCOH7wGBwds4SpfX2LgTJZ59XUSkmFYq2s2OPntYbO4q2r_MtKCeymok_POsckRKXRvoWka2RbA56sYfs-EZHi-kWBZwhEN4IVpUi7/s320/DSC_0379-edited1.jpg" width="212" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Close up of Baby Amelie, taken with the macro lens by DollMum's daughter</td></tr></tbody></table><div><br /></div>We were fortunate enough to win 5 prizes in the raffle (which raised £400). Our prizes were two Dollydoodles outfits (sweatshirt, tracksuit bottoms & beanie, plus jeggings), some fabric (blue fat quarters), a green patterned pinafore dress, a tartan skirt and red cardigan.<div><br /></div><div>Thank you Dee and family for another very enjoyable Chat 'n Snap.<br /><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div></div></div>DollMumhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07655612985882320920noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1980962366285294991.post-20773812199204562352022-08-12T22:36:00.271+01:002022-08-12T23:43:52.817+01:00USA 2022 - Sasha festival part 5<p>On the Saturday morning of the Sasha Festival in Syracuse the Sasha Sales room opened at 9am, though the stall holders had been busy long before then setting up their wares. I didn't take any photos of the sales room, I was too busy looking at what was for sale and making choices within a tight budget! I did buy a few items.</p><p>The theme for the lunch was <i>A Christmas Story</i>, the 1983 film, which wasn't familiar to us though is a Christmas tradition in the USA. Our table hostess was Chris K, who gave us lovely little denim bags she had made, inside the bag was a Christmas apron she made, and she also gave us jingle bells on red ribbon. I had changed Melanie into the Reindeer outfit I had bought from Kurt at the sales, so she ended up wearing the green apron and the bell over her reindeer nose, while holding the bag and other tiny gifts which people gave out (thank you to all those generous people who gave little gifts over the weekend).</p>
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9XMclB7HANctsEUY-NfmaBUqpzykYjxxAEKmO3meQhcJt530zF_UmmTfwzZBjsfvoRyjFq8epoBfRs24dDijt6wkgS1IpwyqZWHIm60Ptt96OBV6TMR5d4FnYeCgRbf7nT5MP55KN4WYl8gV-h3gkNiCXmtPMvaaihA4S2BumnspekcFbcKgF2sX1/s1024/DSC_0753-edited1.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="678" data-original-width="1024" height="212" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9XMclB7HANctsEUY-NfmaBUqpzykYjxxAEKmO3meQhcJt530zF_UmmTfwzZBjsfvoRyjFq8epoBfRs24dDijt6wkgS1IpwyqZWHIm60Ptt96OBV6TMR5d4FnYeCgRbf7nT5MP55KN4WYl8gV-h3gkNiCXmtPMvaaihA4S2BumnspekcFbcKgF2sX1/s320/DSC_0753-edited1.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Saturday lunchtime</span></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div><p>Melanie in the reindeer outfit with Laura still wearing her 'Once in Royal David's city' choral outfit at lunch on Saturday</p>
<p>The festival souvenir for Saturday lunchtime was an amazing red snowsuit with knitted scarf and mittens (threaded through the sleeves) all beautifully made with black boots in a gift box. Ralphie, the main character in <i>A Christmas Story</i> film wears a red snow suit in the film apparently. </p><div><br /></div>
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfwpY0Itu4FjMA1A-GlNR7jYAVmRKPNIA11mg-KHSZ3ROqCJJzZa6w0VbVG_YOVgpN7HNzvRleMQ8SpwxlVkkRsyBaPTPCOeoJ5E-zDokA1Wtg3pdPh6-PkGdHurqZujIm5h7UMi7NGh9zlLB61TCbKsNDBzY4lUk84mDrusvVeFQBxfZmYwdxkx6N/s1024/DSC_0804-edited1.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="678" data-original-width="1024" height="212" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfwpY0Itu4FjMA1A-GlNR7jYAVmRKPNIA11mg-KHSZ3ROqCJJzZa6w0VbVG_YOVgpN7HNzvRleMQ8SpwxlVkkRsyBaPTPCOeoJ5E-zDokA1Wtg3pdPh6-PkGdHurqZujIm5h7UMi7NGh9zlLB61TCbKsNDBzY4lUk84mDrusvVeFQBxfZmYwdxkx6N/s320/DSC_0804-edited1.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Souvenirs</span></td></tr></tbody></table>
<p style="text-align: center;">Our Saturday lunchtime Sasha festival souvenir gift boxes containing the snow suits</p>
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgW3iZBpUsqIgEi1qtZK8K2yg_Q1ztNwRUEylbBzjAeFL65vRBztB9edJnXUjKR3h2_YAoGRE0PhhehJjZYnxAQQVS39meU3qaK_WojgJHG3FFANgVpYF126gpEdHnG5kIVnAyNUku30u5-aAk1KbcmLPoBpBPKP6UEGu_x9GjNA_1mqaz0FcRtxVC_/s1024/DSC_0806-edited1.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="678" data-original-width="1024" height="212" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgW3iZBpUsqIgEi1qtZK8K2yg_Q1ztNwRUEylbBzjAeFL65vRBztB9edJnXUjKR3h2_YAoGRE0PhhehJjZYnxAQQVS39meU3qaK_WojgJHG3FFANgVpYF126gpEdHnG5kIVnAyNUku30u5-aAk1KbcmLPoBpBPKP6UEGu_x9GjNA_1mqaz0FcRtxVC_/s320/DSC_0806-edited1.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Souvenirs</span></td></tr></tbody></table><div><br /></div><p style="text-align: center;">Our Saturday lunchtime Sasha festival souvenirs of red snowsuits, hand knitted scarves and mittens, plus snow boots</p>
<p>The Helper raffle draw took place again at lunchtime. After lunch, there was an open meeting about future festivals which everyone was invited to attend. Although we already knew the 2023 festival was being arranged in Portland, Oregon (details had not yet been announced) there was no organiser or venue yet for the 2024 festival. There was some discussion about what is involved in organising a festival, with Heidi explaining she was updating Ann Chandler's festival organiser advice document. Then Diane D announced that Petrana was offering to run the 2024 festival in Milton Keynes, England! Most of the Sasha Festivals have been held in the USA, with only 2000 (Huddersfield, England) and 2012 (Stratford-upon-Avon, England) held elsewhere - it seems a pattern of every 12 years from 2000 onwards the Festival goes to England. As a local, I offered to help Petrana once she calls for helpers.</p>
<p>I cannot quite believe I didn't take photos of all 6 Raffle dolls! I had meant to but somehow never got a good moment to do so, which means the only two I've photographed properly are the wonderful Christmas Eve in the child's bedroom ensemble by Julie Ruleman and friends, and the Susanna Lewis ensemble which I had helped display. </p><div><br /></div>
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUDVFGLuEimks-1me_tnkpfbK2vzHUPzR24o4MBvUIhwkFTdh-3u2gCYudH__pNND1rbD9t5sfxTkx4yCoPr3qrQDXrYSL8gwPLJ4J2PeW16jx3m7YSuVg7d54rDnBI_WcnmlNzLHyhNotZ9IjNSPDHQzSSXTj7TxAipu5ZV-uMkrIE7_szVzbvmgW/s1024/DSC_0674-edited1.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="678" data-original-width="1024" height="212" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUDVFGLuEimks-1me_tnkpfbK2vzHUPzR24o4MBvUIhwkFTdh-3u2gCYudH__pNND1rbD9t5sfxTkx4yCoPr3qrQDXrYSL8gwPLJ4J2PeW16jx3m7YSuVg7d54rDnBI_WcnmlNzLHyhNotZ9IjNSPDHQzSSXTj7TxAipu5ZV-uMkrIE7_szVzbvmgW/s320/DSC_0674-edited1.jpg" width="320" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Raffle doll</span></td></tr></tbody></table><p style="text-align: center;">A night before Christmas themed Sasha girl's bedroom raffle doll, co-ordinated by Julie Ruleman</p>
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsHW_3G4-NvsdLnQ6wjzshSHo5-Md3YD9X6MIUOAWCFQnizDIUnG-uvhaIv3P-Y1WdTcc7p6CKh7oakzvjpi3p4DsTuZLkW-1uYs7Xor2J3ET6_uNuayRIwWeFnkHeRg6Eu0unU-mKxmzqaNfARp3CPwFHXhuagaz6LTrxLhGRxJPHkYvBPFupNc1W/s1024/DSC_0675-edited1.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1024" data-original-width="678" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsHW_3G4-NvsdLnQ6wjzshSHo5-Md3YD9X6MIUOAWCFQnizDIUnG-uvhaIv3P-Y1WdTcc7p6CKh7oakzvjpi3p4DsTuZLkW-1uYs7Xor2J3ET6_uNuayRIwWeFnkHeRg6Eu0unU-mKxmzqaNfARp3CPwFHXhuagaz6LTrxLhGRxJPHkYvBPFupNc1W/s320/DSC_0675-edited1.jpg" width="212" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Raffle doll</span></td></tr></tbody></table><p style="text-align: center;">Many of those wonderful outfits (all the smocked ones) were made by Julie Ruleman</p>
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVgo5vAbzGi8T_NHfbR3fY4Gm2VmnKz73jUuJjXVpFTO5SNgMNEpeRoM94Ln-idGyR51KuwAKHZyifsE_BW2Au0FL7k2hRzsaBYOhIZ3NBHdozWf8yhYBn9wdnA_ce3DdhLUyQRetvm6HQ_rsfsegZy3a_G4ZxjlMoKxVmsmnYQDL9uzEjObXt1_83/s1546/DSC_0676-edited1.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1546" data-original-width="1024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVgo5vAbzGi8T_NHfbR3fY4Gm2VmnKz73jUuJjXVpFTO5SNgMNEpeRoM94Ln-idGyR51KuwAKHZyifsE_BW2Au0FL7k2hRzsaBYOhIZ3NBHdozWf8yhYBn9wdnA_ce3DdhLUyQRetvm6HQ_rsfsegZy3a_G4ZxjlMoKxVmsmnYQDL9uzEjObXt1_83/s320/DSC_0676-edited1.jpg" width="212" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Raffle doll</span></td></tr></tbody></table><div>
<p style="text-align: center;">This Sasha doll is very lucky as she has many lovely toys, a beautiful bed and some superb outfits to wear</p>
<p>The other four Raffle doll ensembles were:</p><p><ul style="text-align: left;"><li>Baby's First Christmas organised by Fran (to which I had contributed my abacus toy)</li><li>Sasha Alphabet with an item for each letter of the alphabet</li><li>Sasha and souvenirs from the 2021 Sasha festival donated by the Bolland family</li><li>A year of Sasha/Seasons of Sasha with an outfit for each month of the year</li></ul><p>We had free time on Saturday afternoon after the Future festivals meeting, so we took the opportunity to use the hotel laundry, then prepared for the festival banquet that evening.</p><p>The theme for the banquet was 'A night before Christmas'. Once again the food was served buffet style in the lobby to the large conference room, there was a choice and what we had was delicious.</p>
<p>Our table hostess was Fran, who gave each of us a pretty Christmas dress she had made plus a miniature elf on the shelf in a gift bag.</p>
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9dMejRfq_8jbFTz5wbKkOWT_OquItPsQEysSI3gu1cZd8T4HENzuHuXhWGmKNCs49lYaZHvT08Xpof70j7x2XAB_fF3X2D71GCp4WlOxKGYVFC6P-rlz008afI4J0BcEFfCrB5xjVWQgvbRWOEiNSwzFIarS2nYDluFaO_pW99LO7KJw7rGIlZVvZ/s1024/DSC_0954-edited1.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1024" data-original-width="678" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9dMejRfq_8jbFTz5wbKkOWT_OquItPsQEysSI3gu1cZd8T4HENzuHuXhWGmKNCs49lYaZHvT08Xpof70j7x2XAB_fF3X2D71GCp4WlOxKGYVFC6P-rlz008afI4J0BcEFfCrB5xjVWQgvbRWOEiNSwzFIarS2nYDluFaO_pW99LO7KJw7rGIlZVvZ/s320/DSC_0954-edited1.jpg" width="212" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Table hostess gifts from Fran</span></td></tr></tbody></table><p style="text-align: center;">Florence and Miranda (who didn't attend the festival) wear the Christmas dresses made by Fran, with the miniature elf on the shelf toys and the gift bags.</p>
<p>On the Saturday evening only there was an exhibition of dolls featuring outfits made or designed by Susanna Lewis, but I didn't manage to photograph that either!</p>
<p>At the hotel one of the staff members had commented earlier in the week when Diane D first arrived with Curly and Helen that she also had a Sasha doll, from her childhood, but had never met anyone else who had a Sasha and was amazed that there was an annual festival featuring these dolls. On the evening of the banquet Stacy brought her doll, called Sasha, to the banquet to show everyone, by that time several Sasha people had given her some new clothes and shoes for her Sasha, who was wearing a lovely yellow ensemble. Diane introduced her and said that as Sasha had not met any other Sasha dolls in many years, tonight she would visit each table so we could take photos of her meeting our Sasha and Gregor dolls and share them in the Sasha Morgenthaler Facebook group.</p>
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAufqnyLzqjV-bA6bk_g1WHmZZzDr0d3EffQg92M5KtaxVEd19YQgMCfRfDCE55N6u6mw_VGK1IBz2UA1zUuR4GhkNXBaqcoVxbDwV5e7F6IQbsD3VUw82y6qdca5gPOfg3oERtcJtYaQTQU_k876-isNy7XbUk7UMejpfYIqVy7EIq_kMC1f87_sS/s1024/DSC_0754-edited1.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="819" data-original-width="1024" height="256" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAufqnyLzqjV-bA6bk_g1WHmZZzDr0d3EffQg92M5KtaxVEd19YQgMCfRfDCE55N6u6mw_VGK1IBz2UA1zUuR4GhkNXBaqcoVxbDwV5e7F6IQbsD3VUw82y6qdca5gPOfg3oERtcJtYaQTQU_k876-isNy7XbUk7UMejpfYIqVy7EIq_kMC1f87_sS/s320/DSC_0754-edited1.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Diane explains</span></td></tr></tbody></table><p style="text-align: center;">Diane introduces Stacy and her Sasha</p>
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiUsWyFb4sMWllh5OmXEeeZT6ySDS42ayqcn9cwtj1QfuK1FLRNQ_UBX2qGvQYl1m7nrkQypRT-YvPGeNGrgmc8QHf2bKYu02To8_yFiwuAo3Hob83usOwIqlqvIj5VUW67OslJzyJuGDI1LTpNCO9DQSjxURew0aqAlpPQ6CW8-CqOuQYXUwXquJF/s1024/DSC_0755-edited1.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="678" data-original-width="1024" height="212" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiUsWyFb4sMWllh5OmXEeeZT6ySDS42ayqcn9cwtj1QfuK1FLRNQ_UBX2qGvQYl1m7nrkQypRT-YvPGeNGrgmc8QHf2bKYu02To8_yFiwuAo3Hob83usOwIqlqvIj5VUW67OslJzyJuGDI1LTpNCO9DQSjxURew0aqAlpPQ6CW8-CqOuQYXUwXquJF/s320/DSC_0755-edited1.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Diane, Stacy, Sasha</span></td></tr></tbody></table><p style="text-align: center;">Diane explains about Sasha meeting the Sasha community</p>
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNPjSf6i4B4e8NDDTMu4WEcA_krV2MTJ6USOMfMFwPHi9M_gewuBe9hGXJXgciUbxasjTfrVVLok4lPrcVGyEiltz4PjmDN2SNkHqvysr7KOT0rr1HEkryq6AZ3qFYdiAraed-mMsefO9umtic06ljvxjSkc3Y0VQtoTibwxJO8aFQt0UVZn4_Z9G0/s1024/DSC_0756-edited1.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1024" data-original-width="678" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNPjSf6i4B4e8NDDTMu4WEcA_krV2MTJ6USOMfMFwPHi9M_gewuBe9hGXJXgciUbxasjTfrVVLok4lPrcVGyEiltz4PjmDN2SNkHqvysr7KOT0rr1HEkryq6AZ3qFYdiAraed-mMsefO9umtic06ljvxjSkc3Y0VQtoTibwxJO8aFQt0UVZn4_Z9G0/s320/DSC_0756-edited1.jpg" width="212" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Meeting</span></td></tr></tbody></table><p style="text-align: center;">Sasha came to meet Timothy and Laura at our table</p>
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4UZ96JUxsp_cfEIEI_gWKz1Fcy1LtTXyB3mv-aV_Wi5xwndl3wI4tMQXqUE4ixR2WxVdMUvN8XQ7M9eVJBLYioBV9KjOHF3tFoasIPLsQdP9TDiz8t0CKnITJvisVsgJxYzslSdwQJdSxxoy2NFYemOy87DBji0lLi2gb0fvlCU_Fw9x8zcQqRzXr/s1024/DSC_0757-edited1.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="678" data-original-width="1024" height="212" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4UZ96JUxsp_cfEIEI_gWKz1Fcy1LtTXyB3mv-aV_Wi5xwndl3wI4tMQXqUE4ixR2WxVdMUvN8XQ7M9eVJBLYioBV9KjOHF3tFoasIPLsQdP9TDiz8t0CKnITJvisVsgJxYzslSdwQJdSxxoy2NFYemOy87DBji0lLi2gb0fvlCU_Fw9x8zcQqRzXr/s320/DSC_0757-edited1.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Welcome<br /></span></td></tr></tbody></table><p style="text-align: center;">"Welcome Sasha, it is really good to meet you, we are Timothy and Laura all the way from England"</p>
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUA6iltnMSAd9MsnSOyRaA2o_Z1vREkvERJMaKXjuBgWKuggvi76_X8lq9EAXKcwToqfHzYaxPuDujypaII1IOu702Lkb4qFUROCoPrFcpuv54UJqysNzsjdNeg10EVPXA3UkPB8HCRXuwbScfyYHiX5IMeOGvfpF6pVhaiv3c4XNqtOYauPyf861U/s1024/DSC_0758-edited1.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="678" data-original-width="1024" height="212" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUA6iltnMSAd9MsnSOyRaA2o_Z1vREkvERJMaKXjuBgWKuggvi76_X8lq9EAXKcwToqfHzYaxPuDujypaII1IOu702Lkb4qFUROCoPrFcpuv54UJqysNzsjdNeg10EVPXA3UkPB8HCRXuwbScfyYHiX5IMeOGvfpF6pVhaiv3c4XNqtOYauPyf861U/s320/DSC_0758-edited1.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Hello</span></td></tr></tbody></table><p style="text-align: center;">"Hello Timothy and Laura, I am pleased to meet you, welcome to Syracuse" said Sasha</p>
<p>Usually at the end of the banquet meal there is a presentation or talk of some kind, this year the format was slightly different because Sharon and Carol explained that the programme was our recollections of Susanna Lewis so everyone was invited to contribute. The microphone was handed around to those who had something they wanted to share about Susanna, resulting in several interesting anecdotes about Susanna, her artistry as a fibre artist and her well researched knowledge of Sasha dolls, plus some early recollections of Sasha festivals especially from Dorisanne Osborn and Anne Votaw who were both sitting at the dinner table with us.</p><div><br /></div>
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6oVai1dWRa9cfLIC-IZLYOPkTALXqPRN43T0NVSZdp56-URAt5c0nTmP5_8Xen3GAYvK6Fm6WwxAUJ4qj-b3JHpU3l0Txpy9OsNuO4bOcnH7V7xT0ZCXh4q5WF5qA3xGtTnDnABf_09RePGYFDk7l8ELS7HtCLeI3s9a0foXBx1njSHhwO5-_PZnc/s1024/DSC_0759-edited1.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="678" data-original-width="1024" height="212" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6oVai1dWRa9cfLIC-IZLYOPkTALXqPRN43T0NVSZdp56-URAt5c0nTmP5_8Xen3GAYvK6Fm6WwxAUJ4qj-b3JHpU3l0Txpy9OsNuO4bOcnH7V7xT0ZCXh4q5WF5qA3xGtTnDnABf_09RePGYFDk7l8ELS7HtCLeI3s9a0foXBx1njSHhwO5-_PZnc/s320/DSC_0759-edited1.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Dinner</span></td></tr></tbody></table><p style="text-align: center;">Jeanne, Peggy, Mary and Dorisanne at our table.</p>
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkUSUaSDfJjc_JIW8KVQOqxu_QKygB6-HN7m3Ri4Tg68fljZoEYcMHbd1FofWm-u1gwxHVs74ihWP455T-XKGIwqdZmfC17v5UyR8cUyhZJrR8ny3ipWTu9CZT5n2HpFqN-ekZ4t631kErpGR8LcLiMBviXxjKu7bN9nAbCRW4VPFLBYzDQrXyV7kQ/s1024/DSC_0760-edited1.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="678" data-original-width="1024" height="212" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkUSUaSDfJjc_JIW8KVQOqxu_QKygB6-HN7m3Ri4Tg68fljZoEYcMHbd1FofWm-u1gwxHVs74ihWP455T-XKGIwqdZmfC17v5UyR8cUyhZJrR8ny3ipWTu9CZT5n2HpFqN-ekZ4t631kErpGR8LcLiMBviXxjKu7bN9nAbCRW4VPFLBYzDQrXyV7kQ/s320/DSC_0760-edited1.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Dinner</span></td></tr></tbody></table><p style="text-align: center;">Marti and Anne at our table, with Fran's Sasha wearing the rainbow dress she got in the Children's Fund Auction on Friday night.</p>
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZJ00iPNAqFiKoqT9vGGR4BUZZz1HK-U5meRcy0qHQW4f0Q6ZEavrDXL7sEqMw9CZ2ti0RpoGLmWvv6U8ZiuOX_sEsYVfzS-WvxlQLDXMHIlDPQEaGMBMCzT9COpd3Ap40CX9B4nc9d5wxMFXN1M_CcRm6iEooGU3hOMai3IbpHk_OjWb3SnGLYQnj/s1024/DSC_0761-edited1.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="678" data-original-width="1024" height="212" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZJ00iPNAqFiKoqT9vGGR4BUZZz1HK-U5meRcy0qHQW4f0Q6ZEavrDXL7sEqMw9CZ2ti0RpoGLmWvv6U8ZiuOX_sEsYVfzS-WvxlQLDXMHIlDPQEaGMBMCzT9COpd3Ap40CX9B4nc9d5wxMFXN1M_CcRm6iEooGU3hOMai3IbpHk_OjWb3SnGLYQnj/s320/DSC_0761-edited1.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Programme announcement</span></td></tr></tbody></table><p style="text-align: center;">Sharon at the podium invited recollections of Susanna Lewis.</p>
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqVY6aSr2Zt95FwLE9oaPcokZHnx-AbOvxyu9mkr_uhXFJZTBKh3RxfttPbW8uNzuXNsv3GiJUUj_qsmc109WMiyPZzb9GCbzXOFqkU6RofaYl7WIzd69YaLG9Ql5ZwzXKa7bm0S3p5KXtpqZ2B4MOFI0v1KRbJvHSSyrlkMv5Gy42FIK_6UE2GFPm/s1024/DSC_0764-edited1.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="678" data-original-width="1024" height="212" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqVY6aSr2Zt95FwLE9oaPcokZHnx-AbOvxyu9mkr_uhXFJZTBKh3RxfttPbW8uNzuXNsv3GiJUUj_qsmc109WMiyPZzb9GCbzXOFqkU6RofaYl7WIzd69YaLG9Ql5ZwzXKa7bm0S3p5KXtpqZ2B4MOFI0v1KRbJvHSSyrlkMv5Gy42FIK_6UE2GFPm/s320/DSC_0764-edited1.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Dorisanne</span></td></tr></tbody></table><p style="text-align: center;">Dorisanne Osborn recollecting Susanna Lewis and Sasha festivals.</p>
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCRZp0IVXuEYPRV99GOA_D1UeNwIVq3tnd0LC-dRtVuAob7p052tcjv-dr5M_j7nt2vW9yzXApV9ow0OgdET8-bolTsGY6yhabYlY6cwImNz54U6bCASxxafnX5CH_OONAV0VawRYtHrZviYHvWybJ-7sWr9BrvwW6W9ant_Nm8GjnQRot9zYGTqvT/s1024/DSC_0766-edited1.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="853" data-original-width="1024" height="267" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCRZp0IVXuEYPRV99GOA_D1UeNwIVq3tnd0LC-dRtVuAob7p052tcjv-dr5M_j7nt2vW9yzXApV9ow0OgdET8-bolTsGY6yhabYlY6cwImNz54U6bCASxxafnX5CH_OONAV0VawRYtHrZviYHvWybJ-7sWr9BrvwW6W9ant_Nm8GjnQRot9zYGTqvT/s320/DSC_0766-edited1.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Anne</span></td></tr></tbody></table><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><p style="text-align: center;">Anne Votaw talking of her memories of working with Susanna on the three Sasha books.</p>
<p>Our final festival souvenir gifts were given out and proved to be an astonishing achievement of fine sewing and smocking - imagine making 100 almost identical hand smocked white dresses and underwear. The maker had asked to remain anonymous but many of us guessed.</p><div><br /></div>
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivYMIQyaeEN3bn1U6JevHjuCN6_87bjN5WxYRHr2IwZWE4lFObZaYcBDoAJBe3ykwvucY2SXbmFg1XGlJCO3Nc7_hnDpcXO_uBMyMOEOl1W9p6mnMmReWRxtZ4z4xjipuSWwsi9ObOcHoznJjMCA7Wt0bRuYE1WgNzqKVxOedHsUV-sK8DY6sT_jYx/s1024/DSC_0802-edited1.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1024" data-original-width="678" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivYMIQyaeEN3bn1U6JevHjuCN6_87bjN5WxYRHr2IwZWE4lFObZaYcBDoAJBe3ykwvucY2SXbmFg1XGlJCO3Nc7_hnDpcXO_uBMyMOEOl1W9p6mnMmReWRxtZ4z4xjipuSWwsi9ObOcHoznJjMCA7Wt0bRuYE1WgNzqKVxOedHsUV-sK8DY6sT_jYx/s320/DSC_0802-edited1.jpg" width="212" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Souvenir dress</span></td></tr></tbody></table><p style="text-align: center;">2022 Sasha Festival souvenir hand smocked Christmas dress and underwear by anonymous and shoes by Marge Truax</p>
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBJV-TJULvhASoQgABt4mD8F3c1bsBVy7678VTMFz8RXaUn2kVjtdnaM-Q-Jpm1On3_xoa50UmLbTR-fsygAQoFQWFF7tL7BMvnaQAP9FeLm6ai6qrOQukPRn5k4uQudNMHM2HqdEu9OjBlxB1FHWzliBNratNhWiGoz9TpfnIDYRC3dFdtJEDMsWJ/s1024/DSC_0803-edited1.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="678" data-original-width="1024" height="212" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBJV-TJULvhASoQgABt4mD8F3c1bsBVy7678VTMFz8RXaUn2kVjtdnaM-Q-Jpm1On3_xoa50UmLbTR-fsygAQoFQWFF7tL7BMvnaQAP9FeLm6ai6qrOQukPRn5k4uQudNMHM2HqdEu9OjBlxB1FHWzliBNratNhWiGoz9TpfnIDYRC3dFdtJEDMsWJ/s320/DSC_0803-edited1.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Souvenir outfit</span></td></tr></tbody></table><p style="text-align: center;">The white underwear, shoes, socks and ribbon</p>
<p>There were four different smocking designs, we received two of the same design, so swapped the next morning with one of our breakfast companions, Florence G, so we had one dress with the candy canes and one with the Advent/Christmas wreaths.</p><div>The final Helper Raffle items were drawn then came the big moment when the 6 Raffle dolls draw took place.</div>
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguSGAfXqfS62fEYodgsOP3WmOtHm6YK2NtPBWTN5MUMo8prjR4VYQggcyRGQ_6z2myeG2LJjCLg2OPjivg3EWrbMRGU3qcFb4ltxkOsx5-K2zeAtlyg2_PTjGSzlccGOTqErOTxTV2QfbwQiHYxa15qmur2aQ7d_xGsH3I_5l7inkyvHDzqK_xiD3j/s1024/DSC_0768-edited1.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="678" data-original-width="1024" height="212" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguSGAfXqfS62fEYodgsOP3WmOtHm6YK2NtPBWTN5MUMo8prjR4VYQggcyRGQ_6z2myeG2LJjCLg2OPjivg3EWrbMRGU3qcFb4ltxkOsx5-K2zeAtlyg2_PTjGSzlccGOTqErOTxTV2QfbwQiHYxa15qmur2aQ7d_xGsH3I_5l7inkyvHDzqK_xiD3j/s320/DSC_0768-edited1.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Susanna Raffle doll</span></td></tr></tbody></table><p style="text-align: center;">The Susanna Lewis tribute doll changed into her Christmas dress, a copy of a dress Susanna Lewis wore for Christmas one year, when she was given two little rag dolls (miniature versions of which are just in front of the tribute doll.</p>
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMYMhfdE3DNX4ClTbZ4mZ5YI972co8ge0m4to1KsBJNLHyd8RNbQ0vm5cKj10rGnQhAPEQKovaERY51QDdecU04VOQmZB0YsSrWUsrmPxbfyWPlCgkgEmEaKgRPm9_Q-w1a8m6lC1-SUrhcTgSUUYn5pa2jRJnbIgnxbSsaxVisDpgTBGO5s1AIGIW/s1024/DSC_0769-edited1.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="678" data-original-width="1024" height="212" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMYMhfdE3DNX4ClTbZ4mZ5YI972co8ge0m4to1KsBJNLHyd8RNbQ0vm5cKj10rGnQhAPEQKovaERY51QDdecU04VOQmZB0YsSrWUsrmPxbfyWPlCgkgEmEaKgRPm9_Q-w1a8m6lC1-SUrhcTgSUUYn5pa2jRJnbIgnxbSsaxVisDpgTBGO5s1AIGIW/s320/DSC_0769-edited1.jpg" width="320" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Susanna Raffle doll</span></td></tr></tbody></table> <div><br /></div><p style="text-align: center;">Wearing her Susanna Lewis Christmas dress, just before the raffle draw</p>
<p>As a gift for helping at the Children's Fund Auction, each young helper was given named raffle ticket to put in their favourite raffle doll paper bag for the draw. The younger teenagers and children helped with the Raffle doll draws. First it was the Sasha doll in her bedroom.</p>
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEig3OL7P7jmlsqxmZIVUlbFWq6_auPOc5q3um_Pr0XK38g4xWV3mVOHqvnB3bZdEvynaKDqXd-siHmwr4A29UgYTZ3twRxEQ4WQ94gTsubwpX8no2b5nO7pXV6VkN6Au32fofUrZJJ3iOIZp2mLZXXDW7JG5Z6MSFEqgye2K2EyFgAI3f0fs7GFUqCA/s1024/DSC_0773-edited1.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="559" data-original-width="1024" height="175" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEig3OL7P7jmlsqxmZIVUlbFWq6_auPOc5q3um_Pr0XK38g4xWV3mVOHqvnB3bZdEvynaKDqXd-siHmwr4A29UgYTZ3twRxEQ4WQ94gTsubwpX8no2b5nO7pXV6VkN6Au32fofUrZJJ3iOIZp2mLZXXDW7JG5Z6MSFEqgye2K2EyFgAI3f0fs7GFUqCA/s320/DSC_0773-edited1.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Draw 1</span></td></tr></tbody></table><p style="text-align: center;">Drawing the first ticket, opening it and reading her own name in amazed excitement! It was brilliant that this raffle doll was won by the child who drew her own named ticket from the previous evening's Children Fund Auction thank you gift! Her joy was a delight to behold.</p>
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg48Wi4q3Fr6JeRuxrMq5CHLtjBdqovQ46ZeAMBiVbVShd_qYLjB-3w7L8yVWCcnWbJ6bFU4MeGvIvbioNxdcLllUhLbLepc3r-KQs_LqaU3THjRR3iLLXti0_22Gt4NnUpdCQtPwBiFf6WV5k9nCkhIG4GoBAKy7FV68hMtrqWmKW2UJxnS-_gXedn/s1024/DSC_0774-edited1.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1024" data-original-width="678" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg48Wi4q3Fr6JeRuxrMq5CHLtjBdqovQ46ZeAMBiVbVShd_qYLjB-3w7L8yVWCcnWbJ6bFU4MeGvIvbioNxdcLllUhLbLepc3r-KQs_LqaU3THjRR3iLLXti0_22Gt4NnUpdCQtPwBiFf6WV5k9nCkhIG4GoBAKy7FV68hMtrqWmKW2UJxnS-_gXedn/s320/DSC_0774-edited1.jpg" width="212" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Draw 2</span></td></tr></tbody></table><p style="text-align: center;">Next was the draw for the Susanna Lewis tribute doll and her wardrobe. This was won by Carol who was one of the festival organisers.</p>
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkWOMFYJvCK_6Y6838o2Og1OJISG7HMsC7uCvITiAkxPeYxZLqbmGURdr9iaJWUWz4vjUUtOsCEEJBnyoTCdB21pgoRTk740Cn-McXwsu0DASz5u64wfYPIZO-A9Axr0ZyNxp2rDhPzBO1fqi56vxrsZbMJcFrafFqQH9J01zOxlRSAXJzPhl6pMfC/s1024/DSC_0775-edited1.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1024" data-original-width="853" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkWOMFYJvCK_6Y6838o2Og1OJISG7HMsC7uCvITiAkxPeYxZLqbmGURdr9iaJWUWz4vjUUtOsCEEJBnyoTCdB21pgoRTk740Cn-McXwsu0DASz5u64wfYPIZO-A9Axr0ZyNxp2rDhPzBO1fqi56vxrsZbMJcFrafFqQH9J01zOxlRSAXJzPhl6pMfC/s320/DSC_0775-edited1.jpg" width="267" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Draw 4</span></td></tr></tbody></table>
<p style="text-align: center;">The children clustered around Fran's Baby's First Christmas raffle for the fourth draw. This was won by Tricia, who generously shared her wonderful prize with the two young brothers who were attending the festival.</p>
<p>One of the teenagers won a raffle doll (I think it was the Alphabet one - draw 3), but I didn't take a note of who won the other two raffle dolls.</p>
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6hZ1keYaux4VYdVnJBYzE3OzPy5KE5dJhwXwvZZbpfGef0qpvUGjS-JGK9IX6YDEgWjQa8nX6jhZLfTgyXtm8kUA-KKPGoTlAUFmTrzA6julqibs1ba-h3N4TMg0A2CICryFmCAh1kFx0oZFbyF5dhXV7Myekm90GUvLyoLqWHeQnXyGTVVls1cMT/s1024/DSC_0776-edited1.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="678" data-original-width="1024" height="212" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6hZ1keYaux4VYdVnJBYzE3OzPy5KE5dJhwXwvZZbpfGef0qpvUGjS-JGK9IX6YDEgWjQa8nX6jhZLfTgyXtm8kUA-KKPGoTlAUFmTrzA6julqibs1ba-h3N4TMg0A2CICryFmCAh1kFx0oZFbyF5dhXV7Myekm90GUvLyoLqWHeQnXyGTVVls1cMT/s320/DSC_0776-edited1.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Susanna Lewis Raffle doll winner</span></td></tr></tbody></table>
<p style="text-align: center;">JoAnn, Carol (the lucky winner) hold the Susanna Lewis doll, me holding Reuben wearing the Shakespeare Dream Coat for Sasha, and Marti just before we took down the display of the Susanna Lewis tribute raffle doll.</p>
<p>Some of us had brought our SCW Charity course dolls to the festival, so after the Raffle we arranged a group photograph.</p>
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipaYnqYyDlCEOKWX2j_0emfwl4zN_A-zgnTSpHDb8CGloAXRClNPQb9gFC8oNXzvexwNgO-RcX87H5mFAXxRx3CJRAV2qLKaI5iTS-BBd7vea9QW858MGQ1jX5WIWdPFV3hkQuo5xTy47ml2t0JSiBfMhXgDehaRQtw4Gu_QrWDY-aTxKf7NVZuJ05/s1024/DSC_0781-edited1.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="678" data-original-width="1024" height="212" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipaYnqYyDlCEOKWX2j_0emfwl4zN_A-zgnTSpHDb8CGloAXRClNPQb9gFC8oNXzvexwNgO-RcX87H5mFAXxRx3CJRAV2qLKaI5iTS-BBd7vea9QW858MGQ1jX5WIWdPFV3hkQuo5xTy47ml2t0JSiBfMhXgDehaRQtw4Gu_QrWDY-aTxKf7NVZuJ05/s320/DSC_0781-edited1.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">SCW Charity course dolls</span></td></tr></tbody></table>
<p style="text-align: center;">Four SCW Charity course dolls and their proud makers at the 2022 Sasha Doll Festival - me, Monica, JoAnn and Beth</p>
<p>On Sunday morning we all had breakfast together in the conference room before Sharon and Carol gave out thank you gifts to those who had helped at the festival. For helping at the Children's Fund Auction my daughter received a set of four beautiful notelet cards with the illustrations by the late Mary C Krupp, whose tribute was printed in the festival journal. One of the cards was the image on the front cover of the journal and had been used on the postcard announcing the details of the festival.</p>
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQOFT51ErCC01j76RKilJd3GyjELI4zfPKZZly2rNg3iQxx6YxdbQcrwtcRrdui8amUiXCBWej170fco9QWGBRXMNdKoP2JVbUfwGNh00u_oAlS5mJBvuj-qLb2I_FjHkjL_eYNFqzaR0YolFt98ZGx1p8cQmsKhl1qcTHaik3EKxrxP0V3k56A5DZ/s1024/DSC_0959-edited1.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="678" data-original-width="1024" height="212" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQOFT51ErCC01j76RKilJd3GyjELI4zfPKZZly2rNg3iQxx6YxdbQcrwtcRrdui8amUiXCBWej170fco9QWGBRXMNdKoP2JVbUfwGNh00u_oAlS5mJBvuj-qLb2I_FjHkjL_eYNFqzaR0YolFt98ZGx1p8cQmsKhl1qcTHaik3EKxrxP0V3k56A5DZ/s320/DSC_0959-edited1.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Notelets</span></td></tr></tbody></table><p>The Notelet cards illustrated by Mary C Krupp and the Festival journal article about her.</p>
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPKukBPomCPwSaV76HEDcjKLOqC_DG8SO5KScwA66Fokw0ZxawItVRdKmmdpMji0wMlOtOALmYM8_wsuwzuefFg0vB8ILpOW5DVLIG1NZni8cP_PKH49zmMc5nX3JnLaMGW7hyXF-uhehzYq_fnRBIOZAll1A5VDwMJrDHF5huyaKKZW0ubtFJknTx/s1024/DSC_0787-edited1.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="678" data-original-width="1024" height="212" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPKukBPomCPwSaV76HEDcjKLOqC_DG8SO5KScwA66Fokw0ZxawItVRdKmmdpMji0wMlOtOALmYM8_wsuwzuefFg0vB8ILpOW5DVLIG1NZni8cP_PKH49zmMc5nX3JnLaMGW7hyXF-uhehzYq_fnRBIOZAll1A5VDwMJrDHF5huyaKKZW0ubtFJknTx/s320/DSC_0787-edited1.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Announcements</span></td></tr></tbody></table>
<p style="text-align: center;">Sharon and Carol doing final festival announcements.</p>
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGIxE8n2hAesoDJ6IYqOOEHKfNtFcWDJhhKPRLJPRCoz6mqp6vr6YR_UFbhGxMIW9nnOh16kWZc79jUr2UUujQrbFHctt-veMKj3JMVYjxMvai0oL-hN0glMyz5NumX-Gq_ul3U0SYaymQoPqi4g47Pm-NfacXzdDjPBPxOu1HiAKDmQYZdjG-bTJL/s1024/DSC_0785-edited1.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="678" data-original-width="1024" height="212" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGIxE8n2hAesoDJ6IYqOOEHKfNtFcWDJhhKPRLJPRCoz6mqp6vr6YR_UFbhGxMIW9nnOh16kWZc79jUr2UUujQrbFHctt-veMKj3JMVYjxMvai0oL-hN0glMyz5NumX-Gq_ul3U0SYaymQoPqi4g47Pm-NfacXzdDjPBPxOu1HiAKDmQYZdjG-bTJL/s320/DSC_0785-edited1.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Smiling</span></td></tr></tbody></table><p style="text-align: center;">After breakfast with our cheerful breakfast companions as we awaited the announcement of the next Sasha Doll Festival</p>
<p>Karen and Kurt came up to the podium to announce the theme, date and venue of the 2023 Sasha Doll Festival as the postcard with all the details was handed around to everyone. The theme is 'Sasha Rocks' as Sasha enthusiasts celebrate 40 years of the festival. The festival will take place from 27th - 30th July 2023 at the Holiday Inn on the Columbia River, Portland, Oregon. Karen explained that she had been challenged at (I think) the Arizona festival to put on a Sasha festival on the western side of the USA, as so many of the festivals have been in the Eastern or Midwestern states, so this festival was several years in the planning, delayed a bit by the pandemic.</p>
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifFjscnuRODgK0Y9d7gXg7UDT-fpI02HOn0ncfUMsXcOR-h7pvlWXL6oPHOqmD0t-iiY2lPWJmzkK7gwnuiwZP1ewuzFUJZyfmD4EyCymKnpoCBmhxUMlmvUdr5ZUMOKahLXolBFkwXRsxxW5ET3RMGs67vTeLQxUqPJQ2GOOhgCnG4E7r_L81R1CX/s1024/DSC_0790-edited1.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="819" data-original-width="1024" height="256" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifFjscnuRODgK0Y9d7gXg7UDT-fpI02HOn0ncfUMsXcOR-h7pvlWXL6oPHOqmD0t-iiY2lPWJmzkK7gwnuiwZP1ewuzFUJZyfmD4EyCymKnpoCBmhxUMlmvUdr5ZUMOKahLXolBFkwXRsxxW5ET3RMGs67vTeLQxUqPJQ2GOOhgCnG4E7r_L81R1CX/s320/DSC_0790-edited1.jpg" width="320" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Sasha Rocks</span></td></tr></tbody></table>
<p style="text-align: center;">The official Sasha Rock group announcing that 'Sasha Rocks' in Portland, Oregon, July 2023</p>
<p>We wish we could attend, but it overlaps with a musical event in which my daughter will be playing violin plus the distance and cost is another factor for us unfortunately. Good luck Karen and Kurt with all the planning, we'll come up with something to contribute which fits the theme even though we won't be able to attend.</p>
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfy3E7KFn71a0jTJ3gHiSsXp6RBBBums0kskHh05gy0m_HnzEw7wOfqUdPgFOvAXTYwNCALEirZr5qAwo4Qdwc5lsfuaYRE94hrMKBFn-RkmEHclr9pfag0wVtTVXbmOBsp6mhX6sZPiCnoI-N1-MiPPNQJOOdEFineRjipJj71HjGWW2gvMABQdl_/s1024/DSC_0788-edited1.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="678" data-original-width="1024" height="212" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfy3E7KFn71a0jTJ3gHiSsXp6RBBBums0kskHh05gy0m_HnzEw7wOfqUdPgFOvAXTYwNCALEirZr5qAwo4Qdwc5lsfuaYRE94hrMKBFn-RkmEHclr9pfag0wVtTVXbmOBsp6mhX6sZPiCnoI-N1-MiPPNQJOOdEFineRjipJj71HjGWW2gvMABQdl_/s320/DSC_0788-edited1.jpg" width="320" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Wishing</span></td></tr></tbody></table>
<p style="text-align: center;">Florence, Melanie and Reuben wish they could attend 'Sasha Rocks' next year</p>
<p>And so it was time to say goodbye to all our Sasha friends as the 2022 Sasha Doll Festival in Syracuse came to an end, which is always sad. Several people congregated in the main foyer during the morning and lunchtime as they awaited transport to the airport, some of us were not leaving until the next day.</p>
<p>Thank you Sharon and Carol, and all their helpers for a wonderful 'Christmas in July' Sasha Festival 2022.</p><p></p></div>DollMumhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07655612985882320920noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1980962366285294991.post-57945767381197263842022-08-10T20:54:00.003+01:002022-08-11T08:35:55.335+01:00USA 2022 - Sasha festival part 4<div>On the Friday at the Sasha Festival the Susanna Lewis doll changed outfit to her long floral dress and stood playing the guitar.</div><div><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFNeV8Y9HxQ_EpaG0Qcpdx23EOEJoSmNZweNyH7yEbAb_t3RjUIwGwvAVX30cP7Xu_lm3U0QpuzQWyngJJMTsDjqsj6q0Q51ZGcK1uX9zoijlcerVFmG-2f-_TCrIwp0AZX3yAMPCRvrXNPAwFNHTJJJCaOvAg8cIMugskRrrdghYoK345BhXuGYk_/s1024/IMG_3751-edited1.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1024" data-original-width="768" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFNeV8Y9HxQ_EpaG0Qcpdx23EOEJoSmNZweNyH7yEbAb_t3RjUIwGwvAVX30cP7Xu_lm3U0QpuzQWyngJJMTsDjqsj6q0Q51ZGcK1uX9zoijlcerVFmG-2f-_TCrIwp0AZX3yAMPCRvrXNPAwFNHTJJJCaOvAg8cIMugskRrrdghYoK345BhXuGYk_/s320/IMG_3751-edited1.jpg" width="240" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Susanna Lewis doll playing her guitar on Friday at the Sasha Festival</td></tr></tbody></table><br />The Helper items is a raffle of individual items donated as seed funding of future festivals. The Helper items were laid out on tables around the edges of the conference room, each item having a paper bag alongside for the tickets. People bought strips of tickets then chose which paper bags to put their individual tickets in, so if you won it was something you wanted rather than something chosen for you by the order of the draw. There were a lot of prizes, so they held the draw in small batches over the festival. We did win one item in the Helper raffle, also Ginger gave one of the Helper items she won to my daughter (a kimono, thank you Ginger). I seem to recall there was a Helper items draw before the auction began, or maybe it happened at lunch that day instead. <div><br /><div>The Children's Fund auction is the major charity fundraiser event of the Sasha Festival. People donate lovely Sasha related items to be auctioned off for the benefit of a nominated Children's charity. There are usually over 100 items in the auction, so it lasts quite a while.</div><p>All the items were placed on display from the start of the festival and a list of items is provided in the Registration pack each person receives when they arrive at the festival. On the Friday afternoon I took photos of almost all the items. In my luggage I had brought 3 dresses from England made and donated by Louise K, but didn't have an item to donate myself because I had spent so much time making the Shakespeare Dream Coat in the Susanna Lewis Raffle doll collection.</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGW-m2AdHrXzH5ISe9L4_oI1el5Hn-t-rYoDep51knKmkAuS6bj-ewgCqCBHaGDs_LTLigrzr6uAgB8NRmzko904w43-0Y_X-nKWE7QyS-4y7SAth1HAcrjzozp6adZN73e2tQ78GfzEHCJavBV7myGe2GFS2oaGd4freDIwY44E_pP-Wdo-8heD4l/s1024/DSC_0684-edited1.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="678" data-original-width="1024" height="212" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGW-m2AdHrXzH5ISe9L4_oI1el5Hn-t-rYoDep51knKmkAuS6bj-ewgCqCBHaGDs_LTLigrzr6uAgB8NRmzko904w43-0Y_X-nKWE7QyS-4y7SAth1HAcrjzozp6adZN73e2tQ78GfzEHCJavBV7myGe2GFS2oaGd4freDIwY44E_pP-Wdo-8heD4l/s320/DSC_0684-edited1.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Lot 1 Baby Sasha with a wardrobe donated by Cynthia Hunter</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRiK1SowkyxJsCTcVYvsSh9DmOgjA8JRIvgZ9n64ds7AZXbgZb9q0e7sJC_kK2uekTN-ttFEqgo47Yw-0dLJjMvPDT75TP8g-QgGySIlXBezPKfzCgnVRIUzyxj3liwHOdKQYVItkJ8FiqeeJUD6SAZNI0Xwmgelf50FsNRJpJwWFbiGWs50INGoV7/s1024/DSC_0685-edited1.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1024" data-original-width="678" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRiK1SowkyxJsCTcVYvsSh9DmOgjA8JRIvgZ9n64ds7AZXbgZb9q0e7sJC_kK2uekTN-ttFEqgo47Yw-0dLJjMvPDT75TP8g-QgGySIlXBezPKfzCgnVRIUzyxj3liwHOdKQYVItkJ8FiqeeJUD6SAZNI0Xwmgelf50FsNRJpJwWFbiGWs50INGoV7/s320/DSC_0685-edited1.jpg" width="212" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Lots 2 - 4 including the first of the Zurich Museum prints donated by Dorisanne Osborn, Sasha dress made and donated by Louise Kelly and a Sasha dress made by Frances Trickett donated by Betsy Roberts</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQ6Zeov1DMaSRgoEKGC5XI_tImqAqfNYByGJhZLgliyPSu-1wBce5zS3vUZ9D-uN8Zp3b6m_XOfSRa_RNAbMW4aeWbWGT0UFuvBvYKCXdkbxx47atCtxRDOz4c30WOX5LwvS1dUyuja0YptyElTi10eoSiBUaoaGkPA8qM9OBNbeSTLR3XyPRoilYX/s1024/DSC_0686-edited1.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="678" data-original-width="1024" height="212" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQ6Zeov1DMaSRgoEKGC5XI_tImqAqfNYByGJhZLgliyPSu-1wBce5zS3vUZ9D-uN8Zp3b6m_XOfSRa_RNAbMW4aeWbWGT0UFuvBvYKCXdkbxx47atCtxRDOz4c30WOX5LwvS1dUyuja0YptyElTi10eoSiBUaoaGkPA8qM9OBNbeSTLR3XyPRoilYX/s320/DSC_0686-edited1.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Lots 5 - 7 including a 3 sisters ensemble of outfits made and donated by Monica Jarpey and JoAnn Staricha</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFrUJPTBp4NGtx18rDnOzBMVpiyogehl8UMofFLnVppe_i1tz6JKtamu6nIgDUvo0EX7ICgVFcd2BxsvkQTBQzOEBeCjYbbYyjwT9hnTN6Zp48GrM-Pdu93yjxMZOFAE67zM1mOfWVgGBusFZfA_IFjTgHa6HE6CkXxgqPHH2ICKM-N7SS9ulm7ea2/s1024/DSC_0687-edited1.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1024" data-original-width="678" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFrUJPTBp4NGtx18rDnOzBMVpiyogehl8UMofFLnVppe_i1tz6JKtamu6nIgDUvo0EX7ICgVFcd2BxsvkQTBQzOEBeCjYbbYyjwT9hnTN6Zp48GrM-Pdu93yjxMZOFAE67zM1mOfWVgGBusFZfA_IFjTgHa6HE6CkXxgqPHH2ICKM-N7SS9ulm7ea2/s320/DSC_0687-edited1.jpg" width="212" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Lots 6 - 8 Sasha dress made by Olga in Ukraine donated by Florence Gadol, a wig for a studio or course doll donated by Peggy and a Brunette Sasha donated by Cathy Himmel</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-ZRjIqJHu1tBKFGAgAAzpkAV6mX2QprnIAsBQRNYMIBEkwayZlu8jPpKugPKRoNVPbgV5Q1WHMmlOHRWFcDDcDDU3Weotmx6lYjkIQnZvPyhUhanp0ZPGL7ZjryYDJhWgLRSoaSBXJ1EH7QRDyz18vpqCcqWvoXhbZcg1OhoAx-JCzF8_luKTonjf/s1024/DSC_0688-edited1.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="678" data-original-width="1024" height="212" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-ZRjIqJHu1tBKFGAgAAzpkAV6mX2QprnIAsBQRNYMIBEkwayZlu8jPpKugPKRoNVPbgV5Q1WHMmlOHRWFcDDcDDU3Weotmx6lYjkIQnZvPyhUhanp0ZPGL7ZjryYDJhWgLRSoaSBXJ1EH7QRDyz18vpqCcqWvoXhbZcg1OhoAx-JCzF8_luKTonjf/s320/DSC_0688-edited1.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Lots 9, 10, 12, 13 and 14 including <br />Ernst Morgenthaler Book donated by Laura Knuesli,<br />Sasha Studio doll Dress by Ruth Hartley donated by Peggy,<br />Caleb outfit donated by Pamela Jo Tagashire,<br />Lace knitting book donated by Ann Chandler with yarn donated by Sheila Foery<br /><br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEha93R9c9HZTN_4okGsTnnwYR5vwfMekr2KkGQCAGq01Z5sxfnV4SzaYaaIPGA6sNC_4wEWvw3BQ_Gwz7vOzIvZXSCbEOcwcw_7OCMIPGi2WTiMTCGTzMa1LhHDYfUtuQS4ew9M8YAfwqU6F42FgtpP6JpWKLjZv19jYSg8hT1v3I4mQpE29gm88lv2/s1024/DSC_0746-edited1.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1024" data-original-width="678" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEha93R9c9HZTN_4okGsTnnwYR5vwfMekr2KkGQCAGq01Z5sxfnV4SzaYaaIPGA6sNC_4wEWvw3BQ_Gwz7vOzIvZXSCbEOcwcw_7OCMIPGi2WTiMTCGTzMa1LhHDYfUtuQS4ew9M8YAfwqU6F42FgtpP6JpWKLjZv19jYSg8hT1v3I4mQpE29gm88lv2/s320/DSC_0746-edited1.jpg" width="212" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Lot 11 Children's Christmas Play (10 piece) made and donated by Gerry Montorory (dolls not included)</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDT9CwVMyxgIZZYfFkeof5lle1GqyXDc6Xca-re2orR4cJchEzCq0XNaNrr7xBGnDvH4IRdKBqfcQ6hc879KIGW04ZZ_XgAGUwA2CFClO2yBpqR8QoY6THYD5Qw4vAvx_eWqcqtqkVIynh1KDEbGKsPjQacrealuKeU7D0tD3XwFe3C2vtsFiQXsqR/s1024/DSC_0747-edited1.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="678" data-original-width="1024" height="212" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDT9CwVMyxgIZZYfFkeof5lle1GqyXDc6Xca-re2orR4cJchEzCq0XNaNrr7xBGnDvH4IRdKBqfcQ6hc879KIGW04ZZ_XgAGUwA2CFClO2yBpqR8QoY6THYD5Qw4vAvx_eWqcqtqkVIynh1KDEbGKsPjQacrealuKeU7D0tD3XwFe3C2vtsFiQXsqR/s320/DSC_0747-edited1.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Lot 11</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhN3dl7WAAO9QJynIjgUhsyEEGf2PidOUGy-FVUzkCKiAAjAR2P_PhC3cRn7A0RwvGBwPGQkAMV03jAtHinBtFJZwKuViLRYLR3e3JgkMx8MsoDhqvQfZSg5AGJ4JIr8xrrohPn4VfEFPhENaSFNZYmcVQ6QwSatkt0EjHXFFbA3n2IJpPZBQv7J2IA/s1024/DSC_0748-edited1.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="678" data-original-width="1024" height="212" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhN3dl7WAAO9QJynIjgUhsyEEGf2PidOUGy-FVUzkCKiAAjAR2P_PhC3cRn7A0RwvGBwPGQkAMV03jAtHinBtFJZwKuViLRYLR3e3JgkMx8MsoDhqvQfZSg5AGJ4JIr8xrrohPn4VfEFPhENaSFNZYmcVQ6QwSatkt0EjHXFFbA3n2IJpPZBQv7J2IA/s320/DSC_0748-edited1.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Lot 11</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRRLm2VvX0xYNvm_6M1V50ZBNHUegdEwvcMM91T-nyPejDjEd6c-0wOndq9WxBe8rsuuJ1QCLAuxNVbigURy6aJZQfvm_aYFwC0S-UJw0Pt15IUuX9DNqcOpjE6F2S2BA5GKi6TMCNd0HAuHkVrodlC3Lse1_AqY5juUf9MiKuvzjSsWA84JkLaFJ6/s1024/DSC_0689-edited1.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="678" data-original-width="1024" height="212" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRRLm2VvX0xYNvm_6M1V50ZBNHUegdEwvcMM91T-nyPejDjEd6c-0wOndq9WxBe8rsuuJ1QCLAuxNVbigURy6aJZQfvm_aYFwC0S-UJw0Pt15IUuX9DNqcOpjE6F2S2BA5GKi6TMCNd0HAuHkVrodlC3Lse1_AqY5juUf9MiKuvzjSsWA84JkLaFJ6/s320/DSC_0689-edited1.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Lots 12 - 15 including<br />Sasha Baby donated by Kim Orthner in an outfit by Olga from Ukraine, Gregor Holiday Ensemble donated by Ellen Church</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgP5O5yHUqLjunm6dW6YCr7mbew4OxjlepiEyRwKwG6I5Xahcdi6PiOGnEoJ_BU683BQHBUsnuyzV6ZhYZlSlqzWf8YEbfJL6Uy7QPxKeikga3I75p7F5pmAiQAO0jXFfJK8sstLTPWVK4h5Q_gjHkNXW-heA7NQf8Zhj-2ZEWA6LmGEoKs6XEiOvbG/s1024/DSC_0691-edited1.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="678" data-original-width="1024" height="212" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgP5O5yHUqLjunm6dW6YCr7mbew4OxjlepiEyRwKwG6I5Xahcdi6PiOGnEoJ_BU683BQHBUsnuyzV6ZhYZlSlqzWf8YEbfJL6Uy7QPxKeikga3I75p7F5pmAiQAO0jXFfJK8sstLTPWVK4h5Q_gjHkNXW-heA7NQf8Zhj-2ZEWA6LmGEoKs6XEiOvbG/s320/DSC_0691-edited1.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Lots 15 - 19 including the sisters smocked dresses and quilt made by Millie Dingham and donated by Heidi Wheeler</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiV-2ieTNQkLatC5L99tWyXTeVdL0R48TxKjY7c35QVipIE8MIgCt4ZAQVI5AsOGPWDNoR3vR3r9Riw0U0hhYqaM4L_g0-ncYsp68d1o57bgROLovo8VVNcBUsQkiP0YTjqcK_z6BEoYjH7ZcwGjcd9-EHa8jhpH0Ioz_yg-qURD1U120SCy-IG1JoS/s1024/DSC_0692-edited1.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1024" data-original-width="678" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiV-2ieTNQkLatC5L99tWyXTeVdL0R48TxKjY7c35QVipIE8MIgCt4ZAQVI5AsOGPWDNoR3vR3r9Riw0U0hhYqaM4L_g0-ncYsp68d1o57bgROLovo8VVNcBUsQkiP0YTjqcK_z6BEoYjH7ZcwGjcd9-EHa8jhpH0Ioz_yg-qURD1U120SCy-IG1JoS/s320/DSC_0692-edited1.jpg" width="212" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Lots 18 - 21 including Dress made and donated by Louise Kelly, Sasha Studio doll dress made by Ruth Hartley, Sasha Rainbow Knit dress made and donated by Gillian Nash</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5ztaLVxktqEesnK0TrY0lrSfkVH2q456TcusZ8JWfFjyCn6VzUzGh3hmYwQD3WHw9Gazryx-v8RfL2_xlcXKNJDcp2_7Pu6BjTLgKS4P5k4sOlrknxd0xk6XWLIYYZS_bsi4d1W7aS001L5ZqRmksjHmW70IDYHt7F9UhhZL7rs9qP2SAuQrXy084/s1024/DSC_0693-edited1.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1024" data-original-width="678" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5ztaLVxktqEesnK0TrY0lrSfkVH2q456TcusZ8JWfFjyCn6VzUzGh3hmYwQD3WHw9Gazryx-v8RfL2_xlcXKNJDcp2_7Pu6BjTLgKS4P5k4sOlrknxd0xk6XWLIYYZS_bsi4d1W7aS001L5ZqRmksjHmW70IDYHt7F9UhhZL7rs9qP2SAuQrXy084/s320/DSC_0693-edited1.jpg" width="212" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Lots 20 - 21 including the Harlequin case and wardrobe donated by Judanna Cavallo</td></tr></tbody></table><div><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhU1urx6Mv9dsRlQ64hy0NE3jo_j4WlLbJIN3TKuFykDIkkSYgXJ1Zc8EzJVC-Hlb6aH2KL8qWqCgjRKc4yySI3vc919ka1nx9rwOArdMuqyprxOSgidvcVd8jhz6ymWFb0QXr3sKA7LIOjtTsUTtmhSH0c7NC05N5PlwMcjCNtIwPJQlDb64ZXKVrN/s1024/DSC_0694-edited1.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="678" data-original-width="1024" height="212" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhU1urx6Mv9dsRlQ64hy0NE3jo_j4WlLbJIN3TKuFykDIkkSYgXJ1Zc8EzJVC-Hlb6aH2KL8qWqCgjRKc4yySI3vc919ka1nx9rwOArdMuqyprxOSgidvcVd8jhz6ymWFb0QXr3sKA7LIOjtTsUTtmhSH0c7NC05N5PlwMcjCNtIwPJQlDb64ZXKVrN/s320/DSC_0694-edited1.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Lots 22 - 23 Gregor's wardrobe made and donated by Millie Dingham and Frances Trickett made dress donated by Betsy Roberts</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKoC_QpQEiTGXOIddQ91bvJxew3s8AtvD0pM84kHJEWEGLdSoezmLK2CZecujnwgNY_gLcrb4SRTyZ57icCM_MTQnBjSrcZ2zVpFjsthIs1oIYRM1P7uR0wp4am0S9y2yg4QX-caTkptRv_2uEKJA2J18Z4fAtZJElkNDqxbJT5bvuMEJe3ox0YVkB/s1024/DSC_0695-edited1.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1024" data-original-width="678" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKoC_QpQEiTGXOIddQ91bvJxew3s8AtvD0pM84kHJEWEGLdSoezmLK2CZecujnwgNY_gLcrb4SRTyZ57icCM_MTQnBjSrcZ2zVpFjsthIs1oIYRM1P7uR0wp4am0S9y2yg4QX-caTkptRv_2uEKJA2J18Z4fAtZJElkNDqxbJT5bvuMEJe3ox0YVkB/s320/DSC_0695-edited1.jpg" width="212" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Lots 23 - 25 including Zurich Museum Print donated by Dorisanne and a Sasha dress made by Olga of Ukraine</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4-V7b15ofXe7zH7aJQ9Xg_nrj6L5vUOomCvXq6VsBTO1vFlQdx8ih7wlx3upCQFuKzEZVW1T21noyT1pDNKSWX6F7TZDKV0vVXICWgOiSTZ_MP0j7nKg1NFYs2s2pwxdFtR2boaN-y07arTbFaTyv1pJB0REDOVT8DFADqke23Y91_fKfDBLZhVE2/s1024/DSC_0696-edited1.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="678" data-original-width="1024" height="212" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4-V7b15ofXe7zH7aJQ9Xg_nrj6L5vUOomCvXq6VsBTO1vFlQdx8ih7wlx3upCQFuKzEZVW1T21noyT1pDNKSWX6F7TZDKV0vVXICWgOiSTZ_MP0j7nKg1NFYs2s2pwxdFtR2boaN-y07arTbFaTyv1pJB0REDOVT8DFADqke23Y91_fKfDBLZhVE2/s320/DSC_0696-edited1.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Lots 25, 26, 28, 29 and 30 including framed Harriet Shoop paper dolls donated by Ann Chandler, Gregor fair denims donated by Ginger Mullins, a shirt (I didn't get the details as this was a change in the printed list), and an Ann Chandler dress donated by Jackie Kraemer</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvjLKU16MdR0YncfeOxruxiA7Ojq3it2h3Zrk_xmzPI1-LNonRVpPzrrbO5zpv0DV1lbDeS7ztm9pGDki4xPbJG_mwB8ER6CpJl_cJP-9vBMix2rk3S27OyeOHW4GyGgC4HczHU5yTA6QW104n1SiS_3ZjVh-MQFFdHHKUVAJ9wIoi8I3_PkTLeL9n/s1024/DSC_0741-edited1.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="678" data-original-width="1024" height="212" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvjLKU16MdR0YncfeOxruxiA7Ojq3it2h3Zrk_xmzPI1-LNonRVpPzrrbO5zpv0DV1lbDeS7ztm9pGDki4xPbJG_mwB8ER6CpJl_cJP-9vBMix2rk3S27OyeOHW4GyGgC4HczHU5yTA6QW104n1SiS_3ZjVh-MQFFdHHKUVAJ9wIoi8I3_PkTLeL9n/s320/DSC_0741-edited1.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Lot 27 Collection of Elizabeth Zimmerman knits made and donated by Diane Duke</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgx_gwbyhi1hIfECrDVE-qgImFj9KXeZ17jOreVXYbE90YH_1CyYwKSVl-JsEgzp2ksh1nzWGSdwhkjPqPXGUGDVCZPysWwhMT6F3HGYIJKVmi0VocnxXHfoHYiERIzLGP9K-DpRjIR7W8M0njE3UxNYigB8tIhkaTeP6_mN-MOOLMLda5sJ1fGGXOo/s1024/DSC_0742-edited1.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="678" data-original-width="1024" height="212" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgx_gwbyhi1hIfECrDVE-qgImFj9KXeZ17jOreVXYbE90YH_1CyYwKSVl-JsEgzp2ksh1nzWGSdwhkjPqPXGUGDVCZPysWwhMT6F3HGYIJKVmi0VocnxXHfoHYiERIzLGP9K-DpRjIR7W8M0njE3UxNYigB8tIhkaTeP6_mN-MOOLMLda5sJ1fGGXOo/s320/DSC_0742-edited1.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Lot 27 Collection of Elizabeth Zimmerman knits made and donated by Diane D<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHvAz5EV7Qpnf_eep9uS0N-2dmOTF-QgrtDWSCC9zBcTsqahguomBprkoSuZJOPfMii0iSsmGq9cxddeATtNUaeALFAazIqc4PpwJiMYqP7SN82Jth2bBnlnop3w60gpOJro90i89NQkX9spjM3fbQPYgWrtjdqCfzHJ6h6mlQmIwuSJdgnnGIj3lb/s1024/DSC_0697-edited1.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="678" data-original-width="1024" height="212" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHvAz5EV7Qpnf_eep9uS0N-2dmOTF-QgrtDWSCC9zBcTsqahguomBprkoSuZJOPfMii0iSsmGq9cxddeATtNUaeALFAazIqc4PpwJiMYqP7SN82Jth2bBnlnop3w60gpOJro90i89NQkX9spjM3fbQPYgWrtjdqCfzHJ6h6mlQmIwuSJdgnnGIj3lb/s320/DSC_0697-edited1.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Lots 31 - 32 a Brunette Sasha dressed by Minniebloomers donated by Ginger Mullins, and a Dutch auction of 2 vintage fabric & trims boxes donated by Dottie Dailey with patterns donated by Petrana</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIIfb32lzy-ca-fSUVyhUON70kXMVivBmVMOPzqPUa38Ga7yTj6Fhz3RVhiXLgMmRut4MT4IuJYqehHaCbnx52Da68HLZIM-6Tp2W0K5khVNrrLA-F9RI3DMlb00A77WhXBzIU3RVtcODMemWuCI6mYRfpM_Ltaynj5Y9DrXgPbIBX_XMlcVmtktrY/s1024/DSC_0698-edited1.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="678" data-original-width="1024" height="212" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIIfb32lzy-ca-fSUVyhUON70kXMVivBmVMOPzqPUa38Ga7yTj6Fhz3RVhiXLgMmRut4MT4IuJYqehHaCbnx52Da68HLZIM-6Tp2W0K5khVNrrLA-F9RI3DMlb00A77WhXBzIU3RVtcODMemWuCI6mYRfpM_Ltaynj5Y9DrXgPbIBX_XMlcVmtktrY/s320/DSC_0698-edited1.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Lots 31 - 35 including Ann Chandler Sasha outfit, Sister knits made and donated by Janet Myhill Dabbs and a Pie Rat AZ Funday Souvenir outfit donated by Ann Chandler and Dorothy Knight</td></tr></tbody></table><br />Janet has asked me to add this photo of her donation, as it wasn't displayed the right side up when I took my photo.</div><div><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEik6Xrog0PEs6YyjDgWNlM0deX_n5PQ1msANf-bjXEby8P2UIkix4EgDLaZmZWlEMfmREi7fe_gxN4ZxYY9-JY1czERhtMih6z92U1hIBZ6ycyrOAwkQXW_TAsIE04aXKlh-oi7wbdrZJFgce6bWK-AvxFzKQTyw8nw53SQIjqbVsfhV1A0s2ss5hgF/s261/Janet%20Myhill%20Dabbs%20knitted%20outfit%20for%20Sasha%20Festival%202022.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="196" data-original-width="261" height="196" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEik6Xrog0PEs6YyjDgWNlM0deX_n5PQ1msANf-bjXEby8P2UIkix4EgDLaZmZWlEMfmREi7fe_gxN4ZxYY9-JY1czERhtMih6z92U1hIBZ6ycyrOAwkQXW_TAsIE04aXKlh-oi7wbdrZJFgce6bWK-AvxFzKQTyw8nw53SQIjqbVsfhV1A0s2ss5hgF/s1600/Janet%20Myhill%20Dabbs%20knitted%20outfit%20for%20Sasha%20Festival%202022.jpg" width="261" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Lot 34 Sister knits made and donated by Janet Myhill Dabbs</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAAN3KEwgn-jN0M4S2t1hCswiyaA71A_lbpBmvOpo2AWIx5ptFYrBtNpQV-XlIDlq8j4If6qW5D9W9LSTcDOXMmLph737NWJ5mY22jHijkIb-5m6kz-KtlsRVAdvleEzxs_yOJalQLiSdjBnf8F952KwOutD-srwwWv2ll1nzKnIVjh6opTPNUxiDf/s1024/DSC_0699-edited1.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1024" data-original-width="678" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAAN3KEwgn-jN0M4S2t1hCswiyaA71A_lbpBmvOpo2AWIx5ptFYrBtNpQV-XlIDlq8j4If6qW5D9W9LSTcDOXMmLph737NWJ5mY22jHijkIb-5m6kz-KtlsRVAdvleEzxs_yOJalQLiSdjBnf8F952KwOutD-srwwWv2ll1nzKnIVjh6opTPNUxiDf/s320/DSC_0699-edited1.jpg" width="212" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Lots 35 - 36 including Cora Stripe dress and extra outfits donated by Wendy Bailey </td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfK4qgR5fLK9I129oRngN33iVbY910pVhgs737brUFo3X7M6MibMUGQZcmdrIBmlu9GhhzHfz0Ty_DdfANALSG5400qOjkne2Qd6MTQ-E7DOLd2zBC-BTco-BULPY8ezAkSJ14h-WG5cOR0lorRqObS1jKvC9WBpdBmSPM0D47JUrDC533plw5hfJ1/s1024/DSC_0700-edited1.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1024" data-original-width="678" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfK4qgR5fLK9I129oRngN33iVbY910pVhgs737brUFo3X7M6MibMUGQZcmdrIBmlu9GhhzHfz0Ty_DdfANALSG5400qOjkne2Qd6MTQ-E7DOLd2zBC-BTco-BULPY8ezAkSJ14h-WG5cOR0lorRqObS1jKvC9WBpdBmSPM0D47JUrDC533plw5hfJ1/s320/DSC_0700-edited1.jpg" width="212" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Lot 37 2022 Sasha festival outfits made and donated by Lynne Field</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLyVXntK6rf0PUHrw32nKvY27_eJ8xJ68CMJpsksNoSxVkQNFdR6-ULYt6tWC3juphV5CPxkBBHM8wx_s4WFzxNK7-wOaH3KbjBjtA4JpLSmTcwS7_Qnb6xV7ITRTzvBhv9C2WnYJah7OEp6iz2Wr64L_csBFD1oE4ndfcKjh9LAr4_ZLoaGYqg_cb/s1024/DSC_0701-edited1.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1024" data-original-width="678" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLyVXntK6rf0PUHrw32nKvY27_eJ8xJ68CMJpsksNoSxVkQNFdR6-ULYt6tWC3juphV5CPxkBBHM8wx_s4WFzxNK7-wOaH3KbjBjtA4JpLSmTcwS7_Qnb6xV7ITRTzvBhv9C2WnYJah7OEp6iz2Wr64L_csBFD1oE4ndfcKjh9LAr4_ZLoaGYqg_cb/s320/DSC_0701-edited1.jpg" width="212" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Lot 39 Vintage hankies and linens donated by Dottie Dailey and Sheila Foery</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIdnaG_r1zD2IDSxX9V76y_Oizx6mrWpJUb724vMGX3iuEC70nT49dtwWiMNNR4L1RuvEotWsFljIufb8ifKQC7lnN7dPxgRuLNVCFmbpn8llV7adIs2kpfCCkKSeiYAartCFXeEsesaj7PRfkYtcRi_-hQpfQ9SAHJb42ZT1Xlydf3LbQ4QMPgDqH/s1024/DSC_0702-edited1.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1024" data-original-width="678" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIdnaG_r1zD2IDSxX9V76y_Oizx6mrWpJUb724vMGX3iuEC70nT49dtwWiMNNR4L1RuvEotWsFljIufb8ifKQC7lnN7dPxgRuLNVCFmbpn8llV7adIs2kpfCCkKSeiYAartCFXeEsesaj7PRfkYtcRi_-hQpfQ9SAHJb42ZT1Xlydf3LbQ4QMPgDqH/s320/DSC_0702-edited1.jpg" width="212" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Lots 38 - 40 including Caleb donated by Holly Marano and a Zurich Museum Print donated by Dorisanne Osborn</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYhiGrqZt0yOQjjz6ODvVKhoox7hfLKzGGUbBjIpgFdGnzOmvVGBE5kEf5hCJlT2S1VGmO3q0ZeBWM6a0dtMsPhBeMmLzh88-obVzXHarq5GTUz9hEOA_3XRlimtfDQ0Ugqo8piygipyd27-G59RrD3t2QmLPp4vxE11EKO_v_-rDFCnJ_jWFl8ap-/s1024/DSC_0703-edited1.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="678" data-original-width="1024" height="212" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYhiGrqZt0yOQjjz6ODvVKhoox7hfLKzGGUbBjIpgFdGnzOmvVGBE5kEf5hCJlT2S1VGmO3q0ZeBWM6a0dtMsPhBeMmLzh88-obVzXHarq5GTUz9hEOA_3XRlimtfDQ0Ugqo8piygipyd27-G59RrD3t2QmLPp4vxE11EKO_v_-rDFCnJ_jWFl8ap-/s320/DSC_0703-edited1.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Lots 41 - 42 Sasha festival bits & bobs (2016 & 2018) donated by Dorothy Knight and a Boneka Sasha outfit donated by Jackie Kraemer</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifar6qzEGMswHvBW4-G0hk36WCp_RVNeTonRDLGJVKlMoYvUrQ7ZGqlr85hrBwcz7Fk7h7IRp7IRLYV9708UEvHoX_ys6vU9lX2YEQOhwNLn__agF-Ov0ED86Bv2VVL2OwD6_C51MurUwDiyQ0IHD2lHmToNoKnXUGzfzJ_riS6zS65-OWgQwPpB-I/s1024/DSC_0704-edited1.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1024" data-original-width="678" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifar6qzEGMswHvBW4-G0hk36WCp_RVNeTonRDLGJVKlMoYvUrQ7ZGqlr85hrBwcz7Fk7h7IRp7IRLYV9708UEvHoX_ys6vU9lX2YEQOhwNLn__agF-Ov0ED86Bv2VVL2OwD6_C51MurUwDiyQ0IHD2lHmToNoKnXUGzfzJ_riS6zS65-OWgQwPpB-I/s320/DSC_0704-edited1.jpg" width="212" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Lot 43 Peggy's wonderful Susanna Lewis inspired cape, hood and dress set with the doll donated by Mary Righos</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2qFhK-oFUlz4LQLzuE2MAK2LilEcOB4FzzV2EX4cndXVxY5I1zYI000dNheTDQ0TzwQArpxi4SUqYW7_rtEaaAXGZpt7v8YSY_24SSOZIMkSFnYxY0fOXHOgNF6piLoouAlGvT2fc9UlTo5oJWxQZtPAwRueLeAfuKCAR_jWpR1yViQLwhkSd2GrU/s1024/DSC_0705-edited1.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1024" data-original-width="678" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2qFhK-oFUlz4LQLzuE2MAK2LilEcOB4FzzV2EX4cndXVxY5I1zYI000dNheTDQ0TzwQArpxi4SUqYW7_rtEaaAXGZpt7v8YSY_24SSOZIMkSFnYxY0fOXHOgNF6piLoouAlGvT2fc9UlTo5oJWxQZtPAwRueLeAfuKCAR_jWpR1yViQLwhkSd2GrU/s320/DSC_0705-edited1.jpg" width="212" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Lots 43 - 46 including a Zurich Museum Print, Sasha Studio doll dress by Ruth Hartley and a dress & hat made and donated by Marge Truax</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjWKaRH07cvFXYmGpU-UEkzG0SE4nEPS-V0hGgJBZ4CR7WeB-ekUzaeaC4jxjMcXLmW-86bMIa6NfQCCXXTlPofTVP3KmQAdYdY23JXQ1Ze_VxaxWXtTqERKoxx1h-FkoP8IPxLI-Wv5EkBDbms3u8sgO52Y-5VcvNu-yFTMucQgArJOIhXwZoJH7y/s1024/DSC_0706-edited1.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1024" data-original-width="678" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjWKaRH07cvFXYmGpU-UEkzG0SE4nEPS-V0hGgJBZ4CR7WeB-ekUzaeaC4jxjMcXLmW-86bMIa6NfQCCXXTlPofTVP3KmQAdYdY23JXQ1Ze_VxaxWXtTqERKoxx1h-FkoP8IPxLI-Wv5EkBDbms3u8sgO52Y-5VcvNu-yFTMucQgArJOIhXwZoJH7y/s320/DSC_0706-edited1.jpg" width="212" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Lots 47, 48 and 50 including a dress made and donated by Louise Kelly, Boneka dress donated by Jackie Kraemer and a Sasha 2007 Festival Harriet Shoop print donated by Maria Lamatagine</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDvkE--Ll9YHcq1KS8fZRVHKAiJgUkDcusYg3icbwEf6_zB3V6LOzgOFO2Iye-qYNKuzfLmjZqBGSoEDqYt7rCdwow5JiAO4YwzA2cfw7ITcurBeqrTfVP8PrXcjAkb3NLwklRLZ3HTk8p64FRcYKk5HpLJpnrJeON9wtAU_vArFTsk8mBLiry49fy/s1024/DSC_0707-edited1.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1024" data-original-width="678" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDvkE--Ll9YHcq1KS8fZRVHKAiJgUkDcusYg3icbwEf6_zB3V6LOzgOFO2Iye-qYNKuzfLmjZqBGSoEDqYt7rCdwow5JiAO4YwzA2cfw7ITcurBeqrTfVP8PrXcjAkb3NLwklRLZ3HTk8p64FRcYKk5HpLJpnrJeON9wtAU_vArFTsk8mBLiry49fy/s320/DSC_0707-edited1.jpg" width="212" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Lot 49 Sasha girl donated by Cathy Himmel</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaeZV9aGfUjb6BmojwCYGZqRTOdio11bfy-TpLcxLq1v4YIwgd26kp5N5oJ4ifwA-WNlRqGCS5vCiUFoOrdJfhvFZ-7K-BAycaX8wztgyF_rvoWe1k7Dy63JRIIx84IdeRm25LvyKPpDtElVIT14mB_z47jC6FaVSi56N_BXmPIAza1_UzKNcPNExI/s1024/DSC_0708-edited1.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="678" data-original-width="1024" height="212" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaeZV9aGfUjb6BmojwCYGZqRTOdio11bfy-TpLcxLq1v4YIwgd26kp5N5oJ4ifwA-WNlRqGCS5vCiUFoOrdJfhvFZ-7K-BAycaX8wztgyF_rvoWe1k7Dy63JRIIx84IdeRm25LvyKPpDtElVIT14mB_z47jC6FaVSi56N_BXmPIAza1_UzKNcPNExI/s320/DSC_0708-edited1.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Lots 51 - 52 Baby outfits made and donated by Dorita Mortensen and the 12 Days of Xmas Surprises made and donated by Marti Murphy</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwBqWXeiLex3bh8Zy4Vzg7k8GOukf4MbZ1lnyf9FJS2tZLZaWNFYiyW-4xS4v6iJzPt8jyjCCZNKxSfvUCvyhnqaVe3bYp48ZmJto0UdF26Gcc4QCfwfiVhB-Wjl4_kevvhfgSh__wUp6EvkfnjUjiLRZcGFBp_HIUCjnC1jF2Gh0SJ5yin_NG4Qby/s1024/DSC_0709-edited1.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1024" data-original-width="678" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwBqWXeiLex3bh8Zy4Vzg7k8GOukf4MbZ1lnyf9FJS2tZLZaWNFYiyW-4xS4v6iJzPt8jyjCCZNKxSfvUCvyhnqaVe3bYp48ZmJto0UdF26Gcc4QCfwfiVhB-Wjl4_kevvhfgSh__wUp6EvkfnjUjiLRZcGFBp_HIUCjnC1jF2Gh0SJ5yin_NG4Qby/s320/DSC_0709-edited1.jpg" width="212" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Lots 52 - 53 including a Zurich Museum Print donated by Dorisanne Osborn</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeRk4AJ3CWln8sYvqk3Q5wfoXO72Nuhw_UiW-jzEeZv2YPvS4IZ-HM2jDpwG8W3qCoqTVu5J9zZgwACnoyrTlK4HdZOdA60Whv_ww8g0RuQK6zFSmM8WA3oNL8Uo2knOADVYK1wUadH5TRbxO9MrI1TMCCyCuE4S2c6vEyOEpVL1_M4R9GrUtGOQFX/s1024/DSC_0710-edited1.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1024" data-original-width="678" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeRk4AJ3CWln8sYvqk3Q5wfoXO72Nuhw_UiW-jzEeZv2YPvS4IZ-HM2jDpwG8W3qCoqTVu5J9zZgwACnoyrTlK4HdZOdA60Whv_ww8g0RuQK6zFSmM8WA3oNL8Uo2knOADVYK1wUadH5TRbxO9MrI1TMCCyCuE4S2c6vEyOEpVL1_M4R9GrUtGOQFX/s320/DSC_0710-edited1.jpg" width="212" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Lots 54 - 55 Sasha blond in a Petrana dress and a Coat donated by Cathy Himmel, Hat & Spats outfit made and donated by Marge Truax</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg57V0lKewgbh3Yj5FyEp7-_c3wv31pOU859STQEL0r8xQ7PlCSCTTILdCoR-wTzfhBRZ_g2Wq5dJOerufZP7r9UQG79ZxT2YrvKwzSWqWLYerjlOHxA7kDEwwC2n9T6saAahYBQ7BVfF4F-10sl83YX45oKeVgoeCuU88shGEiEqFF5RCjJnKTXZP2/s1024/DSC_0711-edited1.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="678" data-original-width="1024" height="212" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg57V0lKewgbh3Yj5FyEp7-_c3wv31pOU859STQEL0r8xQ7PlCSCTTILdCoR-wTzfhBRZ_g2Wq5dJOerufZP7r9UQG79ZxT2YrvKwzSWqWLYerjlOHxA7kDEwwC2n9T6saAahYBQ7BVfF4F-10sl83YX45oKeVgoeCuU88shGEiEqFF5RCjJnKTXZP2/s320/DSC_0711-edited1.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Lots 56 - 57 Sasha Studio dress by Ruth Hartley donated by Peggy Livingston and a Boneka outfit donated by Jackie Kraemer</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3saKnaoDq_Z_5axfwz2nZKXvjFnS_ePN7yj8RgmsveaIA8iIQxH1WGD9B7CJEyUL3eHAwqkaZMFJjhfzaBfPE7Szm9EZ6awpkkrjwJTC2HDw_6Prrr9ZGrQ27k-oV867L9DAN01vze7MtF5vpcAhjwvCYIbEDdTOnppgh-UzW5-tk7bbtri__Mcfm/s1024/DSC_0714-edited1.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="678" data-original-width="1024" height="212" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3saKnaoDq_Z_5axfwz2nZKXvjFnS_ePN7yj8RgmsveaIA8iIQxH1WGD9B7CJEyUL3eHAwqkaZMFJjhfzaBfPE7Szm9EZ6awpkkrjwJTC2HDw_6Prrr9ZGrQ27k-oV867L9DAN01vze7MtF5vpcAhjwvCYIbEDdTOnppgh-UzW5-tk7bbtri__Mcfm/s320/DSC_0714-edited1.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Lots 58 - 59 Sasha dress made and donated by Dorita Mortensen and a Christmas outfit made and donated by Pam Jo Tagashire</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhW8t9DGQyYZy4pbsMI82BNYg-QRyfNPNcxIqRTDc7GePep7a3pYiR6wu6rPMIkM7qnWcl8vbds11Cv2-UYyiCItGDkotcWxjL6XlBh8-CbpxZlTNIa87r8KRLV36eusK7oNMC5CBjf7pKTYZ06imUDPYPOw1x1SntBZqzJKuP17-pYIEBB01GTXcKE/s1024/DSC_0713-edited1.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1024" data-original-width="678" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhW8t9DGQyYZy4pbsMI82BNYg-QRyfNPNcxIqRTDc7GePep7a3pYiR6wu6rPMIkM7qnWcl8vbds11Cv2-UYyiCItGDkotcWxjL6XlBh8-CbpxZlTNIa87r8KRLV36eusK7oNMC5CBjf7pKTYZ06imUDPYPOw1x1SntBZqzJKuP17-pYIEBB01GTXcKE/s320/DSC_0713-edited1.jpg" width="212" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Lot 60 a Zurich Museum Print donated by Dorisanne Osborn</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIpskbLZsiKoaPavOpFrnQSP6EjBWuOFi-sTyVTDZvym3Al7LUrgjMyPGcojIEHFdM-gOee_gnzt2rf0xHzy9MIF8argAxj5kjeXVrfUlYnibVNhttCnIgw9PZPHf30O6Zds5UCep78pGMCopOSeg89mvbq_rD0c-M3Iix1W_r8h5-7LlffJ3I_Ap9/s1024/DSC_0715-edited1.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1024" data-original-width="678" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIpskbLZsiKoaPavOpFrnQSP6EjBWuOFi-sTyVTDZvym3Al7LUrgjMyPGcojIEHFdM-gOee_gnzt2rf0xHzy9MIF8argAxj5kjeXVrfUlYnibVNhttCnIgw9PZPHf30O6Zds5UCep78pGMCopOSeg89mvbq_rD0c-M3Iix1W_r8h5-7LlffJ3I_Ap9/s320/DSC_0715-edited1.jpg" width="212" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Lot 61 Ukraine Knits made and donated by Rosie Laird (the catalogue said donated by Florence Gadol)</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijeTPkmQQR5xrcVXQxmbnlldJfeJcX5cqoQrQVmtXXLZ_wBD9je4Rog8tNVmyB4gGY2QZXf3hZByIlNQuj3blZUNPWRKoHGPUU6SHuA6ENEioVaXA74kDEJEyIqghaPjg06qDjeg5u71-zpztNLqpfUIHripbgw--vLbxtRt9T-1A8yzu7ozYIh4eC/s1024/DSC_0716-edited1.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1024" data-original-width="678" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijeTPkmQQR5xrcVXQxmbnlldJfeJcX5cqoQrQVmtXXLZ_wBD9je4Rog8tNVmyB4gGY2QZXf3hZByIlNQuj3blZUNPWRKoHGPUU6SHuA6ENEioVaXA74kDEJEyIqghaPjg06qDjeg5u71-zpztNLqpfUIHripbgw--vLbxtRt9T-1A8yzu7ozYIh4eC/s320/DSC_0716-edited1.jpg" width="212" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Lot 62 2014 & 2015 Sasha Festival bits and bobs donated by Dorothy Knight</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj59f0yyKD9KdE5yLjwYCT30B2Kd2Z0RFpa9Nf95xZoeiN5nOHzLv-YJVFCpROvDaPB2R-E0Ar0ga-SCnpv6TPG7dOxt-QZBneSMygdMbNrG5tg39Hsn5YrqoVj7By_He6_TJNYpw3vX6J8XnSPVKIhHG6KPmTv_ZV5ZMOM8tb4mqLR4kfFaPqCYyd9/s1024/DSC_0717-edited1.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="678" data-original-width="1024" height="212" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj59f0yyKD9KdE5yLjwYCT30B2Kd2Z0RFpa9Nf95xZoeiN5nOHzLv-YJVFCpROvDaPB2R-E0Ar0ga-SCnpv6TPG7dOxt-QZBneSMygdMbNrG5tg39Hsn5YrqoVj7By_He6_TJNYpw3vX6J8XnSPVKIhHG6KPmTv_ZV5ZMOM8tb4mqLR4kfFaPqCYyd9/s320/DSC_0717-edited1.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Lot 63 Dutch auction of shoes made and donated by Marge Truax</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjy4x6P0tzxIVds9_6ZakQc2O_KWAk3mMIxWeMEQx2Gj6uSmJieeOrZpH0fLMHq1hFFb5zL0-IBnXoWtFqoCbK0_ChP4Uk8chQoxz1Yd7cg7trRMRBtAAC5AbaFdKJ4iv_sOCzdhbar1AzKmt_nel1YYQceOUMdiZqztxAMwcuTuy4jg8ckpFZ-0W_3/s1024/DSC_0718-edited1.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1024" data-original-width="678" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjy4x6P0tzxIVds9_6ZakQc2O_KWAk3mMIxWeMEQx2Gj6uSmJieeOrZpH0fLMHq1hFFb5zL0-IBnXoWtFqoCbK0_ChP4Uk8chQoxz1Yd7cg7trRMRBtAAC5AbaFdKJ4iv_sOCzdhbar1AzKmt_nel1YYQceOUMdiZqztxAMwcuTuy4jg8ckpFZ-0W_3/s320/DSC_0718-edited1.jpg" width="212" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Lots 64 - 65 Nature boy outfit by Susan Waite donated by Florence Gadol</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRGoaus9r5bLmTLNQpjVXobOQPPekJwQMHh1z1a1S6MfuZGexytPS0je1JQL1sBF1nh5zHm43bJIDcjf6jLtHlHrBhStZ0g_Z5BAUAeBSSHvBoBXEHifC-MnKiQPBizuSNCpau4E-dEj6lRHXzEMHuf6WXi8st9GWl4LJzk1l8wqKtgDXOQAfCQ91a/s1024/DSC_0719-edited1.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="678" data-original-width="1024" height="212" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRGoaus9r5bLmTLNQpjVXobOQPPekJwQMHh1z1a1S6MfuZGexytPS0je1JQL1sBF1nh5zHm43bJIDcjf6jLtHlHrBhStZ0g_Z5BAUAeBSSHvBoBXEHifC-MnKiQPBizuSNCpau4E-dEj6lRHXzEMHuf6WXi8st9GWl4LJzk1l8wqKtgDXOQAfCQ91a/s320/DSC_0719-edited1.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Lots 65 and 67 Vintage Gotz & Trendon outfits donated by Wendy Bailey and Ann Chandler, Sasha dress and quilt made and donated by Pamela Jo Tagashira</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh95deCA009cdQ_fc3Z19e0xsA3bgP15wuIDWA1QBgKKAf75iM3jh20ZlcvrEUGFrwR-d1NzctmsTkflBmrFlMKcQEwCW9cwK8G445lZZCwuPv5ielE7N2O_dOog_jhFkkaZcU6hiYxlZroKqOiJF_jEZdOzt5Oy7ZB2kTKeudcZBiY1_H-W4RXg7op/s1024/DSC_0720-edited1.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1024" data-original-width="678" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh95deCA009cdQ_fc3Z19e0xsA3bgP15wuIDWA1QBgKKAf75iM3jh20ZlcvrEUGFrwR-d1NzctmsTkflBmrFlMKcQEwCW9cwK8G445lZZCwuPv5ielE7N2O_dOog_jhFkkaZcU6hiYxlZroKqOiJF_jEZdOzt5Oy7ZB2kTKeudcZBiY1_H-W4RXg7op/s320/DSC_0720-edited1.jpg" width="212" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Lots 66 and 68 Sasha Festival Souvenir outfits donated by the Bolland family, Sasha in a Petrana dress donated by Cathy Himmel</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCj4f9ObyuZtGfEzJKsSxs-ItvKKFkre5ayC3iGDBjvZbYmDIM2RueIUU7SN0sjyUZEc2m8wuoi7o7CUjjMYfdTwa2ii6RThcKJ12ZAwc3Pxgwoxml9Gjm6thPcXdoLGn3zPcmJ1G319QMGDYC0MvTL0EiqgAcHGNZHTKp0huCXdcELMR7Lgfb-JUw/s1024/DSC_0721-edited1.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1024" data-original-width="678" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCj4f9ObyuZtGfEzJKsSxs-ItvKKFkre5ayC3iGDBjvZbYmDIM2RueIUU7SN0sjyUZEc2m8wuoi7o7CUjjMYfdTwa2ii6RThcKJ12ZAwc3Pxgwoxml9Gjm6thPcXdoLGn3zPcmJ1G319QMGDYC0MvTL0EiqgAcHGNZHTKp0huCXdcELMR7Lgfb-JUw/s320/DSC_0721-edited1.jpg" width="212" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Lot 69 Zurich Museum Print donated by Dorisanne Osborn</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirZ11xQzopS0U-3q1hLLqXQFQ7KphQSMvYsFQRgcdkkDJawj7yqSr_rgvWr3bR1dpHq08qA-NPtlq8Kf92NWpumHFAXU_M99TJkW--bAar5aZ_aQjJjvi8tFVDc_BTXNgp-cQcqEPbOpON5DuXrjRWCeAhC8KsxNFVqbFwaPbbEPhM88trV04hRnzO/s1024/DSC_0722-edited1.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="678" data-original-width="1024" height="212" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirZ11xQzopS0U-3q1hLLqXQFQ7KphQSMvYsFQRgcdkkDJawj7yqSr_rgvWr3bR1dpHq08qA-NPtlq8Kf92NWpumHFAXU_M99TJkW--bAar5aZ_aQjJjvi8tFVDc_BTXNgp-cQcqEPbOpON5DuXrjRWCeAhC8KsxNFVqbFwaPbbEPhM88trV04hRnzO/s320/DSC_0722-edited1.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Lots 66, 68 and 70 including a Julie Ruleman dress donated by Ellen Church</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiizsRscT3Z-MdcfNjiVTAdA-Xprm_FbKKe_EbvLQGgCKICS2lI-MFYvb-9ob2f4wMpDnYPQDFEcn5DqRJuOvO0GvMjc45E8koB8wLcQDPQIDz90K5ejkEq5u0w7a4oeS3LX13Pr51F_hxY_s2pznYJsWvp_9EBAuYSZ3fr0Jvo8JML41a2QkcMF_pU/s1024/DSC_0723-edited1.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1024" data-original-width="678" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiizsRscT3Z-MdcfNjiVTAdA-Xprm_FbKKe_EbvLQGgCKICS2lI-MFYvb-9ob2f4wMpDnYPQDFEcn5DqRJuOvO0GvMjc45E8koB8wLcQDPQIDz90K5ejkEq5u0w7a4oeS3LX13Pr51F_hxY_s2pznYJsWvp_9EBAuYSZ3fr0Jvo8JML41a2QkcMF_pU/s320/DSC_0723-edited1.jpg" width="212" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Lots 71 - 73 Knit dress donated by John Tripp & Steven Hukriede, Sasha dress made and donated by Tricia Jackson, Gregor Football donated by Wendy Bailey</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdhq18THdYibiungiFO07UKWJHznNHYpM3z2p24NTorGxFBIq5E-kGfnqMjAL23RaWmvgDAo2-4WcQayr9Mt2eWbC05tnmLqgeg8yviCPHrX9eY32T3DAly_EMeqUdtKEXur18GdWbNrB6sHmS8pJYBi82VuOElrPnmjTTEEhUv3fuMNvjNbXMjzmU/s1024/DSC_0724-edited1.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1024" data-original-width="678" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdhq18THdYibiungiFO07UKWJHznNHYpM3z2p24NTorGxFBIq5E-kGfnqMjAL23RaWmvgDAo2-4WcQayr9Mt2eWbC05tnmLqgeg8yviCPHrX9eY32T3DAly_EMeqUdtKEXur18GdWbNrB6sHmS8pJYBi82VuOElrPnmjTTEEhUv3fuMNvjNbXMjzmU/s320/DSC_0724-edited1.jpg" width="212" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Lot 74 We Whisk you a Merry Christmas made and donated by Lynne Field</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrN_-1lyCGT4gojjFHtqlCgXVWO-cbaDzKIOejV8t1RdsrCgarF85gmf1EH7bofjhtlPT8HSRo8QoJ7wX8KZ79Avxrsym5cWG60iFAzn0ExA253HaRHSVwpMXMrb87fxcr4YSJIufLdEIhLoUu2SUmv2bLOdq4WLT5K70IzzFMyNdDn2U0Yxo3I_9y/s1024/DSC_0725-edited1.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1024" data-original-width="678" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrN_-1lyCGT4gojjFHtqlCgXVWO-cbaDzKIOejV8t1RdsrCgarF85gmf1EH7bofjhtlPT8HSRo8QoJ7wX8KZ79Avxrsym5cWG60iFAzn0ExA253HaRHSVwpMXMrb87fxcr4YSJIufLdEIhLoUu2SUmv2bLOdq4WLT5K70IzzFMyNdDn2U0Yxo3I_9y/s320/DSC_0725-edited1.jpg" width="212" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Lots 75 - 76 Lace dress made by Olga in Ukraine donated by Florence Gadol, Twin knits made and donated by Pat Pellerito</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfZl1lKVK8oiwdg7wt_uc7UDjwjEFiJU19MJ1wzK3His9DZ8P0nDqwrV5UN7VxJjXIxRv3oLzUnXd8mSXwihMxjl6xJ_zEYxO5_tpYlbt5mElFn7NuIUTY6zUFJvOiNdDspsw_5R4o__yECSH7KBJCNlXRm8LhcW2zSXHcZDcocjTNkGs5El05_I5I/s1024/DSC_0727-edited1.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1024" data-original-width="678" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfZl1lKVK8oiwdg7wt_uc7UDjwjEFiJU19MJ1wzK3His9DZ8P0nDqwrV5UN7VxJjXIxRv3oLzUnXd8mSXwihMxjl6xJ_zEYxO5_tpYlbt5mElFn7NuIUTY6zUFJvOiNdDspsw_5R4o__yECSH7KBJCNlXRm8LhcW2zSXHcZDcocjTNkGs5El05_I5I/s320/DSC_0727-edited1.jpg" width="212" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Lots 77, 79 and 80 Coat bonnet muff & boots made and donated by Sheila Foery, Sasha Patterns and Liberty fabric donated by Vanessa Preece, Sasha outfit made & donated by Ruth & Lisa Hartley</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjadVhzssYM2WYsB2vY4eAI3Qz-lrB2CmT8WAbLWlg5Yrr_gTZi9D-Fi51F0NRi9kWte01R-Frlx1Bft2uAeri1fo-xZWYGYlZq9a-4VxYebIjwEH9kpifHDlCCPCH0A9v4XoYJY62onyPT9fDadBwm_E-EqNXc6yeUBajbcyODLLL1J-0VfjtIhdIY/s1024/DSC_0728-edited1.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="678" data-original-width="1024" height="212" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjadVhzssYM2WYsB2vY4eAI3Qz-lrB2CmT8WAbLWlg5Yrr_gTZi9D-Fi51F0NRi9kWte01R-Frlx1Bft2uAeri1fo-xZWYGYlZq9a-4VxYebIjwEH9kpifHDlCCPCH0A9v4XoYJY62onyPT9fDadBwm_E-EqNXc6yeUBajbcyODLLL1J-0VfjtIhdIY/s320/DSC_0728-edited1.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Lots 81 - 82 Sasha Studio outfit by Ruth Hartley donated by Ginger Mullins, Early baby twins donated by Wendy Bailey</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQiScwckm7DvkWpQgv8al5SgvNuO0unhuFI2I_gp0cgFQMaTOF0cyArer6GeST52gAfPPkVrl2laRd5jNTFep3S_g-sSc0OkmY79vXkgvfnaha3Cce339-4N6I_hBhtzD5RBf3K2aXHC9GOeL7Mb5x0c7S3IW1B9-etELktmuKKqhGVd203M-LA24q/s1024/DSC_0729-edited1.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="678" data-original-width="1024" height="212" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQiScwckm7DvkWpQgv8al5SgvNuO0unhuFI2I_gp0cgFQMaTOF0cyArer6GeST52gAfPPkVrl2laRd5jNTFep3S_g-sSc0OkmY79vXkgvfnaha3Cce339-4N6I_hBhtzD5RBf3K2aXHC9GOeL7Mb5x0c7S3IW1B9-etELktmuKKqhGVd203M-LA24q/s320/DSC_0729-edited1.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Lots 83 - 84 Sasha coat and dress donated by Ann Chandler, Sasha dress and shoes made and donated by Marge Truax</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhF34GT9__h2FNQEFty6vb-pOOvih_kh9WUyl3luBFEWiHZBcJZM2uuJh4u2DJVC7kfLMIq2OI8CAZDfBUpb-3Y6M7-pyX5I_VwsgA7rCl79gHXBNu2KZF5Rc2o3AlbXHbdq-a5avrayao6CJJIYXCGzlLLwC5vEZyXi-XpImwAFeX3vqT2TE9G4mXm/s1024/DSC_0730-edited1.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1024" data-original-width="678" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhF34GT9__h2FNQEFty6vb-pOOvih_kh9WUyl3luBFEWiHZBcJZM2uuJh4u2DJVC7kfLMIq2OI8CAZDfBUpb-3Y6M7-pyX5I_VwsgA7rCl79gHXBNu2KZF5Rc2o3AlbXHbdq-a5avrayao6CJJIYXCGzlLLwC5vEZyXi-XpImwAFeX3vqT2TE9G4mXm/s320/DSC_0730-edited1.jpg" width="212" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Lot 85 Marcy Street baby pattern book donated by Ann Chandler with fabric donated by Sheila Foery & Dottie Dailey</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRw1DkCPmw3v4NKwmmHmn3NX2c5XaSz1gLJsvZZlfqwe5rQx6dMRbOkqAfrk1zl-EfOtxiPVd4snKimuf85i4mV8zhczLNzUzAW2hdIvIQWtTUEWZfpU6tHmCTEMMFuBpT60R0EaKxZ7TzB_GeeC_1IMBNwIEJwSWtCLp0sj7commF49eGuoAjzHof/s1024/DSC_0731-edited1.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1024" data-original-width="678" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRw1DkCPmw3v4NKwmmHmn3NX2c5XaSz1gLJsvZZlfqwe5rQx6dMRbOkqAfrk1zl-EfOtxiPVd4snKimuf85i4mV8zhczLNzUzAW2hdIvIQWtTUEWZfpU6tHmCTEMMFuBpT60R0EaKxZ7TzB_GeeC_1IMBNwIEJwSWtCLp0sj7commF49eGuoAjzHof/s320/DSC_0731-edited1.jpg" width="212" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Lot 86 Sasha outfit made and donated by Marge Truax</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyFvKA_ITgBBRifeYeQnCEPw-2M5vuV79fVkuCkXsRwhlQ9kV4ZIYnqrutHAUVVycoZ6NaFCkMF-sINWDriq_MFvOmNG-4ut0k8_RO0R88MFGAS7FDm2ef5b7RJabQMyeuKgGLEaG3BlfBLEBNlELkM2lZEex3G3VX4sbIeoMLZuIwsLcbUs6R71q6/s1024/DSC_0732-edited1.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="678" data-original-width="1024" height="212" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyFvKA_ITgBBRifeYeQnCEPw-2M5vuV79fVkuCkXsRwhlQ9kV4ZIYnqrutHAUVVycoZ6NaFCkMF-sINWDriq_MFvOmNG-4ut0k8_RO0R88MFGAS7FDm2ef5b7RJabQMyeuKgGLEaG3BlfBLEBNlELkM2lZEex3G3VX4sbIeoMLZuIwsLcbUs6R71q6/s320/DSC_0732-edited1.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Lot 87 Gotz outfit donated by Karen Watson</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinBWbzJ4MzwJStv3eJ93-SdyjBNb9bYxHShWmOmgG2FBkTXpr-kbpBqvZBIsd3Q0aT3Pd6QImk39Jy6dB54cAsI8NjFFzBQ0O7z_XgXK35oRuh6znLR_TCRyQysDVCQK9_L_06toks8lsvynRLKwrqEjrx8p4DbtC4eD-Ooav3HB8dpWXsaDOwLSaq/s1024/DSC_0733-edited1.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1024" data-original-width="678" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinBWbzJ4MzwJStv3eJ93-SdyjBNb9bYxHShWmOmgG2FBkTXpr-kbpBqvZBIsd3Q0aT3Pd6QImk39Jy6dB54cAsI8NjFFzBQ0O7z_XgXK35oRuh6znLR_TCRyQysDVCQK9_L_06toks8lsvynRLKwrqEjrx8p4DbtC4eD-Ooav3HB8dpWXsaDOwLSaq/s320/DSC_0733-edited1.jpg" width="212" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Lot 88 Baby White Bird donated by Ginger Mullins</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtr0Kanw7OV8THzaZA2e3svzZezG8lc4UGW2z2ZpojyzUHPUY2JBDf2SmqBwTgVphcfI3K43Pa5tLPiYIwKH4O7VepqzaUA6BXGxQ-AM_ZFy1vk3wmQK4-0BRwwohqxVLQ5BJe-bkF5GjOhywZ8XPS0UETVtpy3mW1Cs9mNZlpmst5W7oP1I6K9fff/s1024/DSC_0735-edited1.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1024" data-original-width="678" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtr0Kanw7OV8THzaZA2e3svzZezG8lc4UGW2z2ZpojyzUHPUY2JBDf2SmqBwTgVphcfI3K43Pa5tLPiYIwKH4O7VepqzaUA6BXGxQ-AM_ZFy1vk3wmQK4-0BRwwohqxVLQ5BJe-bkF5GjOhywZ8XPS0UETVtpy3mW1Cs9mNZlpmst5W7oP1I6K9fff/s320/DSC_0735-edited1.jpg" width="212" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Lots 88 - 89 including Zurich Museum Print donated by Dorisanne Osborn</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgD20WU4dOQ7cnuykxZNy3rbH5cVuBqWVmum286IuBem4WnxUypF48Mdm-jwPnzHPPdY6gDzxNIcdmxXlRTMsinpuzAmC3rB9B9fJziA38QmctvJ9hgJDj2oa3_yraRUKZLAqWq5OSG9-lTRxsKQ4YEXGSEctvTr7sw1c7HWduSU8a23ZAE_JzhQ2_1/s1024/DSC_0736-edited1.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1024" data-original-width="678" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgD20WU4dOQ7cnuykxZNy3rbH5cVuBqWVmum286IuBem4WnxUypF48Mdm-jwPnzHPPdY6gDzxNIcdmxXlRTMsinpuzAmC3rB9B9fJziA38QmctvJ9hgJDj2oa3_yraRUKZLAqWq5OSG9-lTRxsKQ4YEXGSEctvTr7sw1c7HWduSU8a23ZAE_JzhQ2_1/s320/DSC_0736-edited1.jpg" width="212" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Lot 90 Red shoes by Jean Jenson</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigS5vevg7gmDsDmy26zsoVY9wZ7sR1B-3noZx9Q2J_swOpjh7LhhbnXVWwfZeDWOcJjHcUtS1th6Q7clJ6g4cqTrOvVNlsA3qMKuvCoXx99iuQ5e2M9O6eVVeLMmNUySshOgNV7qQAcqHu3DWOQF9_NuTvznv2hk999Mm4lr4GOUYWXvYKxpPryGsw/s1024/DSC_0737-edited1.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1024" data-original-width="678" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigS5vevg7gmDsDmy26zsoVY9wZ7sR1B-3noZx9Q2J_swOpjh7LhhbnXVWwfZeDWOcJjHcUtS1th6Q7clJ6g4cqTrOvVNlsA3qMKuvCoXx99iuQ5e2M9O6eVVeLMmNUySshOgNV7qQAcqHu3DWOQF9_NuTvznv2hk999Mm4lr4GOUYWXvYKxpPryGsw/s320/DSC_0737-edited1.jpg" width="212" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Lot 91 Sherlock Holmes outfit donated by Maria L</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqATMQ597z1SsJUuJ0UUovVqnTy5CI-kAZ13Sh49icbwJnf_lc3FmHz9m6r5qcCyrqlL-QGsyxfjSJCVrWUxjGb8epzdKj5wAB5bWkepAPBM08fqdoL0K0CzNa7NughOsgWn3LOpd_uflZ7tr6HV90bjtA_OI7oImfZTb8fWow_7nwJtrXqZvvyb4d/s1024/DSC_0738-edited1.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1024" data-original-width="678" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqATMQ597z1SsJUuJ0UUovVqnTy5CI-kAZ13Sh49icbwJnf_lc3FmHz9m6r5qcCyrqlL-QGsyxfjSJCVrWUxjGb8epzdKj5wAB5bWkepAPBM08fqdoL0K0CzNa7NughOsgWn3LOpd_uflZ7tr6HV90bjtA_OI7oImfZTb8fWow_7nwJtrXqZvvyb4d/s320/DSC_0738-edited1.jpg" width="212" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Lot 92 three books by Lorraine Punchard donated by JoAnn S</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAC27N7gt5H_VLfPh72Pzs_QJ6n17m3KSh0n212zRdo07jO3nXGjni090TqkPb1PKKgazHVgtfgi0M-JkpQonUkoAH9HvcpVS-6FAFnbYnYiM4sl5ytqpbONzPXxAApQh2z2rQhI0YQEvKSx3Z5XWpX5_52ZObJRNuvEYryCouKoffgJBk0WgNGhwV/s1024/DSC_0739-edited1.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="678" data-original-width="1024" height="212" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAC27N7gt5H_VLfPh72Pzs_QJ6n17m3KSh0n212zRdo07jO3nXGjni090TqkPb1PKKgazHVgtfgi0M-JkpQonUkoAH9HvcpVS-6FAFnbYnYiM4sl5ytqpbONzPXxAApQh2z2rQhI0YQEvKSx3Z5XWpX5_52ZObJRNuvEYryCouKoffgJBk0WgNGhwV/s320/DSC_0739-edited1.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Lots 93 - 94 Frances Tricket outfit donated by Betsy Roberts, Dollydoodles baby dress donated by Betsy Roberts</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEha16LHafRUpH_BBF6iI8XdSj8PcIcan_ptv6elBLlBO5P23dPH5peScHljEAeBg47lbhvMClnX5T4Xdc1eZ0Gza38KxyJQPimo1bKPITvihPIjd0JRYd-aXznrMloD9tGJogWT1QFSyK6-BbJGqWbqULYXoP0KF4XR1VA2DeY1GWf9YEAg0eNvqodB/s4928/DSC_0740-edited1.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4928" data-original-width="3264" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEha16LHafRUpH_BBF6iI8XdSj8PcIcan_ptv6elBLlBO5P23dPH5peScHljEAeBg47lbhvMClnX5T4Xdc1eZ0Gza38KxyJQPimo1bKPITvihPIjd0JRYd-aXznrMloD9tGJogWT1QFSyK6-BbJGqWbqULYXoP0KF4XR1VA2DeY1GWf9YEAg0eNvqodB/s320/DSC_0740-edited1.jpg" width="212" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Lot 95 Dollydoodles lavender Sasha dress donated by Betsy Roberts</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaXktpjYVxVPGqD4uvmul-Mot-VqEVumdbtguswNGcaYv92CDIYmQo5fFv9c6mPvIgnNPDHqDwMYlMxtS4QFycLV5ZPBZd8Ftv6_2ehBQRfkdJbNglj3dI-TTow-RLlfXZYzNgnmgAkvJ6cnOdvFUJbjco3mKny3Zr5rOtokMO5E5inDbmsWL5zsgM/s1024/DSC_0743-edited1.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="678" data-original-width="1024" height="212" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaXktpjYVxVPGqD4uvmul-Mot-VqEVumdbtguswNGcaYv92CDIYmQo5fFv9c6mPvIgnNPDHqDwMYlMxtS4QFycLV5ZPBZd8Ftv6_2ehBQRfkdJbNglj3dI-TTow-RLlfXZYzNgnmgAkvJ6cnOdvFUJbjco3mKny3Zr5rOtokMO5E5inDbmsWL5zsgM/s320/DSC_0743-edited1.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Lots 96 - 97 Dress and shoes made and donated by Natalia Zabolotna, three pairs of leather shoes made and donated by Natalia Zabalotna</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3poAXOQiMvVJbkFr87Yh_US9x4R7JeLs2k2hIPYJH7PIlk8YqgzEl9fG3P2hpO_tFP11PlQP9yyTnifqnW8e4YuZDBAZuhLTg8Wki4Dc3tIHDgmFBjm-cGldYPul_6Z4tveTpHA5_Rcg723NGGW0h9P5uG7THbrekx_UubH-fPnVQLpJj7-kEfFyy/s1024/DSC_0745-edited1.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1024" data-original-width="678" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3poAXOQiMvVJbkFr87Yh_US9x4R7JeLs2k2hIPYJH7PIlk8YqgzEl9fG3P2hpO_tFP11PlQP9yyTnifqnW8e4YuZDBAZuhLTg8Wki4Dc3tIHDgmFBjm-cGldYPul_6Z4tveTpHA5_Rcg723NGGW0h9P5uG7THbrekx_UubH-fPnVQLpJj7-kEfFyy/s320/DSC_0745-edited1.jpg" width="212" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Lot 98 Sasha outfit in white made and donated by Cheryl Conrad</td></tr></tbody></table><div><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwU2OvCqLya4_w5xsQFO6lOWAnsySWp7FVM6s05kaJQvYvYJgWBUOGrqN2YTGO6KZYwCJr_YhXnC4GPaGU2r9p-P3Cwt6LWdqWEG8z3aSvE0HP_roKubv-0mQ2NYTVHwpKvZT0ur8ubrFOYNjk7u8JK9aB1aac-8AsPw6gMeRcgcMAxKGrpxykoX21/s1024/DSC_0744-edited1.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="678" data-original-width="1024" height="212" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwU2OvCqLya4_w5xsQFO6lOWAnsySWp7FVM6s05kaJQvYvYJgWBUOGrqN2YTGO6KZYwCJr_YhXnC4GPaGU2r9p-P3Cwt6LWdqWEG8z3aSvE0HP_roKubv-0mQ2NYTVHwpKvZT0ur8ubrFOYNjk7u8JK9aB1aac-8AsPw6gMeRcgcMAxKGrpxykoX21/s320/DSC_0744-edited1.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Lot 99 Baby and accessories donated by Cheryl Conrad</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div>Not pictured - Lot 100 which was a smocked romper for baby / toddler - a prototype by Julie R<br /><div><br /></div>There was no festival meal just before the auction which started at 6pm, so we ordered some pizza from the hotel restaurant and it was brought to our table. <div><br /></div><div>Dorisanne had donated 8 very large framed prints (from the set of 59 which had been on display at the 1991 Keuka Park Sasha Festival) of Studio doll photos taken at the Zurich Museum, these went individually from $50 to $380 (total $685).</div><div><div><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmBk94rTrms7JdzXYpXArIWo-HvDyWnYTTjaeuPJ7leqQtEOyAGeA2SimcDG2riBkq_8ujay0GAvH4QmefYRfLFCX2aGuKEcAy17yNfkzOH8sJ3jRo2Vl1mgO2RW28DISw_uqAehpSpSYEqHhf223rc8xheOdqIDE91Qm6jURfmlsx2fzi6b-DyTtW/s1024/DSC_0750-edited1.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1024" data-original-width="819" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmBk94rTrms7JdzXYpXArIWo-HvDyWnYTTjaeuPJ7leqQtEOyAGeA2SimcDG2riBkq_8ujay0GAvH4QmefYRfLFCX2aGuKEcAy17yNfkzOH8sJ3jRo2Vl1mgO2RW28DISw_uqAehpSpSYEqHhf223rc8xheOdqIDE91Qm6jURfmlsx2fzi6b-DyTtW/s320/DSC_0750-edited1.jpg" width="256" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Dorisanne explaining about the Zurich Museum prints at the start of the auction</td></tr></tbody></table><div><div><br /></div><div>My daughter went to join the children and other teens who help during the auction. It is a clever way of keeping the younger children occupied during the bidding, as they got the privilege of handling every item in the auction because they carry them around the room to show people and encourage more bids. My only photo of my daughter carrying an item did not come out well.</div><div><br /></div><div><div>Sheila F was the auctioneer in her Christmas onesie and did a fine job of keeping track of the bidders (we each had a numbered paddle in our festival bags). The 3 person admin team sat quietly at a side table noting down all the winning bid amounts and numbers in their computers so they could take the payments promptly after the auction. At a separate table 2 people busily packaged up each item once the bid on the item had finished (in some cases this meant removing an outfit from a doll which was modelling the item if the doll was not included in the auction).</div><div><br /></div></div><div>Despite encouragement from others at the table (you know who you are!) I resisted bidding on anything because invariably anything I might have bid on went way over my budget. I enjoyed noting down how much each item sold for as it was interesting to see how generous towards the children's charity Sasha people are willing to be - the answer - very generous as 100 items raised $12,000!!! The winning bids ranged from $40 to $560 (item 27, the Collection of Elizabeth Zimmerman knits made and donated by Diane Duke), with Peggy's wonderful Susanna Lewis inspired cape, dress and Sasha doll donated by Mary R (item 43) going for $390. </div></div></div></div></div><div><br /></div><div>It had been a long and very enjoyable Friday at the Sasha doll festival 2022.</div>DollMumhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07655612985882320920noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1980962366285294991.post-89263677003021629542022-08-08T23:55:00.003+01:002022-08-09T20:27:21.659+01:00USA 2022 - Sasha festival part 3<p>Festival fun continued on Friday morning of the Sasha Festival after we had<a href="https://dollmum.blogspot.com/2022/08/usa-2022-sasha-festival-part-2.html" target="_blank"> set up our 'Dress a Sasha' displays</a> and had breakfast.</p><p>While voting for 'Dress a Sasha' was going on during the Friday morning, we enjoyed looking at all the 'helper raffle' items and the Children's Fund auction items (more about that in part 4). We also had enormous fun doing a photo shoot of the <a href="https://dollmum.blogspot.com/2022/07/shakespeare-dream-coat-for-sasha.html" target="_blank">Shakespeare Dream Coat</a> and Peggy's wonderful cape also inspired by a Susanna Lewis wearable artwork. </p><p>Peggy's cape was placed in the Auction rather than part of the raffle doll. Peggy had chosen to make a cape was based on but not copied from Susanna's original 'Off We Go into the Wild Blue Yonder' (1977) which was Susanna's second tapestry/cape and was inspired by her love of the idea of flight. Although Susanna said she was scared of flying in aeroplanes she wished to commemorate her father's service in the Army Air Corps during WWII (Art to Wear, Julie Schafler Dale, page 87-88). So the original piece featured aeroplanes, clouds, angels and stars along with a quote from a war song "off we go into the wild blue younger, climbing high into the sun" around the bottom edge of the cape. Peggy's cape featured waves, swallowtail kites, butterflies and starry constellations. It is pieced and embroidered fabric, with very detailed hand stitched decorating. Peggy and I shared photos with each other when we were working on our respective wearable art pieces for Sasha in memory of Susanna, this is what Peggy said to me about her cape:</p><p>"It's based on Susanna's cape, "Into the Great Blue Yonder," but I changed the theme from military planes & insignia to birds and butterflies. Mine is inspired by Susanna's original, it is not a copy ... I focused on the colors of Ukraine and used swallowtail kites and butterflies rather than military insignia ... Lined in a night sky fabric with matching dress." (Peggy L, 2 May, via messenger)</p><p>Peggy also explained that Ellen C gave her much encouragement and support during the making of the cape, sent her a pattern for the hood and donated the wonderful Norwegian clasp that completed the cape so beautifully.</p><p>Peggy, JoAnn and I decided that we needed to take photos of both the coat and the cape together as they were unlikely to be won by the same person, so this was our only real opportunity in the busy timetable of the festival before the Children's Fund Auction took place that evening. We used the low podium and curtains for the photoshoot. We had not brought my tripod or my daughter's lighting equipment with us so had to make do with hand held camera shots and the existing lighting in the large conference room. My daughter and I took these photos using my camera.</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjs_nuzAlzGZRP0FRs75-fGhlW6fGghmgSvHtNpoKXD2GxetoSncPkryWE3QyYnPcqGkOsbtWCTU1j0l73_cs-rRGMewmq_M75s5wMbRsZIO4JkKk0CeGfy_ow8lMFZy6eH73sNFbbPU4294hMH60_7J1naZpgzIvzSdkXwVcIEUnZLwrIrtnnpbCcc/s1024/DSC_0627-edited1.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1024" data-original-width="1024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjs_nuzAlzGZRP0FRs75-fGhlW6fGghmgSvHtNpoKXD2GxetoSncPkryWE3QyYnPcqGkOsbtWCTU1j0l73_cs-rRGMewmq_M75s5wMbRsZIO4JkKk0CeGfy_ow8lMFZy6eH73sNFbbPU4294hMH60_7J1naZpgzIvzSdkXwVcIEUnZLwrIrtnnpbCcc/s320/DSC_0627-edited1.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Front view of 'Shakespeare Dream Coat for Sasha' by DollMum and 'Off we go into the wild blue yonder cape' for Sasha by Peggy L in memory of Susanna Lewis</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqfHNDDk_dLcdYTPt-H2gWM6OvZR8BoleHILDQmeVp2h4P2dR-KP8SQGIMxzFozxb7hcSXxz-08wJFSoqMPGJJnOiKTPGg6TdGMVWYSQlL3wF5lTuecMp-5275RPY3Qok-h3qgCkEjnpedpd-P16lhoz0CGnQiqUUREIc56jUEDlIwVhz8buMQaryn/s1024/DSC_0630-edited1.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="819" data-original-width="1024" height="256" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqfHNDDk_dLcdYTPt-H2gWM6OvZR8BoleHILDQmeVp2h4P2dR-KP8SQGIMxzFozxb7hcSXxz-08wJFSoqMPGJJnOiKTPGg6TdGMVWYSQlL3wF5lTuecMp-5275RPY3Qok-h3qgCkEjnpedpd-P16lhoz0CGnQiqUUREIc56jUEDlIwVhz8buMQaryn/s320/DSC_0630-edited1.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Slightly different angle front view of 'Shakespeare Dream Coat for Sasha' by DollMum and 'Off we go into the wild blue yonder cape' for Sasha by Peggy L in memory of Susanna Lewis</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUWbrO9-I0vBli4CIAPIoLG8GnWvUm10hRFzJ4T-n44wQBqVK9yz8yTuY-lVaUL_h7U7pAZDoJfh33fxeKpHDAb_qc3VSN1rtmcdt5CqX7MXdxUv0R8pkOwML3SpCO8ORRfJVOqdRmHiPwZ7OpqJH6bPVNp4FP5ui4p15Lm_lHR8iQz6aKWkQMw2kr/s1024/DSC_0636-edited1.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="819" data-original-width="1024" height="256" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUWbrO9-I0vBli4CIAPIoLG8GnWvUm10hRFzJ4T-n44wQBqVK9yz8yTuY-lVaUL_h7U7pAZDoJfh33fxeKpHDAb_qc3VSN1rtmcdt5CqX7MXdxUv0R8pkOwML3SpCO8ORRfJVOqdRmHiPwZ7OpqJH6bPVNp4FP5ui4p15Lm_lHR8iQz6aKWkQMw2kr/s320/DSC_0636-edited1.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Facing the camera front view of 'Shakespeare Dream Coat for Sasha' by DollMum and 'Off we go into the wild blue yonder cape' for Sasha by Peggy L in memory of Susanna Lewis</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmd9UWyCKeqUoB8uh6JIaCpzqgZvF7vrFgKafDDCIzG319Xxcht_O7hwo9E4DpXq3FgH-XafhYriJYLFGlBOjqemAx0OagJAXhf_ULeBU1Wt73vEMAxUDKS-wMfEwW_i27l5UDzLUWUq_AFsot07AqVfQUnbQ1yiBIz_XwhVfIR3E1POxMfOGA_hkz/s1024/DSC_0641-edited1.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="819" data-original-width="1024" height="256" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmd9UWyCKeqUoB8uh6JIaCpzqgZvF7vrFgKafDDCIzG319Xxcht_O7hwo9E4DpXq3FgH-XafhYriJYLFGlBOjqemAx0OagJAXhf_ULeBU1Wt73vEMAxUDKS-wMfEwW_i27l5UDzLUWUq_AFsot07AqVfQUnbQ1yiBIz_XwhVfIR3E1POxMfOGA_hkz/s320/DSC_0641-edited1.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Back view of 'Shakespeare Dream Coat for Sasha' by DollMum and front view of 'Off we go into the wild blue yonder cape' for Sasha by Peggy L in memory of Susanna Lewis</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHC1IoM64REp8ne_WmrVDD_PU1Ta8B4egGl276RaaS4yLdhreehaxp0DUrUVJeMTSmMnPErjiuMNo1dAV1xB9NzKQJ71Hcex5SXWD5LE30WFpVMyprL51xHUHTVBbS0GGuxGgV5MsYQSKfxv3O9sEcHxUPo6dXtDvtynwjS0IiiR6go26ANirJwJWD/s1024/DSC_0645-edited1.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="819" data-original-width="1024" height="256" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHC1IoM64REp8ne_WmrVDD_PU1Ta8B4egGl276RaaS4yLdhreehaxp0DUrUVJeMTSmMnPErjiuMNo1dAV1xB9NzKQJ71Hcex5SXWD5LE30WFpVMyprL51xHUHTVBbS0GGuxGgV5MsYQSKfxv3O9sEcHxUPo6dXtDvtynwjS0IiiR6go26ANirJwJWD/s320/DSC_0645-edited1.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Back view of 'Shakespeare Dream Coat for Sasha' by DollMum and 'Off we go into the wild blue yonder cape' for Sasha by Peggy L in memory of Susanna Lewis</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkGkgorlaQLI7rwBjcimdB6HpZF8S6dN0A3Z56kPGgetRW2wTo7jxXrNdxWZ1fgn27v0VQtb1CiqccVXqRLtBSZUu2EpQE40K64AIwOb0p_cbg4zQPzZXhTTjIV6TPnF5lEkbJNcJcNobXk2RWTEIKL3pLnk5WLGDxxYH3S9fWp4izMSIjzSX7BDvZ/s1024/DSC_0626-edited1.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="819" data-original-width="1024" height="256" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkGkgorlaQLI7rwBjcimdB6HpZF8S6dN0A3Z56kPGgetRW2wTo7jxXrNdxWZ1fgn27v0VQtb1CiqccVXqRLtBSZUu2EpQE40K64AIwOb0p_cbg4zQPzZXhTTjIV6TPnF5lEkbJNcJcNobXk2RWTEIKL3pLnk5WLGDxxYH3S9fWp4izMSIjzSX7BDvZ/s320/DSC_0626-edited1.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Slightly bleached out back view of 'Shakespeare Dream Coat for Sasha' by DollMum and 'Off we go into the wild blue yonder cape' for Sasha by Peggy L in memory of Susanna Lewis</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoO3_Q_-2g3JXM0yS2MLpm5Ooi1iXGhoVSFiRm_uppwTYyo2zo1g1t7w3n75HwlFx7fclwXjZWubSRHhBG7OX3AOECIjLexQ4zjlfEXjeqXj1z9r6Q-tw8PW8jLLmvlsd2fAZaSlpa64Aoue74a3s5wn9HBncTvHn1Ww7GZDDpyu1z9-aI2GqsvlnB/s1024/DSC_0647-edited1.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1024" data-original-width="819" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoO3_Q_-2g3JXM0yS2MLpm5Ooi1iXGhoVSFiRm_uppwTYyo2zo1g1t7w3n75HwlFx7fclwXjZWubSRHhBG7OX3AOECIjLexQ4zjlfEXjeqXj1z9r6Q-tw8PW8jLLmvlsd2fAZaSlpa64Aoue74a3s5wn9HBncTvHn1Ww7GZDDpyu1z9-aI2GqsvlnB/s320/DSC_0647-edited1.jpg" width="256" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Left side back view of 'Shakespeare Dream Coat for Sasha' by DollMum and 'Off we go into the wild blue yonder cape' for Sasha by Peggy L in memory of Susanna Lewis</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9iv4VTBrwckbRUlHrcbd8scJecEFKB4eUo3EkwZCoQvM7z0mGbFDzewOkc_dK2Tapz55f8-JXAwDTJS07MX4qOSId9qh1ijMhMSqLqPmSNRlchf1qgaoXCo3dNjVoyux5Dy4CRYGPy8GFqgXXRGOOuUAYX0jBFzCBNRr9csGNfDQUFGxaATAQe5K4/s1024/DSC_0651-edited1.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1024" data-original-width="819" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9iv4VTBrwckbRUlHrcbd8scJecEFKB4eUo3EkwZCoQvM7z0mGbFDzewOkc_dK2Tapz55f8-JXAwDTJS07MX4qOSId9qh1ijMhMSqLqPmSNRlchf1qgaoXCo3dNjVoyux5Dy4CRYGPy8GFqgXXRGOOuUAYX0jBFzCBNRr9csGNfDQUFGxaATAQe5K4/s320/DSC_0651-edited1.jpg" width="256" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Right side back view of 'Shakespeare Dream Coat for Sasha' by DollMum and 'Off we go into the wild blue yonder cape' for Sasha by Peggy L in memory of Susanna Lewis</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCC4908_Sk3SexZ7Me_L95C6EbP_yluE8m67jPZg9mwK6mp8Pv8v0q0ItRG4KMdmTG4kELBoSwGP_vhIXE2b6FVjO5-t74Y0cGROVeJreuVOSeYA2HjMUgAewH9gQLhLRfu2umahRsc92l8wF1Y5gzddidmIeCHXJoOceWBl3MbP6k6hj_TrYIiOMd/s1024/DSC_0655-edited1.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1024" data-original-width="819" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCC4908_Sk3SexZ7Me_L95C6EbP_yluE8m67jPZg9mwK6mp8Pv8v0q0ItRG4KMdmTG4kELBoSwGP_vhIXE2b6FVjO5-t74Y0cGROVeJreuVOSeYA2HjMUgAewH9gQLhLRfu2umahRsc92l8wF1Y5gzddidmIeCHXJoOceWBl3MbP6k6hj_TrYIiOMd/s320/DSC_0655-edited1.jpg" width="256" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Back view of 'Off we go into the wild blue yonder cape' for Sasha by Peggy L in memory of Susanna Lewis</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvWp9g8yqZ4Hu0vjvdiiKpH5D3k-u3bpZVtdOs8HDwSaMajZRE_vShTfmw5vuFXWdiAwqnoxD6M0y184487HFmn63YbyOtDEhx-ppr4TA1mLFiyEyApUoHvtFraotOR5viMeO630OXWkfki18S1TqqGM7i_wQfiUrA-eKJevX2RPLiUiaM3KTtVa1M/s1024/DSC_0657-edited1.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1024" data-original-width="678" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvWp9g8yqZ4Hu0vjvdiiKpH5D3k-u3bpZVtdOs8HDwSaMajZRE_vShTfmw5vuFXWdiAwqnoxD6M0y184487HFmn63YbyOtDEhx-ppr4TA1mLFiyEyApUoHvtFraotOR5viMeO630OXWkfki18S1TqqGM7i_wQfiUrA-eKJevX2RPLiUiaM3KTtVa1M/s320/DSC_0657-edited1.jpg" width="212" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Back view of 'Shakespeare Dream Coat for Sasha' by DollMum in memory of Susanna Lewis</span></td></tr></tbody></table><p>JoAnn took these photos of my daughter and I during the photoshoot!</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0sUjY1bypm4mOKgeGfzhno9upqsZInT1i0t-drA6CbIec3aZtBGWqJiUDbcCzUA6wJy-2bH3JdJ-qU8jAqlxOPcjdIZ7_wbL1z1l9h_JlCLojugZ35vQtgWGJhYUEkk-pE0JLVbTIAwuR8mlyMR5NdLuc8SE9qnGJTshYdukgHiLyvPWsCb9MUCb6/s1024/Dmd%20at%20Sasha%20festival%202022%20photoshoot-edited1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1024" data-original-width="577" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0sUjY1bypm4mOKgeGfzhno9upqsZInT1i0t-drA6CbIec3aZtBGWqJiUDbcCzUA6wJy-2bH3JdJ-qU8jAqlxOPcjdIZ7_wbL1z1l9h_JlCLojugZ35vQtgWGJhYUEkk-pE0JLVbTIAwuR8mlyMR5NdLuc8SE9qnGJTshYdukgHiLyvPWsCb9MUCb6/s320/Dmd%20at%20Sasha%20festival%202022%20photoshoot-edited1.jpg" width="180" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">DollMum's daughter posing Peggy's doll and cape for the photoshoot (photo JoAnn S)</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2bBYI6sx3W8PTdXt8zkuNliJkKQlzmP9z8C0k0j9hYUtQab17tXBVj-szHfcvMBYYQzYI9mPXOYEVvq5XcGvh05lsEvY8Yvhd0LBzin99WfR9zsb8VOjrtq1mGHKEwLnjVRaWPiYu8Eh2vKfi64MXV3XSdVHGAn4fNFnS1O2I_pp4-no3ctNOd1Mr/s1024/Dollmum%20at%20Sasha%20festival%202022%20photoshoot-edited1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="577" data-original-width="1024" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2bBYI6sx3W8PTdXt8zkuNliJkKQlzmP9z8C0k0j9hYUtQab17tXBVj-szHfcvMBYYQzYI9mPXOYEVvq5XcGvh05lsEvY8Yvhd0LBzin99WfR9zsb8VOjrtq1mGHKEwLnjVRaWPiYu8Eh2vKfi64MXV3XSdVHGAn4fNFnS1O2I_pp4-no3ctNOd1Mr/s320/Dollmum%20at%20Sasha%20festival%202022%20photoshoot-edited1.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Dollmum getting down to doll height and taking a photo of the coat and cape (photo JoAnn S)<br /></span></td></tr></tbody></table><p>After the photoshoot it was time for the gift exchange. Each person who had donated a gift for the gift exchange (wrapped in tissue paper by the giver, then placed in a bag by the festival organisers) was asked to stand in a large circle and given a gift bag. The caller stood in the centre of the circle and gave instructions to hand the bags so many times to the right or left, sometimes asking individual people to unwrap a gift, or do a direct exchange across the circle with someone else, to mix things up. The gift exchange went on for a while, with some laughter. We had donated a Jadzia coat we had won in the raffle at the Dolly Jolly in May, plus a pair of large Christmas style woolly boot socks as a single gift, so my daughter took part while I watched the fun and took a few photos, but I've decided not to show them on the blog as this is very public and I don't have permission from everyone who participated to publish the photos of them in the gift exchange. My daughter was pleased to eventually receive a skirt and top outfit made from a linen tea towel. Melanie decided it would suit her and says thank you to Maria L who donated this gift.</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOgeVyb-iWPGcu7nf3t8bARx5bTSvhwBFwZhSA9U97QMXK2zQWq6Sj4qayhWbfwbSlEAaEVS46Aq97sGCXO3vZpAHa5v5HuLJC_gOAT8jgHWFysbpq3USHyhVE1Tp0uYTtFl8yALNRvJFv88YtAwKtmp_wOOaW40DuuCJSugg1qKbhnupzhUxUnb_g/s1024/DSC_0946-edited1.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1024" data-original-width="678" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOgeVyb-iWPGcu7nf3t8bARx5bTSvhwBFwZhSA9U97QMXK2zQWq6Sj4qayhWbfwbSlEAaEVS46Aq97sGCXO3vZpAHa5v5HuLJC_gOAT8jgHWFysbpq3USHyhVE1Tp0uYTtFl8yALNRvJFv88YtAwKtmp_wOOaW40DuuCJSugg1qKbhnupzhUxUnb_g/s320/DSC_0946-edited1.jpg" width="212" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Melanie wearing the gift exchange outfit my daughter received</span></td></tr></tbody></table><p>Friday lunch was the first of the 3 meals when we received Festival souvenirs, there were no table hostesses though. The theme of this lunch was Christmas Cookie Exchange, so the souvenirs reflected that theme. We were each presented with a gift box. Strapped to the outside of the box were some wonderful paper dolls which had been created by Sasha enthusiast Carol Ann Sliwka in 2007 and reprinted for this festival in her memory.</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh55g9Cf5-EfNeeso111p0oKUkg3o3b-KlCV48VMq-yQoR9AXUS1PjmcnuHK4tInd9iRhX_T-IsrwH5hh94JkkCzlMuQNeGPb4iwKxZkPnBBiTHsUQSFddqVxbOmF4c9X7r_hZwQy5cC1BVoxIHUxhx6_ci4aZdcPCzGxYoj9XQ1-04fPLt8ZsoNMXb/s1024/DSC_0807-edited1.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="678" data-original-width="1024" height="212" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh55g9Cf5-EfNeeso111p0oKUkg3o3b-KlCV48VMq-yQoR9AXUS1PjmcnuHK4tInd9iRhX_T-IsrwH5hh94JkkCzlMuQNeGPb4iwKxZkPnBBiTHsUQSFddqVxbOmF4c9X7r_hZwQy5cC1BVoxIHUxhx6_ci4aZdcPCzGxYoj9XQ1-04fPLt8ZsoNMXb/s320/DSC_0807-edited1.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">The Friday lunchtime Christmas Cookie Exchange souvenir boxes with Carol Ann Sliwka's paper dolls</span></td></tr></tbody></table><div><br /></div>Inside the box was a baking set, some gorgeous little red oven gloves, a pretty hand made Christmas baking apron, miniature Christmas cookies in a tin and a wooden rolling pin. The aprons were different fabric designs. I didn't make a note of what the festival organisers told us about who made the aprons and oven gloves.<div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeEDYVCFb4y279iEdsStYbzs9dFdz3ijwxFUHQTu2MEpA2RMLYpbYSaSTSELKEmlrrwy0R-NpByrjpCzB7DMLV9-rM196JgmIs8I93Kr2rT5BwIm8ZVqEAgXTi4rSXZEF0tXxet5M23t6aaIWMkRfjeEAkVRM9_Jc7ZvPQm-NCBiJrFhSJ0MO2b57C/s1024/DSC_0808-edited1.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="678" data-original-width="1024" height="212" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeEDYVCFb4y279iEdsStYbzs9dFdz3ijwxFUHQTu2MEpA2RMLYpbYSaSTSELKEmlrrwy0R-NpByrjpCzB7DMLV9-rM196JgmIs8I93Kr2rT5BwIm8ZVqEAgXTi4rSXZEF0tXxet5M23t6aaIWMkRfjeEAkVRM9_Jc7ZvPQm-NCBiJrFhSJ0MO2b57C/s320/DSC_0808-edited1.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Our Christmas Cookie exchange souvenir gifts</span></td></tr></tbody></table><p>Then the results of the voting for the 'Dress a Sasha' competition were announced. All the entries received a small prize for participating, with the first and second prize winners getting an additional prize.</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidtXCJWrTXgzrX9Kv2kX-a5tLL83ffrK932NkIxk2AZ4tmNb_ABAdn9sVh12SU25vP9cWeye70OdtjmTYU3VrpG1_HuHm4K1X929pdQR2Xnp6lcyYzPljFt6tX2Bph0W4VoWoEvVLbGKhVlrkv0evhhJg_eSmyowgw0PDCuJpEof1M0yr_LAGh4hFE/s1024/DSC_0572-edited1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1024" data-original-width="678" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidtXCJWrTXgzrX9Kv2kX-a5tLL83ffrK932NkIxk2AZ4tmNb_ABAdn9sVh12SU25vP9cWeye70OdtjmTYU3VrpG1_HuHm4K1X929pdQR2Xnp6lcyYzPljFt6tX2Bph0W4VoWoEvVLbGKhVlrkv0evhhJg_eSmyowgw0PDCuJpEof1M0yr_LAGh4hFE/s320/DSC_0572-edited1.jpg" width="212" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">First place 'assembled by' child</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUbyRnwhtZ_7mCKyJKKigHjAlqG-ryuWlWSEBpUcg3m-NvS4xZfiQbpH62quYpzZcNCO8BvowTjLQt7rgZO22kTLBU3dXpJHDEj4MM_U_6cnK1420JPMnKWm3ho48i555fB-DHYbdI4jvn9jFgxw-c5CmaSLLfKugtXzTIt9m2gbSzkcBRt_ChnIut/s1024/DSC_0569-edited1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1024" data-original-width="678" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUbyRnwhtZ_7mCKyJKKigHjAlqG-ryuWlWSEBpUcg3m-NvS4xZfiQbpH62quYpzZcNCO8BvowTjLQt7rgZO22kTLBU3dXpJHDEj4MM_U_6cnK1420JPMnKWm3ho48i555fB-DHYbdI4jvn9jFgxw-c5CmaSLLfKugtXzTIt9m2gbSzkcBRt_ChnIut/s320/DSC_0569-edited1.jpg" width="212" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Second place 'assembled by' child</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjurydi3V6_uiXxzOO7h_BkyrH0UvY2EdZxed6HsHwjTjzRw05QNpV7uucTz2GawrGq11MJe0OinX5yCrTkBztkt_dMJOkI2uWRrdF0su9cMsv3LoAlRI90EfSx6JKScBVmpg3G4QhuwPGnnXfZWKAWMKeQmyv-4QOqcCxctXqBgCuDBk-tnHghrryg/s3600/DSC_0574-edited1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3600" data-original-width="3600" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjurydi3V6_uiXxzOO7h_BkyrH0UvY2EdZxed6HsHwjTjzRw05QNpV7uucTz2GawrGq11MJe0OinX5yCrTkBztkt_dMJOkI2uWRrdF0su9cMsv3LoAlRI90EfSx6JKScBVmpg3G4QhuwPGnnXfZWKAWMKeQmyv-4QOqcCxctXqBgCuDBk-tnHghrryg/s320/DSC_0574-edited1.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Third place 'assembled by' child</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqEcErEkQgvkeAhBwhJGnnBXcgyqtx6amT0D94IW2NHC4LaV5saLdmEJgJjNcBo9Unbg7l3vFbli8-wGDUn-2gaf2_EXF9tD8RnIVK0ILsCILbOsa03DTECSyi21SGdDY53jCbdWfDRgdRMQdYFOCQNp0tpXZN_XxBy1s3BfLzydE8oL65j8CB7cQA/s4800/DSC_0667-edited1.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4800" data-original-width="3600" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqEcErEkQgvkeAhBwhJGnnBXcgyqtx6amT0D94IW2NHC4LaV5saLdmEJgJjNcBo9Unbg7l3vFbli8-wGDUn-2gaf2_EXF9tD8RnIVK0ILsCILbOsa03DTECSyi21SGdDY53jCbdWfDRgdRMQdYFOCQNp0tpXZN_XxBy1s3BfLzydE8oL65j8CB7cQA/s320/DSC_0667-edited1.jpg" width="240" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">My daughter won the Teen category with the only entry. The little lantern prize contained a knitted snowman figure.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDFCknKQX5NEJZMxJSzf0KTldAzcdHMLvfKJYqqBUXRpa6VIC6QatTfjwXxGtmx70T4shi4xM8-ZH45paOI_I51uFk-BwqqVjuPdajFftS0W6fYfMYQxqwQbQp6cS6d_7CYo4IjUgqD6SA6FbcqYZxswbayV4mBGgfIY73WI2sKzTCmitEFJTo5L9B/s1024/DSC_0669-edited1.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1024" data-original-width="768" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDFCknKQX5NEJZMxJSzf0KTldAzcdHMLvfKJYqqBUXRpa6VIC6QatTfjwXxGtmx70T4shi4xM8-ZH45paOI_I51uFk-BwqqVjuPdajFftS0W6fYfMYQxqwQbQp6cS6d_7CYo4IjUgqD6SA6FbcqYZxswbayV4mBGgfIY73WI2sKzTCmitEFJTo5L9B/s320/DSC_0669-edited1.jpg" width="240" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">First place in 'made by' adult</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1iUob0e5p3KeSaWBoK5Ekr9bL2nZs-lK6RrKQpR1AtRcBIBLIuDSNR3argN58ujowO9w0kAgFStMSrQeBXP_J25rztEC2KenTPK02OJfkWY5dxPYC8jYLkZByD2gdGNMC2xrJB5Ik4Fk310U9kXG8syPe0TeHyoX9JJaipti4cptOx9hlD1FFvqW4/s1024/DSC_0668-edited1.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1024" data-original-width="819" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1iUob0e5p3KeSaWBoK5Ekr9bL2nZs-lK6RrKQpR1AtRcBIBLIuDSNR3argN58ujowO9w0kAgFStMSrQeBXP_J25rztEC2KenTPK02OJfkWY5dxPYC8jYLkZByD2gdGNMC2xrJB5Ik4Fk310U9kXG8syPe0TeHyoX9JJaipti4cptOx9hlD1FFvqW4/s320/DSC_0668-edited1.jpg" width="256" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Second place in 'made by' adult</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgejvnDg976bEuvyqKdt0rCp_IczT29I-_YrxZ3nzhm4iHCc2PI_e-qnXd62HFC3PsG2COCpWxnKuvgYiGCAy4VVWMi3csLu7lw-bGHhwdFBMydXe_0bA1LhnvOhUN8DElsbLhjnZKGeUItECnTLeSC0qR_BqkU4u7_5tLlYjJwVKvhHNCAFvveF-FF/s1024/DSC_0670-edited1.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1024" data-original-width="819" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgejvnDg976bEuvyqKdt0rCp_IczT29I-_YrxZ3nzhm4iHCc2PI_e-qnXd62HFC3PsG2COCpWxnKuvgYiGCAy4VVWMi3csLu7lw-bGHhwdFBMydXe_0bA1LhnvOhUN8DElsbLhjnZKGeUItECnTLeSC0qR_BqkU4u7_5tLlYjJwVKvhHNCAFvveF-FF/s320/DSC_0670-edited1.jpg" width="256" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Honorable mention in 'made by' adult</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-XX75WZz-xEGPIF8EAQRhOcwAZbwHfHubATBy00wRNRM6LWR5I5TnjogcA2ZZQtXiCWhpYVn5yv2yagD8OCqNOHvY8hr9V3QZmWRBZzemv1Ovm6BTxhjjabzrq_KLqSePEEYfFjZ77qlxiq6to39OSKIDVqgUnk09NS9PJTlOGQdtcXLnnrhYnPup/s1024/DSC_0671-edited1.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1024" data-original-width="819" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-XX75WZz-xEGPIF8EAQRhOcwAZbwHfHubATBy00wRNRM6LWR5I5TnjogcA2ZZQtXiCWhpYVn5yv2yagD8OCqNOHvY8hr9V3QZmWRBZzemv1Ovm6BTxhjjabzrq_KLqSePEEYfFjZ77qlxiq6to39OSKIDVqgUnk09NS9PJTlOGQdtcXLnnrhYnPup/s320/DSC_0671-edited1.jpg" width="256" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Honorable mention in 'made by' adult</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1rbKM15RXJ2kFz6KmmguIn6THA1Ikt-wmWWFuMNiIihBPVl8rSYxHLKLCjUF9UvUm7WheQOrWfDnezZKTlVdt04c5fOIoOfHWE6LnTwD0dJRwVaucVQo9qWwQnVPk_IHIKdwy4vMdjdWvXdM7dKUjupqZBwE9_78KwcPwYJYiLnsL1Wjbj_xP93Zx/s1024/DSC_0672-edited1.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1024" data-original-width="819" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1rbKM15RXJ2kFz6KmmguIn6THA1Ikt-wmWWFuMNiIihBPVl8rSYxHLKLCjUF9UvUm7WheQOrWfDnezZKTlVdt04c5fOIoOfHWE6LnTwD0dJRwVaucVQo9qWwQnVPk_IHIKdwy4vMdjdWvXdM7dKUjupqZBwE9_78KwcPwYJYiLnsL1Wjbj_xP93Zx/s320/DSC_0672-edited1.jpg" width="256" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">First place in 'assembled by' adult</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFGkyF9OMx9PCid6gzqTw3HeH3MULbZzJQ7RchTGUFrxis_JviMW-f5EQCg2aOxEu52zVsBnl8g9Xhk07NkLyUoHf-YViiQxPQdENpMLK0nRQPv22_ELbs-S6s2RXUUNp_t0qSDA4DkIkZ3ZmcJzRSow_Vkvoq0MeqG2AWBBg2pfYSwhMSKzT-In2e/s1024/DSC_0673-edited1.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1024" data-original-width="678" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFGkyF9OMx9PCid6gzqTw3HeH3MULbZzJQ7RchTGUFrxis_JviMW-f5EQCg2aOxEu52zVsBnl8g9Xhk07NkLyUoHf-YViiQxPQdENpMLK0nRQPv22_ELbs-S6s2RXUUNp_t0qSDA4DkIkZ3ZmcJzRSow_Vkvoq0MeqG2AWBBg2pfYSwhMSKzT-In2e/s320/DSC_0673-edited1.jpg" width="212" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Second place in 'assembled by' adult</span></td></tr></tbody></table><div><br /></div><div>The other 3 'assembled by' adult entries all received honorable mentions.</div><div><br /></div>This was followed by craft activities. We were given 3 different craft kits. <div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMXKq4Ablfw8b94eu7YU_2fN-WS_OKGH9mRCi8xjf7osx-_LWrZE2qNV9yDtZ2Ckc9iaHarHB0RIWazAeUSgMB5_Mw84bET_0rkZgRUOOnG2tnv-KFiW7E41UPchiyBoFgWnhFq-ynYv_Ke9EYXTgyEsV1MpsBU17XYyebefJt2j2DGWvXrelVQ3yg/s1024/DSC_0681-edited1.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="678" data-original-width="1024" height="212" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMXKq4Ablfw8b94eu7YU_2fN-WS_OKGH9mRCi8xjf7osx-_LWrZE2qNV9yDtZ2Ckc9iaHarHB0RIWazAeUSgMB5_Mw84bET_0rkZgRUOOnG2tnv-KFiW7E41UPchiyBoFgWnhFq-ynYv_Ke9EYXTgyEsV1MpsBU17XYyebefJt2j2DGWvXrelVQ3yg/s320/DSC_0681-edited1.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">My crafts - bucket of snow, sledge and almost completed felt deer</span></td></tr></tbody></table><div><br /></div><div>Some people chose not to do their crafts and went off to do their own thing (the indoor swimming pool was popular), but we sat and did some of the crafts. We started with the bucket of snowballs because it was quick and easy, moved onto the sledge, then I started on the felt deer, though didn't quite finish it as I ran out of black embroidery thread used for the blanket stitch edging. Thank you to those who compiled these crafts, I know how much time and energy it takes to assemble all the bits in advance, having run craft workshops for the Sasha Celebration weekends.</div><div><br /></div><div>After the crafts, my daughter wanted to swim, the pool was much quieter by then so I sat and watched her enjoy the water (I didn't have the energy to get in the pool myself that day). Then we had some food before going back to the festival room for the Children's Fund Auction, but that is for another post.</div><br /><p><b>Reference:</b></p><p>Julie Schafler Dale, Art to Wear (1986), Abbeville Press, New York ISBN 0-89659-664-8</p></div></div>DollMumhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07655612985882320920noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1980962366285294991.post-7419578636114461992022-08-07T17:01:00.004+01:002022-08-07T19:20:08.539+01:00USA 2022 - Sasha festival part 2<p>Friday morning of the Sasha festival 2022 and the first event of the day was 'Dress a Sasha'. Set up was from from 7am in the lobby area where buffet breakfast was served at 8am.</p><p>This was our third Sasha Festival (previously we attended 2012 and 2017) and at each festival both my younger daughter and I have participated in the 'Dress a Sasha' competition. The rules are always no more than 3 dolls in the 18" x 18" space allowed. There are 2 categories (outfits made by the entrant, scene and outfits assembled by the entrant) and 3 age groups (adult, teen 13-19, child up to age 12). </p><p>As the overall theme of the Festival was 'Christmas in July', the organisers had suggested the following themes for the 'Dress a Sasha' entries: a favourite Christmas carol, a Christmas activity, a Christmas movie or a Christmas story.</p><p>This time because she had been doing examinations until a month before the festival my younger daughter did not have time to <a href="https://dollmum.blogspot.com/2017/08/usa-2017-sasha-festival-part-2.html" target="_blank">make any outfits as she had done in 2017</a>, so she raided our large collection of Sasha doll clothes, plus our Christmas decorations to put together a Christmas activity scene: decorating the Christmas tree. We had been given a pop up Christmas tree a few years ago by a Sasha friend, so brought some lights to string around the tree, and found some bows on elastics from old crackers to use as the decorations to add to the existing baubles on the tree. Timothy, Louisa and baby Nina were the 3 dolls chosen for this activity. She used the <a href="https://dollmum.blogspot.com/2019/12/myanmar-with-kruselings.html" target="_blank">placemat I'd brought from Yangon in November 2019</a> as a rug under the tree and some ready-wrapped little parcels we've used for the dolls in previous displays. Baby Nina played with a felt wreath while Timothy and Louisa put golden bows on the tree. Timothy wore a red Dollydoodles long sleeved t-shirt with Rudolf the red nosed reindeer, baby Nina wore a red dress set decorated with snowmen and Louisa wore a <a href="https://dollmum.blogspot.com/2017/12/christmas-eve-2017.html" target="_blank">sundress I had made for her one Christmas in green and red</a>.</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFmpSpTCirHWGkg_vuIV9ubeyQpu0qCGBDG1NfLLVlt8tF2Ukm9L3_DNQxjw7M0YzaxDAvZWYMm2D-znPt_43iwDLjk1eezaci2W_7SPwQftf16eSXEf7C2-yBvYx5znZ7z9Jk-SDDd-yD7BLCokLRTSjY0Z70PcvCW9_INlKwA4w9VtN5L4AHn6HJ/s1024/DSC_0565-edited1.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1024" data-original-width="678" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFmpSpTCirHWGkg_vuIV9ubeyQpu0qCGBDG1NfLLVlt8tF2Ukm9L3_DNQxjw7M0YzaxDAvZWYMm2D-znPt_43iwDLjk1eezaci2W_7SPwQftf16eSXEf7C2-yBvYx5znZ7z9Jk-SDDd-yD7BLCokLRTSjY0Z70PcvCW9_INlKwA4w9VtN5L4AHn6HJ/s320/DSC_0565-edited1.jpg" width="212" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Timothy, Louisa and Nina enjoy the Christmas activity of decorating the tree</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7LVURASHaKwVLRB6SBMByRx9g6Jpz8Myy4o_GfyQgMmT5LwPyX3L-FMhCjc2JQOkghLHSau1iflMbiPV4xssx2WKkABPmWi6A1tJdBPgVlTmuD5eCbRz41XvQ2Z9CAjFwAfryYz-NpKdreRYYcgxolQRjw0kfXzduP--sZ1vox-YyQzn_4QDqKMT6/s1024/DSC_0567-edited1.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1024" data-original-width="678" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7LVURASHaKwVLRB6SBMByRx9g6Jpz8Myy4o_GfyQgMmT5LwPyX3L-FMhCjc2JQOkghLHSau1iflMbiPV4xssx2WKkABPmWi6A1tJdBPgVlTmuD5eCbRz41XvQ2Z9CAjFwAfryYz-NpKdreRYYcgxolQRjw0kfXzduP--sZ1vox-YyQzn_4QDqKMT6/s320/DSC_0567-edited1.jpg" width="212" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Nina plays with the felt wreath, while Timothy and Louisa add bows to the tree</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgN89uVMAZhGzwkJAztA50UqlDeb5OMMcOUxegg0tPjqZpb0WeQRUsWwbZZm95We6Hvdxctc_YPgCQuGE5bgQUjC8bUcCPQbF6HTlpSy9ukfS_UMkuM_XOMQ9p8rR47wI-jF-zRG-hTxJlux8z33ngEK05MXuO9b8W93TBNrQlpXNEaaM5AhE7USNfl/s1024/DSC_0578-edited1.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="819" data-original-width="1024" height="256" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgN89uVMAZhGzwkJAztA50UqlDeb5OMMcOUxegg0tPjqZpb0WeQRUsWwbZZm95We6Hvdxctc_YPgCQuGE5bgQUjC8bUcCPQbF6HTlpSy9ukfS_UMkuM_XOMQ9p8rR47wI-jF-zRG-hTxJlux8z33ngEK05MXuO9b8W93TBNrQlpXNEaaM5AhE7USNfl/s320/DSC_0578-edited1.jpg" width="320" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Timothy and Louisa choosing where to hang their bows on the tree<br /></span></td></tr></tbody></table><p>I had spent so much time on the <a href="https://dollmum.blogspot.com/2022/07/shakespeare-dream-coat-for-sasha.html" target="_blank">Shakespeare Dream Coat</a>, I didn't have much time to make the 2 outfits for my 'Dress a Sasha' display. I had chosen my favourite Christmas Carol for very personal reasons. </p><p>'Once in Royal David's City' is my favourite Christmas carol because for me at least it heralds the start of Christmas, after 4 weeks of Advent, on Christmas Eve, when a solo chorister sings the first verse then the choir joins in harmony for the second verse before everyone else joins for the rest. Most of my childhood Christmasses were in hot weather, the equivalent of 'Christmas in July' in the USA, so my memories of the coolness of St George's Cathedral, Cape Town on a hot sunny Christmas Eve conjures up a familiar and special atmosphere of excited anticipation of Christmas Day. My late brother Russell was a boy chorister in the Cathedral (he became Head chorister) during the 1970s and sang the first verse one Christmas. Many years later, his niece, my elder daughter, sang in the Nine Lessons and Carols service in York Minster when we were able to be there (Christmas 2021), the choir started with that carol while standing under the Heart of Yorkshire window which is above the great west door. In that vast space the sound of that beautifully tuned choir intoning the start of Christmas was sublime and it brought tears to my eyes.</p><p>A few weeks before the Sasha festival we had visited my elder daughter as she sang in York Minster (she finished her choral scholarship the day before we flew to the USA, so we were unable to be with her for the reading out of the singers who were leaving, but watched that Evensong live on YouTube). After the Sunday Evensong we attended in June, she took us to the robing room and held up her hood and the surplus (the flowing white gown which goes over the robe) for me to photograph, showed me how the red robes were designed, and how the amice (the white collar around the neck under the red robes) was tied on. I was able to put the photo of her graduation hood into Publisher, trace around the outline with a drawing tool then print off that drawing as the basis for the pattern on A4 paper, it was just the right scale for a Sasha doll. The hood is a curious shape.</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrG1TXT7aORIBDOgZOLP5Pbi0v9HKNXRnoRTcdDMPt8LLVSHd0Hg3gllR8WAkkkQKLkl9qQQTr6TX1cTa-k_qdp1alMxM5PCG0Z4hcvOVxQiKFEw1jEMVtNy0Z8kAZ3wWubO8Oi_4wqLveQHOkGUoZN0VJDnrY8KhfJRzlhpRAgMWyUUMSqObpDZcY/s1024/DSC_0451-edited1.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="614" data-original-width="1024" height="192" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrG1TXT7aORIBDOgZOLP5Pbi0v9HKNXRnoRTcdDMPt8LLVSHd0Hg3gllR8WAkkkQKLkl9qQQTr6TX1cTa-k_qdp1alMxM5PCG0Z4hcvOVxQiKFEw1jEMVtNy0Z8kAZ3wWubO8Oi_4wqLveQHOkGUoZN0VJDnrY8KhfJRzlhpRAgMWyUUMSqObpDZcY/s320/DSC_0451-edited1.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Sewing the hood - just after I'd finished stitching it together and had clipped the seams</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjn9JKcik5glosJxD6Fc14p9F5u550Nwa6JIZcO8RwoZ60CVj3x7K-OIZ73h7DSlN0XftfCFnBb6ct7RwE3OMRyEuHNzaKdxalzuywqG3yK9bGpqsQag3cfq7LU7X-ZXl7e7aoNu990sCtfhfFCrssJG5d5UajSiQDtUTzKO7iXgE2UHBRLdDxRWeoW/s1024/DSC_0452-edited1.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="614" data-original-width="1024" height="192" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjn9JKcik5glosJxD6Fc14p9F5u550Nwa6JIZcO8RwoZ60CVj3x7K-OIZ73h7DSlN0XftfCFnBb6ct7RwE3OMRyEuHNzaKdxalzuywqG3yK9bGpqsQag3cfq7LU7X-ZXl7e7aoNu990sCtfhfFCrssJG5d5UajSiQDtUTzKO7iXgE2UHBRLdDxRWeoW/s320/DSC_0452-edited1.jpg" width="320" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">The sewn hood waiting to be turned right side out</span></td></tr></tbody></table><p>Once the hood was made (her University graduation hood is bright salmon and orange, with royal blue trim), I drafted patterns for the robes, adapting a pattern which had originated in the Venus A. Dodge Dolls Dressmaker book when I'd previously adapted a jacket to make Reuben's red tailcoat when he played trumpet in the Muppet band at the 2018 Sasha Celebration Weekend. I scaled the robe pattern down to suit a toddler after drafting it for a Sasha. Once Laura and Edmund had their red robes, I designed and made their white surpluses, a simplified version of the surplus my daughter wore as a choral scholar. </p><p>These were all sewn just a few days before the festival. I packed a few sewing accessories, including some white bias binding in my luggage so I could do any last minute adaptions, and made the white ruffled collar for the chorister in the hotel bedroom the night before 'Dress a Sasha' from the white bias binding by hand stitching the tiny pleats. The amice was some white woven tape about an inch wide, wrapped around their necks, crossed over their chests and tied at the back of the waist, in a similar fashion to the amice my daughter wore.</p><p>The backdrop for my Dress a Sasha was slightly problematic - it needed to be very portable and lightweight and I didn't have an A3 printer (which would have been ideal) to layout all the pictures I wanted to include and print on one large sheet. So I printed out the pictures on white card and took those with me to cut out at the hotel, along with the portable stand my daughter had used for the Happy Birthday banner for her <a href="https://dollmum.blogspot.com/2017/08/usa-2017-sasha-festival-part-2.html" target="_blank">2017 Dress a Sasha entry</a>. I tied red patterned ribbons to the dowels in the stand and used mini plastic pegs to attach the individual pictures to the two pieces of ribbon stretched between the dowels (I provided tension between the top of the dowels by tying ribbon to the tops and stretching that round underneath the stand, it worked quite well). </p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNDCNNteIC3KfAKxuwOnfAlrKpFUZQgIIzYGkuLqbhkh4hPyir1M69HDWs4uPXzqudfG2y5jwdXXbvZ-FdBRpEGRZMax8GeClXlRkpsKk204uVJNTWj3H3iRRSJA-Mw3c8VRyEgmhUZ6LzzVqbi35mC6rkaGFU2SNecOhbRNf6Hqiyz1_F3sIIm4jM/s1024/DSC_0683-edited1.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="819" data-original-width="1024" height="256" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNDCNNteIC3KfAKxuwOnfAlrKpFUZQgIIzYGkuLqbhkh4hPyir1M69HDWs4uPXzqudfG2y5jwdXXbvZ-FdBRpEGRZMax8GeClXlRkpsKk204uVJNTWj3H3iRRSJA-Mw3c8VRyEgmhUZ6LzzVqbi35mC6rkaGFU2SNecOhbRNf6Hqiyz1_F3sIIm4jM/s320/DSC_0683-edited1.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Backdrop for my Dress a Sasha entry, showing all the photos of York Minster (left top and bottom) and St George's Cathedral (right top and bottom) I attached to the ribbons</span></td></tr></tbody></table><p>I made little music sheets for the dolls to hold from thin card. I brought blutak with me for the dolls to hold their music, but when setting up on the day couldn't find the blutak so Pat P very kindly let me use some of her Mini-hold wax paste (I later found the blutak where I had put it inside the box of mini pegs!).</p><p>I borrowed my younger daughter's two red-haired Sasha dolls for this scene with Laura representing my elder daughter (wearing her graduation hood over her robes and surplus) and Edmund representing my late brother Russell. My younger daughter carefully did Laura's hair in a long braid/plait which is often how my elder daughter wore her hair when singing in the Minster. </p><p>The photos of the backdrop are of York Minster's Heart of Yorkshire window (including a photo of my home Advent window version from 2020 made with black paper and tissue paper), the York Minster Advent wreath, nave choir stalls and magnificent newly restored pipe organ, plus my photos of St George's Cathedral's wonderful stained glass windows including one depicting Mary, Joseph and the donkey on the way to Bethlehem, the great rose window and the Ascension window, plus my home Advent window version from 2018 of the boy choristers, including my brother, singing (tissue paper).</p><p>I used dark green fabric with tiny gold stars as a mat to disguise the doll stands and the backdrop stand, it set off the red and white outfits really well.</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWQdMNOZWJqE7Y7Jdy5gdRDq9gjV-shsNWBFf2btGVdAJz8CP56cQm_8zj3cczk-2heNDgL9QcIGDchbkPyZSv5CjUegWqUYys0DqQ6DR9M--Qc_NHD2uqFittPP91chPURzUukjCOBNEC5-pu1X2bunUwJAOXQwtJ1XCBkVwDGp33EABElj-DNJVh/s1024/DSC_0555-edited1.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1024" data-original-width="678" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWQdMNOZWJqE7Y7Jdy5gdRDq9gjV-shsNWBFf2btGVdAJz8CP56cQm_8zj3cczk-2heNDgL9QcIGDchbkPyZSv5CjUegWqUYys0DqQ6DR9M--Qc_NHD2uqFittPP91chPURzUukjCOBNEC5-pu1X2bunUwJAOXQwtJ1XCBkVwDGp33EABElj-DNJVh/s320/DSC_0555-edited1.jpg" width="212" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Laura and Edmund in my Dress a Sasha of 'Once in Royal David's city' carol on Christmas Eve</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNpv2Ydryq9bWKcYjU0OXGma0z2lR9nPbAYJNrCl0D2Hwz0FUkiGmuIKBvq0MNlA3fPTRNL6VAM0zrsdnoQvvG_6f_Nhci5gSI_FRJXock-wzesdSG_ra34yBLx865q37pMOx-BJxlqsNDseb0HV_zXF8gJefYjebRROOKYasQBbz55cUtKYJ4r75k/s1024/DSC_0587-edited1.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1024" data-original-width="819" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNpv2Ydryq9bWKcYjU0OXGma0z2lR9nPbAYJNrCl0D2Hwz0FUkiGmuIKBvq0MNlA3fPTRNL6VAM0zrsdnoQvvG_6f_Nhci5gSI_FRJXock-wzesdSG_ra34yBLx865q37pMOx-BJxlqsNDseb0HV_zXF8gJefYjebRROOKYasQBbz55cUtKYJ4r75k/s320/DSC_0587-edited1.jpg" width="256" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">'Once in Royal David's City' - my favourite Christmas carol </span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p>This was what I put on the card introducing my entry:</p><p>"Once in Royal David’s City is my favourite Christmas Carol, as it is used at the start of the traditional Nine Lessons and Carols service on Christmas Eve in churches and Cathedrals around the world. The young chorister represents a red-haired boy singing the first solo verse in a hushed large space, in St George’s Cathedral Cape Town in the 1970s. The older choir member represents a red-haired young woman singing as an alto choral scholar (with the tenors, basses and counter-tenors) in the vast space of York Minster, York, England in 2021. She wears her graduation hood of orange/salmon/blue."</p><p><o:p></o:p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjR485VProIveVS2avxH1now7qeQaFhxxyKmsBmwwf-c19mtuLzB4yB0-lDQRx1qUe0tPnFzbhuro1H3EBQPIKH8nVPOzlMFIBOwixyhX9knRJanNomieffQIba6P225fS-_8HjRs1wE4lfTlOsm-L6_e5apK9n5CgRUvZPQ4owaNzjBqkr2BA20K7l/s1024/DSC_0585-edited1.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1024" data-original-width="819" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjR485VProIveVS2avxH1now7qeQaFhxxyKmsBmwwf-c19mtuLzB4yB0-lDQRx1qUe0tPnFzbhuro1H3EBQPIKH8nVPOzlMFIBOwixyhX9knRJanNomieffQIba6P225fS-_8HjRs1wE4lfTlOsm-L6_e5apK9n5CgRUvZPQ4owaNzjBqkr2BA20K7l/s320/DSC_0585-edited1.jpg" width="256" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Side view of Laura, showing the graduation hood</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKhPKSOBW2JbM5Q8DYwD8fH-F-TFWBp500bLPzMH077JwLyOHoeW9ZULPmjO6XBFNGt0Lbp3wKWD5KShFUKMjP8GBsv_Wgir5LWMn91-gjbV7cdNBu3ngZxndCyJPoslQ7n4ylKVbgkM3ri9hjTmMWu0utvngMJULsDhA9JD7uNPEDMCjFyEViXYNf/s1024/DSC_0589-edited1.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="678" data-original-width="1024" height="212" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKhPKSOBW2JbM5Q8DYwD8fH-F-TFWBp500bLPzMH077JwLyOHoeW9ZULPmjO6XBFNGt0Lbp3wKWD5KShFUKMjP8GBsv_Wgir5LWMn91-gjbV7cdNBu3ngZxndCyJPoslQ7n4ylKVbgkM3ri9hjTmMWu0utvngMJULsDhA9JD7uNPEDMCjFyEViXYNf/s320/DSC_0589-edited1.jpg" width="320" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Laura and Edmund have their sheet music for 'Once in Royal David's City'</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p>I was pleased with how my 'Dress a Sasha' turned out, considering how little time I had to make the outfits and my elder daughter thought I'd done a fairly accurate copy of her graduation hood.</p><p>As at the 2017 festival, my daughter was the only teen entry. There were 3 entries from children (all assembled by entrant), 4 entries for adult made by entrant and 5 entries for adult assembled by entrant.</p><p>All the entries were really impressive with several being humorous, others very imaginative and ingenious, and the other 'made by entrant' entries were all very well designed and constructed outfits.</p><h4 style="text-align: left;">Child - all items assembled by entrant</h4><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFYBLM_36U8zgkBEpVBE0LGk0Uc2ZCpXuPQdgN3ag9CW7m1Kug-n_1nKP3B_fV9ueEkOnrCmgguanYXwHSOl0--GIHuBHp8FM593Bkzm7GukiTam9KogZPZEp-g7-7Ge-rgqp9Gu9j00G_l5TsnqEsYZyf1Cr9lk_xnrqhLZOIcQFsd8zQhKYRGyDi/s1024/DSC_0568-edited1.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1024" data-original-width="819" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFYBLM_36U8zgkBEpVBE0LGk0Uc2ZCpXuPQdgN3ag9CW7m1Kug-n_1nKP3B_fV9ueEkOnrCmgguanYXwHSOl0--GIHuBHp8FM593Bkzm7GukiTam9KogZPZEp-g7-7Ge-rgqp9Gu9j00G_l5TsnqEsYZyf1Cr9lk_xnrqhLZOIcQFsd8zQhKYRGyDi/s320/DSC_0568-edited1.jpg" width="256" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Child entrant 1 - fireplace, wreath, cards and tree all made by the entrant</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVrmeyh9fg4AQbmXTWny4OE3jJ8zTvYS3ms0jxZ5UGFhcksnwFyv_cewTctRiBnF6ZV1FoXkG2wacYH8swGHdbQGvVCDCDmsFZjfgbfsfREPyBNEsCuoYBjbRii5oYsvY23CJEVjgOVkqWd0yEVZrhwhDfDWlV_eXGwC06epIhraUChi8hbWW5UR7I/s1024/DSC_0569-edited1.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1024" data-original-width="678" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVrmeyh9fg4AQbmXTWny4OE3jJ8zTvYS3ms0jxZ5UGFhcksnwFyv_cewTctRiBnF6ZV1FoXkG2wacYH8swGHdbQGvVCDCDmsFZjfgbfsfREPyBNEsCuoYBjbRii5oYsvY23CJEVjgOVkqWd0yEVZrhwhDfDWlV_eXGwC06epIhraUChi8hbWW5UR7I/s320/DSC_0569-edited1.jpg" width="212" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Child entrant 1 - a lot of excitement with all those gifts</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0Ofq8kq2MskA29JQuP5OVi98mFbr5KU8qSYzreFkcHPXGV0hAOXFNrAhBYARfABUFfcYrEmhghMd3cX78arnaJTYpn8MTS8vPdAVGUP6E8r4lJ-_UPqYRAFh9xX83BgMY3PltbA-xpqKLwk1DxbeBB0ndAWnjtJYMOkdqfI2cNOkGXcPliObUxPYG/s1024/DSC_0570-edited1.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1024" data-original-width="678" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0Ofq8kq2MskA29JQuP5OVi98mFbr5KU8qSYzreFkcHPXGV0hAOXFNrAhBYARfABUFfcYrEmhghMd3cX78arnaJTYpn8MTS8vPdAVGUP6E8r4lJ-_UPqYRAFh9xX83BgMY3PltbA-xpqKLwk1DxbeBB0ndAWnjtJYMOkdqfI2cNOkGXcPliObUxPYG/s320/DSC_0570-edited1.jpg" width="212" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Child entrant 1 - lovely gifts and felt tree for these lucky Sasha dolls</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYBOyuJy7bFFcSiO94l-eks5VweCJsSBibm12hjv-WFD7LBpP5CRI2-LPwlTyw4y-Pfec1rjlyEyfSfVyjQmpHu2Mm5QQ_TpYLQEVE5Q6pkKsnCPg843ZbJtyePGHnMV8dtdgb-m-NlYJux45C3ZhoSCdgjG1DlVff2uRy8JhevO3RlLnmFJ5C5QiZ/s1024/DSC_0571-edited1.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1024" data-original-width="678" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYBOyuJy7bFFcSiO94l-eks5VweCJsSBibm12hjv-WFD7LBpP5CRI2-LPwlTyw4y-Pfec1rjlyEyfSfVyjQmpHu2Mm5QQ_TpYLQEVE5Q6pkKsnCPg843ZbJtyePGHnMV8dtdgb-m-NlYJux45C3ZhoSCdgjG1DlVff2uRy8JhevO3RlLnmFJ5C5QiZ/s320/DSC_0571-edited1.jpg" width="212" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Child entrant 2 - waiting for Father Christmas/Santa</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuj39h0MKurMNGZBsLSrLbzFkQzMlEpZgSh6Gf8WyH5UzImU7yn-4KlXBcj_yaHU0xIZNxwna-tAL_yUP6r9OrnRSvQ6IMySlJyTTUmbfrf7ZoqqypkMWTeYD18HbQK5bRTPJqwy86IyVkR_aR2snmSLamnKkvnD9npwLSUbvCRdpdmc7jCkUzuWkQ/s1024/DSC_0572-edited1.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1024" data-original-width="678" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuj39h0MKurMNGZBsLSrLbzFkQzMlEpZgSh6Gf8WyH5UzImU7yn-4KlXBcj_yaHU0xIZNxwna-tAL_yUP6r9OrnRSvQ6IMySlJyTTUmbfrf7ZoqqypkMWTeYD18HbQK5bRTPJqwy86IyVkR_aR2snmSLamnKkvnD9npwLSUbvCRdpdmc7jCkUzuWkQ/s320/DSC_0572-edited1.jpg" width="212" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Child entrant 2 - peeping through that window at Father Christmas bearing gifts</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6EQBVrn_V9xCp2ZsmlwpQcwIUkPPAulP32hxVOB1KGzy31cy9-qadekzmqBxbjAhJ7o9nvmvbdF43EsGXwWaUKIKlgRvr_mnGMzKrINlle9pvNB_4YSwM1lLi1M5FePfN-2_cP_ApIRfFn6XFzlMlDbEGl1QiF1Da0X03zvK6U1x_1AeJlb_Gjxnd/s1024/DSC_0573-edited1.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1024" data-original-width="678" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6EQBVrn_V9xCp2ZsmlwpQcwIUkPPAulP32hxVOB1KGzy31cy9-qadekzmqBxbjAhJ7o9nvmvbdF43EsGXwWaUKIKlgRvr_mnGMzKrINlle9pvNB_4YSwM1lLi1M5FePfN-2_cP_ApIRfFn6XFzlMlDbEGl1QiF1Da0X03zvK6U1x_1AeJlb_Gjxnd/s320/DSC_0573-edited1.jpg" width="212" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Child entrant 2 - the baby Father Christmas in the sleigh with gifts, and a spotty reindeer</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinw5h7aO_rfDo-IwHKhfewxdt-YjNgemTqBRiuzwNKupRwP_RSzlmW4iZXXxq26cPUinab6j4-IyZohkR_XnJ-2O-oWDqo53MSyO518YmL7ecAmUS5IEMif6dTvYodquPcZzWbtPyL_jthLQDbRCzdJ8DaossUPr7-79w2N2WjTdR9bUPxb36bK6Fg/s3600/DSC_0574-edited1.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3600" data-original-width="3600" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinw5h7aO_rfDo-IwHKhfewxdt-YjNgemTqBRiuzwNKupRwP_RSzlmW4iZXXxq26cPUinab6j4-IyZohkR_XnJ-2O-oWDqo53MSyO518YmL7ecAmUS5IEMif6dTvYodquPcZzWbtPyL_jthLQDbRCzdJ8DaossUPr7-79w2N2WjTdR9bUPxb36bK6Fg/s320/DSC_0574-edited1.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Child entrant 3 - Baby enjoying a bumper Christmas gift selection!</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTyueM_SpKIbV8oRUix2yWRfikzV-Kpddyog_BvuWtfqMPBFwmnJSOLw--FfuHqFfyF8Ieiqylmw99BUSiL8QXoiUIsJC-6py9MVYmMS_lLILD3YEnGq0MRxlNogckSYapn5aiiQwHz6l9JuxcDmJ7ti6C1i5rzgaSL5z7fg1ChARWjJFuLeoHDDC_/s1024/DSC_0575-edited1.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1024" data-original-width="819" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTyueM_SpKIbV8oRUix2yWRfikzV-Kpddyog_BvuWtfqMPBFwmnJSOLw--FfuHqFfyF8Ieiqylmw99BUSiL8QXoiUIsJC-6py9MVYmMS_lLILD3YEnGq0MRxlNogckSYapn5aiiQwHz6l9JuxcDmJ7ti6C1i5rzgaSL5z7fg1ChARWjJFuLeoHDDC_/s320/DSC_0575-edited1.jpg" width="256" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Child entrant 3 - what a lucky baby receiving all those vehicles for Christmas</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div><h4 style="text-align: left;">Teen - all items assembled by entrant</h4><div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMfOQQxdjd0qPEmj4-IAPzzNgakCPKVQ9ZwhqHvUaUTkpjZ9XTOZbp6KcVESMdX0rXRmHoLFIQVEsBAtFyB0hlT4sVv2GRwCYkC8X4gcVrKntq6uJVKvDRrKGTFvWOiK3KSmhiKjbIigwgjjISH7774BRkwElYf0U1k2XbO1IDCz33V-HIxxqYnh0F/s1024/DSC_0566-edited1.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1024" data-original-width="819" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMfOQQxdjd0qPEmj4-IAPzzNgakCPKVQ9ZwhqHvUaUTkpjZ9XTOZbp6KcVESMdX0rXRmHoLFIQVEsBAtFyB0hlT4sVv2GRwCYkC8X4gcVrKntq6uJVKvDRrKGTFvWOiK3KSmhiKjbIigwgjjISH7774BRkwElYf0U1k2XbO1IDCz33V-HIxxqYnh0F/s320/DSC_0566-edited1.jpg" width="256" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Teen entrant 1 - Decorating the Christmas tree (my daughter's entry)</span></td></tr></tbody></table><h4 style="text-align: left;"><span style="text-align: center;">Adult - all clothing made by entrant</span></h4><div style="text-align: left;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjns7bFIfllEX_bpJBmjRtjSjLaFrUOxdFo-J46l1tgrVR1CzelsqoeuWR52Kv3GfenIi7n-DOo8AX1mpS5JO9nPI6JGV7Oc4qSXyMZHufRO2h2YH9gkD41OxCLOc_zWYHINGV4XPAVo31zlPbD7p0gdvb1m4c1B6uiavHhsNosB0k9hoIhqKJ4rkoG/s1024/DSC_0579-edited1.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="819" data-original-width="1024" height="256" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjns7bFIfllEX_bpJBmjRtjSjLaFrUOxdFo-J46l1tgrVR1CzelsqoeuWR52Kv3GfenIi7n-DOo8AX1mpS5JO9nPI6JGV7Oc4qSXyMZHufRO2h2YH9gkD41OxCLOc_zWYHINGV4XPAVo31zlPbD7p0gdvb1m4c1B6uiavHhsNosB0k9hoIhqKJ4rkoG/s320/DSC_0579-edited1.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Adult - All clothing made by entrant voting slips bag and notice</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjStbUcvlQYBdYe7nfN7Zx4ok-KWriLBtUGLi_rAVYHkLxeIFUfa4TqIOuH8Y-QqDUknn7hwQvbSDdliHw_10gQsOSlTKyviJxIWdCloJNYt10UeMZD0PkwQ-KTeg7AyErwxpdfIcTUDCIBAynfi6BDeGQtq3xHTkoUM885Gikpp7xzHzvgJwTfIYmD/s1024/DSC_0580-edited1.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1024" data-original-width="853" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjStbUcvlQYBdYe7nfN7Zx4ok-KWriLBtUGLi_rAVYHkLxeIFUfa4TqIOuH8Y-QqDUknn7hwQvbSDdliHw_10gQsOSlTKyviJxIWdCloJNYt10UeMZD0PkwQ-KTeg7AyErwxpdfIcTUDCIBAynfi6BDeGQtq3xHTkoUM885Gikpp7xzHzvgJwTfIYmD/s320/DSC_0580-edited1.jpg" width="267" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Adult clothing made entrant 1 - A Ukrainian Christmas story</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxls6gB9PXQl-FMzjPMihYpaUWy0ggtaXdTlK91BnZGXRFgzo9F2sMf1hIl8w3TPp6fSkBC-LKxxmElDh4HHS9WN0Ak9nD9TDMjDAqGif6QgiemU7j_AqeFo0YXsvyPuSVmL8TZpPSfTzW3bkFOV-V-Ogo5Lo2lZO91YkPuXRp5QrmLkCUfHGn_nAA/s1024/DSC_0581-edited1.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1024" data-original-width="678" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxls6gB9PXQl-FMzjPMihYpaUWy0ggtaXdTlK91BnZGXRFgzo9F2sMf1hIl8w3TPp6fSkBC-LKxxmElDh4HHS9WN0Ak9nD9TDMjDAqGif6QgiemU7j_AqeFo0YXsvyPuSVmL8TZpPSfTzW3bkFOV-V-Ogo5Lo2lZO91YkPuXRp5QrmLkCUfHGn_nAA/s320/DSC_0581-edited1.jpg" width="212" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Adult clothing made entrant 1 - beautifully hand embroidered Ukrainian national dress for this Sasha girl</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6d6vcgxsKxVVBQD4XTjFgxqxLRgdAHmpKk0G7ysZ8-AegNxukdf0Hz9YiCkbn_5TVJzDb-467A2CYSRdPcmuC8DP_Y7h1ilFUKTEpmW2KTIbgxHBaW9TvAc-xVRNhB_017ILXJeEWDMEYVCceLFwhNFM8IkM1AkVrddD79Nwi4J8RU1roaeI8_0Dk/s1024/DSC_0582-edited1.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1024" data-original-width="678" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6d6vcgxsKxVVBQD4XTjFgxqxLRgdAHmpKk0G7ysZ8-AegNxukdf0Hz9YiCkbn_5TVJzDb-467A2CYSRdPcmuC8DP_Y7h1ilFUKTEpmW2KTIbgxHBaW9TvAc-xVRNhB_017ILXJeEWDMEYVCceLFwhNFM8IkM1AkVrddD79Nwi4J8RU1roaeI8_0Dk/s320/DSC_0582-edited1.jpg" width="212" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Adult clothing made entrant 1 - Father Christmas comes to Ukraine, and helper</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1FXBNtwLyXQ5S5UhKYelnJgvrzpqkvkrUo7FKyUqT85C6Z5omCDtu2bhuUaXEV_85SHWww-38BmbiYc0DsLCAb8R983eUzDHTCBdnrav0pJlbintfspFPi-eCSILe291GQypL6d78A9ZyIvGzma_6zG_IwNq0C3tvFXr2ekV9snqCjpqhAKyz87TB/s1024/DSC_0583-edited1.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1024" data-original-width="678" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1FXBNtwLyXQ5S5UhKYelnJgvrzpqkvkrUo7FKyUqT85C6Z5omCDtu2bhuUaXEV_85SHWww-38BmbiYc0DsLCAb8R983eUzDHTCBdnrav0pJlbintfspFPi-eCSILe291GQypL6d78A9ZyIvGzma_6zG_IwNq0C3tvFXr2ekV9snqCjpqhAKyz87TB/s320/DSC_0583-edited1.jpg" width="212" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Adult clothing made entrant 2 - Nestor the long eared Donkey (A Christmas story)</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikRmFGmeAoO1yb16B59P_l7qmW6K91nigQw8oI1e8HV3D-u-6N-87nCTG2dfXBdlnmr0Gcd6k0_ZosI1JoThctVNyP1Wx3-3OELkzGjpoNQNVUlpG21cKO_ZcK310bUEvpqJvdRtHf51_h1IQJtTISs41pX-NSfzQSrTJVF2HjqREKnG9w_J9Pvvwa/s1024/DSC_0584-edited1.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1024" data-original-width="678" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikRmFGmeAoO1yb16B59P_l7qmW6K91nigQw8oI1e8HV3D-u-6N-87nCTG2dfXBdlnmr0Gcd6k0_ZosI1JoThctVNyP1Wx3-3OELkzGjpoNQNVUlpG21cKO_ZcK310bUEvpqJvdRtHf51_h1IQJtTISs41pX-NSfzQSrTJVF2HjqREKnG9w_J9Pvvwa/s320/DSC_0584-edited1.jpg" width="212" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Adult clothing made entrant 2 - Nestor the long eared Donkey (A Christmas story)<br /><br /></span></td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYoQIjWj34GkrMHxkuba2WyMr0wu9QsxJ62RmTi2mAch0irAx0nY2HN_QjTUJBB7XmlYRbjUWwfFjztjO_mjDeK9WI68-eYyB6TwZpgTTL31BhIXUxNKyM9MlI1WC2tYyl2FNxt3wX9O0qEtYSNJK_ikyeNriVOggfW4U5XDPKLQ5du6ZZ82xOzGon/s1024/DSC_0562-edited1.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1024" data-original-width="678" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYoQIjWj34GkrMHxkuba2WyMr0wu9QsxJ62RmTi2mAch0irAx0nY2HN_QjTUJBB7XmlYRbjUWwfFjztjO_mjDeK9WI68-eYyB6TwZpgTTL31BhIXUxNKyM9MlI1WC2tYyl2FNxt3wX9O0qEtYSNJK_ikyeNriVOggfW4U5XDPKLQ5du6ZZ82xOzGon/s320/DSC_0562-edited1.jpg" width="212" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Adult clothing made entrant 3 - 'Once in Royal David's City' favourite Christmas carol (my entry)<br /></span></td></tr></tbody></table><div><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEju5dYrTqklA8F9_nVdFsjP7eH_IlJmeJCBBskb0__ylGDJvM0b5rUkOQzahfUrPhWBN8gR50uDwyBBGO9pYlECmcnFyxA0cuZQFAeVWmu13MbiMy6AcxzrywE0igFisuSzyqIxeazH0xDToZV7qD2-ZHawbKNGkfscRt2jdDJ-jvXmzkQg3gRFKcOQ/s1024/DSC_0592-edited1.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1024" data-original-width="678" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEju5dYrTqklA8F9_nVdFsjP7eH_IlJmeJCBBskb0__ylGDJvM0b5rUkOQzahfUrPhWBN8gR50uDwyBBGO9pYlECmcnFyxA0cuZQFAeVWmu13MbiMy6AcxzrywE0igFisuSzyqIxeazH0xDToZV7qD2-ZHawbKNGkfscRt2jdDJ-jvXmzkQg3gRFKcOQ/s320/DSC_0592-edited1.jpg" width="212" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Adult clothing made entrant 4 - Decorating the tiered Christmas tree village</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgh8-_m7K-OynSmMuv1lK88KD5kqOZ3t_N8Rq0BtxarFdsTrWw_0HRsjdQEiNFvyDxXOKDjP5N6as_qPWibTDEARq8WtWBiXiahoHXQ_VUOqLfce19Gj57F9DDCmc1L758zFAjEAtwf4Rr_-btq3q5nQNPOfwj_8sgQ98UYwm70wYEoDv9T70FUyPGn/s1024/DSC_0593-edited1.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1024" data-original-width="678" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgh8-_m7K-OynSmMuv1lK88KD5kqOZ3t_N8Rq0BtxarFdsTrWw_0HRsjdQEiNFvyDxXOKDjP5N6as_qPWibTDEARq8WtWBiXiahoHXQ_VUOqLfce19Gj57F9DDCmc1L758zFAjEAtwf4Rr_-btq3q5nQNPOfwj_8sgQ98UYwm70wYEoDv9T70FUyPGn/s320/DSC_0593-edited1.jpg" width="212" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Adult clothing made entrant 4 - Decorating the tiered Christmas tree village<br /></span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgji9ogUNTFxK69sfOubaO8bG7EvgW_HYqAMk-OctypI4hdq8rqq0trwwX_cnws2NoXWqKMYR4DABdUluyQqR3FX50kMrAAXtfbyhcKMpI75xMaQVxJX3LHZ1Soq0-kVUgwYdM4S6gGPnQTvxB9LAXODDP25-kieKWS4ixE9nKh2SMbqfpOzk_Kt8se/s1024/DSC_0594-edited1.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1024" data-original-width="678" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgji9ogUNTFxK69sfOubaO8bG7EvgW_HYqAMk-OctypI4hdq8rqq0trwwX_cnws2NoXWqKMYR4DABdUluyQqR3FX50kMrAAXtfbyhcKMpI75xMaQVxJX3LHZ1Soq0-kVUgwYdM4S6gGPnQTvxB9LAXODDP25-kieKWS4ixE9nKh2SMbqfpOzk_Kt8se/s320/DSC_0594-edited1.jpg" width="212" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Adult clothing made entrant 4 - wearing her splendid red dress for doing the Christmas decorations<br /></span></td></tr></tbody></table><h4>Adult - all items assembled by entrant</h4></div><div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrsoWQN0sw29e_U9Sv_95DdpnYAtTyMDVNzBMIagwWtvQExBAJGXnQggBJmtwQEppLThcop3s9QYbnNiIIjo687eLai-J7nk9NTU5LCTks2dp8KN60Qhx43PQu0PhuDNOFqTnziB48Rbe0Kq5FLSrh60RmbIXSu-YuDVAo8ED0oHPw5RCGEhP2bQDm/s1024/DSC_0598-edited1.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1024" data-original-width="678" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrsoWQN0sw29e_U9Sv_95DdpnYAtTyMDVNzBMIagwWtvQExBAJGXnQggBJmtwQEppLThcop3s9QYbnNiIIjo687eLai-J7nk9NTU5LCTks2dp8KN60Qhx43PQu0PhuDNOFqTnziB48Rbe0Kq5FLSrh60RmbIXSu-YuDVAo8ED0oHPw5RCGEhP2bQDm/s320/DSC_0598-edited1.jpg" width="212" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="text-align: left;">Adult all items assembled by entrant - voting slips bag and notice</span><br /><br /></span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTJZ20XYQQRpmtPTX8_TjMCGC_mRf31cKI0lMVfiDFMenQeKUWoqXvuES9KzVEOf9_xrVyAktqM0EbJGTAAO6TE9HijjpYyNKUrr1o9tnKZrUDrqnrbpWOTqqxfVzisHtTiPmggMFvBrH2pidIjvQHDOStslLKUCEUaVEdT2fxwDcbDXkbRJs_pTTZ/s1024/DSC_0595-edited1.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1024" data-original-width="819" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTJZ20XYQQRpmtPTX8_TjMCGC_mRf31cKI0lMVfiDFMenQeKUWoqXvuES9KzVEOf9_xrVyAktqM0EbJGTAAO6TE9HijjpYyNKUrr1o9tnKZrUDrqnrbpWOTqqxfVzisHtTiPmggMFvBrH2pidIjvQHDOStslLKUCEUaVEdT2fxwDcbDXkbRJs_pTTZ/s320/DSC_0595-edited1.jpg" width="256" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Adult assembled by entrant 1 - Father Christmas enjoys Christmas in July on the beach!</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGGfWMSc-uFriQJ8s2soUX_xXt3RdeViZOaRa0PaKTlvifA2dJ_LZrNxN5KIWSfWD3_Ofm82kLFe7r9qVoyzcEPToqyMuAneTFp9nUgQ9bIahOD53EqqM8Ki33ZdeSlSe2BKprWUP9yyLmBMOkwL3JwIOpnxzTfeV7JVRd4BK8cxt1CSDUQYKIUe67/s1024/DSC_0596-edited1.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1024" data-original-width="678" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGGfWMSc-uFriQJ8s2soUX_xXt3RdeViZOaRa0PaKTlvifA2dJ_LZrNxN5KIWSfWD3_Ofm82kLFe7r9qVoyzcEPToqyMuAneTFp9nUgQ9bIahOD53EqqM8Ki33ZdeSlSe2BKprWUP9yyLmBMOkwL3JwIOpnxzTfeV7JVRd4BK8cxt1CSDUQYKIUe67/s320/DSC_0596-edited1.jpg" width="212" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Adult assembled by entrant 1 - the perfect place to spend Christmas in July</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjN13fnmPrkvht9VJHi-SQPKOnXxY-ftHDr4MCNAwVL5zkieVFUCcYiM7V_MEix1JD0dUAHkfSwpyG-vjsLTLQmyENa2QUuoNkJGajTdwn2p_jHXxjQS3-AcThIdM86LhO-bJz6Ll7bNYJGAJE_hDnWzOCb2Zk2Kv2uHbSGwN5sEu7C_YIP5nVQqtxv/s1024/DSC_0597-edited1.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1024" data-original-width="678" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjN13fnmPrkvht9VJHi-SQPKOnXxY-ftHDr4MCNAwVL5zkieVFUCcYiM7V_MEix1JD0dUAHkfSwpyG-vjsLTLQmyENa2QUuoNkJGajTdwn2p_jHXxjQS3-AcThIdM86LhO-bJz6Ll7bNYJGAJE_hDnWzOCb2Zk2Kv2uHbSGwN5sEu7C_YIP5nVQqtxv/s320/DSC_0597-edited1.jpg" width="212" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Adult assembled by entrant 1 - relaxing in the shade on a hot July day in that warm Christmas suit!</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiLc46iOUilPL6P33GTm8lnUWofKgAydpcymK1H8SmqROkeZzLGUUENNjJHtFzPxWOInjlzWsDjzDj0AvjtRNRB-RIDsYEdzWpBp3r20ggo4HgjYJ5fwIEytKTVHSuobvDnSSZFXuZlJoXQwML9vf2_OpPFwVY4F8HxxkgM8dguSEWrehRTnyKwIAB/s1024/DSC_0599-edited1.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1024" data-original-width="678" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiLc46iOUilPL6P33GTm8lnUWofKgAydpcymK1H8SmqROkeZzLGUUENNjJHtFzPxWOInjlzWsDjzDj0AvjtRNRB-RIDsYEdzWpBp3r20ggo4HgjYJ5fwIEytKTVHSuobvDnSSZFXuZlJoXQwML9vf2_OpPFwVY4F8HxxkgM8dguSEWrehRTnyKwIAB/s320/DSC_0599-edited1.jpg" width="212" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Adult assembled by entrant 2 - carol singing in the neighbourhood</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhW2CDUbPYv57fjoSL36W1Lm-8Fg0GTCozns1pYvxmL35OC8sxZKkXBocljwCc2QW7syoalRPww-5p6NrD2xOb3xVMXzfyfnLc-sPUzE9ZJNQ_UlODM_09fd8ATUYV_QN5oskqJ29aIEzx_gaPMWar546-nyVCE0qRs05oPq1Ouhrjzc8JqGiLbpMUv/s1024/DSC_0601-edited1.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1024" data-original-width="678" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhW2CDUbPYv57fjoSL36W1Lm-8Fg0GTCozns1pYvxmL35OC8sxZKkXBocljwCc2QW7syoalRPww-5p6NrD2xOb3xVMXzfyfnLc-sPUzE9ZJNQ_UlODM_09fd8ATUYV_QN5oskqJ29aIEzx_gaPMWar546-nyVCE0qRs05oPq1Ouhrjzc8JqGiLbpMUv/s320/DSC_0601-edited1.jpg" width="212" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Adult assembled by entrant 2 - the carol singers outside a house</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOFycvu1AktxkO2Fie40wBtYi_c9l_RrIVUnGX01YTjb6mAtni9HJSG6KTJtRZ7fCEx8YsT5EuEcAAZDkN8d3gy2Nxt7AzlHRiofhkSt5JrPU3qZhMUZmhqpABpi-kiPLTt6Wdic8bVzWmkpGq-5elKq2miwNGievHLpj73Q182NPE2sOfxo9DWkO5/s1024/DSC_0602-edited1.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1024" data-original-width="678" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOFycvu1AktxkO2Fie40wBtYi_c9l_RrIVUnGX01YTjb6mAtni9HJSG6KTJtRZ7fCEx8YsT5EuEcAAZDkN8d3gy2Nxt7AzlHRiofhkSt5JrPU3qZhMUZmhqpABpi-kiPLTt6Wdic8bVzWmkpGq-5elKq2miwNGievHLpj73Q182NPE2sOfxo9DWkO5/s320/DSC_0602-edited1.jpg" width="212" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Adult assembled by entrant 2 - the young carol singers had their music (and there was a recording of children singing carols playing)</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhso5U4_KoUQYdeEaIXLskPiHXeQBB-LsCLzJ920l2tgctfpOlaQ8cT0d6J9xpc4u8-QxHAQ81U2DcBVf8Hd8N1xMbNHlJpYL_Xfad5pxlC8sofzWHYQOoT5gUz-xs1nR52qA4HGHISMZqkjG0O6xQ1F-r_CvZb_AkLH7AE0mJ3RUorFemJ8VqawYu0/s1024/DSC_0603-edited1.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1024" data-original-width="678" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhso5U4_KoUQYdeEaIXLskPiHXeQBB-LsCLzJ920l2tgctfpOlaQ8cT0d6J9xpc4u8-QxHAQ81U2DcBVf8Hd8N1xMbNHlJpYL_Xfad5pxlC8sofzWHYQOoT5gUz-xs1nR52qA4HGHISMZqkjG0O6xQ1F-r_CvZb_AkLH7AE0mJ3RUorFemJ8VqawYu0/s320/DSC_0603-edited1.jpg" width="212" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Adult assembled by entrant 2 - all three carol singers need their glasses for singing in the snow</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUzEaOtj1QCxn0x1d8SQJF_0gmWqXyNcUjMMB1POFn22OEcbzRcJGSXv03GSM1fqTE9q4fDCyS8LVIQaAlK6QMHZohcpjEvfrky-CK3QipNknGufb2Ha0GjF6aiLU7Z0IrVBIxSeU99KVeuMAhnDO5xEfem56zwkbyo1WUi9F2yzGmDoCUu6oklTWy/s1024/DSC_0604-edited1.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1024" data-original-width="678" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUzEaOtj1QCxn0x1d8SQJF_0gmWqXyNcUjMMB1POFn22OEcbzRcJGSXv03GSM1fqTE9q4fDCyS8LVIQaAlK6QMHZohcpjEvfrky-CK3QipNknGufb2Ha0GjF6aiLU7Z0IrVBIxSeU99KVeuMAhnDO5xEfem56zwkbyo1WUi9F2yzGmDoCUu6oklTWy/s320/DSC_0604-edited1.jpg" width="212" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Adult assembled by entrant 2 - carol singing in the snowy neighbourhood in July!</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaIZIoS5lL_kWdMmvt87Blt9T_KnzdQ-PrCraQAneT0tgqrq7KILlnW0Pq9VCBU-vS9VAmvQ_jtxMxJA_TRpm8gTtJx4sUf0g3NtFL-1dyJ9As_e5uxreUwjQ78w3cAjoEWxA95HNE3JaXyJKaJf4VxxQlqEd2OSmkYY98CeLqM-5Y-MkpC3hjWTQx/s1024/DSC_0606-edited1.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="678" data-original-width="1024" height="212" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaIZIoS5lL_kWdMmvt87Blt9T_KnzdQ-PrCraQAneT0tgqrq7KILlnW0Pq9VCBU-vS9VAmvQ_jtxMxJA_TRpm8gTtJx4sUf0g3NtFL-1dyJ9As_e5uxreUwjQ78w3cAjoEWxA95HNE3JaXyJKaJf4VxxQlqEd2OSmkYY98CeLqM-5Y-MkpC3hjWTQx/s320/DSC_0606-edited1.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Adult assembled by entrant 3 - Christmas activity of playing with new toys</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirNkxJrb-pW5UoTM46htcMCncUDVo_QvHlArXHSWWlJnu5rR_J5sGY3UOJuvAJ6IQhg5p3b5UJT2qefKBGks0JqwK57OWqPAjP-LvmCeGOWvbG86rVZnEEmm6IWROz2nxftvTZtFRt6sW8XGQjHk76gTQJmiLUFqi6KvpamMU4hVQ63LNp9uHxf1sK/s1024/DSC_0607-edited1.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="678" data-original-width="1024" height="212" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirNkxJrb-pW5UoTM46htcMCncUDVo_QvHlArXHSWWlJnu5rR_J5sGY3UOJuvAJ6IQhg5p3b5UJT2qefKBGks0JqwK57OWqPAjP-LvmCeGOWvbG86rVZnEEmm6IWROz2nxftvTZtFRt6sW8XGQjHk76gTQJmiLUFqi6KvpamMU4hVQ63LNp9uHxf1sK/s320/DSC_0607-edited1.jpg" width="320" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Adult assembled by entrant 3 - enjoying their new toys for Christmas</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivJHM2kWY8yNCqexxnhqmTEz067DxOA-KLzpJ68spEw8GO4D26HMJDh3SGZtHupC_bU3RVN7nrmcXDIisKuuXecFXpZHYwltP4s6cSvmZAcujzRNN8fhUn29AlbR94ToUIPo36CgrOk187E_4MK0XGNCRZeXEerT-6K0mgr5Am6ulcPZB-VBLdw1Dz/s1024/DSC_0608-edited1.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="678" data-original-width="1024" height="212" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivJHM2kWY8yNCqexxnhqmTEz067DxOA-KLzpJ68spEw8GO4D26HMJDh3SGZtHupC_bU3RVN7nrmcXDIisKuuXecFXpZHYwltP4s6cSvmZAcujzRNN8fhUn29AlbR94ToUIPo36CgrOk187E_4MK0XGNCRZeXEerT-6K0mgr5Am6ulcPZB-VBLdw1Dz/s320/DSC_0608-edited1.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Adult assembled by entrant 3 - Baby has a new racing car for the speedway</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4VPyiaw6LJSr9aQRQlqdgDaskTYzowcSgEvgyy8IovDo54zDCxlnpJrsFXk67K2mS8n-iwPymWJonuwWi7Emhof2-ek4f28DHXVZ4EfE4E-swtzQYrdIPpKcF70GRiP3MI1zW8rHtZG6iDR4grIxR8tna8tba5khniHrk5cSXbiq1MDusbloH4GS5/s1024/DSC_0610-edited1.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1024" data-original-width="678" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4VPyiaw6LJSr9aQRQlqdgDaskTYzowcSgEvgyy8IovDo54zDCxlnpJrsFXk67K2mS8n-iwPymWJonuwWi7Emhof2-ek4f28DHXVZ4EfE4E-swtzQYrdIPpKcF70GRiP3MI1zW8rHtZG6iDR4grIxR8tna8tba5khniHrk5cSXbiq1MDusbloH4GS5/s320/DSC_0610-edited1.jpg" width="212" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Adult assembled by entrant 4 - A Christmas Story (1983 film) with Ralphie Parker in his pink bunny suit (this film is very popular in the USA but wasn't one we had heard about before the Sasha festival)</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZ5RY00sZB1mpuhKtqnMG-ZiqjVRVJUvz41WG9duJxh8u2o0lbaQ-Q9wH4TddzDQIvy4MbAC-KJfETC_UllHtvba8sk_k2Q69tDoTlUzGp_pCkOTI_t1lP9prdZPBnnzjlNQwBdtiLZ_AcOwQFIs1V1DTm_CsvFIKp6iYM8c7Gb7gKsdplqERZqXPb/s1024/DSC_0611-edited1.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1024" data-original-width="819" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZ5RY00sZB1mpuhKtqnMG-ZiqjVRVJUvz41WG9duJxh8u2o0lbaQ-Q9wH4TddzDQIvy4MbAC-KJfETC_UllHtvba8sk_k2Q69tDoTlUzGp_pCkOTI_t1lP9prdZPBnnzjlNQwBdtiLZ_AcOwQFIs1V1DTm_CsvFIKp6iYM8c7Gb7gKsdplqERZqXPb/s320/DSC_0611-edited1.jpg" width="256" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Adult assembled by entrant 5 - Choosing their favourite ugly Christmas sweater from the clothes rail</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjg0jVztcWu1eE8OLPPWCfCcSazmECyIQLro0t30ecmT_CzIcU01K3Ru03pukFzMKrcUCIpaAlV9Til98mYpy5528cMrTwG6YTTvBhR7mtqId9zac0Rx0VyPZs-tKYnUFzMvj7GgmWBnHIYi6b1DpzHc3xCqSDPzPe-iaoQMiCvXvI_A7wcvE_747sz/s1024/DSC_0612-edited1.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1024" data-original-width="678" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjg0jVztcWu1eE8OLPPWCfCcSazmECyIQLro0t30ecmT_CzIcU01K3Ru03pukFzMKrcUCIpaAlV9Til98mYpy5528cMrTwG6YTTvBhR7mtqId9zac0Rx0VyPZs-tKYnUFzMvj7GgmWBnHIYi6b1DpzHc3xCqSDPzPe-iaoQMiCvXvI_A7wcvE_747sz/s320/DSC_0612-edited1.jpg" width="212" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Adult assembled by entrant 5 - 'would Santa know if I took one cookie?'</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJ90ZES1ZIp80OQsJiUlw8i8tYlxeBh2TFCu-ZH5XnwN-9Jdj8U_DQZt4xf943ITc8SJ5KUkwc8J4PRaVSv9nJeNWDJmRD82gJFWw5zWZgOFV-NKnGTjtugDG0oEA6AaTTUgKigKBi3Y5pqcOVlzBB3mYXqeAOr8dtEdTgj35GRXfLa1eTJprAbQZp/s1024/DSC_0613-edited1.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1024" data-original-width="678" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJ90ZES1ZIp80OQsJiUlw8i8tYlxeBh2TFCu-ZH5XnwN-9Jdj8U_DQZt4xf943ITc8SJ5KUkwc8J4PRaVSv9nJeNWDJmRD82gJFWw5zWZgOFV-NKnGTjtugDG0oEA6AaTTUgKigKBi3Y5pqcOVlzBB3mYXqeAOr8dtEdTgj35GRXfLa1eTJprAbQZp/s320/DSC_0613-edited1.jpg" width="212" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Adult assembled by entrant 5 - 'this one is my favourite'</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFQVAgkMZYTkju85t9lPbDgnftidAmHmQhw0TmVpt4iTObCbISe5urdCTliQPL9nJwkYTvmcLQaSMrbhELuE8cX4tlnagRT5KnAINbBiQ-t2jTwxt4OyrdQS5wJMCUj_0Vwy6MhvMdhUVjSdv0KueJE2V3Rb8E_X7hIXHFXHLWMSpB7Dfa9sTAXr-a/s1024/DSC_0614-edited1.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1024" data-original-width="678" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFQVAgkMZYTkju85t9lPbDgnftidAmHmQhw0TmVpt4iTObCbISe5urdCTliQPL9nJwkYTvmcLQaSMrbhELuE8cX4tlnagRT5KnAINbBiQ-t2jTwxt4OyrdQS5wJMCUj_0Vwy6MhvMdhUVjSdv0KueJE2V3Rb8E_X7hIXHFXHLWMSpB7Dfa9sTAXr-a/s320/DSC_0614-edited1.jpg" width="212" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A<span style="font-size: medium;">dult assembled by entrant 5 - A Meowy Christmas sweater</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYcxrLhQvr0lSXgnb7y1-hbBBiYz4Lk3VK0tHp-LghLE3KalgTRZXswx4_tsRLVfO-GFVVG-xQwVUrG_ruc9Kv4w4_SKakMG9Lfa8lfi1KOP_iJidTFBeCvYQuitLWYBmem5tUbtsXReZ8ZDr8T_9XdcJ-zM6n893gxo48p8nxygGHCW4f3LaYhLB-/s1024/DSC_0615-edited1.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1024" data-original-width="678" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYcxrLhQvr0lSXgnb7y1-hbBBiYz4Lk3VK0tHp-LghLE3KalgTRZXswx4_tsRLVfO-GFVVG-xQwVUrG_ruc9Kv4w4_SKakMG9Lfa8lfi1KOP_iJidTFBeCvYQuitLWYBmem5tUbtsXReZ8ZDr8T_9XdcJ-zM6n893gxo48p8nxygGHCW4f3LaYhLB-/s320/DSC_0615-edited1.jpg" width="212" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Adult assembled by entrant 5 - a snowman sweater</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilrC8f-LeqmeGjK6Es44RH4rxUfLRE6Ho1VEl-dTNSPIcpy59uHc06HK96cyyUQgg4NvxIOB04ku9s2_cVsVC-3kIECiE8gwUXJUsroJFbEoDFjhLGVNFC8kth0Hx3Go_1ZIsuKM2jXe5N5HNisSMOjBz_WeO8bBfT9YWEK7kpInVTG2CDfbEzc5W9/s1024/DSC_0616-edited1.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1024" data-original-width="678" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilrC8f-LeqmeGjK6Es44RH4rxUfLRE6Ho1VEl-dTNSPIcpy59uHc06HK96cyyUQgg4NvxIOB04ku9s2_cVsVC-3kIECiE8gwUXJUsroJFbEoDFjhLGVNFC8kth0Hx3Go_1ZIsuKM2jXe5N5HNisSMOjBz_WeO8bBfT9YWEK7kpInVTG2CDfbEzc5W9/s320/DSC_0616-edited1.jpg" width="212" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Adult assembled by entrant 5 - Merry Christmas bear sweater</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdWxKYCJTMNVBUs7SB34PDNqVmjJX0oHbToGIPxZAZyZFFMbrG5G99d0yL9hGtymSQmqnuvOMh6EiTzX2esotXJjhmzLb68rCFWRsZoI2rw-mb7FEtPz9JC1Q8xpNpAIZK912L_NiEP2JWtkfq3Fj5tzZOzHpH-UDxf6VYE8y80reG2Ppsv-1G5FgE/s1024/DSC_0617-edited1.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1024" data-original-width="678" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdWxKYCJTMNVBUs7SB34PDNqVmjJX0oHbToGIPxZAZyZFFMbrG5G99d0yL9hGtymSQmqnuvOMh6EiTzX2esotXJjhmzLb68rCFWRsZoI2rw-mb7FEtPz9JC1Q8xpNpAIZK912L_NiEP2JWtkfq3Fj5tzZOzHpH-UDxf6VYE8y80reG2Ppsv-1G5FgE/s320/DSC_0617-edited1.jpg" width="212" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Adult assembled by entrant 5 - a green reindeer sweater</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpITXGzKTcq-VvQ7g617fkLet3WBa2vPyC1I_5medP6wPR92mlALPr74k0AsEK1DdIN3EM6tSt5af4zuHhRm5oUWq4uBOApZ3HTx4-The6rMZWYAoRRIBGhEnGbsrvGYAnBdKFa2PaieEgn25-8YeL8Q9VW0X3myowNA4ThVB6XTGKfdS3Nni13SVQ/s1024/DSC_0618-edited1.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1024" data-original-width="678" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpITXGzKTcq-VvQ7g617fkLet3WBa2vPyC1I_5medP6wPR92mlALPr74k0AsEK1DdIN3EM6tSt5af4zuHhRm5oUWq4uBOApZ3HTx4-The6rMZWYAoRRIBGhEnGbsrvGYAnBdKFa2PaieEgn25-8YeL8Q9VW0X3myowNA4ThVB6XTGKfdS3Nni13SVQ/s320/DSC_0618-edited1.jpg" width="212" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Adult assembled by entrant 5 - tinsel and pompom sweater</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizwk-TEDCewQXhHAvsRv-U7gqgaXKGlUVSnBbtz0wcrJdYA8lc8xefHoZ7GgL6A3azMva_SsMBaJHyGGyHUxVpkqMEGMupnieMQa6A5-HdGQzAetcEU6OMYTiLDHXxt4sqDNRGfPFUNBDA--AgvkiH0q3xd7IETGCXEsVESmLcU48s59WPIpfPyjH1/s1024/DSC_0619-edited1.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1024" data-original-width="678" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizwk-TEDCewQXhHAvsRv-U7gqgaXKGlUVSnBbtz0wcrJdYA8lc8xefHoZ7GgL6A3azMva_SsMBaJHyGGyHUxVpkqMEGMupnieMQa6A5-HdGQzAetcEU6OMYTiLDHXxt4sqDNRGfPFUNBDA--AgvkiH0q3xd7IETGCXEsVESmLcU48s59WPIpfPyjH1/s320/DSC_0619-edited1.jpg" width="212" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Adult assembled by entrant 5 - Christmas tree sweater</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjX_2J5Y2baNdElYW_ZwT0tXbpooG139OQo7hEFKb4sEaDxFzMUtgUvdCf28SqKSVCgmuTTuA6t5QcIsSqh3F48NdMhlyjulSZmlDvRl7krhWrOXwemwXb4aacbdCOrunYQABzeoTz6vMJOtFdiuA9a4sruMolLN5Sc2pIW8vdcsVAiLoveCW30BgKq/s1024/DSC_0620-edited1.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1024" data-original-width="678" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjX_2J5Y2baNdElYW_ZwT0tXbpooG139OQo7hEFKb4sEaDxFzMUtgUvdCf28SqKSVCgmuTTuA6t5QcIsSqh3F48NdMhlyjulSZmlDvRl7krhWrOXwemwXb4aacbdCOrunYQABzeoTz6vMJOtFdiuA9a4sruMolLN5Sc2pIW8vdcsVAiLoveCW30BgKq/s320/DSC_0620-edited1.jpg" width="212" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Adult assembled by entrant 5 - Christmas flamingos sweater</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTNRvt85HvNXe3OMfDiJVgskQzqYH3xtp5laFvd27rMTr3BHk68yHhUD7v-y8E-E37CI2wAx1PN_oOG8LjzLEPgvZzb8LBVCpZaULov7e7NgyC_fNkg2EfHFVnBwa78WRxrR3fcyliAZw7qjUHZj6Jfd2BtXRqmVyP-65eEjTJlcpyuIKgYutzVvVA/s1024/DSC_0621-edited1.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1024" data-original-width="678" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTNRvt85HvNXe3OMfDiJVgskQzqYH3xtp5laFvd27rMTr3BHk68yHhUD7v-y8E-E37CI2wAx1PN_oOG8LjzLEPgvZzb8LBVCpZaULov7e7NgyC_fNkg2EfHFVnBwa78WRxrR3fcyliAZw7qjUHZj6Jfd2BtXRqmVyP-65eEjTJlcpyuIKgYutzVvVA/s320/DSC_0621-edited1.jpg" width="212" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Adult assembled by entrant 5 - Holiday hot mess sweater</span></td></tr></tbody></table><p>Each festival attendee was given an envelope with ballot slips in it which were colour coded for the different categories, so we had one vote per category (based on this year's entries this was 4 categories as there were no teen or child 'made by' entries so those ballot slips were not used).</p><p>At lunchtime the ballots were counted and the winners were announced at the end of the lunch meal, but that is for another post.</p></div></div></div><br />DollMumhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07655612985882320920noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1980962366285294991.post-20583255507521078772022-08-06T21:32:00.000+01:002022-08-06T21:33:03.648+01:00USA 2022 - Sasha festival part 1The much anticipated Sasha Festival 2022 had finally become reality.<div><br /></div><div>We arrived in Syracuse, New York State on the Wednesday before the Sasha Doll Festival after 2 days of travelling and visiting friends (including Dorisanne and her daughter Jeanne) in the USA. We soon spotted a few doll friends in the hotel lobby and enjoyed a quiet dinner in the hotel restaurant after a busy day. <div><br /></div><div>The festival didn't start officially until the Thursday afternoon so we had a leisurely morning getting settled before going to festival registration. Soon I was helping JoAnn set up the <a href="https://thesashaemporium.org/2015/12/03/from-child-hood-to-sasha-profile-number-9/" target="_blank">Susanna Lewis</a> doll raffle prize while Fran set up her 'Baby's first Christmas' raffle doll nearby. I contributed an <a href="https://dollmum.blogspot.com/2018/05/sasha-celebration-weekend-2018-part-1.html" target="_blank">abacus I had made from parts I had left over from the SCW workshop in 2018</a> to Fran's raffle baby ensemble. I had brought the <a href="https://dollmum.blogspot.com/2022/07/shakespeare-dream-coat-for-sasha.html" target="_blank">Shakespeare Dream Coat, a print out of the blog post</a> and JoAnn had printed out the picture of the original wearable art by Susanna Lewis to display on the table with the coat (later she also printed out a picture of the embroidered quote on the inside of the coat). My Reuben (Caleb) wore black and modelled the coat in the display, standing with his face to the wall for the next 3 days.</div><div><br /></div><div>JoAnn and I had so much fun setting up the display, which was one of 6 Raffle dolls at the festival (usually they have about 3), there were some wonderful donations to the Susanna Lewis doll reflecting Susanna's life and likes, at the last minute I made a miniature festival name tag for her about of some thin card and a spare piece of ribbon I had with me to go with her shirt, shorts and glasses outfit that the raffle doll wore for the first day (the outfit was based on a photo of Susanna at a previous Sasha festival). </div><div><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnI55LBqRpZG9tKC-uCVa5j0273mdGPQj9pXQ0AV4oTYAcCFriox-kuBOSuOTkR_0dJ8VDxKSAfAznzwlv5Z3gL7244VhqakaO-lo-RlRDEEP1Quy-mxBTKk61a4_5IXUEvIpqjDPlpDyKDXHwlb5dvkSE5Uu9bfTREcVuiwAzF497Fg3OZdN1guZk/s1024/DSC_0677-edited1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="678" data-original-width="1024" height="212" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnI55LBqRpZG9tKC-uCVa5j0273mdGPQj9pXQ0AV4oTYAcCFriox-kuBOSuOTkR_0dJ8VDxKSAfAznzwlv5Z3gL7244VhqakaO-lo-RlRDEEP1Quy-mxBTKk61a4_5IXUEvIpqjDPlpDyKDXHwlb5dvkSE5Uu9bfTREcVuiwAzF497Fg3OZdN1guZk/s320/DSC_0677-edited1.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">The completed Susanna Lewis tribute raffle doll display, with Susanna wearing her usual festival clothes of shirt, shorts and nametag</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgltjTXZtcuZtK54Th6RAJPF_nLV8jzW0-vDSJGDSqs8J9RYBOZ2wJ3i4h8J3N6bbkGLLReOTU2479enDdq3MyrsZ1aFZktJbv_O5sYxtsyuFZpNJVpode3Y0-7EpyDfVP9h55zub6OjTfPfbYq4IMeVOMi-rHdCWK1KP6leTV8Tfg50Eoe13jQS029/s1024/DSC_0678-edited1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1024" data-original-width="678" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgltjTXZtcuZtK54Th6RAJPF_nLV8jzW0-vDSJGDSqs8J9RYBOZ2wJ3i4h8J3N6bbkGLLReOTU2479enDdq3MyrsZ1aFZktJbv_O5sYxtsyuFZpNJVpode3Y0-7EpyDfVP9h55zub6OjTfPfbYq4IMeVOMi-rHdCWK1KP6leTV8Tfg50Eoe13jQS029/s320/DSC_0678-edited1.jpg" width="212" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">The Shakespeare Dream Coat, plus some wonderful other outfits inspired by Susanna's clothing style in the Susanna Lewis raffle doll collection</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidj0Tlc81PHeLpjqVMSgx9AVzV_s0YbDdJp6pmGfpHwb34OGKO8jlwsEi9cn-1M2DaMUInrUFcYSFhA9drt6G24K7m2QfD0kr3L_rJLnNFLzjgLLowoaPCucBSB9GxQJVVHTjMdp-fI6S6NIdqej_2weJgAr17pwquicRt5IX7So8O4Avtg4YjDhim/s1024/DSC_0679-edited1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1024" data-original-width="678" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidj0Tlc81PHeLpjqVMSgx9AVzV_s0YbDdJp6pmGfpHwb34OGKO8jlwsEi9cn-1M2DaMUInrUFcYSFhA9drt6G24K7m2QfD0kr3L_rJLnNFLzjgLLowoaPCucBSB9GxQJVVHTjMdp-fI6S6NIdqej_2weJgAr17pwquicRt5IX7So8O4Avtg4YjDhim/s320/DSC_0679-edited1.jpg" width="212" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Susanna the Sasha doll in memory of Susanna Lewis, fibre artist and Sasha doll expert</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiejF1dzAKXNV-j7j5GV6ThfY8NsCGFbfFgmxacEbb2_GMMrpdi_g-xc-wFzqozCtkV888KSenH2NeUS0up5OggEMcn1z0xx9EJwZdyn6xumMTL8qJPZK8y-miq_8Bh0WGiWCRrxLC8GJRpdWRyYoGJprVEoxyV9XyAHorcatbfNhYETHEkoLWYZdRu/s1024/DSC_0680-edited1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1024" data-original-width="678" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiejF1dzAKXNV-j7j5GV6ThfY8NsCGFbfFgmxacEbb2_GMMrpdi_g-xc-wFzqozCtkV888KSenH2NeUS0up5OggEMcn1z0xx9EJwZdyn6xumMTL8qJPZK8y-miq_8Bh0WGiWCRrxLC8GJRpdWRyYoGJprVEoxyV9XyAHorcatbfNhYETHEkoLWYZdRu/s320/DSC_0680-edited1.jpg" width="212" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Some knitwear for Sasha (pink and green set, plus the red dress with white blouse) made by Susanna Lewis and donated by her daughters, also the pale blue dress made by JoAnn as a copy of the dress Susanna wore one Christmas as a child</span></td></tr></tbody></table><div><br /></div><div>We had some food then joined the 'meet and greet' which was the first 'event' of the festival, at 6pm. This was held in the same large conference room as all the raffle and auction displays were set up in. The theme of the Festival was 'Christmas in July' with the theme for the 'meet and greet' set as 'ugly Christmas sweater'.</div><div><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi11I-s9Hh90H7HrlGkO-KYBfJHOgfMSBey6YoL9nVpBAQkrcikIS0XE5qs-yZ2pHyxMQ-JlgVf4l85W3cFAxJdlaBwI-c1wBS0HnBgZ_EyKCkfpn2DYt0EqiPtN6S9SxGarRTXJ2gckOoSwPB58Vy2w_atZHsOBdqku_3vw3Ds7Bo2Yme8c7LaLmBK/s1024/DSC_0536-edited1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1024" data-original-width="819" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi11I-s9Hh90H7HrlGkO-KYBfJHOgfMSBey6YoL9nVpBAQkrcikIS0XE5qs-yZ2pHyxMQ-JlgVf4l85W3cFAxJdlaBwI-c1wBS0HnBgZ_EyKCkfpn2DYt0EqiPtN6S9SxGarRTXJ2gckOoSwPB58Vy2w_atZHsOBdqku_3vw3Ds7Bo2Yme8c7LaLmBK/s320/DSC_0536-edited1.jpg" width="256" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Our dolls (l-r) Edmund, Russell (our SCW Charity doll), Louisa, Melanie and Florence in their 'ugly Christmas sweaters'</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div>People had brought their dolls dressed in fun Christmas clothes, some of them even dressed up for the occasion themselves. We caught up with friends we'd made at the 2017 festival and met some new friends (people I had previously only communicated with via the online Sasha groups).</div><div><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRpX5DcRsGhn8JX1iJO7GQm1StvYqs6MjpZsi7TR6egQMpLxJfTGPQleR1orOCbj2JhNgpXtEpSat2mjaaRyv6QHXN79NP9sLp5FRYuWiRRDdrm15eqob8loi33SrkaTSnzHffawd6c-4Lhy_U7Cr89Mj9i4OpIAww1bSg3VQ-N6-6bwiPuZm1Lomc/s1024/DSC_0537-edited1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="678" data-original-width="1024" height="212" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRpX5DcRsGhn8JX1iJO7GQm1StvYqs6MjpZsi7TR6egQMpLxJfTGPQleR1orOCbj2JhNgpXtEpSat2mjaaRyv6QHXN79NP9sLp5FRYuWiRRDdrm15eqob8loi33SrkaTSnzHffawd6c-4Lhy_U7Cr89Mj9i4OpIAww1bSg3VQ-N6-6bwiPuZm1Lomc/s320/DSC_0537-edited1.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Some Sasha dolls (and friend) in their Christmas wear</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhq9unOrZSWLorjVD4rELjNLYF3YZytgHLQIrxp7r4MP-oLb05YsdFwQ3e3SYNfl3yUVXuAHp4tMlHUFeREuY1s_g09EbS34GjcwdI9B7OtF0CQITND48iYShzngCpv1AgfEaGMmcP8ai4JstoPIOGgjRJZIhYESNUJ-4SQrY-zibhF-ZDZhkYhYv1/s1024/DSC_0538-edited1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1024" data-original-width="678" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhq9unOrZSWLorjVD4rELjNLYF3YZytgHLQIrxp7r4MP-oLb05YsdFwQ3e3SYNfl3yUVXuAHp4tMlHUFeREuY1s_g09EbS34GjcwdI9B7OtF0CQITND48iYShzngCpv1AgfEaGMmcP8ai4JstoPIOGgjRJZIhYESNUJ-4SQrY-zibhF-ZDZhkYhYv1/s320/DSC_0538-edited1.jpg" width="212" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">A Meowy Christmas sweater on this lovely Sasha</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguTfK5kN0aPhfrWVt4ARgGelcZ1OTCIac3vo_jVSajOUTaX4JyfeGvtrjNOnOnX_jA7ORgwGkayWOSrdWNgO8m7c5sF3XEzLa-7wLzXR7yO5GF8mrb-3fLFbfZ4DMB8so-RCjV8AHd5xRdxJBh8CE0RPv-5ALWO3-1uAmIp5xYZmtKfS7pWlN6Mum8/s1024/DSC_0539-edited1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1024" data-original-width="678" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguTfK5kN0aPhfrWVt4ARgGelcZ1OTCIac3vo_jVSajOUTaX4JyfeGvtrjNOnOnX_jA7ORgwGkayWOSrdWNgO8m7c5sF3XEzLa-7wLzXR7yO5GF8mrb-3fLFbfZ4DMB8so-RCjV8AHd5xRdxJBh8CE0RPv-5ALWO3-1uAmIp5xYZmtKfS7pWlN6Mum8/s320/DSC_0539-edited1.jpg" width="212" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Santa's little helper</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghN90HdmyY5PmSHYyzxI8LDWRr-A2XhViavbrkAXGfB3xNMr4LP8T0hfaCfmw2x1os4Ea9CAA7iK4op925lCz07smNKobYwYHFNvXpy5nzy-WSPFQKkno4ypIOzLYrubPcaiYhQP9hA0SRNdiVHH1_rYePa0O8BXZw7gps8SXKPjKPUpPkCO0dTbnh/s1024/DSC_0540-edited1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1024" data-original-width="678" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghN90HdmyY5PmSHYyzxI8LDWRr-A2XhViavbrkAXGfB3xNMr4LP8T0hfaCfmw2x1os4Ea9CAA7iK4op925lCz07smNKobYwYHFNvXpy5nzy-WSPFQKkno4ypIOzLYrubPcaiYhQP9hA0SRNdiVHH1_rYePa0O8BXZw7gps8SXKPjKPUpPkCO0dTbnh/s320/DSC_0540-edited1.jpg" width="212" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Another fun 'ugly Christmas sweater' worn by this Gregor looks like it has taken this Sasha by surprise</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgs3q7ORJITej8jMHM48WhTB-99sstnyY7yl8LNCUBXC6OpK9kXVNGj5ni_o2LhvUGbPcooUb96cblGiUpKUxSDOq-2-kNDjQwpXbu49qEDRnBYin2igyJ7wDtum4_f4Oiihn_jHMZhg2H38DBttJvlkqXsjM5V2xcaO5I2iAXW0UhMFmji03BACq_d/s1024/DSC_0541-edited1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="678" data-original-width="1024" height="212" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgs3q7ORJITej8jMHM48WhTB-99sstnyY7yl8LNCUBXC6OpK9kXVNGj5ni_o2LhvUGbPcooUb96cblGiUpKUxSDOq-2-kNDjQwpXbu49qEDRnBYin2igyJ7wDtum4_f4Oiihn_jHMZhg2H38DBttJvlkqXsjM5V2xcaO5I2iAXW0UhMFmji03BACq_d/s320/DSC_0541-edited1.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Red knitwear and an ice skating sweater on this Gregor and Sasha</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiT3oH2pjJ3KbhfzF46V-0gQS8TA5mAW1nDO_LawmsP-oLKbS-M3-XVfuGqQBH50rgw2FoM3VE72fzRKeUOpZRWMDS8YXacN_cMUSiEy2QkzSDt3zwMCYPp7NhAf15R_WgwDo_kZFD88u8t7sHsPB0YQV04Hbklo67SeGThhBPxJhLNv0onlEL-MX2T/s1024/DSC_0542-edited1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1024" data-original-width="678" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiT3oH2pjJ3KbhfzF46V-0gQS8TA5mAW1nDO_LawmsP-oLKbS-M3-XVfuGqQBH50rgw2FoM3VE72fzRKeUOpZRWMDS8YXacN_cMUSiEy2QkzSDt3zwMCYPp7NhAf15R_WgwDo_kZFD88u8t7sHsPB0YQV04Hbklo67SeGThhBPxJhLNv0onlEL-MX2T/s320/DSC_0542-edited1.jpg" width="212" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Lots of decorations on this girl's sweater</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPE153NwFOLrGe5JK2jXGP4aGVPMJ0Zofec7LAmclNP7UpAo293z-uKc3TRNdnfYOb_9fy9u3bBZn-IhtjW621mz5HMm_JVc9IBpukNDJBOT08l7Ya_TMrFNHt-mpvsh9guTuLQ8wbgjKmWUvN7-1Ei77TKgKG772ufRmF8Pw2pg8F3D-KpzfBgz62/s1024/DSC_0544-edited1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1024" data-original-width="678" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPE153NwFOLrGe5JK2jXGP4aGVPMJ0Zofec7LAmclNP7UpAo293z-uKc3TRNdnfYOb_9fy9u3bBZn-IhtjW621mz5HMm_JVc9IBpukNDJBOT08l7Ya_TMrFNHt-mpvsh9guTuLQ8wbgjKmWUvN7-1Ei77TKgKG772ufRmF8Pw2pg8F3D-KpzfBgz62/s320/DSC_0544-edited1.jpg" width="212" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Gingerbread and ribbons on this boy's sweater</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqgINOj8T4706CVCX7AJ61wNXoaqTpCSuq0bNa9uqa10iEt12q0oFJ6nTOcNZzs6H6TRHLfPKh7x5DIaTD6jymuKuQ8Tdw9VYWwHgGeMbTSbOaASxTMECQlmenEbLnpQI8QyOcReD5ZYfG5bzJzwy1_1GC7DAOxY08BuTiCkJ1RJ1wl6tLhne2exnv/s4928/DSC_0546-edited1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4928" data-original-width="3264" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqgINOj8T4706CVCX7AJ61wNXoaqTpCSuq0bNa9uqa10iEt12q0oFJ6nTOcNZzs6H6TRHLfPKh7x5DIaTD6jymuKuQ8Tdw9VYWwHgGeMbTSbOaASxTMECQlmenEbLnpQI8QyOcReD5ZYfG5bzJzwy1_1GC7DAOxY08BuTiCkJ1RJ1wl6tLhne2exnv/s320/DSC_0546-edited1.jpg" width="212" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Dark warmth and a Christmas tree sweater for these two</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEQMjWDtXoIXfTfAqMMIIL9R-ZqKgV0Kcq_CVSXTOK7lqajobtJ1yrEYfH_sjKWSO-ycplTCOU6tBVdIPpo0bc0zdmHG_Ku11GELaawOWqCCcS400XAgT8gEDaDWWn9eZTCdYjr4B1ePUDnZyKRDbAUEAGT1x4OaOB-oJDN-N9QSAkptpQ0_glKZ86/s1024/DSC_0548-edited1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1024" data-original-width="678" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEQMjWDtXoIXfTfAqMMIIL9R-ZqKgV0Kcq_CVSXTOK7lqajobtJ1yrEYfH_sjKWSO-ycplTCOU6tBVdIPpo0bc0zdmHG_Ku11GELaawOWqCCcS400XAgT8gEDaDWWn9eZTCdYjr4B1ePUDnZyKRDbAUEAGT1x4OaOB-oJDN-N9QSAkptpQ0_glKZ86/s320/DSC_0548-edited1.jpg" width="212" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">A later Gotz girl with repainted eyes wears her Christmas tree sweater proudly</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvN5ifgkDdh71AT8_EJnx36v-7iRd6kIAWGfEEgTla7zaWMHyYI6R4ygXEGL7_bMCaJTwgsC4AVSUioC81vB40eyb6eVmhzPObgIHvoddd-Eow-ZMgnNithv9t7FQkazk2G4W31N-VMXSf36HnnyeRqcjGwW-z3YEmXulyG802sMsw1otU16W8mHkT/s1024/DSC_0549-edited1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1024" data-original-width="678" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvN5ifgkDdh71AT8_EJnx36v-7iRd6kIAWGfEEgTla7zaWMHyYI6R4ygXEGL7_bMCaJTwgsC4AVSUioC81vB40eyb6eVmhzPObgIHvoddd-Eow-ZMgnNithv9t7FQkazk2G4W31N-VMXSf36HnnyeRqcjGwW-z3YEmXulyG802sMsw1otU16W8mHkT/s320/DSC_0549-edited1.jpg" width="212" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">A sweet little dress and hat on this little Gotz Esther toddler</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirXV3nWscFxSXGqz6gr8Yiu_aLcT4uVGPEIPXfmgE-FFzwYj6LjrpI_zexWqCTyH_wpHhq036SF4femUt0RV-tCzk71BhqFFZPB6ShQz9Iu2J6Go5Bbq2mCIys2HCBB36fhAqJSAfcYK79Aejt-H3QRMMDNVE5bfi4D4JsyuxkCEWQKV4So6tybNmx/s1024/DSC_0550-edited1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1024" data-original-width="678" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirXV3nWscFxSXGqz6gr8Yiu_aLcT4uVGPEIPXfmgE-FFzwYj6LjrpI_zexWqCTyH_wpHhq036SF4femUt0RV-tCzk71BhqFFZPB6ShQz9Iu2J6Go5Bbq2mCIys2HCBB36fhAqJSAfcYK79Aejt-H3QRMMDNVE5bfi4D4JsyuxkCEWQKV4So6tybNmx/s320/DSC_0550-edited1.jpg" width="212" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">The sweater girl rocks her gingerbread man dress</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPsvk4WMnjyXEdk73AKP2FFJcnFT1SyJJqGJGWs9q1CC0twMdmWkCNyrzYVf5ibgG9AoubmCM6wQgJTKi5qyfRDwMYB7WrItPZt3MATtLfXJS3AT6ss54e0n1qithfeJH5cDyO_k3vwigHiGm5EyM0Q4fFSd68ar1I-Zzxn_77PLg27IqjFwvLUU55/s1024/DSC_0552-edited1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1024" data-original-width="678" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPsvk4WMnjyXEdk73AKP2FFJcnFT1SyJJqGJGWs9q1CC0twMdmWkCNyrzYVf5ibgG9AoubmCM6wQgJTKi5qyfRDwMYB7WrItPZt3MATtLfXJS3AT6ss54e0n1qithfeJH5cDyO_k3vwigHiGm5EyM0Q4fFSd68ar1I-Zzxn_77PLg27IqjFwvLUU55/s320/DSC_0552-edited1.jpg" width="212" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">The famous Curly had his hair done in red Christmas bows by his friends, even his gavel got a bow.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgr_mB-9WyUizsFhS6sbNCLjkdFzty4mI00MscxB1DLcDmEXFhV3gxFk1rx4DEhjRdwWdxaisRdCLnaqo2o7Se3VxRZ40ONlnSSKngH0WTq4VKQtJnBvT0dvK9b-0InamCdrhHrWfJcLcPYF2WgXV361D2gs_5ebWnjtqp1jxmRSKbv2wosY3oqsgt_/s1024/DSC_0554-edited1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1024" data-original-width="678" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgr_mB-9WyUizsFhS6sbNCLjkdFzty4mI00MscxB1DLcDmEXFhV3gxFk1rx4DEhjRdwWdxaisRdCLnaqo2o7Se3VxRZ40ONlnSSKngH0WTq4VKQtJnBvT0dvK9b-0InamCdrhHrWfJcLcPYF2WgXV361D2gs_5ebWnjtqp1jxmRSKbv2wosY3oqsgt_/s320/DSC_0554-edited1.jpg" width="212" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">This girl wears a wonderful printed Christmas pinafore dress while the toddler sports a knitted Christmas playsuit</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div>After the 'meet and greet' we returned to our room to redress some of our Sasha dolls in readiness for the 'Dress a Sasha' competition the next morning.</div><div><br /></div></div>DollMumhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07655612985882320920noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1980962366285294991.post-14363763397898407772022-07-17T20:32:00.006+01:002022-07-17T20:55:25.751+01:00Shakespeare Dream Coat for Sasha<p>JoAnn and Marti decided to dedicate one of the raffle dolls for the 2022 Sasha Doll Festival in Syracuse New York to the memory of <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Susanna_Lewis" target="_blank">Susanna Lewis</a>, a fibre artist, Sasha doll expert, educator and author who died in July 2021 following surgery at the time of the postponed 2020 festival. </p><p>The Susanna Lewis raffle doll needed outfits and accessories so JoAnn and Marti asked the Sasha community to provide them, inspired by Susanna's own knitwear designs and the <a href="https://thesashaemporium.org/2015/12/03/from-child-hood-to-sasha-profile-number-9/" target="_blank">profile of her which Theresa had featured on her blog a few years previously</a>. During one of the conversations in a Sasha Morgenthaler doll Facebook group, I mused about the possibility of re-creating one of her wearable art creations. I was particularly taken by her <a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/holographic_universe/6832659151" target="_blank">Shakespeare Dream Coat (1977)</a> which featured in a huge book called <a href="https://www.mullenbooks.com/pages/books/128737/julie-schafler-dale/art-to-wear" target="_blank">Art to Wear by Julie Schafler Dale</a>, Susanna's galleria. </p><p>Following encouragement from JoAnn (and also Susanna's elder daughter Alexa), I started researching what I could about the coat. It is in private ownership, I don't know who owns it and the only published photo of it is the one in that book, though someone had put the <a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/holographic_universe/6832659151" target="_blank">picture from the book on Flickr</a> which I studied carefully (it was helpful to be able to zoom in and I printed it out). I eventually bought a second-hand copy of the book (shipped from Germany), it is huge, heavy and filled with interesting wearable art plus the text describing the meanings and inspiration behind each piece. The section on Susanna Lewis covers several of her works, but only that one photo of the Shakespeare Dream coat, so there is no front view or inside view. I had to guess based on the way it is displayed. The paragraph describing it is as follows:</p><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px;"><p style="text-align: left;">"<i>Shakespeare Dream Coat (1977) </i>is a result of Susanna's interest in the nineteenth century American double-weave and jacquard coverlets done by immigrant weavers from Scotland and other parts of the British Isles. These journeymen set up shop with their large and complex looms throughout the Eastern and Midwestern states. Susanna used their coverlet patterns as surface decoration, translating woven designs into knitted ones. She incorporates a pine-tree border from a coverlet belonging to her family as a framework to surround a small appliquéd landscape. The farmer sowing crops suggests the beginning of a cycle of life, as does the quotation from Shakespeare knitted along the interior edge of the coat. Tombstone angels once more float in the heavens, near the shoulder section - suggesting the end of a life cycle - topped by a crescent moon dangling from a separate hood." (pp89, Art to Wear, Julie Schafler Dale)</p></blockquote><p></p><p>I charted a pattern using an Excel spreadsheet grid (adapting an earlier cardigan pattern to help with sizing), then knitted the main body of the coat in plain wool just to test that I had the coat shape and size right. In hindsight it would have helped to have used a lighter colour wool for that test piece, which was dark green and hard to count the stitches(!). I had ordered the various colours of wool (spindrift) from <a href="https://www.jamiesonsofshetland.co.uk/jamiesons-of-shetland-spindrift-1-c.asp" target="_blank">Jamieson's of Shetland</a> (Buttercup, Wild violet, Easit, Ginger, Cocoa, Amber, Rust, Spruce, Grouse) and was all set to knit the coat when I got covid-19 in early February. I isolated from the family, limited to my working from home tiny office/craft room and the spare bedroom, masking up when I ventured to the bathroom. We ventilated the house (windows open in winter) and the others did not get the virus thankfully. After the acute sore throat and headache had subsided somewhat, I was well enough to sit up and do things in isolation so picked up the knitting and worked on the coat while watching the Winter Olympics on my working from home computer screen, with the Flickr photo on a second screen and the charted pattern on the laptop screen (I use 3 screens for my day job).</p><p>Reuben worked as my sizing model for checking progress and fit.</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbPFEpFQRW7sxfiBaZk8R4I2iJnqKtWpdH2c1pyiuter9fF0Q--zz6w_gVPdSk2pgVoaGZHxgr5wVi0nwjiGs1ZhPz-tYY4LVm6yrLfukDzqW7k7jTTIB6EzJOyfBhw3zgwCH5aJg90jexKiZykZqDppsFeRlN9OugbqsnXJzoetw83QBTvsa53_Zo/s1024/IMG_3009-shakespeare%20dream%20coat-edited1.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1024" data-original-width="768" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbPFEpFQRW7sxfiBaZk8R4I2iJnqKtWpdH2c1pyiuter9fF0Q--zz6w_gVPdSk2pgVoaGZHxgr5wVi0nwjiGs1ZhPz-tYY4LVm6yrLfukDzqW7k7jTTIB6EzJOyfBhw3zgwCH5aJg90jexKiZykZqDppsFeRlN9OugbqsnXJzoetw83QBTvsa53_Zo/s320/IMG_3009-shakespeare%20dream%20coat-edited1.jpg" width="240" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Knitting the coat at the laptop, with pattern, printed out picture and knitting progress, February 2022</td></tr></tbody></table><p><br /></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMf4wk6iAqFR8EnS7Qvuq-XH4lwBnAxSfJ0o76sjVHqpe1EfLL2Px1YS8EQFnQwst_guJ5DyTS4wCw0yeOLW9cBfQYmFBJJq6jtERzc6EnZzaJ6kBChamsxZA_9btGm5y0ZvGBU-k3pvZ-j5xLz5IxFcUuZULt_z-jFvsm76pa6EJvlWSTPzcnc3Pi/s1024/IMG_2779-edited1.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1024" data-original-width="765" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMf4wk6iAqFR8EnS7Qvuq-XH4lwBnAxSfJ0o76sjVHqpe1EfLL2Px1YS8EQFnQwst_guJ5DyTS4wCw0yeOLW9cBfQYmFBJJq6jtERzc6EnZzaJ6kBChamsxZA_9btGm5y0ZvGBU-k3pvZ-j5xLz5IxFcUuZULt_z-jFvsm76pa6EJvlWSTPzcnc3Pi/s320/IMG_2779-edited1.jpg" width="239" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Reuben modelling the body of the coat once I'd reached the shoulders, February 2022 (grainy phone photo)</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAkm8Kniw_T5_7QLj28ANyYoScHso2gb4glnORb4kzMXJl3qoTwmXQyNLMibH1IJmc2mBO6Jz9SVG8ybtQ_w52pUkvjiEtxnM8UDXzcU1a8Byzt66dZqf2tQ3_u50wgeCSnt4ocdGOApQVTmfH1UerCb_GbJUURT1B3RWXYieNbBlrQX5FgrSIYWXk/s1024/IMG_2780-edited1.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1024" data-original-width="765" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAkm8Kniw_T5_7QLj28ANyYoScHso2gb4glnORb4kzMXJl3qoTwmXQyNLMibH1IJmc2mBO6Jz9SVG8ybtQ_w52pUkvjiEtxnM8UDXzcU1a8Byzt66dZqf2tQ3_u50wgeCSnt4ocdGOApQVTmfH1UerCb_GbJUURT1B3RWXYieNbBlrQX5FgrSIYWXk/s320/IMG_2780-edited1.jpg" width="239" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Back view of the coat, February 2022 (grainy phone photo)</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p>The main coat, without hood, was knitted by the time I flew to South Africa a month after having Covid-19. I did a little work on it while in SA as I was starting the fabric embroidered tombstone angels by then.</p>
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnKOGzSEHtjJl66D_0bADp9yqbV4EPEAt8_AAf4hDAlF7VtMg9Yyd11cImfFscSjW9Ss_OTiszHmySJXzdCowSjPXt7Yn8X7Xbn4BoDmDfrQQMecD5JOqItKDKppNF-xVQs_2kuhfEfSTbozIhdIm639oTGxo-toerLvsP5fOTX0WAgjDRyv-cp2iN/s1024/DSC_0092-edited1.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="678" data-original-width="1024" height="212" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnKOGzSEHtjJl66D_0bADp9yqbV4EPEAt8_AAf4hDAlF7VtMg9Yyd11cImfFscSjW9Ss_OTiszHmySJXzdCowSjPXt7Yn8X7Xbn4BoDmDfrQQMecD5JOqItKDKppNF-xVQs_2kuhfEfSTbozIhdIm639oTGxo-toerLvsP5fOTX0WAgjDRyv-cp2iN/s320/DSC_0092-edited1.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">'Wrong' side of the coat, showing the stranded nature of the knitting</td></tr></tbody></table><br />
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVOmFf2ppptn5keboSodGah4zRrjGAVSsN4RghV2QsHPqGANdOZkZhMPvysv_bM9cxC0V25C97HLOucbdAL22UM0VQnfBxbwzthwgueAVqHDe-4tjKansEZiYAovC-5dFybv_-jrGttsb_Fe9BQDYQxd0c6yZCvt_2ISRWXPGgSZGd__qzHM2sMaCi/s1024/DSC_0093-edited1.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="678" data-original-width="1024" height="212" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVOmFf2ppptn5keboSodGah4zRrjGAVSsN4RghV2QsHPqGANdOZkZhMPvysv_bM9cxC0V25C97HLOucbdAL22UM0VQnfBxbwzthwgueAVqHDe-4tjKansEZiYAovC-5dFybv_-jrGttsb_Fe9BQDYQxd0c6yZCvt_2ISRWXPGgSZGd__qzHM2sMaCi/s320/DSC_0093-edited1.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">'Wrong' side of the bottom of the coat, showing the picot edge</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitiDpUUNA826OqBfEHvf4aYlW-VoAI3XJl8CzdJ4w-J2irc6UbaBsPN2xZ_1uxjylooJomXUqauvM17VEcGfgG-5RhS4Qv7gV6xRhl9-K8B8oudxBSE8LycergRo4Fr4Ns6mtgKdYpWOmvZTPRc_PvubaRvGjy1co8qdFMOtYO2FoWRaQ6hc-yUrHW/s1024/DSC_0096-edited1.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="512" data-original-width="1024" height="160" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitiDpUUNA826OqBfEHvf4aYlW-VoAI3XJl8CzdJ4w-J2irc6UbaBsPN2xZ_1uxjylooJomXUqauvM17VEcGfgG-5RhS4Qv7gV6xRhl9-K8B8oudxBSE8LycergRo4Fr4Ns6mtgKdYpWOmvZTPRc_PvubaRvGjy1co8qdFMOtYO2FoWRaQ6hc-yUrHW/s320/DSC_0096-edited1.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">'Right' side of the bottom of the coat, before the picot edge was stitched in place</td></tr></tbody></table><br />
<p>I used an embroidery hoop and three different fabrics for the basis for the tombstone angels, all from my fabric stash - a pale blue shirt I wore for work about 28 years ago, a pale pink sheet which used to be on my younger daughter's childhood bed and an offcut of a pale yellow patterned fabric (Humphrey's corner) which I had used to make her baby bedding - the sun shapes were stitched over for some of the angels.</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgf6CP7hAiieEXVcDKZru9vrh8TqyzqXRM58QQJ2iaQUSokppymjVNispVOcbVhy0H2_f3D8-XO1Z6G9HX_3E_kliq6mAWHwZGB2aTLk1wjCsUSHYvN5750obq0zv4jFcGDTAebqqkkfg6-8HLx0gQ7MSkZwgYvkKkdaU2NEhJPlBGaTRwQMkPZDw6h/s1024/DSC_0089-edited1.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1024" data-original-width="678" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgf6CP7hAiieEXVcDKZru9vrh8TqyzqXRM58QQJ2iaQUSokppymjVNispVOcbVhy0H2_f3D8-XO1Z6G9HX_3E_kliq6mAWHwZGB2aTLk1wjCsUSHYvN5750obq0zv4jFcGDTAebqqkkfg6-8HLx0gQ7MSkZwgYvkKkdaU2NEhJPlBGaTRwQMkPZDw6h/s320/DSC_0089-edited1.jpg" width="212" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Embroidery of the tombstone angels in progress (June 2022)</td></tr></tbody></table><br />
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0oyp2Ow063XW2Kqdx3y31_Ij0x_8Nbb8S7GszxLhiXOGXM45kT3PZ781FehoBmJWPKOy0d448H30QyqYW06PUN3BfTbIusOLTckU7PRomODqen3Cas8w_hiTj7JH6CvjdG9BPZeBpbF8FW8Kn-sM34ckVW204Zdf4KzELbl0R78ex_ugXCzaeqN90/s1024/DSC_0090-edited1.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="678" data-original-width="1024" height="212" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0oyp2Ow063XW2Kqdx3y31_Ij0x_8Nbb8S7GszxLhiXOGXM45kT3PZ781FehoBmJWPKOy0d448H30QyqYW06PUN3BfTbIusOLTckU7PRomODqen3Cas8w_hiTj7JH6CvjdG9BPZeBpbF8FW8Kn-sM34ckVW204Zdf4KzELbl0R78ex_ugXCzaeqN90/s320/DSC_0090-edited1.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Angels pinned onto the coat</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-6rZz_7hbJmoPdheDqpToC-amZHDn-kUJFZr2flrS-J7WMyjoLqQa2S_eFUtQn91ze1Xn9wxVJchj-7Fl5i1fBbzMOVeVPaG_fBqRKnuyWFRbZdSasatO72txrpcE10auPZp34z6XrzONRHqUAu_nIk6z-yOEPUz-qt51eU0l9y8M1Xxa5Gy5fi6q/s1024/DSC_0091-edited1.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="678" data-original-width="1024" height="212" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-6rZz_7hbJmoPdheDqpToC-amZHDn-kUJFZr2flrS-J7WMyjoLqQa2S_eFUtQn91ze1Xn9wxVJchj-7Fl5i1fBbzMOVeVPaG_fBqRKnuyWFRbZdSasatO72txrpcE10auPZp34z6XrzONRHqUAu_nIk6z-yOEPUz-qt51eU0l9y8M1Xxa5Gy5fi6q/s320/DSC_0091-edited1.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Embroidery in progress on the yellow fabric</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p>I knitted the hood, it took some experimenting to get the shape right. <span style="text-align: center;">I chose to stitch the hood to the coat rather than have it as a separate hood.</span></p><p>There was some hand embroidery direct onto the knitting and some bead work once the angels had been stitched in place. The tiny rust colour glass beads are used on the bottom edges for the little flowers, they are on yellow felt circles, with embroidery leaves. There are yellow glass beads around the crescent moon.</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJTLw9OgUIDGcbikVncdfp3223sWooiOIZinBGA4jflYAecHt5wkMo9gcs0x5PnskpBtol-rxjYzEfXJIPHvaJJwiY_EpvSKiZWsi4B5WkUbbTJB9EnD2zwlvw_e3WjC1nfbR5fbZH_bXB7y8s9pWVw2Q1X49p4vkhmwM_eiYmcyhoOq0gDVb458Af/s1024/DSC_0473-edited1.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1024" data-original-width="768" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJTLw9OgUIDGcbikVncdfp3223sWooiOIZinBGA4jflYAecHt5wkMo9gcs0x5PnskpBtol-rxjYzEfXJIPHvaJJwiY_EpvSKiZWsi4B5WkUbbTJB9EnD2zwlvw_e3WjC1nfbR5fbZH_bXB7y8s9pWVw2Q1X49p4vkhmwM_eiYmcyhoOq0gDVb458Af/s320/DSC_0473-edited1.jpg" width="240" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Close up of the crescent moon and the top tombstone angels</td></tr></tbody></table><p>On Susanna's original coat is a farmer sowing seeds in his field at the bottom of the middle back, I embroidered an impression of him directly on the knitting. <span style="text-align: center;">I did not line the hood (or the sleeves).</span></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDzBTbuJZa4OvnHl--wI871obWgSLjABFe4oEYRnRp0t_QqG8UJfrDWTtm-u9GK_ijdfNDnQyG3rvYsW-Ooapr3Z6l8EfAPTfQJPyYQebeVVKXRjbDkuHBRPPlepntj5aayKYCJjvquZrG_BFCxTPDR290XvhQc5vKAqf74sUD2IWbJDbUrPmMaFHk/s1024/DSC_0474-edited1.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="678" data-original-width="1024" height="212" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDzBTbuJZa4OvnHl--wI871obWgSLjABFe4oEYRnRp0t_QqG8UJfrDWTtm-u9GK_ijdfNDnQyG3rvYsW-Ooapr3Z6l8EfAPTfQJPyYQebeVVKXRjbDkuHBRPPlepntj5aayKYCJjvquZrG_BFCxTPDR290XvhQc5vKAqf74sUD2IWbJDbUrPmMaFHk/s320/DSC_0474-edited1.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Close up of the bottom of the back of the coat, showing the farmer sowing seeds in his fields</td></tr></tbody></table><p><span style="text-align: center;">I had knitted the front edge of the coat in Buttercup yellow, however I embroidered another colour (Wild Violet) into it then stitched brown velvet ribbon on the back to give it some additional thickness and firmness as the rest of the coat was thicker than the front edges due to the stranded pattern. I used two wooden buttons and 3 strands (2 Buttercup, 1 Wild Violet) plaited for a fastening at the top of the coat as I did not know how the original coat was fastened and I did not want to make buttonholes.</span></p>
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6liOWGJ0lO62jX3R-Ogp5LH15PBFezNdNhe_AuCoQBJU2MW6YBaVtrpB8eRS3oUgEp0Jk_1QssmvwZIYWVUeyh1cKp79e4uBDAjTx8cgpqOfrIsV9iQaWSfqMKc0W9N0JuBVtNrg7-VTi3Gp_MTFnBPmldAO7RHwCMd2CaqRoTvQaqBtMUjAoLxUo/s1024/DSC_0481-edited1.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1024" data-original-width="678" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6liOWGJ0lO62jX3R-Ogp5LH15PBFezNdNhe_AuCoQBJU2MW6YBaVtrpB8eRS3oUgEp0Jk_1QssmvwZIYWVUeyh1cKp79e4uBDAjTx8cgpqOfrIsV9iQaWSfqMKc0W9N0JuBVtNrg7-VTi3Gp_MTFnBPmldAO7RHwCMd2CaqRoTvQaqBtMUjAoLxUo/s320/DSC_0481-edited1.jpg" width="212" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Close up of the fastening at the top of the coat - two wooden beads and a plaited wool bow.</td></tr></tbody></table><br />
<p>I decided that knitting a quote from Shakespeare in small scale was not practical, instead I embroidered it on the lining fabric (the pale blue from my old shirt). I was not able to find out what the quote was that Susanna had used because neither her profile in Theresa's blog, nor the Art to Wear book mentioned what it was, and there are no publicly available photos of it. In a nod to the 2012 Sasha Doll Festival held in Stratford-upon-Avon, England, which had a theme of 'A Midsummer Nights Dream', I wanted to pick a suitable quote from that play, but Puck's speech didn't talk about the cycle of life, or dreams in few words, whereas Prospero's speech at the end of The Tempest very much did refer to both life cycle and dreams.</p><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px;"><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="text-align: center;">"We are such stuff as dreams are made on, and our little life is rounded with a sleep" (Prospero, The Tempest, William Shakespeare)</span></p></blockquote>
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQnIDmrvCbfhucd_k-KPFGp-8DD5LdgnWGW_8NnWwR7qTptB0oP3oDlWWlDMImSZz2qXeIvGXMHo10exnyCuoCWGVFCOmrUtsdlN4uL_Gb9XLNXMElqXp-NeVe3PbnmEVN9owbqltocUHuUSGSBB2v7I5NDlTPno2wze0CZxU6zycfHCY9TsC76DyG/s1024/DSC_0483-edited1.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="819" data-original-width="1024" height="256" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQnIDmrvCbfhucd_k-KPFGp-8DD5LdgnWGW_8NnWwR7qTptB0oP3oDlWWlDMImSZz2qXeIvGXMHo10exnyCuoCWGVFCOmrUtsdlN4uL_Gb9XLNXMElqXp-NeVe3PbnmEVN9owbqltocUHuUSGSBB2v7I5NDlTPno2wze0CZxU6zycfHCY9TsC76DyG/s320/DSC_0483-edited1.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The inside of the finished Shakespeare Dream Coat for Sasha, with the embroidered quote: "We are such stuff as Dreams are made on, and our little life is rounded with a sleep" (Prospero, The Tempest, William Shakespeare). </td></tr></tbody></table><p><br /></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5Bu336wZ5YRB2N5nIXKk3HzYwfjZRpZnSpDKhDvo_gMSI9CmClcYC2kxQa57BQ7cPTFl-E5eZQgUv7NN8sMcnCSebn0zPuJImuAVzUOdOCVQEav16-bA5fLQ1dEpbNehvI_sx1N4B9_t685mL2IjWTg8uLWBVqYsiyHkL2HLCWeDkj2Y5a8E1ZDSf/s1024/DSC_0472-edited1.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1024" data-original-width="678" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5Bu336wZ5YRB2N5nIXKk3HzYwfjZRpZnSpDKhDvo_gMSI9CmClcYC2kxQa57BQ7cPTFl-E5eZQgUv7NN8sMcnCSebn0zPuJImuAVzUOdOCVQEav16-bA5fLQ1dEpbNehvI_sx1N4B9_t685mL2IjWTg8uLWBVqYsiyHkL2HLCWeDkj2Y5a8E1ZDSf/s320/DSC_0472-edited1.jpg" width="212" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">View of the tombstone angels and crescent moon</td></tr></tbody></table><p><br /></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdAhS27OtzwaxFk1B9aPV-Zn6vNxMzjA0Kgq-5f30JJEsBSzzhKxUqS1oT0-bdPW8DmPN3LYR17BS50CPmJvfoBHNGucq-WPILNeSPz0Nq-lthSAFr6TMMWJL7cdBzcZJKcp83b_H97XWgNv4-jIkESLfa_kTXagJs6sB-OKihtx96q1KZfkFC1aa1/s1024/DSC_0478-edited1.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1024" data-original-width="678" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdAhS27OtzwaxFk1B9aPV-Zn6vNxMzjA0Kgq-5f30JJEsBSzzhKxUqS1oT0-bdPW8DmPN3LYR17BS50CPmJvfoBHNGucq-WPILNeSPz0Nq-lthSAFr6TMMWJL7cdBzcZJKcp83b_H97XWgNv4-jIkESLfa_kTXagJs6sB-OKihtx96q1KZfkFC1aa1/s320/DSC_0478-edited1.jpg" width="212" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Side view of the coat, showing the hood shape </td></tr></tbody></table><p><br /></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiU2uxyP-GTt_5AhxVU6SN0cinmWOP7Wfj7pteUQzacqUlrwmS721ME6uz_XAYvY4DrdXYwNHB9uftFlmQtcj0kr_kmoohL_nBqNSDlGPTjYuC6mzF-f60f8XMAgMapWwszs7pPDrCY36TVssh_puNaZANgMnPCYZutUx9DeuG35QRzQ5B7S8hQWCn/s1024/DSC_0469-edited1.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1024" data-original-width="678" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiU2uxyP-GTt_5AhxVU6SN0cinmWOP7Wfj7pteUQzacqUlrwmS721ME6uz_XAYvY4DrdXYwNHB9uftFlmQtcj0kr_kmoohL_nBqNSDlGPTjYuC6mzF-f60f8XMAgMapWwszs7pPDrCY36TVssh_puNaZANgMnPCYZutUx9DeuG35QRzQ5B7S8hQWCn/s320/DSC_0469-edited1.jpg" width="212" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The back view of the Shakespeare Dream coat for Sasha, July 2022</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br />
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtGoitdVMUkMDlO42BIwaraiMQdOuItzCuePFt0ChSIFOs0dRwlp_sI3IxzaYMpp2FCcJQov0Fd3XpPGRWkUDiRqFbppdKBeHxD9PE7ibhq-Zt49qiN468YcXUxxBDe0hGks-TMUMSVhTjN-Tt6oUX9rgTWXyHit9izbg2K7Bn7x2e5XvySZSr8sZe/s1024/DSC_0467-edited1.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1024" data-original-width="678" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtGoitdVMUkMDlO42BIwaraiMQdOuItzCuePFt0ChSIFOs0dRwlp_sI3IxzaYMpp2FCcJQov0Fd3XpPGRWkUDiRqFbppdKBeHxD9PE7ibhq-Zt49qiN468YcXUxxBDe0hGks-TMUMSVhTjN-Tt6oUX9rgTWXyHit9izbg2K7Bn7x2e5XvySZSr8sZe/s320/DSC_0467-edited1.jpg" width="212" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Reuben models the Shakespeare Dream Coat for Sasha, in tribute to Susanna Lewis</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p>It took many hours to make this Shakespeare Dream Coat for Sasha, but it was an enjoyable challenge and I hope a fitting tribute to Susanna Lewis.</p><p><b>Reference:</b></p><p>Julie Schafler Dale, Art to Wear (1986), Abbeville Press, New York ISBN 0-89659-664-8</p><p> </p>DollMumhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07655612985882320920noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1980962366285294991.post-49126953464053804502022-05-22T13:50:00.003+01:002022-05-22T14:19:15.795+01:00Dolly Jolly 2022 part 2<p>It was Picnic time at the Dolly Jolly!</p><p>The hotel had kindly given us the use of a patio and lawn area beside the hotel leisure centre for the picnic and everyone brought along their food, drink and doll contributions.</p><p>The doll picnic display was set up on the grass, there were even some picnic games.</p><p>We feasted and chatted in the bright, hot sunshine (there were no umbrellas over the patio tables), took photos of the dolls having their picnic fun then some of us moved into the shade to continue chatting. As is so often the case with picnics, there was far too much food and some people had brought lovely home made cakes to share.</p>
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhajLrqWpLlY8kI1VzlpiYh3dhDUAdIxnCcdM2FyDoavVajVJg61arzmtJNWADonrN3ZnR88gdiveAV9OUyxDICtyKeUIbuPrxxefocMg6Q5zlHVKpEmc8wycVLDH5_HVRcqhTly73tFTCd2JPezaz4E5M9Sz4QsveGtXpEnNj9-EX4krSSpa0ZWOeK/s1024/DSC_0924-edited1.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="945" data-original-width="1024" height="295" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhajLrqWpLlY8kI1VzlpiYh3dhDUAdIxnCcdM2FyDoavVajVJg61arzmtJNWADonrN3ZnR88gdiveAV9OUyxDICtyKeUIbuPrxxefocMg6Q5zlHVKpEmc8wycVLDH5_HVRcqhTly73tFTCd2JPezaz4E5M9Sz4QsveGtXpEnNj9-EX4krSSpa0ZWOeK/s320/DSC_0924-edited1.jpg" width="320" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Betsy Schoenhut supervised Roxane, Louisa and baby Nina at the picnic</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br />
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjW_54xwfgKf2VOx-IwWvEKG-WSAyfATNI8gz7fP8_67JzBp6vyH-mo2_cQ2IFzo_axnUVkXcVe0sbWQ8_Gbk1ZoMhPEJmL9dkK_QUiw_IbKDB8oY7pEJz5Cv_nveI-VtWUQ-uNu7ounfk6AsTtYRG_caZ124HUN3qnYBEp5epT7GBB0Fw3gE9bj3f0/s1024/DSC_0927-edited1.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="678" data-original-width="1024" height="212" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjW_54xwfgKf2VOx-IwWvEKG-WSAyfATNI8gz7fP8_67JzBp6vyH-mo2_cQ2IFzo_axnUVkXcVe0sbWQ8_Gbk1ZoMhPEJmL9dkK_QUiw_IbKDB8oY7pEJz5Cv_nveI-VtWUQ-uNu7ounfk6AsTtYRG_caZ124HUN3qnYBEp5epT7GBB0Fw3gE9bj3f0/s320/DSC_0927-edited1.jpg" width="320" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Edmund was being taught how to play croquet by Reuben, Timothy and another boy</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br />
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLBtoz4Bcd4gHayQv-zf5dvG7TKc_0k9mZcV1O_2RND0EDQxeM9LDI4DXKUQyrNKkNqWkJYsRZAoonXP28MdbAzhSqnlw3VZbBAuZj-FmWCWwHrFZ8B0tk-6ziNCOE6ZHqOay8WIRilKwk3yZVdkgkJ-8BYeto_SEgcjwVnPoegZDaARZIz3UKxh6_/s1024/DSC_0929-edited1.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="945" data-original-width="1024" height="295" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLBtoz4Bcd4gHayQv-zf5dvG7TKc_0k9mZcV1O_2RND0EDQxeM9LDI4DXKUQyrNKkNqWkJYsRZAoonXP28MdbAzhSqnlw3VZbBAuZj-FmWCWwHrFZ8B0tk-6ziNCOE6ZHqOay8WIRilKwk3yZVdkgkJ-8BYeto_SEgcjwVnPoegZDaARZIz3UKxh6_/s320/DSC_0929-edited1.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">The croquet game was fun</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br />
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRLge7XcKuf2rb3jGIZBoP2Ii7KmP9O0b8ViONHFD5fPshCM_j2eufir9WXIvseWEtp7-upzOg9UiL8b4ny0o_btLhGA0YuJRmcp9veTq4CP92Z_fc_U26oFHmnMTxQId-R4-uDLVqHiHgjbN-Wfx5mbWZ4_5Sgigir4y9PLTi501Ib86GezJvaBGU/s1024/DSC_0930-edited1.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="678" data-original-width="1024" height="212" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRLge7XcKuf2rb3jGIZBoP2Ii7KmP9O0b8ViONHFD5fPshCM_j2eufir9WXIvseWEtp7-upzOg9UiL8b4ny0o_btLhGA0YuJRmcp9veTq4CP92Z_fc_U26oFHmnMTxQId-R4-uDLVqHiHgjbN-Wfx5mbWZ4_5Sgigir4y9PLTi501Ib86GezJvaBGU/s320/DSC_0930-edited1.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Melanie and Laura played Quoits in the bright sunshine</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br />
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgF3mOFTjhxB-42pSEyrGBi3gliDzDndDvaUB1ynjtEwdmHYZL1lR1AE1BVDTH8OVvQM-Xg5ne21BUm1UMBVnj9ZdDc4jnVXqQse8dYHhpeD-JigbRODvIjEptbv9sVu6v2HrmO7OzUTZzVOMB4YRFwS4Je5CRW2BlhK1xqpGiBFse3tRDgDAPg2XT-/s1024/DSC_0932-edited1.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="678" data-original-width="1024" height="212" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgF3mOFTjhxB-42pSEyrGBi3gliDzDndDvaUB1ynjtEwdmHYZL1lR1AE1BVDTH8OVvQM-Xg5ne21BUm1UMBVnj9ZdDc4jnVXqQse8dYHhpeD-JigbRODvIjEptbv9sVu6v2HrmO7OzUTZzVOMB4YRFwS4Je5CRW2BlhK1xqpGiBFse3tRDgDAPg2XT-/s320/DSC_0932-edited1.jpg" width="320" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Two adorable little girls treated their teddy bears to a picnic</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br />
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHfhZY-RkZlIE9OjcAFKDmtxVou3SCut5442HXTpA1Y9L_ZTrg0jh3waHxXvQd018ysrIzXuqU7FbvQe8B1auywBHB9AXVn-XUj1-tFpdc-ijeieXWdNNVOjHLnxclGC0Vyd5Qt-JBB8jfxSeTKRH9UuV4JuomqaLpeMT3fGn0AqHZ3dI8dP2BusuT/s1024/DSC_0934-edited1.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="678" data-original-width="1024" height="212" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHfhZY-RkZlIE9OjcAFKDmtxVou3SCut5442HXTpA1Y9L_ZTrg0jh3waHxXvQd018ysrIzXuqU7FbvQe8B1auywBHB9AXVn-XUj1-tFpdc-ijeieXWdNNVOjHLnxclGC0Vyd5Qt-JBB8jfxSeTKRH9UuV4JuomqaLpeMT3fGn0AqHZ3dI8dP2BusuT/s320/DSC_0934-edited1.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">picnic hamper from the raffle, games and food for these Sasha and Gregor dolls</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br />
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbcsE61Nobn8lBJ-lXvuIGfSIL0Rl9KVJEtPpI7egS9i7ctkSEno-Tay61wbjjJMt2Glh12XZMTF-O585AXDbZY33PPcGJydDzqjARRFBBTn7fkwQQzTJIiW9ps9P4XDqad73aMUO1rBLao7z182syw1qd7jA081eOOLXSB-2CWuNbz57A0MK2mcIU/s1024/DSC_0935-edited1.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="678" data-original-width="1024" height="212" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbcsE61Nobn8lBJ-lXvuIGfSIL0Rl9KVJEtPpI7egS9i7ctkSEno-Tay61wbjjJMt2Glh12XZMTF-O585AXDbZY33PPcGJydDzqjARRFBBTn7fkwQQzTJIiW9ps9P4XDqad73aMUO1rBLao7z182syw1qd7jA081eOOLXSB-2CWuNbz57A0MK2mcIU/s320/DSC_0935-edited1.jpg" width="320" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">There was plenty of room on this picnic rug for more doll friends to join</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br />
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwKycBTxmxUfFZWgjQT4znfbjhc-4y6xMiWj0jHjAW0KiiMTbLai1G2JGur6AfATFxUkfIoMjsUeorLCAvPosxhTBkHv77zX0icC4hHskon2dDJv3n4-huWdECjbPy1CXdZEOQ-Jee_vWS6MPz1RPTq9MRyxB1-FSIFMlN7VkLBOi778KriBszYM7Q/s1024/DSC_0937-edited1.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="678" data-original-width="1024" height="212" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwKycBTxmxUfFZWgjQT4znfbjhc-4y6xMiWj0jHjAW0KiiMTbLai1G2JGur6AfATFxUkfIoMjsUeorLCAvPosxhTBkHv77zX0icC4hHskon2dDJv3n4-huWdECjbPy1CXdZEOQ-Jee_vWS6MPz1RPTq9MRyxB1-FSIFMlN7VkLBOi778KriBszYM7Q/s320/DSC_0937-edited1.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Deep conversations were had at the picnic</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br />
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8VsqIJ-FQCpeolS3fHr4A7t4IufwtQV8rsVtfe0uZrzmfyQeQbKKVhb4pkaGp7gZNFDch30MF1SMRMI-GiVlL8HJ1Y9-N1fS_opyDhQ-GiUl1_y-j-vQIG_r_Vx8Y4Hfjioj500RJoNE4JiloKuvGOqkGrxFNTi_HfGBuQe8rmS1tQbgFdaCL7tlL/s1024/DSC_0939-edited1.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="678" data-original-width="1024" height="212" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8VsqIJ-FQCpeolS3fHr4A7t4IufwtQV8rsVtfe0uZrzmfyQeQbKKVhb4pkaGp7gZNFDch30MF1SMRMI-GiVlL8HJ1Y9-N1fS_opyDhQ-GiUl1_y-j-vQIG_r_Vx8Y4Hfjioj500RJoNE4JiloKuvGOqkGrxFNTi_HfGBuQe8rmS1tQbgFdaCL7tlL/s320/DSC_0939-edited1.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">A hamper of delicious picnic food</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br />
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_ewRVajUpbFN6TlBvqAwTo5yi8ZpxTX094ZfujIIfT733G_HOAlHUuRhuCvW47iilrbeOwtqTBPh0JNQHwzI3UgaC-kC06e4FCX_2MoLyXm1kUCvMQP4yKQCqXP1V52YTCx7SAwgL2CYx-haI6W_5eU7kzBPE0hzmHKtJNAnaUrUHG5qdZ1Pfo_wj/s1024/DSC_0941-edited1.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="678" data-original-width="1024" height="212" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_ewRVajUpbFN6TlBvqAwTo5yi8ZpxTX094ZfujIIfT733G_HOAlHUuRhuCvW47iilrbeOwtqTBPh0JNQHwzI3UgaC-kC06e4FCX_2MoLyXm1kUCvMQP4yKQCqXP1V52YTCx7SAwgL2CYx-haI6W_5eU7kzBPE0hzmHKtJNAnaUrUHG5qdZ1Pfo_wj/s320/DSC_0941-edited1.jpg" width="320" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">A picnic party on the rug for a variety of doll friends</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br />
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiP25cUXmzg-IoHruIcHVrkwhBTgB-rao7X4QVqkHqd-cMlDRHAaTyRGdjmZ9fmwj2BMAOndYOVrXT9119A-1GHOU7CRF0m19OX661ojb34DEyOLj8remrHx12R46_cjjGJaNbxQS6bTbE_fNpT1s84HFjb1-DG5fMFHRiXxJA6s2DA3jw0xBGPY8rr/s1024/DSC_0943-edited1.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1024" data-original-width="678" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiP25cUXmzg-IoHruIcHVrkwhBTgB-rao7X4QVqkHqd-cMlDRHAaTyRGdjmZ9fmwj2BMAOndYOVrXT9119A-1GHOU7CRF0m19OX661ojb34DEyOLj8remrHx12R46_cjjGJaNbxQS6bTbE_fNpT1s84HFjb1-DG5fMFHRiXxJA6s2DA3jw0xBGPY8rr/s320/DSC_0943-edited1.jpg" width="212" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Another picnic gathering</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br />
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7ZDBz8ygYtQXiRz-_KIn-0S0ggFHB3NuCDiJsQKwlL-dGncYT0hxKMNv-W2VRiDqaH5DcZH_GHisi2vDgET3w9vWBwXIGKmRFtTCxGPJWBy84HLtr04-a523A2HeLV_T7Q7VZx6iBPZhiqrmnY10feGBhWoGJJLvdHCHAwvPhQij8pI1pe6wnVc5p/s1024/DSC_0952-edited1.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="678" data-original-width="1024" height="212" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7ZDBz8ygYtQXiRz-_KIn-0S0ggFHB3NuCDiJsQKwlL-dGncYT0hxKMNv-W2VRiDqaH5DcZH_GHisi2vDgET3w9vWBwXIGKmRFtTCxGPJWBy84HLtr04-a523A2HeLV_T7Q7VZx6iBPZhiqrmnY10feGBhWoGJJLvdHCHAwvPhQij8pI1pe6wnVc5p/s320/DSC_0952-edited1.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">After playing games in the sunshine, Timothy, Melanie, Reuben and Laura were glad to catch some shade on the picnic rug before it was time to pack up and go indoors</span></td></tr></tbody></table><p>After tidying away all the picnic food and displays, the afternoon room hopping session started at 4pm.</p>
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlKHc1uz6BbxeJjVpqssFHkqXbIKFLlDbxogIiBt4i8oPATed8C00do_wnZ0euqjwWnPErrs2tZ3C4ksGfFyEBi7mSDIlh9l_tIqlqbssy03qb-zg_3PHBm5aTGOLJ0VvX2BXlokuO80OCSMegrkhT0AL_1ej-vsseWkMbImKdwnni_pgqXHK4tewf/s1024/DSC_0955-edited1.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="678" data-original-width="1024" height="212" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlKHc1uz6BbxeJjVpqssFHkqXbIKFLlDbxogIiBt4i8oPATed8C00do_wnZ0euqjwWnPErrs2tZ3C4ksGfFyEBi7mSDIlh9l_tIqlqbssy03qb-zg_3PHBm5aTGOLJ0VvX2BXlokuO80OCSMegrkhT0AL_1ej-vsseWkMbImKdwnni_pgqXHK4tewf/s320/DSC_0955-edited1.jpg" width="320" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">The wonderful collection of dolls house dolls in Room 6</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br />
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6HFr1ybCqsdzzYw7_uhjOjnQBqspLLiaa94h69vov2rsP8mrx_DR-zccFsm4CNT2pm6UbILPAyCZaKtCllfAPuzDCK-TE4cMoDDmfbl8fHBlbPtHvZK1CtbYeUuRB-2vTnCtbXf4ZwK1o49AxH-NMYQYHXy_1QoN-3TII5yAGhyBZ2iY3iRHEyO2g/s1024/DSC_0953-edited1.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1024" data-original-width="678" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6HFr1ybCqsdzzYw7_uhjOjnQBqspLLiaa94h69vov2rsP8mrx_DR-zccFsm4CNT2pm6UbILPAyCZaKtCllfAPuzDCK-TE4cMoDDmfbl8fHBlbPtHvZK1CtbYeUuRB-2vTnCtbXf4ZwK1o49AxH-NMYQYHXy_1QoN-3TII5yAGhyBZ2iY3iRHEyO2g/s320/DSC_0953-edited1.jpg" width="212" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Two of the dolls house dolls in Room 6</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br />
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjj0lq84K4og23Vn1Dw7MZLIRA51FQ6ShdbDGHyNQixq8vUkF0ffnF0HBmnVNm0gSBqmi7pcxy3AZtZP9J8Dl72ioY8Ag5PCupP1dRmtWd0beHHbfgltWo15HBCA_ZfGBf8BNPvznUiVS0ZN0toAYzTqZws5yQfviwoAMV0LVmVvO7Nvrp9m9SJqU4d/s1024/DSC_0956-edited1.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="678" data-original-width="1024" height="212" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjj0lq84K4og23Vn1Dw7MZLIRA51FQ6ShdbDGHyNQixq8vUkF0ffnF0HBmnVNm0gSBqmi7pcxy3AZtZP9J8Dl72ioY8Ag5PCupP1dRmtWd0beHHbfgltWo15HBCA_ZfGBf8BNPvznUiVS0ZN0toAYzTqZws5yQfviwoAMV0LVmVvO7Nvrp9m9SJqU4d/s320/DSC_0956-edited1.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Dolls house children playing in Room 6</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br />
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6LlWS7pLRk3c3GYYhfKNjmAVL0vuASLYm5kvw1LvBN8J9KGbYESoTzabwJ5C-CXk4Qg0mNZOdqLOq18Oxrd_cQB9Iv4KAGgf3H1u36WUx7u3I6fWB6XtD9Hz3sLJd4Sblh7BCKkfUqfEzETKdwfFQqMdxit0N7Utir6J9RF42yiO74QwNUuxOlhmK/s1024/DSC_0957-edited1.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="678" data-original-width="1024" height="212" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6LlWS7pLRk3c3GYYhfKNjmAVL0vuASLYm5kvw1LvBN8J9KGbYESoTzabwJ5C-CXk4Qg0mNZOdqLOq18Oxrd_cQB9Iv4KAGgf3H1u36WUx7u3I6fWB6XtD9Hz3sLJd4Sblh7BCKkfUqfEzETKdwfFQqMdxit0N7Utir6J9RF42yiO74QwNUuxOlhmK/s320/DSC_0957-edited1.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Dolls house children going for a walk in Room 6</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br />
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZprYnGsHqfXWtmBEOkpzd1hNHnf_U3FA0cdsazEL_FiGYRSbAZuWuLjIASC3AX6YhTpSiTLEVocUNmQXm_fVaUfNqcLdtjXdQlRGD_9XCngFT4d1olPFUryVPQVY2edG15TAXO_FFfsjujTjsfBSBsJzL1h54MvmOYPJA8GCgKHH7riFnosoOl8j2/s1024/DSC_0958-edited1.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1024" data-original-width="678" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZprYnGsHqfXWtmBEOkpzd1hNHnf_U3FA0cdsazEL_FiGYRSbAZuWuLjIASC3AX6YhTpSiTLEVocUNmQXm_fVaUfNqcLdtjXdQlRGD_9XCngFT4d1olPFUryVPQVY2edG15TAXO_FFfsjujTjsfBSBsJzL1h54MvmOYPJA8GCgKHH7riFnosoOl8j2/s320/DSC_0958-edited1.jpg" width="212" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">The dolls house sailor with his tea drinking wife in Room 6</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br />
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWp6Jk4m1oDLdIQDQ9b1ZO0VqBbv_PPrs1VkdKDTJkglrKmm56wAya5L-HwCoWbI0s1zXAraDIqM7Mkk2Xk5RdqTjhLHLjoqO-1kZxzEKq4u573YC_WdmeN8UDGbozm4UIoZrJeYbQl5BDWPZObgs81qmRR0i5HnJiIlt7y0BJQStmih6oLQctVW5T/s1024/DSC_0960-edited1.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="678" data-original-width="1024" height="212" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWp6Jk4m1oDLdIQDQ9b1ZO0VqBbv_PPrs1VkdKDTJkglrKmm56wAya5L-HwCoWbI0s1zXAraDIqM7Mkk2Xk5RdqTjhLHLjoqO-1kZxzEKq4u573YC_WdmeN8UDGbozm4UIoZrJeYbQl5BDWPZObgs81qmRR0i5HnJiIlt7y0BJQStmih6oLQctVW5T/s320/DSC_0960-edited1.jpg" width="320" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">The sleeping dolls house baby in its finely knitted clothes in Room 6</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br />
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjrKj4i-64917BcvrbSa_RlawOGJ_ffaVlrS2mo1ctv0xjc8FuAcO0ysGyIglwEhPiF5Km9tJLoR89UzVPegQZd_41bIsLmJGtfYZazVTt0Pjw2EFqXhjS6jwYk2pZYaO1915ymGDxG27hRhTZ6LTOkOn2JLyCo93-xF5DqmSgwwNOxLtjFhQcNesw/s1024/DSC_0961-edited1.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="945" data-original-width="1024" height="295" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjrKj4i-64917BcvrbSa_RlawOGJ_ffaVlrS2mo1ctv0xjc8FuAcO0ysGyIglwEhPiF5Km9tJLoR89UzVPegQZd_41bIsLmJGtfYZazVTt0Pjw2EFqXhjS6jwYk2pZYaO1915ymGDxG27hRhTZ6LTOkOn2JLyCo93-xF5DqmSgwwNOxLtjFhQcNesw/s320/DSC_0961-edited1.jpg" width="320" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">The wonderful Canadian dolls house family by Anne Rigler, Montana 1986 in Room 6</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br />
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhu1FPvPr4SrbT7cLEWmLQfr2jHpo6CBs9nV99thtc66mRre6WKSCwtxZS74UflJUpHyqCJrliK9QqYvuZRtAe2PAv42LFgugjZKQGlCTjSo9hjfuWe3F3mWYfTmrGzrVy8dtiD3jGU_vrZ8loJJ-QP7r46a6COXapsKELFwHnhssePz-DKiUiJ40C6/s3900/DSC_0962-edited1.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3600" data-original-width="3900" height="295" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhu1FPvPr4SrbT7cLEWmLQfr2jHpo6CBs9nV99thtc66mRre6WKSCwtxZS74UflJUpHyqCJrliK9QqYvuZRtAe2PAv42LFgugjZKQGlCTjSo9hjfuWe3F3mWYfTmrGzrVy8dtiD3jGU_vrZ8loJJ-QP7r46a6COXapsKELFwHnhssePz-DKiUiJ40C6/s320/DSC_0962-edited1.jpg" width="320" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">A dolls house family from the owner's childhood in Room 6</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br />
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsf8lVRQBZyxLrJ2hMo-4dxz450hGKrY0PoeV3RV3Ebs0Y0692wPVdUajRh26i91DsABJju26niA6c0fqOochSJ6d5N0PwuGJIqQj8Yasia44TH7QBeWRlLz6JKk7YguYnL67BXzhs6rSnOQDkxhSDEFZxCcy2uLDABdixIHG-QoX4USM3P_hpqE0h/s1024/DSC_0964-edited1.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1024" data-original-width="678" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsf8lVRQBZyxLrJ2hMo-4dxz450hGKrY0PoeV3RV3Ebs0Y0692wPVdUajRh26i91DsABJju26niA6c0fqOochSJ6d5N0PwuGJIqQj8Yasia44TH7QBeWRlLz6JKk7YguYnL67BXzhs6rSnOQDkxhSDEFZxCcy2uLDABdixIHG-QoX4USM3P_hpqE0h/s320/DSC_0964-edited1.jpg" width="212" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">A Petitcollin Minouche by Sylvia Natterer in Room 6</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br />
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPYqKVlvaBxK5UizIRfgbm8HUjn7_MfYEL4ufqeZDjQ7hvaZSppnGhjoRMOVl3pSV8JpHGUdg8nn3uPeewbDffWYrI20YLQvFgE0QAIzUxCB2wbOG746FyQZTM0Per_O7iq470Jg-09SWQX38ThBKCkRCVhAxk6on5tJuoQ7XlXfeKcWJiIJ3WURfT/s1024/DSC_0965-edited1.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1024" data-original-width="678" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPYqKVlvaBxK5UizIRfgbm8HUjn7_MfYEL4ufqeZDjQ7hvaZSppnGhjoRMOVl3pSV8JpHGUdg8nn3uPeewbDffWYrI20YLQvFgE0QAIzUxCB2wbOG746FyQZTM0Per_O7iq470Jg-09SWQX38ThBKCkRCVhAxk6on5tJuoQ7XlXfeKcWJiIJ3WURfT/s320/DSC_0965-edited1.jpg" width="212" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Sasha in red gingham in Room 6</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br />
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6OWadcVhw_pfhOhckGwssb4hjsRp9_rmQrytX0ey5SQbjx-V-KAX_1BNYa2dW0dzZrJOsUwW5M5-mrevMoVGQI1F7wsuFOXucCpAgXVRrPbDun8z34AggmVomQztRpCG0rbKyDnJKzhjcA8Fn2FTQ04uBQMiwEir0-cjklTDPXntNR7rihpjPkBMr/s1024/DSC_0966-edited1.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="678" data-original-width="1024" height="212" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6OWadcVhw_pfhOhckGwssb4hjsRp9_rmQrytX0ey5SQbjx-V-KAX_1BNYa2dW0dzZrJOsUwW5M5-mrevMoVGQI1F7wsuFOXucCpAgXVRrPbDun8z34AggmVomQztRpCG0rbKyDnJKzhjcA8Fn2FTQ04uBQMiwEir0-cjklTDPXntNR7rihpjPkBMr/s320/DSC_0966-edited1.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Sasha and Gregor conversation in Room 6</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br />
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYQiHf6VgqxvYZpCQ6za4Hl8N7JDMwEn0fY4zgtgE3RBDGTScTgHt6DTeW_WTkhwW3Qw5ns356UhRxE1Gd0Ii2Sbh-dARY0IalBEbD5dkUtT18xvUPEEBDPa6i3rqLwgjYyRQNKBm1DhCjXgfDosGAtreiDDBwHwjVcPCNrcUMOYT-SSjBIobiBq01/s1024/DSC_0967-edited1.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1024" data-original-width="678" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYQiHf6VgqxvYZpCQ6za4Hl8N7JDMwEn0fY4zgtgE3RBDGTScTgHt6DTeW_WTkhwW3Qw5ns356UhRxE1Gd0Ii2Sbh-dARY0IalBEbD5dkUtT18xvUPEEBDPa6i3rqLwgjYyRQNKBm1DhCjXgfDosGAtreiDDBwHwjVcPCNrcUMOYT-SSjBIobiBq01/s320/DSC_0967-edited1.jpg" width="212" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Some much loved childhood dolls in Room 6</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br />
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRlXWolp0s6XnyK87uEEgfxHT5Ig03FDLbZq9Wj9Avb6uviFHF6CoahbdXKEHjrqbpv_qcHIvRdn1rsNq-YfRHaQOFuPP-BpyyeSr1rh6HwZ_nm0uCppcCD2GB3WCKhDsSo1BUSgRC-nSptBau66EMneg0LU2Krqgi-pNJcElXGSjfEZMkoEWEErib/s1024/DSC_0968-edited1.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="678" data-original-width="1024" height="212" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRlXWolp0s6XnyK87uEEgfxHT5Ig03FDLbZq9Wj9Avb6uviFHF6CoahbdXKEHjrqbpv_qcHIvRdn1rsNq-YfRHaQOFuPP-BpyyeSr1rh6HwZ_nm0uCppcCD2GB3WCKhDsSo1BUSgRC-nSptBau66EMneg0LU2Krqgi-pNJcElXGSjfEZMkoEWEErib/s320/DSC_0968-edited1.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">I wonder what they were talking about in Room 6</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br />
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhC1RUc3iQtopGZaIzZe_gyiQVV3a5hIjo2qk35Q3dqUrRfffoJkBEEPgoH6BoqNwHB_yeB3eeyf_f91lonp79DkBM7Vd_XmwoM_K7Kc8C7ZK8WidPbuuATuN91_89w4skikbPD5K88xjJj46ixsGg10fc6yx4XAzI7kzQepV9p5mEURZX_k0tdsXlG/s1024/DSC_0969-edited1.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="678" data-original-width="1024" height="212" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhC1RUc3iQtopGZaIzZe_gyiQVV3a5hIjo2qk35Q3dqUrRfffoJkBEEPgoH6BoqNwHB_yeB3eeyf_f91lonp79DkBM7Vd_XmwoM_K7Kc8C7ZK8WidPbuuATuN91_89w4skikbPD5K88xjJj46ixsGg10fc6yx4XAzI7kzQepV9p5mEURZX_k0tdsXlG/s320/DSC_0969-edited1.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Cuddly soft handmade rag dolls, Gregor, baby Sasha and Sasha in Room 7</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br />
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJsG9Qmf2ikddJNiX7KK7Yyk0RmycYMsDLaGOToee9yX2cchXFI8sWfaTyM4ViLF0zDAvSnPj8-YhmPqt0687HACoGGhMcVM_pxK1Gh-CV0PJG_88RLJoCxqpeCHa2bgp-xwIfj5-26UZVPuimfHTmxttPBqkumK8gLIMlsCvaGutHKRZgD2Xtdwcw/s1024/DSC_0970-edited1.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1024" data-original-width="569" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJsG9Qmf2ikddJNiX7KK7Yyk0RmycYMsDLaGOToee9yX2cchXFI8sWfaTyM4ViLF0zDAvSnPj8-YhmPqt0687HACoGGhMcVM_pxK1Gh-CV0PJG_88RLJoCxqpeCHa2bgp-xwIfj5-26UZVPuimfHTmxttPBqkumK8gLIMlsCvaGutHKRZgD2Xtdwcw/s320/DSC_0970-edited1.jpg" width="178" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Smart Gregor wearing his jumpsuit and bandana in Room 7</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br />
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdSeNXXEKFyvLRrdqGVn9sVKPJAJv0lvrD2pWoAHH3xeQaeYMGCWE_bUpT5bISD9IO5ap2JvTGUl8VClKo3IpJown7LAlj8nVOidTz78IfKHY_onDmSWjt_Mv5QysMo2uH18Dp2366lOqEsUqZxYel66C4B2YN3V16NSW4Iu_tRxVYR_ZfBK7RhJX5/s1024/DSC_0971-edited1.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1024" data-original-width="678" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdSeNXXEKFyvLRrdqGVn9sVKPJAJv0lvrD2pWoAHH3xeQaeYMGCWE_bUpT5bISD9IO5ap2JvTGUl8VClKo3IpJown7LAlj8nVOidTz78IfKHY_onDmSWjt_Mv5QysMo2uH18Dp2366lOqEsUqZxYel66C4B2YN3V16NSW4Iu_tRxVYR_ZfBK7RhJX5/s320/DSC_0971-edited1.jpg" width="212" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Baby Sasha and Sasha wearing protective sunhats in Room 7</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br />
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiORNbmtxfxBomPxTutnTID3vAmR0r4DHqVDq_iOhJpYBz_AUza01WLXC-y4ujxfrwFUVbAkLoVYhfP6KdzAvNuZOFB3purvzGjcgN-fRNkKTjGlpxq4kh20JVL6WDpEFc4NfRrEzt6HdGvTKV0FQtwcWQdb8FL95fafmqtfNzOuWHwvUWJc0abkegc/s1024/DSC_0972-edited1.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="678" data-original-width="1024" height="212" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiORNbmtxfxBomPxTutnTID3vAmR0r4DHqVDq_iOhJpYBz_AUza01WLXC-y4ujxfrwFUVbAkLoVYhfP6KdzAvNuZOFB3purvzGjcgN-fRNkKTjGlpxq4kh20JVL6WDpEFc4NfRrEzt6HdGvTKV0FQtwcWQdb8FL95fafmqtfNzOuWHwvUWJc0abkegc/s320/DSC_0972-edited1.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Three Sasha babies with their toys in Room 8</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br />
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvBNZFC2Eb-xea1zvOgy7UwKXKtj72IJ-zHME1lWfg9iCC49CfGFH7szyh0Ugrbls_dpM7JcOwvAaGdE0d-2i2gkQZP9j2Qr1VjlEinNbdqyK-lho0uGZl6i-EEDNR1oxBcFImiPp0uWULI9wKJdoyWb16pLVg7dOVz9Y9rclKRUmv6ijhLXVhmg7S/s1024/DSC_0973-edited1.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="678" data-original-width="1024" height="212" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvBNZFC2Eb-xea1zvOgy7UwKXKtj72IJ-zHME1lWfg9iCC49CfGFH7szyh0Ugrbls_dpM7JcOwvAaGdE0d-2i2gkQZP9j2Qr1VjlEinNbdqyK-lho0uGZl6i-EEDNR1oxBcFImiPp0uWULI9wKJdoyWb16pLVg7dOVz9Y9rclKRUmv6ijhLXVhmg7S/s320/DSC_0973-edited1.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">A selection of handmade dolls clothes, plus Zwergnase doll and another doll in Room 8</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br />The owner of the dolls in the nineth room I visited preferred for her dolls to not feature on my public blog, though she was kind enough to allow photos for me to show my daughter, who was busy revising in our room for her examinations.<div><br />
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVJB6CYNEYJqI4CShSyemJd88lhPJDRTppe8d9fcOIAoLRa2xOOCHIhBtzQv7GjrIikeoPYkc-iDPNlN_1uw-z-ga3-78G5m-V1wpjAw8EQSKeeVV1sRQBvUdcVFU5BzugnJfbEHOzY36PoGQ07PCplg48VuyhVKFYZBBmh0pn8m9N8uBD2Dqqy4cQ/s1024/DSC_0976-edited1.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1024" data-original-width="1024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVJB6CYNEYJqI4CShSyemJd88lhPJDRTppe8d9fcOIAoLRa2xOOCHIhBtzQv7GjrIikeoPYkc-iDPNlN_1uw-z-ga3-78G5m-V1wpjAw8EQSKeeVV1sRQBvUdcVFU5BzugnJfbEHOzY36PoGQ07PCplg48VuyhVKFYZBBmh0pn8m9N8uBD2Dqqy4cQ/s320/DSC_0976-edited1.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Bettina dolls in Room 10</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br />
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqNtl8l_ZVNnXU9w4L3fMBr08CesofNKCYv6xLp2ChUA2OaFmbTEVUymTd8eB98VgodUZhk0GbAd9dtTt_YbfUGLYIrsLnkQ6uPGuHM035D8AJmzo9jCuifAhOpuosoUX9D7IWr9SPNBmYArkgLhSMwI_rrsFHtBMpP2XBu3HWfdze2xZ03fZaEgo1/s5700/DSC_0977-edited1.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3600" data-original-width="5700" height="202" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqNtl8l_ZVNnXU9w4L3fMBr08CesofNKCYv6xLp2ChUA2OaFmbTEVUymTd8eB98VgodUZhk0GbAd9dtTt_YbfUGLYIrsLnkQ6uPGuHM035D8AJmzo9jCuifAhOpuosoUX9D7IWr9SPNBmYArkgLhSMwI_rrsFHtBMpP2XBu3HWfdze2xZ03fZaEgo1/s320/DSC_0977-edited1.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Sasha, Kathe Kruse, Alta Moda dolls and a teddy bear in Room 10</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br />
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi51Zf1AQVricKPd9GsOJYbAf7x4uZG8H9ZltCTTc42UbPlQpG6XNyuJPxMNSddL_a-7d84wNevTf7vIVg6dzfYzDWAXqqjzA0sCwD5vTFQ-cstD98_8uuZWYPdBGG0uGXPluYPQnYJL6gOkl9esK21JsRSN3wd50kzOaqipWK1CZRkDzH11SO5gSqo/s1024/DSC_0978-edited1.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1024" data-original-width="768" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi51Zf1AQVricKPd9GsOJYbAf7x4uZG8H9ZltCTTc42UbPlQpG6XNyuJPxMNSddL_a-7d84wNevTf7vIVg6dzfYzDWAXqqjzA0sCwD5vTFQ-cstD98_8uuZWYPdBGG0uGXPluYPQnYJL6gOkl9esK21JsRSN3wd50kzOaqipWK1CZRkDzH11SO5gSqo/s320/DSC_0978-edited1.jpg" width="240" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">The repaired Kathe Kruse doll in Room 10</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br />
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-hK_frQaD209RYX4LgkrhPFK3MvzvULmmgGYQehmA0UhuhuZd6D8W5U2xfSgGqGFQNgUYowVLgH78kR7gO9PcUDZQ4sHHehfwNN8e9rOaVcqoIMyQZjp8-q8cxS9j6CKQLQwhuOorKpxYaW2s9kogQmwXV7XeVFqdtyAR40iH4IbWGmY5XZy5ixRg/s1024/DSC_0979-edited1.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1024" data-original-width="678" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-hK_frQaD209RYX4LgkrhPFK3MvzvULmmgGYQehmA0UhuhuZd6D8W5U2xfSgGqGFQNgUYowVLgH78kR7gO9PcUDZQ4sHHehfwNN8e9rOaVcqoIMyQZjp8-q8cxS9j6CKQLQwhuOorKpxYaW2s9kogQmwXV7XeVFqdtyAR40iH4IbWGmY5XZy5ixRg/s320/DSC_0979-edited1.jpg" width="212" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Two early Barbie dolls in Room 10</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br />
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfD1AXmP8HfVudiOIWUaUojzL11B2eWoPxYJnJa3FlIuCdUbdT1d7g7K595Wa7dmq7T1KNVFCOU2Qh70ce8EIscgq1U-8_0EoMmobMXTQmYVORJfaFt4xltF6qgrerCrU7fkaHb16LNGC_nonUgH2xRCDCqrCj5HMtAtg6thnySVC7YqKTuG1br00U/s1024/DSC_0980-edited1.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="683" data-original-width="1024" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfD1AXmP8HfVudiOIWUaUojzL11B2eWoPxYJnJa3FlIuCdUbdT1d7g7K595Wa7dmq7T1KNVFCOU2Qh70ce8EIscgq1U-8_0EoMmobMXTQmYVORJfaFt4xltF6qgrerCrU7fkaHb16LNGC_nonUgH2xRCDCqrCj5HMtAtg6thnySVC7YqKTuG1br00U/s320/DSC_0980-edited1.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Sasha, Gregor and Alta Moda dolls in Room 10</span></td></tr></tbody></table><p>The evening meal on Saturday night was followed by Dolly Bingo, which proved to be a lot of fun.</p>
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbtS9JH3vw_3bwGeuJ3B6gYtVVr5HMghJq8co8NxTTjFK30PpsP5opw49WwNKrcCf-9foz-Q5iIfkSAaWERh53L3Igype6b3N9zFbywIyY2au_PcBimH0ws0yfDu0dadRQgadQIaL3V_29rRpNZrulKa9GJ_vJIV1XYuIiSQPaC9bsj4pueFdcHH8u/s1024/DSC_0983-edited1.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="678" data-original-width="1024" height="212" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbtS9JH3vw_3bwGeuJ3B6gYtVVr5HMghJq8co8NxTTjFK30PpsP5opw49WwNKrcCf-9foz-Q5iIfkSAaWERh53L3Igype6b3N9zFbywIyY2au_PcBimH0ws0yfDu0dadRQgadQIaL3V_29rRpNZrulKa9GJ_vJIV1XYuIiSQPaC9bsj4pueFdcHH8u/s320/DSC_0983-edited1.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Dolly Bingo prizes on display again on the Saturday evening</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br />
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpPKyGaFmV4l22ItTmi-1WtiHkF37hnclZblrsGUMdnxW_sYIx0PEz0SckQFsKe8CvMZIxyZND56cDNP9C8Z20h8AV_Hn4ptF618keGpnEAeYg-uP-KDmWIRMY82DPuVtvEw-bhgRV_hzh_UdvAIrAn03ldic9CuN_gSg6ATBqaA_1I-zr_hmLHbYg/s1024/DSC_0984-edited1.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="678" data-original-width="1024" height="212" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpPKyGaFmV4l22ItTmi-1WtiHkF37hnclZblrsGUMdnxW_sYIx0PEz0SckQFsKe8CvMZIxyZND56cDNP9C8Z20h8AV_Hn4ptF618keGpnEAeYg-uP-KDmWIRMY82DPuVtvEw-bhgRV_hzh_UdvAIrAn03ldic9CuN_gSg6ATBqaA_1I-zr_hmLHbYg/s320/DSC_0984-edited1.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Some of the prizes for Dolly Bingo</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br />
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEii2LGS2WMyynY3WIuiVSGEsmOtVutAEEom43g-ATcGGO25SrjKqNjDriV_oF-Ijhml3ZltIO99JKw0RTgB45hgpQi6ODBWMExPgi9XKPBN-CbTvi4c4vS2LKR0KZ1Vd6dv2god68npCsgaliFN6_2rF2kA3O6q54oeHXFsNtdYSmmRA6q0megPpUoN/s1024/DSC_0985-edited1.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="678" data-original-width="1024" height="212" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEii2LGS2WMyynY3WIuiVSGEsmOtVutAEEom43g-ATcGGO25SrjKqNjDriV_oF-Ijhml3ZltIO99JKw0RTgB45hgpQi6ODBWMExPgi9XKPBN-CbTvi4c4vS2LKR0KZ1Vd6dv2god68npCsgaliFN6_2rF2kA3O6q54oeHXFsNtdYSmmRA6q0megPpUoN/s320/DSC_0985-edited1.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">The gorgeous rag doll was not a prize, the prize was a promise the maker would create a bespoke rag doll for the winner.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br />
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWbXGf3msP4dGBcVzOewjSrX20TNeUm37C5ELc9BMfLSms6sOXcpm5Re68l3oaURmdUqj0KgHrCC4JMY4fL84TtU7cqOeWdOlxHC97lLZWAiT19VXUylBDo2DY_jX0s_iYIfBv0pLvFF82FDL-4yfyoIyssS9M26PSg-GCG5TwZaCSJv5LfRGc391L/s1024/DSC_0986-edited1.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="678" data-original-width="1024" height="212" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWbXGf3msP4dGBcVzOewjSrX20TNeUm37C5ELc9BMfLSms6sOXcpm5Re68l3oaURmdUqj0KgHrCC4JMY4fL84TtU7cqOeWdOlxHC97lLZWAiT19VXUylBDo2DY_jX0s_iYIfBv0pLvFF82FDL-4yfyoIyssS9M26PSg-GCG5TwZaCSJv5LfRGc391L/s320/DSC_0986-edited1.jpg" width="320" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">The wonderful Pirate girl outfit Dolly Bingo prize</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br />
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixGDWG5KRRMJ7pLVikR9-3xo0XazHNXvUTgm4m-g4Fjiw0OIwLK_DKbqr8geqEPRfiv5M5hYGbyb_hQRgOOxIzat9eQBzluDjck_NgundDKGcNF1zMVxIq8ft4e2W4TDi3_tI6xCvzDih-B2qaxUTfSHXlrypab6JaI-THJQfti-uF1W4UXiH1vNHu/s1024/DSC_0988-edited1.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="678" data-original-width="1024" height="212" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixGDWG5KRRMJ7pLVikR9-3xo0XazHNXvUTgm4m-g4Fjiw0OIwLK_DKbqr8geqEPRfiv5M5hYGbyb_hQRgOOxIzat9eQBzluDjck_NgundDKGcNF1zMVxIq8ft4e2W4TDi3_tI6xCvzDih-B2qaxUTfSHXlrypab6JaI-THJQfti-uF1W4UXiH1vNHu/s320/DSC_0988-edited1.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">The late Susanna Lewis designed and hand knitted this lovely prize, which included a photo of Susanna with her daughters</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br />
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhslu8GvZCFff_PDsfm8bUNCW4UXa6G4MFg16Koou3ztx0r4U3RGOsfXq1AwcrhXyn8wpWnrndbDaSQ7QtSsPOxtnJbQfmD59qjkPC2cUYUvN_XEyNOlS8Cu4rhwUih9B9aM9nydKRCWmDZKbDtHRtaZaExNsvJZlKMp9vHnqoNySXgnTxCtdYKTvij/s1024/DSC_0989-edited1.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1024" data-original-width="678" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhslu8GvZCFff_PDsfm8bUNCW4UXa6G4MFg16Koou3ztx0r4U3RGOsfXq1AwcrhXyn8wpWnrndbDaSQ7QtSsPOxtnJbQfmD59qjkPC2cUYUvN_XEyNOlS8Cu4rhwUih9B9aM9nydKRCWmDZKbDtHRtaZaExNsvJZlKMp9vHnqoNySXgnTxCtdYKTvij/s320/DSC_0989-edited1.jpg" width="212" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">The Sasha baby repainted and rewigged by Di Dailey</span></td></tr></tbody></table><div><br /></div><div><div>We brought several of our dolls to the dinner, as we had not been able to have a room hopping display due to examinations revision.</div><div><br /></div></div>
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhV3DY2br9NAUoPr-NKxLpxJUzlPlg_anCgWqb4lfVTZOta_iRlOKCogVOV0dLM6jyP-vVkWKXGemftK9pjUdwrGT1P1H6IgSeDQ8OR8wWYxTmJKunWJ0M54N3-ukz_Jd_DW7RgFiKtjyQ8vOBIgJhNcVgorst7ere39KFkXjqIPj8fEzUfRTRUn-WE/s1024/DSC_0991-edited1.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="678" data-original-width="1024" height="212" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhV3DY2br9NAUoPr-NKxLpxJUzlPlg_anCgWqb4lfVTZOta_iRlOKCogVOV0dLM6jyP-vVkWKXGemftK9pjUdwrGT1P1H6IgSeDQ8OR8wWYxTmJKunWJ0M54N3-ukz_Jd_DW7RgFiKtjyQ8vOBIgJhNcVgorst7ere39KFkXjqIPj8fEzUfRTRUn-WE/s320/DSC_0991-edited1.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">L-R: Joy and Kolisi in his SA Rugby outfit (Kruselings), Edmund, Roxane, Louisa, Trendon Elliott, Miranda, Nicholas James and my SCW Charity Doll Russell</span></td></tr></tbody></table><div><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAUo4D8L5gRc3YJLO2LsmBRUIbTU2nFtt4z3m0qzUAmW6AVARfYHLVowtsaq6jXJOlA6gy6MLl0o67Uw3VQxribLSJSeF2z51j2eRU2SNBYkRpzKgkFm6AiPTQ5bRh25mfvZJQcbyp_Qc5RnMVH3qXumIyuqyDpzqG945wrqco8BHM2sP2DF7J2Mr4/s1024/DSC_0982-edited1.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1024" data-original-width="819" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAUo4D8L5gRc3YJLO2LsmBRUIbTU2nFtt4z3m0qzUAmW6AVARfYHLVowtsaq6jXJOlA6gy6MLl0o67Uw3VQxribLSJSeF2z51j2eRU2SNBYkRpzKgkFm6AiPTQ5bRh25mfvZJQcbyp_Qc5RnMVH3qXumIyuqyDpzqG945wrqco8BHM2sP2DF7J2Mr4/s320/DSC_0982-edited1.jpg" width="256" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Roxane met with the other little Minouche doll at dinner</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0KDdPR3k-_zNZ3SSp4C2Dj2D6AamA_zdBLGrDXBGLaNmKQRbCGf_cRCv0cyfXudcYJLI5ouOsSoQ2x7GEThjVY3UFZbPAFt3PKOWRdbhRLpUOhENndYWgUMyFXgA89SQLKVUlp7gcm-GYh6QHqDJBYhfg-dTVHs1i2HaAXuiPsPdF8Kx9_xEFymPE/s1024/DSC_0981-edited1.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1024" data-original-width="819" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0KDdPR3k-_zNZ3SSp4C2Dj2D6AamA_zdBLGrDXBGLaNmKQRbCGf_cRCv0cyfXudcYJLI5ouOsSoQ2x7GEThjVY3UFZbPAFt3PKOWRdbhRLpUOhENndYWgUMyFXgA89SQLKVUlp7gcm-GYh6QHqDJBYhfg-dTVHs1i2HaAXuiPsPdF8Kx9_xEFymPE/s320/DSC_0981-edited1.jpg" width="256" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">My SCW charity doll sat peacefully as Roxane and her new Minouche friend got to know each other</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div>We were impressed with this Sasha dressed as Calamity Jane, who came to the dinner.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwb_n7G_MhmKoePdlsVj0jVjN9lvGOB20U0a6H8zxSMvBryPD0bIu_oimYDgKOFvE1-frNZFqRu82KfrnxZa44Z3L-NDKmBIWwZjsXL_FHilniNXDWaVRBv2OmFkaDJODSgvLS7oGyKPMa_aGC7vprPITVcq2VDyQMZGKTpJbT8UHBbsKcNAadtFxa/s1024/DSC_0992-edited1.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1024" data-original-width="678" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwb_n7G_MhmKoePdlsVj0jVjN9lvGOB20U0a6H8zxSMvBryPD0bIu_oimYDgKOFvE1-frNZFqRu82KfrnxZa44Z3L-NDKmBIWwZjsXL_FHilniNXDWaVRBv2OmFkaDJODSgvLS7oGyKPMa_aGC7vprPITVcq2VDyQMZGKTpJbT8UHBbsKcNAadtFxa/s320/DSC_0992-edited1.jpg" width="212" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Sasha dressed as Calamity Jane</span></td></tr></tbody></table><div><br /></div><div>We were amazed and delighted to win two of the Dolly bingo prizes. My daughter was watched by several people as she carefully dressed Laura in her new outfit during a later Bingo round. The skirt is patchwork squares stitched together and the treasure bag contains treasure!</div><div><br />
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5hNo5wNUiPmWn1yVXPXdQOtPy8BqXe4mEAnR6au9QkB5sDra67CoIDBM7e8uM2CGjIfi2NvrXQSDafuDUplUfMrIOiTLB7lvwjCUM7qiINqC2YUNyVtszZ2YJW4em-ZhSx127dzOpwkI7dlQi-CXDJVAEfTmO7vCHUzqgf0BDdEd41R46ccH9vDxy/s1024/DSC_0999-edited1.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1024" data-original-width="678" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5hNo5wNUiPmWn1yVXPXdQOtPy8BqXe4mEAnR6au9QkB5sDra67CoIDBM7e8uM2CGjIfi2NvrXQSDafuDUplUfMrIOiTLB7lvwjCUM7qiINqC2YUNyVtszZ2YJW4em-ZhSx127dzOpwkI7dlQi-CXDJVAEfTmO7vCHUzqgf0BDdEd41R46ccH9vDxy/s320/DSC_0999-edited1.jpg" width="212" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Laura in her Pirate Girl outfit</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br />
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4sYTKIeyAQCyFFQULQ4m9jYkydad6SsZL7SXo6aJOR2MNip5s2g7HcV0r--1VsniJ8wNhpKq1GewBthZiexcZ9lNv8QZDT_DMX81Y0FZXDhHdeEXw6JxL130-SoD34pJ0Hwmah3vhmemT58hECcjaOIlucLs34YIIfdObBnr3sP7ppYYIDVnxmUlV/s1024/DSC_0993-edited1.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="678" data-original-width="1024" height="212" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4sYTKIeyAQCyFFQULQ4m9jYkydad6SsZL7SXo6aJOR2MNip5s2g7HcV0r--1VsniJ8wNhpKq1GewBthZiexcZ9lNv8QZDT_DMX81Y0FZXDhHdeEXw6JxL130-SoD34pJ0Hwmah3vhmemT58hECcjaOIlucLs34YIIfdObBnr3sP7ppYYIDVnxmUlV/s320/DSC_0993-edited1.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Baby Ginger with teddy, additional outfit by Rosie Laird and patchwork quilt</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br />
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDsuDV3-CGd8lt9CfQAOOxQlNEaBGMXGB1flLFKYbCwExLE5aueYJNA7jGMrzdcDeK6abmlLIny2NdZABoi1Y85-cfIwfzecs4eEZkPU6WitJ1GVMmQ1P5nm6_IWilFZuzAupW2cF1SGbaPkIgKV5vP5XQ9Wd46QI6E65PVh3EAsJvccDYUmPpGLg7/s1024/DSC_1000-edited1.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="614" data-original-width="1024" height="192" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDsuDV3-CGd8lt9CfQAOOxQlNEaBGMXGB1flLFKYbCwExLE5aueYJNA7jGMrzdcDeK6abmlLIny2NdZABoi1Y85-cfIwfzecs4eEZkPU6WitJ1GVMmQ1P5nm6_IWilFZuzAupW2cF1SGbaPkIgKV5vP5XQ9Wd46QI6E65PVh3EAsJvccDYUmPpGLg7/s320/DSC_1000-edited1.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Our dolls after the Dolly Bingo</span></td></tr></tbody></table><p>The following morning after breakfast and before saying goodbye to everyone, we took Laura and Florence outside to the hotel bandstand for some photos.</p>
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-12ub2bpA4-kFRTj6G7wL2T9nbIc0eN8kmguLmF3pXzu2sDXqAu8BrxrEadQoBODN0Hl3rEfmr4x9HoqQhuy2-3T3F0bgcmDnmdW0UDHM_ZrKuSeXXpuwAKozkqp4M4TmqEM2fRcazEujfPQDRlAxyXT0orvkxuMZxk81IoGn6KY3vsDJB_vWX7Jb/s1024/DSC_1006-edited1.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1024" data-original-width="1024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-12ub2bpA4-kFRTj6G7wL2T9nbIc0eN8kmguLmF3pXzu2sDXqAu8BrxrEadQoBODN0Hl3rEfmr4x9HoqQhuy2-3T3F0bgcmDnmdW0UDHM_ZrKuSeXXpuwAKozkqp4M4TmqEM2fRcazEujfPQDRlAxyXT0orvkxuMZxk81IoGn6KY3vsDJB_vWX7Jb/s320/DSC_1006-edited1.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Laura and Florence at the Bandstand</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br />
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPLiNEMhNiANY7Rtp54ggrIW0vzEw5nwg4zCV9guhePGJE_fD0lJGIJ5iP3T9nCKXo6dgLiCTBX9bcWPyyQatrFJU57WQakOu-C1azkNMHBxKujncb0rT2YHVVKr2OUWg3y__htYtx7qk79VFVnsOqv2t0wWXFFKQoLDkkjmTnQajslsLdUQIujgwk/s1024/DSC_0004-edited1.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1024" data-original-width="678" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPLiNEMhNiANY7Rtp54ggrIW0vzEw5nwg4zCV9guhePGJE_fD0lJGIJ5iP3T9nCKXo6dgLiCTBX9bcWPyyQatrFJU57WQakOu-C1azkNMHBxKujncb0rT2YHVVKr2OUWg3y__htYtx7qk79VFVnsOqv2t0wWXFFKQoLDkkjmTnQajslsLdUQIujgwk/s320/DSC_0004-edited1.jpg" width="212" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Laura and Florence at the Bandstand</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br />
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgbdUHCfYGTB8tdcVmcDoThPbPeUtrLsrM9qQQsJFX0rdgMy08WvZ9H_O-UBqr0v24CIHoePxqPfD5LvBwWd7CjxPM6nQ7lO63Cm-Kqne4LfFRoasPKw5x0wMFXbekMTVHVI8_MSnbNn5dyURo4Nz7_z6ZAWe04aKzOMxt2X8-WUEtwk1BfMAAMDFJ/s1024/DSC_0004-edited2.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1024" data-original-width="1024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgbdUHCfYGTB8tdcVmcDoThPbPeUtrLsrM9qQQsJFX0rdgMy08WvZ9H_O-UBqr0v24CIHoePxqPfD5LvBwWd7CjxPM6nQ7lO63Cm-Kqne4LfFRoasPKw5x0wMFXbekMTVHVI8_MSnbNn5dyURo4Nz7_z6ZAWe04aKzOMxt2X8-WUEtwk1BfMAAMDFJ/s320/DSC_0004-edited2.jpg" width="320" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Laura the pirate girl and Florence in her windmill dress</span></td></tr></tbody></table><p>The Dolly Jolly was such good fun - thank you to Janet, Tricia and Shelley for all your work in organising the weekend.</p></div></div>DollMumhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07655612985882320920noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1980962366285294991.post-23565656969111556142022-05-21T20:39:00.003+01:002022-05-22T14:07:18.785+01:00Dolly Jolly 2022 part 1<p>The long awaited Dolly Jolly had arrived and we started driving north as soon as my daughter got out of school early. Despite the heavy traffic we made it to Darlington by 6:30pm so were in time for dinner at 7:00pm with the others who were attending - private dining in a large room with the windows open.</p><p>The first evening dinner included the raffle. I brought in the <a href="https://dollmum.blogspot.com/2022/04/raffle-prize-for-dolly-jolly.html">picnic prize I had made</a> which Janet decided would be the final raffle ticket of the evening.</p>
<p style="text-align: left;"></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQEhdHDxGEwUmUbgLRLnnSi7jPM0GK3tNEqANFPtbA_ssEGjOt7Cil5OxOjrifVHwzuz3NfZhHE7PlPW41UlWgNLhq4CZV2LDsNFj0NNg5KhnptE-CrLQn9s0vaO_Q3j7-FMPwzjyBOu0m3qiPiTrRXfGY5am--sLPc5MCqb01vDzFcbXNMTv46RKC/s1024/DSC_0884-edited1.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1024" data-original-width="1024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQEhdHDxGEwUmUbgLRLnnSi7jPM0GK3tNEqANFPtbA_ssEGjOt7Cil5OxOjrifVHwzuz3NfZhHE7PlPW41UlWgNLhq4CZV2LDsNFj0NNg5KhnptE-CrLQn9s0vaO_Q3j7-FMPwzjyBOu0m3qiPiTrRXfGY5am--sLPc5MCqb01vDzFcbXNMTv46RKC/s320/DSC_0884-edited1.jpg" width="320" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Raffle prizes including the picnic hamper, picnic rug and Easter bonnet outfit I had contributed</span></td></tr></tbody></table><p></p><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAKcIKtwTsFshLnJW33JZXNrbAXJ-OxTEdCS8UtMk3KfbReAwwABX16bhv5WUWdB0l9TiQoyRMPBbuWTDTX-KhVmFKZ4OWnmvh6-HU3qG9WWM7SyiDIiQLgMQWREyMhFbP01AtXXwPG0ljeAi6z--U1xGD3kWbC5T78a_bbKl-ghBYIHaQXqS_DndA/s1024/DSC_0879-edited1.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="678" data-original-width="1024" height="212" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAKcIKtwTsFshLnJW33JZXNrbAXJ-OxTEdCS8UtMk3KfbReAwwABX16bhv5WUWdB0l9TiQoyRMPBbuWTDTX-KhVmFKZ4OWnmvh6-HU3qG9WWM7SyiDIiQLgMQWREyMhFbP01AtXXwPG0ljeAi6z--U1xGD3kWbC5T78a_bbKl-ghBYIHaQXqS_DndA/s320/DSC_0879-edited1.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><p><span style="font-size: medium;">Raffle prizes galore!</span></p></td></tr></tbody></table><br />
<p>We all admired the other prize table, displaying the prizes for the Dolly Bingo for the second evening, a tantalising array of top prizes.</p>
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjc1jh2iUy8R3Q4pkQ06gugDxoaBs-n_pqzLkZYApgPuYnY7kXsEd_gSGRu9qwMzrkGah-GkQorYjsFkSMsD4BvRjZH7-Hd7GYJS7rXXaaD7xd68X2z-p0SmAqJ0rcDAx-OxBxU-KFq9XmjGj-GwisH4ybGE2LPDEY382HX7mHZpbfcG-k7cFWiN3ae/s1024/DSC_0871-edited.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="427" data-original-width="1024" height="133" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjc1jh2iUy8R3Q4pkQ06gugDxoaBs-n_pqzLkZYApgPuYnY7kXsEd_gSGRu9qwMzrkGah-GkQorYjsFkSMsD4BvRjZH7-Hd7GYJS7rXXaaD7xd68X2z-p0SmAqJ0rcDAx-OxBxU-KFq9XmjGj-GwisH4ybGE2LPDEY382HX7mHZpbfcG-k7cFWiN3ae/s320/DSC_0871-edited.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><p><span style="font-size: medium;">The Dolly Bingo prizes table</span></p></td></tr></tbody></table><br />
<p>Most people had brought one or more doll to dinner and after we had eaten I went round the table taking photos of the dolls. We brought Laura and Florence to dinner with us.</p>
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7V-eHg1SUjkplzgy_l8khuradGIPvR0FGdCuD7WCM5NzdOH6yU_1nT0CsfAOpY2l6U3ACC9uizIiCivtbb7Nctr1gzIbx7FvNOHpLlhdAGyt-xNc7ebx4lHgzTJ_2t-TVJyGxspuu0vV8hQQPlgE7Nq9sIrDJPxvgtk5MC8-PeOS8cNS5H4FAQQZI/s1024/DSC_0880-edited1.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="597" data-original-width="1024" height="187" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7V-eHg1SUjkplzgy_l8khuradGIPvR0FGdCuD7WCM5NzdOH6yU_1nT0CsfAOpY2l6U3ACC9uizIiCivtbb7Nctr1gzIbx7FvNOHpLlhdAGyt-xNc7ebx4lHgzTJ_2t-TVJyGxspuu0vV8hQQPlgE7Nq9sIrDJPxvgtk5MC8-PeOS8cNS5H4FAQQZI/s320/DSC_0880-edited1.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><p><span style="font-size: medium;">Florence in her Windmill 'Ted Menton' pinafore dress<br /> and Laura in an outfit by Lorraine Tyler and a Dollydoodles hoodie</span></p></td></tr></tbody></table><br />
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjfI97HJZIYoJy3noWnxEsIt1aXbh2TAujMqkNUJIgM5wmQIJShw2V6UvK_xUzRlULs01KzsrEzOo3R-Gmxay94WPQD_e7T02F2YRgAHGOLQEuz5WGZd1-wpknjv3Je0zYFK_mgDBKu_5ii-Y2sebstL8D-WcX4gNfBhlo11nPRQ_-vc7Icgt1fhV_/s1024/DSC_0867-edited1.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1024" data-original-width="678" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjfI97HJZIYoJy3noWnxEsIt1aXbh2TAujMqkNUJIgM5wmQIJShw2V6UvK_xUzRlULs01KzsrEzOo3R-Gmxay94WPQD_e7T02F2YRgAHGOLQEuz5WGZd1-wpknjv3Je0zYFK_mgDBKu_5ii-Y2sebstL8D-WcX4gNfBhlo11nPRQ_-vc7Icgt1fhV_/s320/DSC_0867-edited1.jpg" width="212" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><p><span style="font-size: medium;">Dolls at dinner</span></p></td></tr></tbody></table><br />
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQXt28c7664hKubgHfmYa0Q_xhUO5qvg6KZ8h3UOHUp6IAbb6MNjz1bxc9OfvX2ptCQWj_DIh04Agp9J1SPznINAhTOZ7Xfva4rB332XE2FJ-w2jIN2B557AZquWgQ2m2wLM01G_RYdfQPNvt7Wajy_obLoZcZ96z83Bat7gP1wUDzDgErVZgIEfPB/s1024/DSC_0869-edited1.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1024" data-original-width="678" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQXt28c7664hKubgHfmYa0Q_xhUO5qvg6KZ8h3UOHUp6IAbb6MNjz1bxc9OfvX2ptCQWj_DIh04Agp9J1SPznINAhTOZ7Xfva4rB332XE2FJ-w2jIN2B557AZquWgQ2m2wLM01G_RYdfQPNvt7Wajy_obLoZcZ96z83Bat7gP1wUDzDgErVZgIEfPB/s320/DSC_0869-edited1.jpg" width="212" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><p><span style="font-size: medium;">Harry Potter with Hedwig and Dobby</span></p></td></tr></tbody></table><br />
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIdlbSgLr-jDb_9C-Nkj3wCewQzCTMW4X1t_9qgMh-7-Cap5brjpmj-6QvUoMh-pt572LQJSPCKcoMo-3HMjOxYWdCo4VppFF68C3eRNO9WXnWN9b6LFt5H1f0IJvzfxa5F-KlEW2NkLIIv9AgZ6tHR827-Qwb-9lEPkMYaqGx0hB-KEkhcqicrItg/s3600/DSC_0870-edited1.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3600" data-original-width="3600" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIdlbSgLr-jDb_9C-Nkj3wCewQzCTMW4X1t_9qgMh-7-Cap5brjpmj-6QvUoMh-pt572LQJSPCKcoMo-3HMjOxYWdCo4VppFF68C3eRNO9WXnWN9b6LFt5H1f0IJvzfxa5F-KlEW2NkLIIv9AgZ6tHR827-Qwb-9lEPkMYaqGx0hB-KEkhcqicrItg/s320/DSC_0870-edited1.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><p><span style="font-size: medium;">A little sweetie with her toy dog and bear</span></p></td></tr></tbody></table><br />
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8Bw71RQ4UVaAw9aLaBZn5lIOio-Vqp6UTIUsB9BjOdGft0Uu_O2WVNSg9r_fklcRzSN22LKnFGsPVHFNiX02WbaK59y7VXraHrJknr-18xUiYCWtfFJ08uy84blgkI4ukWg-wKUp-x_KRAS-eDOlTT9bh_BNwcTHjtmMcQg1BarS4-BR8UTt77Fvs/s3600/DSC_0875-edited1.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2700" data-original-width="3600" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8Bw71RQ4UVaAw9aLaBZn5lIOio-Vqp6UTIUsB9BjOdGft0Uu_O2WVNSg9r_fklcRzSN22LKnFGsPVHFNiX02WbaK59y7VXraHrJknr-18xUiYCWtfFJ08uy84blgkI4ukWg-wKUp-x_KRAS-eDOlTT9bh_BNwcTHjtmMcQg1BarS4-BR8UTt77Fvs/s320/DSC_0875-edited1.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><p><span style="font-size: medium;">Two little Helen Kish dolls</span></p></td></tr></tbody></table><br />
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUB9ZOri5IBBBxdLBCEhD0x6I9YLDSUjkzMotIBZfWD_uZ330CPZZwSb0UEOa9AtJMXLiF1tD_ll9bHQ3c1LlQ-ygSQWqZ_IH7CekmArRm5uZDZ28THWHjDupk46W1DVTaiP-PTTfJwko3qnYJo14Y6dY-R_-HJ7tohHf-5VDWiuoQMWQ6bmfCmNuJ/s1024/DSC_0876-edited1.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="597" data-original-width="1024" height="187" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUB9ZOri5IBBBxdLBCEhD0x6I9YLDSUjkzMotIBZfWD_uZ330CPZZwSb0UEOa9AtJMXLiF1tD_ll9bHQ3c1LlQ-ygSQWqZ_IH7CekmArRm5uZDZ28THWHjDupk46W1DVTaiP-PTTfJwko3qnYJo14Y6dY-R_-HJ7tohHf-5VDWiuoQMWQ6bmfCmNuJ/s320/DSC_0876-edited1.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><p><span style="font-size: medium;">Three doll friends</span></p></td></tr></tbody></table><br />
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZbh5HZsnPgFe6APyX-veczbpMX14LhUgTNyBl0M5o5lfFx1yeD_c0pXbJQuBmaElKjhFpiaX940uUmP3NiALA-VCbjllKNHypTQah2YhAR9p5nm2dU8Z7aIQYwQ2plJ2xxF8bbWnBO12rLB15yHZrRdOFMLy5hU_zo5RX9Pm6KeoCLVNcZ_kn3-Bs/s1024/DSC_0877-edited1.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="678" data-original-width="1024" height="212" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZbh5HZsnPgFe6APyX-veczbpMX14LhUgTNyBl0M5o5lfFx1yeD_c0pXbJQuBmaElKjhFpiaX940uUmP3NiALA-VCbjllKNHypTQah2YhAR9p5nm2dU8Z7aIQYwQ2plJ2xxF8bbWnBO12rLB15yHZrRdOFMLy5hU_zo5RX9Pm6KeoCLVNcZ_kn3-Bs/s320/DSC_0877-edited1.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><p><span style="font-size: medium;">A Gotz Sasha with a Dionne Quintuplet</span></p></td></tr></tbody></table><br />
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</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6eTUvEuGbHDdExZm26WMk9Wablztk-SZU750pph-ZkoqKM7AR120RATHHJ44aKT6Jd2fidc8D9Om8xPQ_vamEfUsviQEdK-NQfkvqdzzHR_ZO9AeLlrSr9NnF304l-rcxfwOGhKAWYSS-cHnB_oXJVwIWWNupWXNyCzzpHI2M4_IBrrtnOdxwLj1Y/s1024/DSC_0878-edited1.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1024" data-original-width="678" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6eTUvEuGbHDdExZm26WMk9Wablztk-SZU750pph-ZkoqKM7AR120RATHHJ44aKT6Jd2fidc8D9Om8xPQ_vamEfUsviQEdK-NQfkvqdzzHR_ZO9AeLlrSr9NnF304l-rcxfwOGhKAWYSS-cHnB_oXJVwIWWNupWXNyCzzpHI2M4_IBrrtnOdxwLj1Y/s320/DSC_0878-edited1.jpg" width="212" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">A glorious rag doll, very huggable</span></td></tr></tbody></table><p></p><br />
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhj70BWItMgaTdpO5RbhtCOOZiEPERvK9CHRJHkBiC5KFCfaoTFiIN8e0rKLY1tMuwxjAI84sL6I9VYCnusqPmQGTZUVAjc3gAB3PoosganI25VAswDK1Az0TPliB89FCSzsEHnA9D-SSrYDUMQXTjLsSOvhOJknJo7vbQEkEHR1T20fMblkxqrINtP/s1024/DSC_0881-edited1.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="717" data-original-width="1024" height="224" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhj70BWItMgaTdpO5RbhtCOOZiEPERvK9CHRJHkBiC5KFCfaoTFiIN8e0rKLY1tMuwxjAI84sL6I9VYCnusqPmQGTZUVAjc3gAB3PoosganI25VAswDK1Az0TPliB89FCSzsEHnA9D-SSrYDUMQXTjLsSOvhOJknJo7vbQEkEHR1T20fMblkxqrINtP/s320/DSC_0881-edited1.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><p><span style="font-size: medium;">Two beautiful Sasha girls</span></p></td></tr></tbody></table><br />
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9jPiLXLWXIspZZuOVgZBnx1AZnQ7oDk45wtF6NKRAJOpdTEtmYcGSRmktB1qfQZXIFucedc1u52hKwqztFNYKWicjBHAPVplwhBujeqSVlAO95nlN_-j9rNTt6aHCCU_haUpC-k8xYGF2HJgShuDx2F_lEUvTqA7YUQG2I5ktqVEM6EAEfP1f9OIz/s1024/DSC_0882-edited1.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1024" data-original-width="1024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9jPiLXLWXIspZZuOVgZBnx1AZnQ7oDk45wtF6NKRAJOpdTEtmYcGSRmktB1qfQZXIFucedc1u52hKwqztFNYKWicjBHAPVplwhBujeqSVlAO95nlN_-j9rNTt6aHCCU_haUpC-k8xYGF2HJgShuDx2F_lEUvTqA7YUQG2I5ktqVEM6EAEfP1f9OIz/s320/DSC_0882-edited1.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><p><span style="font-size: medium;">A Zwergnase girl having a glass of wine!</span></p></td></tr></tbody></table><br />
<div>We bought several strips of raffle tickets and were amazed to win 12 lovely prizes (I haven't taken photos of them yet). Thank you to all those who donated prizes, everyone attending won more than one prize. It was such a fun evening and so good to catch up with previous doll friends plus meet some new doll friends.</div><div><br /></div><div>The following morning Teddy, Alice and I went shopping for our contributions to the picnic which I had organised for that day. It was a glorious spring morning, so we were hopeful the picnic would not be rained on. </div><div><br /></div><div>Tricia had coordinated the room hopping - this involved those who had dolls they wanted to display putting them on show in their hotel rooms, each of us being given the list of room numbers plus the times they were open. There were 5 rooms in the morning session and 5 in the afternoon session. My daughter and I did not have a room display because she was revising for her examinations in our room, so I visited the morning rooms after returning from picnic grocery shopping. My photos only indicate the order I visited the rooms, I am not labelling these to indicate ownership of any of the dolls and scenes depicted.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoPyfvnJDkl82rkO8sNkmrqXqRtdVjlC3byoEiKb8e9PndCaekcz_keE_KG-CUxnc1u25WBlWiP5NG0aQtwCp6R6mW0WQh3uwzWWwqYMV2HSmKVEHu5iC3u9SuwV1BhejVe3-DgyravqBmFb0vIWiPivrAuZH7efQ6CPHh6eohxFbuAjmXZVXm4A6v/s1024/DSC_0885-edited1.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="678" data-original-width="1024" height="212" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoPyfvnJDkl82rkO8sNkmrqXqRtdVjlC3byoEiKb8e9PndCaekcz_keE_KG-CUxnc1u25WBlWiP5NG0aQtwCp6R6mW0WQh3uwzWWwqYMV2HSmKVEHu5iC3u9SuwV1BhejVe3-DgyravqBmFb0vIWiPivrAuZH7efQ6CPHh6eohxFbuAjmXZVXm4A6v/s320/DSC_0885-edited1.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><p><span style="font-size: medium;">Sasha Bakery in Room 1</span></p></td></tr></tbody></table></div><div><br /></div>
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsCJ6PIKjg9sBSFniEr-aj8L0aal0FeYdKvuCGTvQBlyJ5IqIjs3zspvo5b_JJkyFFOJAc1DhLQfOTWJbVk4BAjuVVUZdlC7eTFUgbYALsIbU7RkMwh8R1WwMvoZf_8SfI0wJ1SwX6-QWJMalHbFiNv8eAeXWOPBDBfdgYm6_6rGiBkomaguSCYlIA/s1024/DSC_0886-edited1.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1024" data-original-width="796" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsCJ6PIKjg9sBSFniEr-aj8L0aal0FeYdKvuCGTvQBlyJ5IqIjs3zspvo5b_JJkyFFOJAc1DhLQfOTWJbVk4BAjuVVUZdlC7eTFUgbYALsIbU7RkMwh8R1WwMvoZf_8SfI0wJ1SwX6-QWJMalHbFiNv8eAeXWOPBDBfdgYm6_6rGiBkomaguSCYlIA/s320/DSC_0886-edited1.jpg" width="249" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><p><span style="font-size: medium;">Sasha Bakery in Room 1</span></p></td></tr></tbody></table><br />
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5gkOkNDU3tS6s4cPlKothnsTCeDoyCwYQu17xx8hitVsuoPjBXbigPCGx5YCqSkPGnEFDeQA_7kafJlw1reg207PgVhGzTyKOqFmNATnQA_Yzn481prwk-4Wi4fkQjYngK-UC9irdoT6osslT0YMbDrvkf7tegd4FsgPbS50hh7nnLbBBYvu0vHCE/s1024/DSC_0887-edited1.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1024" data-original-width="717" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5gkOkNDU3tS6s4cPlKothnsTCeDoyCwYQu17xx8hitVsuoPjBXbigPCGx5YCqSkPGnEFDeQA_7kafJlw1reg207PgVhGzTyKOqFmNATnQA_Yzn481prwk-4Wi4fkQjYngK-UC9irdoT6osslT0YMbDrvkf7tegd4FsgPbS50hh7nnLbBBYvu0vHCE/s320/DSC_0887-edited1.jpg" width="224" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><p><span style="font-size: medium;">Sasha Bakery in Room 1</span></p></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div><br /></div>
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSOtAfSdfCirjDCNvOYIEfX1dREpXW00Tu9dGQYM7oOul3uJ19NzL4TjLHbbv6RtBOK7RW0qankix84hkJvk316gWA6hQNr8XKHA1r-TZcEkSoL1zaxYnNdfYN-R7giGCmk5qmTqNjFXYZSLCqt7GGNDNuhfO33VPn1gpwxnLaPkSxoL7Kkop4Csb9/s1024/DSC_0889-edited1.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="683" data-original-width="1024" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSOtAfSdfCirjDCNvOYIEfX1dREpXW00Tu9dGQYM7oOul3uJ19NzL4TjLHbbv6RtBOK7RW0qankix84hkJvk316gWA6hQNr8XKHA1r-TZcEkSoL1zaxYnNdfYN-R7giGCmk5qmTqNjFXYZSLCqt7GGNDNuhfO33VPn1gpwxnLaPkSxoL7Kkop4Csb9/s320/DSC_0889-edited1.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><p><span style="font-size: medium;">Sindy room in Room 1</span></p></td></tr></tbody></table><br />
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglpuRAFo6whK84R-v8Aa2xT5Y_-cfOIZwT2yhiUavLVBCVW-RiYrswVAG1A3LRnDp_V7r5FNyV8Gsr2-wfTmjTmN4_ni2CrhOLueT15mNkZWOn8B4vxWsrLibaIhrTvwMMypnA_qU6mR2COpRpIH3V9ivezT5P2a9Amg97rVI8iaUw0C56cNZfB1vO/s1024/DSC_0890-edited1.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="683" data-original-width="1024" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglpuRAFo6whK84R-v8Aa2xT5Y_-cfOIZwT2yhiUavLVBCVW-RiYrswVAG1A3LRnDp_V7r5FNyV8Gsr2-wfTmjTmN4_ni2CrhOLueT15mNkZWOn8B4vxWsrLibaIhrTvwMMypnA_qU6mR2COpRpIH3V9ivezT5P2a9Amg97rVI8iaUw0C56cNZfB1vO/s320/DSC_0890-edited1.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><p><span style="font-size: medium;">Sindy room in Room 1</span></p></td></tr></tbody></table><br />
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEii_90-7zYvtqxw1o9b8BRS-Jy9Rki079VGah2_Iqc_bpXMq7vnb4crGU7VQQT4SAaJmAZA88E6asl7NimnOzYx8Ik2i70G440r8YehhB28C4ejJxFFrwGyIDxGVTnlkm6gjAYLDEG5MdyWDPp5cs_lAdfB9sQOh8z52Rje0vZTEmykE7S2_5DFoUH8/s1024/DSC_0891-edited1.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1024" data-original-width="717" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEii_90-7zYvtqxw1o9b8BRS-Jy9Rki079VGah2_Iqc_bpXMq7vnb4crGU7VQQT4SAaJmAZA88E6asl7NimnOzYx8Ik2i70G440r8YehhB28C4ejJxFFrwGyIDxGVTnlkm6gjAYLDEG5MdyWDPp5cs_lAdfB9sQOh8z52Rje0vZTEmykE7S2_5DFoUH8/s320/DSC_0891-edited1.jpg" width="224" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><p><span style="font-size: medium;">Lenci doll in Room 1</span></p></td></tr></tbody></table><br />
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghtJo74pW4hpX9LOl1AThsnTHAGHtXoO3pH_ezNlDQLijKxxznAqCcirEaTVcle5k5MaQT4fzMET5h62Tq5IxK5R94GMqezRB6DkfhrJyVc61O5z9vrXYcO1JYlequBt_aESqNoPELCAPFv6zypO220Z0eKM3BIcQ0EwCwaysZZF8sFzxcTeQ37KVT/s1024/DSC_0893-edited1.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1024" data-original-width="1024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghtJo74pW4hpX9LOl1AThsnTHAGHtXoO3pH_ezNlDQLijKxxznAqCcirEaTVcle5k5MaQT4fzMET5h62Tq5IxK5R94GMqezRB6DkfhrJyVc61O5z9vrXYcO1JYlequBt_aESqNoPELCAPFv6zypO220Z0eKM3BIcQ0EwCwaysZZF8sFzxcTeQ37KVT/s320/DSC_0893-edited1.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><p><span style="font-size: medium;">Sasha dolls and friends in Room 1</span></p></td></tr></tbody></table><div><br /></div>
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzCN5feX3Af0MaLLVJ7-HDkcG95cmPZMWZNrgwyx2qpVUdfQhkw7VnzPFcqlat7r70b13yNn7CrYtLruAwJ63ojSokRhez0SOxqHrRJPDtbsJbN9QSo61jtu3bm_SXvgjsZjUsytB-S5dxrFea_WGw8r6WDdcHTFF6UGtwSUFCt_dcXnAIYj-gp3-9/s1024/DSC_0896-edited1.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="678" data-original-width="1024" height="212" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzCN5feX3Af0MaLLVJ7-HDkcG95cmPZMWZNrgwyx2qpVUdfQhkw7VnzPFcqlat7r70b13yNn7CrYtLruAwJ63ojSokRhez0SOxqHrRJPDtbsJbN9QSo61jtu3bm_SXvgjsZjUsytB-S5dxrFea_WGw8r6WDdcHTFF6UGtwSUFCt_dcXnAIYj-gp3-9/s320/DSC_0896-edited1.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><p><span style="font-size: medium;">A mixed collection of dolls (including Sasha, Maggie Iacono, Lati Yellow, Topper Dawn, Schoenhut, Pongratz, Ruby Red and Ten Ping) in Room 2</span></p></td></tr></tbody></table><br />
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPKInDkRGjss115JtDoJ85y2lC1vFor6onYBxJvGlm1DYybgZkDGMsozVjeWndIatWll1rWdjN8-nKClm7vAp5DZd0aZmeV422pCFkq2Je7auOLpFR4qNwFHd-dK3vGXLU1s9gqv_dgFUUTY2NHlCEy9yJBqWyZGUeN6moaLuN0ast88bgMerJ5eMv/s6600/DSC_0899-edited1.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3600" data-original-width="6600" height="175" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPKInDkRGjss115JtDoJ85y2lC1vFor6onYBxJvGlm1DYybgZkDGMsozVjeWndIatWll1rWdjN8-nKClm7vAp5DZd0aZmeV422pCFkq2Je7auOLpFR4qNwFHd-dK3vGXLU1s9gqv_dgFUUTY2NHlCEy9yJBqWyZGUeN6moaLuN0ast88bgMerJ5eMv/s320/DSC_0899-edited1.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><p><span style="font-size: medium;">Some Sasha and Gregor dolls in Room 3</span></p></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9rvnWsn1P4TJRcSOe13Iv6Z89jTvaPWPA6GFrFZhvHol1cZ527oqJ_s0LLZ_p_YsaLlyDL5KtuAUz-AKnl4nBtrxorVUxls_3hD8WkuqZI101Rrrs7ANLodKFxBLj9qSYcFmsa9UoQYJApcXxXyY-p2TISA9seHVNceuPaT-Mrg8Xx6SlbyOpOEm7/s1024/DSC_0901-edited1.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1024" data-original-width="678" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9rvnWsn1P4TJRcSOe13Iv6Z89jTvaPWPA6GFrFZhvHol1cZ527oqJ_s0LLZ_p_YsaLlyDL5KtuAUz-AKnl4nBtrxorVUxls_3hD8WkuqZI101Rrrs7ANLodKFxBLj9qSYcFmsa9UoQYJApcXxXyY-p2TISA9seHVNceuPaT-Mrg8Xx6SlbyOpOEm7/s320/DSC_0901-edited1.jpg" width="212" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><p><span style="font-size: medium;">A Roddy doll with Roddy and Rosebud friends in Room 3</span></p></td></tr></tbody></table><br />
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2kUe8aiyPviYkvZ2LyrQk2eGWTaBZpXe8Q084z35HQjVSr--0aS4ol95hu24-37WwwnQrmGGnrsMRJIThr0m6lLv--krnuH-JB3Qrh1X35O5S-QDwvY4qpXezK5Pm17NYvk-WwOrJJHaG-vl-NRxS7exUe9SEz8ARCoSqsk21Kfrqhxd8NDmkrBub/s1024/DSC_0902-edited1.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="768" data-original-width="1024" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2kUe8aiyPviYkvZ2LyrQk2eGWTaBZpXe8Q084z35HQjVSr--0aS4ol95hu24-37WwwnQrmGGnrsMRJIThr0m6lLv--krnuH-JB3Qrh1X35O5S-QDwvY4qpXezK5Pm17NYvk-WwOrJJHaG-vl-NRxS7exUe9SEz8ARCoSqsk21Kfrqhxd8NDmkrBub/s320/DSC_0902-edited1.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><p><span style="font-size: medium;">Some Sasha dolls in Room 4</span></p></td></tr></tbody></table><br />
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjv0IZfuPfYyqyEGboFPX8RiwxU7dgaIgiyGCmNxxRujkxtu0Bf2Pa2iPYrYodxABgSNluOfO4_msd14YQsHWYRwAzF0o7Fb48UrYCCy6Y3dcVlVk4-ZetfBcne58LzQUENF5xVr0AjQYABM0op0YgSNHM8CRMvMEbXHrJsPP41wYezg3jdLNNnyIsq/s1024/DSC_0904-edited1.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1024" data-original-width="678" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjv0IZfuPfYyqyEGboFPX8RiwxU7dgaIgiyGCmNxxRujkxtu0Bf2Pa2iPYrYodxABgSNluOfO4_msd14YQsHWYRwAzF0o7Fb48UrYCCy6Y3dcVlVk4-ZetfBcne58LzQUENF5xVr0AjQYABM0op0YgSNHM8CRMvMEbXHrJsPP41wYezg3jdLNNnyIsq/s320/DSC_0904-edited1.jpg" width="212" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><p><span style="font-size: medium;">Trendon Sasha sisters joined by their Gotz Sasha sister in Room 4</span></p></td></tr></tbody></table><br />
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcqsdLFjMYzyBsrmtUrtsMkS6zKY4L7sq1j8URSY5SNScJuZ3hJNCNrGj_QOAHBpnp401b0XvYwfoUpIwaw02fW62ddnWZB69ckmOZlxD69EY0OquAPmP9ft4pNbdcC1XOcn98HqRqCosLThrMOb1-G2lsq3ITmaMUiQe4RvizucTr05FSot64raeg/s1024/DSC_0906-edited1.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1024" data-original-width="1024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcqsdLFjMYzyBsrmtUrtsMkS6zKY4L7sq1j8URSY5SNScJuZ3hJNCNrGj_QOAHBpnp401b0XvYwfoUpIwaw02fW62ddnWZB69ckmOZlxD69EY0OquAPmP9ft4pNbdcC1XOcn98HqRqCosLThrMOb1-G2lsq3ITmaMUiQe4RvizucTr05FSot64raeg/s320/DSC_0906-edited1.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><p><span style="font-size: medium;">Close up of a Sasha in Room 4</span></p></td></tr></tbody></table><br />
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8gHp2zNYwk-0aU3t19XYX7WBjtjfo7d59iEYyT4wH41ZV07TEW6xJGpWhwPeq6jSPkY4beGu81iOc_Z4gGLEl29Q6gM_tG5WFShDtmmPDQspp57DNjFbRBWn-FUUtXWpPG_05OJ2bNJpOrGx9y7NM0MxUw7sU5SXeMKnV-fpanI2CTTlbzaOUIZi_/s1024/DSC_0908-edited1.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="678" data-original-width="1024" height="212" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8gHp2zNYwk-0aU3t19XYX7WBjtjfo7d59iEYyT4wH41ZV07TEW6xJGpWhwPeq6jSPkY4beGu81iOc_Z4gGLEl29Q6gM_tG5WFShDtmmPDQspp57DNjFbRBWn-FUUtXWpPG_05OJ2bNJpOrGx9y7NM0MxUw7sU5SXeMKnV-fpanI2CTTlbzaOUIZi_/s320/DSC_0908-edited1.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><p><span style="font-size: medium;">Sasha, Lenci, Frozen Charlotte and the Dionne Quintuplet in Room 4</span></p></td></tr></tbody></table><br />
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhHndnjWCqe546BCMD-Memk4ynzL0BzsecXdk8sya0L2VLVXVns6Hq7lA1AbjKXNCByhcq0fle-Xu77ijlDL0VIeYqVI2Wf3e58fGEIh8zEwj9BKpeYTig1HzCAuo0eDj4ZtD4N1wfZIhbqEF3hv5MwF-NLIxvQHI6x5UCuzx3iFgk5slZ68QqCkVU/s1024/DSC_0909-edited1.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1024" data-original-width="678" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhHndnjWCqe546BCMD-Memk4ynzL0BzsecXdk8sya0L2VLVXVns6Hq7lA1AbjKXNCByhcq0fle-Xu77ijlDL0VIeYqVI2Wf3e58fGEIh8zEwj9BKpeYTig1HzCAuo0eDj4ZtD4N1wfZIhbqEF3hv5MwF-NLIxvQHI6x5UCuzx3iFgk5slZ68QqCkVU/s320/DSC_0909-edited1.jpg" width="212" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><p><span style="font-size: medium;">The Dionne Quintuplet in Room 4</span></p></td></tr></tbody></table><br />
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7mfgUE67uRJB9pNB1Elqq3O9L8WYVG2faVUnitZBRRf-DIJdbq0gMrfT77yij6hN28Z4NNXtRf6g4yu89Hb95PBVM2NUiPLqiGZfWH5obvY422YNt3M8ZWtb0ue11EjpMUDa3rI5BnUC7_7nTXQ1G8PzlFFY35qHjWTzqIHV3pQsDk4NXHz90PSDZ/s1024/DSC_0911-edited1.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="614" data-original-width="1024" height="192" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7mfgUE67uRJB9pNB1Elqq3O9L8WYVG2faVUnitZBRRf-DIJdbq0gMrfT77yij6hN28Z4NNXtRf6g4yu89Hb95PBVM2NUiPLqiGZfWH5obvY422YNt3M8ZWtb0ue11EjpMUDa3rI5BnUC7_7nTXQ1G8PzlFFY35qHjWTzqIHV3pQsDk4NXHz90PSDZ/s320/DSC_0911-edited1.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><p><span style="font-size: medium;">A mixed collection of dolls (including Pippa, Jakks Pacific, Helen Kish, Ball jointed dolls, Xenis, Rainbow High) in Room 5</span></p></td></tr></tbody></table><br />
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUU1tF1hdW7EzSNsWu6BLlOSh_evvtCI6Bm0dIrL31ouhJ9w19DsPMMPwzLuBWY4ynGzKedgOd2yQlatyuJKxGeoEY47SavXqTAMZFU8pi0T825-J5O5niQc04fPEOqvekcoX5AzBjVvGcuBVx_Jw9x13z2uVPlBoqKd0s80OFMkSPFexySFmc_WYi/s1024/DSC_0912-edited1.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="678" data-original-width="1024" height="212" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUU1tF1hdW7EzSNsWu6BLlOSh_evvtCI6Bm0dIrL31ouhJ9w19DsPMMPwzLuBWY4ynGzKedgOd2yQlatyuJKxGeoEY47SavXqTAMZFU8pi0T825-J5O5niQc04fPEOqvekcoX5AzBjVvGcuBVx_Jw9x13z2uVPlBoqKd0s80OFMkSPFexySFmc_WYi/s320/DSC_0912-edited1.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><p><span style="font-size: medium;">Some of the dolls in Room 5</span></p></td></tr></tbody></table><br />
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<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipzoGRfSzCMLSv3cnNROnisN3QcPNnc9zyzoBY4DpnH00D7Ub4Cows5FmoVTsYr8hA5l-maM8SqsDTkZFIMFiQ5Cfy5pOn_d4z3zgWxluEzxlWChjGU98jD_tz-QNExZ0gH4ius_eEUaDOk4QHyrjCZKYJ0jc6ddujNpluiOST8nO5Zeu3wZIg2tm8/s1024/DSC_0916-edited1.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1024" data-original-width="678" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipzoGRfSzCMLSv3cnNROnisN3QcPNnc9zyzoBY4DpnH00D7Ub4Cows5FmoVTsYr8hA5l-maM8SqsDTkZFIMFiQ5Cfy5pOn_d4z3zgWxluEzxlWChjGU98jD_tz-QNExZ0gH4ius_eEUaDOk4QHyrjCZKYJ0jc6ddujNpluiOST8nO5Zeu3wZIg2tm8/s320/DSC_0916-edited1.jpg" width="212" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><p><span style="font-size: medium;">Ball jointed doll in Room 5</span></p></td></tr></tbody></table><br />
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcI9wYD3Sng5TXHm3CJcblpQKohZAYkv-bbkdSElAUwMAXxDPVD31Ly9fSDMcjlkvxYB6rX08CU7LTX1L2freXZdDIl3T8CK2iAlyGyJbjJJKg-Bgi0z77MI8aOtNDK_LG4nV2zupQrH9oa6UYDmdwKWPhTFZmwwz7OD_lAfQEhRZvtLtbW1tmowbB/s1024/DSC_0917-edited1.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="945" data-original-width="1024" height="295" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcI9wYD3Sng5TXHm3CJcblpQKohZAYkv-bbkdSElAUwMAXxDPVD31Ly9fSDMcjlkvxYB6rX08CU7LTX1L2freXZdDIl3T8CK2iAlyGyJbjJJKg-Bgi0z77MI8aOtNDK_LG4nV2zupQrH9oa6UYDmdwKWPhTFZmwwz7OD_lAfQEhRZvtLtbW1tmowbB/s320/DSC_0917-edited1.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><p><span style="font-size: medium;">Two restored dolls in Room 5</span></p></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div><div>Then it was picnic time! </div></div><p></p>DollMumhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07655612985882320920noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1980962366285294991.post-89089127503639412152022-04-22T22:17:00.003+01:002022-04-22T22:22:41.014+01:00Raffle prize for the Dolly Jolly<p>In preparation for the Dolly Jolly event which Janet has organised in May, I've been doing some sewing recently, using fabric I won on the raffle at a Sasha Celebration Weekend a few years ago: a pile of patterned fat quarters in shades of blue and yellow, plus some plain fabric. One piece of floral fabric was used to make an Easter bonnet with a matching outfit (including using the Ted Menton pinafore dress pattern), in the challenge posed by Gael S in one of the Sasha Facebook groups. I finished the bonnet and the outfit just in time for Easter day. We were in York for the whole weekend, so the photos I took of Florence with her Easter treats were in the little patio garden of the AirBnB we were staying in at the time. </p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEii0oLBmceTqhKgTAjPBVV4h_bblZbI9WTQcyEMs_6I9IOLL4Nnm3Lq3CjpEh550KQmcvf2X2FLTwEqPK2lQ8cBRJLD7NyJKel2S-z3IC5scFKBspabJ_7P7P0JbfaTkhV2Joqprg-iVT4slGmEmG120QHe2MXuIB6OTn-wOiUgn3sx_V3suK7sXPz4/s1024/DSC_0827-edited1.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1024" data-original-width="678" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEii0oLBmceTqhKgTAjPBVV4h_bblZbI9WTQcyEMs_6I9IOLL4Nnm3Lq3CjpEh550KQmcvf2X2FLTwEqPK2lQ8cBRJLD7NyJKel2S-z3IC5scFKBspabJ_7P7P0JbfaTkhV2Joqprg-iVT4slGmEmG120QHe2MXuIB6OTn-wOiUgn3sx_V3suK7sXPz4/s320/DSC_0827-edited1.jpg" width="212" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Florence models the Easter bonnet picnic outfit on Easter Day in York</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwLNry8IrMWNdR7z2piKoSSXAhkWZI6Wbo8piqqH_-BQo9jWY2uQUzkES-uA8apDSEXo6LxgoRiqH22aP0SOx2_8Ly00dVxkSLWVX7Vf79wvxU9F3GB9C90MaNDtn3bA-IK2SM91VeNjkLqCkTKbmX86_rrfoUwe5KteB46amiNwvaCNcU68ESm-4_/s1024/DSC_0822-edited1.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1024" data-original-width="1024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwLNry8IrMWNdR7z2piKoSSXAhkWZI6Wbo8piqqH_-BQo9jWY2uQUzkES-uA8apDSEXo6LxgoRiqH22aP0SOx2_8Ly00dVxkSLWVX7Vf79wvxU9F3GB9C90MaNDtn3bA-IK2SM91VeNjkLqCkTKbmX86_rrfoUwe5KteB46amiNwvaCNcU68ESm-4_/s320/DSC_0822-edited1.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The Easter bonnet trimmed with white roses, miniature buttons and ribbon</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcIBPafg5V_bmnWHKoMpxuRGh_fjz9cePdqdk1JkzI6lHFBeb4F3vfmAjRm04WK-vCoNuSV9X5q9nRxU_o_mRvfLVGmOBbSnnIhRwkzAbr7PdAzzXYBGRDKg4r8m2tkVeJIJ0i4P7KZTF8IKSmBo_L5N6tDY4-MOXIV0vI-Yp2ZZl3LVPO85lu1uAm/s1024/DSC_0823-edited1.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1024" data-original-width="1024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcIBPafg5V_bmnWHKoMpxuRGh_fjz9cePdqdk1JkzI6lHFBeb4F3vfmAjRm04WK-vCoNuSV9X5q9nRxU_o_mRvfLVGmOBbSnnIhRwkzAbr7PdAzzXYBGRDKg4r8m2tkVeJIJ0i4P7KZTF8IKSmBo_L5N6tDY4-MOXIV0vI-Yp2ZZl3LVPO85lu1uAm/s320/DSC_0823-edited1.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The Easter bonnet fabric is a delicate floral pattern in blues and yellows with a touch of green</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFBfybaJliBn3WxovFlEcYmO28wZiexyMfPz6BQUMqcefrVcusy19PYEqn-hfprpK7SDtz2UyjckoP4IkiD2c8oozfs21IBw-Ewph8fBGVoGnjdoVO3VnPxghS2JXFcjAG0iI_uLo4FvDoxWOU87CUp_2xzasn_0d9xq705XxRUx9Hht50Ye6xBrwn/s3600/DSC_0824-edited1.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3600" data-original-width="3600" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFBfybaJliBn3WxovFlEcYmO28wZiexyMfPz6BQUMqcefrVcusy19PYEqn-hfprpK7SDtz2UyjckoP4IkiD2c8oozfs21IBw-Ewph8fBGVoGnjdoVO3VnPxghS2JXFcjAG0iI_uLo4FvDoxWOU87CUp_2xzasn_0d9xq705XxRUx9Hht50Ye6xBrwn/s320/DSC_0824-edited1.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The Easter bonnet tied under her chin with yellow ribbon</td></tr></tbody></table><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgL_kMnroCPBXZdUZs1Qr2DZ7T8ttfzr814rcBRNytnkePKhTjg9Ifhh_cGanwj5N0_OfPgUCfLSeotuzkbbuKfeO96CYnZZ8Kkfc4Rni2smFNRdVU1-lCtLbmo9lC6UDtWU4CdbjSjR-SMocFMAhxMdpcYxaC6RD4qmBotM2Y0k7i1qr9lwdi4ib3d/s1024/DSC_0863-edited1.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="678" data-original-width="1024" height="212" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgL_kMnroCPBXZdUZs1Qr2DZ7T8ttfzr814rcBRNytnkePKhTjg9Ifhh_cGanwj5N0_OfPgUCfLSeotuzkbbuKfeO96CYnZZ8Kkfc4Rni2smFNRdVU1-lCtLbmo9lC6UDtWU4CdbjSjR-SMocFMAhxMdpcYxaC6RD4qmBotM2Y0k7i1qr9lwdi4ib3d/s320/DSC_0863-edited1.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The Easter bonnet / picnic outfit includes a sleeveless shirt, knickers, Ted Menton pinafore dress and the Easter bonnet</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div>The other part of the sewing I hadn't quite finished before we drove to York on Maundy Thursday, and required my sewing machine plus the iron, so I left it at home to finish when I returned. It is a double sided Sasha doll sized picnic rug.</div><div><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2EOqtTkQtZRxP4wA9OBx14oiIAzo8BVeRKRGBu6vLghbecBpANKQyiaul3QqmDrmFXmsc7eS7OrDCtRb04n8qeQSLSrFqlPqTHSDtg25VCl18UiYuC20mJKokz1SsGQABP9lKNtH7bbScrK0_id3Dg1HhIRiSVr0-8yTxG9oekM4JJCYYxzt7IJkQ/s1024/DSC_0854-edited1.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1024" data-original-width="1024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2EOqtTkQtZRxP4wA9OBx14oiIAzo8BVeRKRGBu6vLghbecBpANKQyiaul3QqmDrmFXmsc7eS7OrDCtRb04n8qeQSLSrFqlPqTHSDtg25VCl18UiYuC20mJKokz1SsGQABP9lKNtH7bbScrK0_id3Dg1HhIRiSVr0-8yTxG9oekM4JJCYYxzt7IJkQ/s320/DSC_0854-edited1.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The Dolly Jolly picnic rug side A</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtpHudkXscZKeWObYmtUSPDl9qylAoPhMzqvT3X7BE4ROfSQqJOd-kM1brPOXVkQulVp5JRttEq4DUWz6hCJNis9Qj6tDu6B7cSDWidCbkTRML9uSgv4KjbAXTfhQSGMzZki8leUJCTxWN1FMwBF0Vw29WJT_c8PMc_2kXddvS-7Vnbs8xVPwUfujh/s1024/DSC_0853-edited1.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1024" data-original-width="1024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtpHudkXscZKeWObYmtUSPDl9qylAoPhMzqvT3X7BE4ROfSQqJOd-kM1brPOXVkQulVp5JRttEq4DUWz6hCJNis9Qj6tDu6B7cSDWidCbkTRML9uSgv4KjbAXTfhQSGMzZki8leUJCTxWN1FMwBF0Vw29WJT_c8PMc_2kXddvS-7Vnbs8xVPwUfujh/s320/DSC_0853-edited1.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The Dolly Jolly picnic rug side B</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div>The food pattern fabric used as the centre piece on each side was quite a large piece of Mary Engelbreit fabric which I had bought a few years ago, <a href="https://dollmum.blogspot.com/2014/04/feliz-party-dress.html" target="_blank">three patterns of which I used to make a dress for my younger daughter</a> when she was 10. It seemed right to use this fourth piece in a picnic rug. </div><div><p>I had been gathering items for this raffle prize for a few weeks - two hamper baskets, the miniature tea set, the Sasha sized tumbling tower blocks and I raided our Sasha toy collection for the remaining items of fun games to play on a picnic (frisbee, bat and ball, foam football). The larger hamper basket had no lining, so I lined it with some of the food pattern fabric, the smaller basket had red and white check lining but I ripped that out and replaced it with pale blue and white check lining instead, to match the picnic rug.</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg63973C8YmDYYUrKuCbM1XvBDzKK0WyUXJnBmBwxTg4w5_uKF0R6DKGhdhoTW8hIWGuxibhM-Qh9MEwL6d-f2OYFqJTI7Bi0TsPcSDj6belyzG0vA-j2qpjBbZfTKHfHiItfVTB3JjiSVal5cF72iKKGk0l5Xt_Rspg7PgU7Gmbl-nu0LfD-52geVj/s1024/DSC_0844-edited1.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="678" data-original-width="1024" height="212" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg63973C8YmDYYUrKuCbM1XvBDzKK0WyUXJnBmBwxTg4w5_uKF0R6DKGhdhoTW8hIWGuxibhM-Qh9MEwL6d-f2OYFqJTI7Bi0TsPcSDj6belyzG0vA-j2qpjBbZfTKHfHiItfVTB3JjiSVal5cF72iKKGk0l5Xt_Rspg7PgU7Gmbl-nu0LfD-52geVj/s320/DSC_0844-edited1.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The mini picnic hamper containing the tea set and mugs in their boxes</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjGTbskWoxjZeUJnhAKoKtpJiRyEU-t2vbUTNDTF8ikeOeqxNam6G1jiNJaijZqoehA3FEHuOcZK6tb9yhTepLsX2SmMzqVudV7ZQIwcCxpoPG5bzS4cqNvAySrQ0WbS04G_GDE6plZcvrCgIpAO-uDn6w4uahcxS_UynExLXFbLUc6DQh-V8sZe2U/s1024/DSC_0845-edited1.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="678" data-original-width="1024" height="212" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjGTbskWoxjZeUJnhAKoKtpJiRyEU-t2vbUTNDTF8ikeOeqxNam6G1jiNJaijZqoehA3FEHuOcZK6tb9yhTepLsX2SmMzqVudV7ZQIwcCxpoPG5bzS4cqNvAySrQ0WbS04G_GDE6plZcvrCgIpAO-uDn6w4uahcxS_UynExLXFbLUc6DQh-V8sZe2U/s320/DSC_0845-edited1.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The mini picnic hamper containing the tea set (sellotape still on the tea pot lid) and mugs</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXph6yI3qQgpQoQ3IBeEivrb06xjzCkzHN2QGp0FMc0tjFqgENG8sqMAvsESgiC8ffNHCYreJDf_JXQkvnZ-azG1G0ppIYXGSO2e4tQimSKMHHe0NuvJgM61GtC0uq3fWlR_C6WGWXrS4B6DfUbNCyFskmuFfx5B8dCZVs0x87UMwmZmq0OA_f4AX-/s1024/DSC_0846-edited1.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="678" data-original-width="1024" height="212" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXph6yI3qQgpQoQ3IBeEivrb06xjzCkzHN2QGp0FMc0tjFqgENG8sqMAvsESgiC8ffNHCYreJDf_JXQkvnZ-azG1G0ppIYXGSO2e4tQimSKMHHe0NuvJgM61GtC0uq3fWlR_C6WGWXrS4B6DfUbNCyFskmuFfx5B8dCZVs0x87UMwmZmq0OA_f4AX-/s320/DSC_0846-edited1.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The lined larger hamper basket containing the picnic games and the mini picnic hamper</td></tr></tbody></table><p>Florence, her shoes and socks are NOT included in the raffle prize. </p><p>Everything in the raffle prize fits neatly inside the larger basket. This will be a special raffle prize at the Dolly Jolly event during May 2022 (in England).</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigu1K11LvIr-N4uO7egHEgkjLxtmd7A1AXBG0vyI-1EE9ut0Phss5_Fn8WjQflJZcUPTr-GpZyiBvCjpNtbwMM28wqfTRXfkY3yrXJGeZazzUYLyq84sAPxCCGb2Z7_FS1vXP7sJLpORS89e-xk7G5TgMQK52Ai-cmxDCn5BaWqNJYzwbv6dGGpb-C/s1024/DSC_0843-edited1.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="768" data-original-width="1024" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigu1K11LvIr-N4uO7egHEgkjLxtmd7A1AXBG0vyI-1EE9ut0Phss5_Fn8WjQflJZcUPTr-GpZyiBvCjpNtbwMM28wqfTRXfkY3yrXJGeZazzUYLyq84sAPxCCGb2Z7_FS1vXP7sJLpORS89e-xk7G5TgMQK52Ai-cmxDCn5BaWqNJYzwbv6dGGpb-C/s320/DSC_0843-edited1.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Florence wearing the Easter bonnet outfit, <br />with the picnic rug, tea set in its mini hamper, <br />picnic games and the lined hamper basket to carry the prizes.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /></div>DollMumhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07655612985882320920noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1980962366285294991.post-25319958294266698002022-04-09T20:10:00.002+01:002022-04-09T20:10:43.621+01:00Reuben and Melanie explore the Eastern Cape<p>International travel - that gift and privilege that many of us have been unable to enjoy for 2 years due to the global pandemic. Despite having covid-19 at the beginning of February, a month later, still recovering from its effects, I was fortunate enough to travel to South Africa with my cousin to visit my elderly aunt and see my sister, another cousin and families again. In my hand luggage I carried 4 dolls. Reuben and Melanie, two of our Sasha family, came with all their Shweshwe clothes, though only one outfit each actually got photographed. I had intended dressing them in their <a href="https://dollmum.blogspot.com/2017/05/sasha-celebration-weekend-2017-part-8.html" target="_blank">Basuto and Xhosa outfits (which I made for the 2017 Sasha Celebration Weekend)</a> while in the Eastern Cape. Joy and Kolisi (two of my Kruselings) came too. But only the Sasha dolls managed to get out and about with me for some photos on a couple of occasions. My energy levels for doll photography was vastly reduced as I recovered from the virus.</p><p>While in Cape Town, my cousin and I visited The Waterfront. One of the stalls in the big craft building featured slot together dolls houses made by a local small business. <a href="https://www.ikhayacrafts.com" target="_blank">Ikhaya crafts</a> make eco-friendly toys to promote play, I was interested to note that they had two ranges - what looked like a 1:12th scale range (for 7-13cm size dolls) and a Barbie doll size range. The Kruselings are between the two sizes, though possibly some of the Barbie furniture might have suited them, but I didn't have them with me at the time to try them for size. The dolls houses, their furniture and accessories were very well designed and nicely made (laser cut). </p>
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjajEb-e9XFsRCEQk6tyTCngMdYtHFFZ-hlfl_RUsQfQ5ZyMG88sBVljzIAoSeeHaD7p6OpB7w6UEF8ybIZaaX29zCA5e9a4dPOA6rhlofpJZhFCm_Tx_jBxTk0Q4vDeMutvKmCWaaM1GOW9ioWeyf6RP0Z739F5RY6M1EPbUEWGycRMDbn_uHcIuLa/s1024/DSC_0297-edited1.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1024" data-original-width="678" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjajEb-e9XFsRCEQk6tyTCngMdYtHFFZ-hlfl_RUsQfQ5ZyMG88sBVljzIAoSeeHaD7p6OpB7w6UEF8ybIZaaX29zCA5e9a4dPOA6rhlofpJZhFCm_Tx_jBxTk0Q4vDeMutvKmCWaaM1GOW9ioWeyf6RP0Z739F5RY6M1EPbUEWGycRMDbn_uHcIuLa/s320/DSC_0297-edited1.jpg" width="212" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Ikhaya crafts stand at The Waterfront</td></tr></tbody></table><br />
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5WcTSSoCGLxfqtI6ZGWKLI8viLdI-xj7xIov8M81SPfi383JXxLcvUsKtD-zDg2PqInsjU-qgXpZpPLyGzQmGcCrMpUATSPNLLPDbP7jzBaW2yo6FKOChsqDfRBLwJ3J8KoSaGzB6nOGwUVXjqQ0DvuF0Kn8Ve8U4e0MIWnIu0QQQkuCEjei0Qo3J/s1024/DSC_0298-edited1.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1024" data-original-width="678" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5WcTSSoCGLxfqtI6ZGWKLI8viLdI-xj7xIov8M81SPfi383JXxLcvUsKtD-zDg2PqInsjU-qgXpZpPLyGzQmGcCrMpUATSPNLLPDbP7jzBaW2yo6FKOChsqDfRBLwJ3J8KoSaGzB6nOGwUVXjqQ0DvuF0Kn8Ve8U4e0MIWnIu0QQQkuCEjei0Qo3J/s320/DSC_0298-edited1.jpg" width="212" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Ikhaya crafts stand showing some of the dolls house rooms and accessories for sale</td></tr></tbody></table><br />
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhI0CAWxx00-68aIQ3oQfH6pgedEoRCJsXB1t8OJJ237oV2GA5q1P38NIDKYIjOCDuO5yEXSY84VLX8Q4uU8RfhbV2eFvLzcdc-vrF_6FG7Q4ZoDCGu_IVMqWa8LgBuzyeb4pDJWfchnwTEco5QgH03t-fvCeswIKqKXdBIDghh-vhU6pePdWDBAy-U/s1024/DSC_0299-edited1.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1024" data-original-width="678" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhI0CAWxx00-68aIQ3oQfH6pgedEoRCJsXB1t8OJJ237oV2GA5q1P38NIDKYIjOCDuO5yEXSY84VLX8Q4uU8RfhbV2eFvLzcdc-vrF_6FG7Q4ZoDCGu_IVMqWa8LgBuzyeb4pDJWfchnwTEco5QgH03t-fvCeswIKqKXdBIDghh-vhU6pePdWDBAy-U/s320/DSC_0299-edited1.jpg" width="212" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Ikhaya crafts outfits for Barbie dolls</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQhyGS5mTxxTLukpL2edoFsiBeo1NRkcgrD-3h1Wo8003Itd24TGa-pYtkiy2Kz6lA1Syhxv2mALH1_CBGeH-VjngttULHkvAxDZEw_W1Sp2Dl5PWtJalwjRpwlpf6mUpvspx6yI14_xaXxMP4uaQpOwIO18WufBAZ6APP1mrOBgxKmbDCvuI6fgyq/s1024/DSC_0300-edited1.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1024" data-original-width="683" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQhyGS5mTxxTLukpL2edoFsiBeo1NRkcgrD-3h1Wo8003Itd24TGa-pYtkiy2Kz6lA1Syhxv2mALH1_CBGeH-VjngttULHkvAxDZEw_W1Sp2Dl5PWtJalwjRpwlpf6mUpvspx6yI14_xaXxMP4uaQpOwIO18WufBAZ6APP1mrOBgxKmbDCvuI6fgyq/s320/DSC_0300-edited1.jpg" width="213" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Barbie dolls wearing some Ikhaya crafts outfits</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p>My aunt lives in the Eastern Cape Town of Makhanda/Makana (Grahamstown), so after spending two and half days with my sister, cousin and niece in the <a href="https://inverdoorn.com" target="_blank">Karoo at a game reserve</a> (where the warm, dry salty air helped my lungs) then a few days in Cape Town with my sister; my cousin and I flew to Port Elizabeth<span style="font-family: inherit;"> (<span style="background-color: white; color: #202122;">Gqeberha</span><b style="background-color: white; color: #202122; font-size: 14px;">)</b>,</span> hired a car and drove to Makhanda to stay for several days. </p>
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQKzS1k-feFujs4c712upFrrU0yOWovkHd7aLcqkCfNGZbx0BIalke0o1frLyEekFTzlFhGlNvtX-8JavSVgmTKIsKgtjTnyRrxRRW7OU3hkblaOGKH3uCWAgAhpKBcXgJlOOvz-J7eYy9YJDqv7okrEtwKTiWppEKDT683HnotCqaxeJ0k4njEw-c/s1024/DSC_0474-edited1.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="678" data-original-width="1024" height="212" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQKzS1k-feFujs4c712upFrrU0yOWovkHd7aLcqkCfNGZbx0BIalke0o1frLyEekFTzlFhGlNvtX-8JavSVgmTKIsKgtjTnyRrxRRW7OU3hkblaOGKH3uCWAgAhpKBcXgJlOOvz-J7eYy9YJDqv7okrEtwKTiWppEKDT683HnotCqaxeJ0k4njEw-c/s320/DSC_0474-edited1.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Makhanda nestles in the hills of the Eastern Cape</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br />
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyzVfSIgGxvCQ2qFwErk61KJYYyX9fr02UvqQ6UyycA3YEYHscHw9jociJxT7fV9P05UhGD6spSP8h47QJVSo0j4RmSmZwqF-v43ipFm1Bbkpe87XEPom-1sj2mJxA0SDoQBLPxNwwMfa9YITrgoXaCUgQhd-cjyUawocbDVd1H19Qv6UW8cNgso4C/s1024/DSC_0473-edited1.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="678" data-original-width="1024" height="212" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyzVfSIgGxvCQ2qFwErk61KJYYyX9fr02UvqQ6UyycA3YEYHscHw9jociJxT7fV9P05UhGD6spSP8h47QJVSo0j4RmSmZwqF-v43ipFm1Bbkpe87XEPom-1sj2mJxA0SDoQBLPxNwwMfa9YITrgoXaCUgQhd-cjyUawocbDVd1H19Qv6UW8cNgso4C/s320/DSC_0473-edited1.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Grahamstown / Makhanda Cathedral in the heart of this Eastern Cape town</td></tr></tbody></table><p>It was only on our last day there that I did some doll photography. The previous day I had visited the History Building of the <a href="http://www.am.org.za" target="_blank">Albany Museum</a> as I had vivid memories of discovering its displays, which had included playthings from the past, as a child. Reuben and Melanie came in my bag as I had hoped to photograph them looking at the displays, but photography in the museum was forbidden, so I spent time reading the information and looking but not taking photos. </p><p>The first room had a fascinating display about the last 200 years of the cultural influences on the area, showing the experiences of the indigenous populations and the European immigrants, including the 1820 settlers. During the apartheid era in the 1980s, when I had last visited the museum, the focus had very much been on upholding the legacy of the 1820 settlers and all they had done to build the town. This newer display was more balanced as it revealed additional perspectives on the evolution of the Eastern Cape meeting of peoples and cultures though it looked tired and some of the labelling was hard to read (it needs refreshing, but funds are limited). </p><p>There was also a gallery about the character and story of <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Makhanda_(prophet)" target="_blank">Makhanda/Makana the Xhosa prophet</a> (1780-1819), a gallery with some of the artefacts and furniture of local families (but far fewer toys and playthings than I remembered seeing in gallery above that space back in the 1980s), an Art gallery upstairs and a fascinating display about <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Calata" target="_blank">Rev James Arthur Calata</a> (1895-1983) who had done much for musical education (he founded a choir and composed music for it) and was also the first black canon at Grahamstown Cathedral. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4i7m_cYzICerGLkDca9Vm73EI71o1ZgkeTI7D_Df3XWfUflIB4-zoRN_0qy22MxnjSD9JRk3XyDAWQq_5ciQm8JyhlzYmUCHszVSX2jaIhBL5zQ54g6lwovbWTrUSwRvnxFH_-prA1ylM4N0aHgyr_rt3Sc7s0E8NyKzJqQTscjDSbEdrNt70z2Mb/s1024/IMG_3217-edited1.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="768" data-original-width="1024" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4i7m_cYzICerGLkDca9Vm73EI71o1ZgkeTI7D_Df3XWfUflIB4-zoRN_0qy22MxnjSD9JRk3XyDAWQq_5ciQm8JyhlzYmUCHszVSX2jaIhBL5zQ54g6lwovbWTrUSwRvnxFH_-prA1ylM4N0aHgyr_rt3Sc7s0E8NyKzJqQTscjDSbEdrNt70z2Mb/s320/IMG_3217-edited1.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p>As we were leaving Makhanda, Reuben and Melanie had a brief visit to the Monument, which was built to commemorate the 1820 settlers but is also the venue which hosts the famous <a href="https://nationalartsfestival.co.za" target="_blank">National Arts Festival</a> events each year. It contains theatres, an atrium, conference facilities and stands on the hill above Rhodes University and the Botanical Gardens. I remember the Monument when it was very new. </p>
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwONfKJNfG7f8-B5rPO1zkebWTdII4hYCIPd8C-Z4NcP5aR92np6EOx6RUoKtCz-hR2P-jDmsGl5NQ_o5_q5OunS_PVSrv2FgOAYZSnDQtqdUusvRYsuq7couFXqpBIdiOVbLSGTAtiBW3xE9pAS-9_TXvojDaJdzjp_mZ6zp1yAA55O42vP0lqrXO/s1024/DSC_0485-edited1.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="678" data-original-width="1024" height="212" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwONfKJNfG7f8-B5rPO1zkebWTdII4hYCIPd8C-Z4NcP5aR92np6EOx6RUoKtCz-hR2P-jDmsGl5NQ_o5_q5OunS_PVSrv2FgOAYZSnDQtqdUusvRYsuq7couFXqpBIdiOVbLSGTAtiBW3xE9pAS-9_TXvojDaJdzjp_mZ6zp1yAA55O42vP0lqrXO/s320/DSC_0485-edited1.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The Monument above Makhanda</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br />
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiC_aCu2K1tBCTG71bjLMU2IrIJkQBHNsgMWUujiPlnDvbi-gmIAPEylphZRWWJF1xPbXVklslU2PSi7OSp0oBPu57bfovUZwKS5fScInQis3xAXNCBOKR3AQfCSVAdUE-qczMJrhjYeax3ZZnhzSyIqxhPqZvEWhNEl2C94DkmA33nv03FxfLhg4FD/s1024/DSC_0486-edited1.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="678" data-original-width="1024" height="212" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiC_aCu2K1tBCTG71bjLMU2IrIJkQBHNsgMWUujiPlnDvbi-gmIAPEylphZRWWJF1xPbXVklslU2PSi7OSp0oBPu57bfovUZwKS5fScInQis3xAXNCBOKR3AQfCSVAdUE-qczMJrhjYeax3ZZnhzSyIqxhPqZvEWhNEl2C94DkmA33nv03FxfLhg4FD/s320/DSC_0486-edited1.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Entrance to the Monument</td></tr></tbody></table><br />
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqigc0b0p4A-OPZkO_B1YeO7cvuWggbg86o8GReF5igQeBXYLq61OdCZd8MUXqJcb7zVcU-fwqXY7Pn8_ENACIVzubfen14NWYKRtEa6Yghak1SV-KGBzVWuhRR4ceLGsl8pLLFsgtTtpEBf7DzPar6OyhS2dWQEpWNCRb-nLL9qN1HzYeZYwWFFY5/s1024/DSC_0471-edited1.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="678" data-original-width="1024" height="212" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqigc0b0p4A-OPZkO_B1YeO7cvuWggbg86o8GReF5igQeBXYLq61OdCZd8MUXqJcb7zVcU-fwqXY7Pn8_ENACIVzubfen14NWYKRtEa6Yghak1SV-KGBzVWuhRR4ceLGsl8pLLFsgtTtpEBf7DzPar6OyhS2dWQEpWNCRb-nLL9qN1HzYeZYwWFFY5/s320/DSC_0471-edited1.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Inside the Monument:<br />"Nor wild Romance nor Pride allured me here: <br />Duty and Destiny with equal voice <br />Constrained my steps: I had no other choice... <br />Something for Africa to do or say." (Pringle)</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br />
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnMOPPrnvm4yNUPJMQnhs_YkKqSYGKu8WqgPtYIw3xAT-r1OHW0LE6FSNP3sfA_q6kiBuV9l40wvsfrR2KK99MH8EnHL4D9swYFlfi3g6MQOT_hW6SslspLOnLUIQL8xL4sSp1ib_E8LqKnQez5MGlhn4dH8A5xDK-SmX9VaBHdVd_HG1O32NS7OEc/s4928/DSC_0477-edited1.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4928" data-original-width="3264" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnMOPPrnvm4yNUPJMQnhs_YkKqSYGKu8WqgPtYIw3xAT-r1OHW0LE6FSNP3sfA_q6kiBuV9l40wvsfrR2KK99MH8EnHL4D9swYFlfi3g6MQOT_hW6SslspLOnLUIQL8xL4sSp1ib_E8LqKnQez5MGlhn4dH8A5xDK-SmX9VaBHdVd_HG1O32NS7OEc/s320/DSC_0477-edited1.jpg" width="212" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Inside the Monument atrium</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br />
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirvGVQlJ6sQIoh33n8re9DCt8A0UQPd6-jeH9xthNLf-kTOIpSPDC6nMaYpxrgR6mlFglLpBdflQqLfoCixlmoehtScPwSlCgSfCoiQkt9pyDp8bwAJjgCAWXp4D6iS-gpcm3eIIuoAPeCKIgOfBvg26NEKIwiNRKlkL80d5UBmuKcLQfpXNFawf8b/s1024/DSC_0478-edited1.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1024" data-original-width="678" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirvGVQlJ6sQIoh33n8re9DCt8A0UQPd6-jeH9xthNLf-kTOIpSPDC6nMaYpxrgR6mlFglLpBdflQqLfoCixlmoehtScPwSlCgSfCoiQkt9pyDp8bwAJjgCAWXp4D6iS-gpcm3eIIuoAPeCKIgOfBvg26NEKIwiNRKlkL80d5UBmuKcLQfpXNFawf8b/s320/DSC_0478-edited1.jpg" width="212" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Commemorative plaque about Nelson Mandela's visit to the Monument in 1996</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br />
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_RAGbQ2aHBEM1R4IO6iSr36H61pnphLbnWRopWucEGZb9uXFWw9pVDQohjqCsDns8D1YZVpDVj-fVPm8tGkbz_uhxeDyTlAXmpZmv0V4kQzLoEjOXJa-GHNKW4UX23GlfBsYZJsTFtpIeza61oZyBMPB3gLcqTCswgiVemfygH7pueXvVb_7wCc1T/s1024/DSC_0479-edited1.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="678" data-original-width="1024" height="212" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_RAGbQ2aHBEM1R4IO6iSr36H61pnphLbnWRopWucEGZb9uXFWw9pVDQohjqCsDns8D1YZVpDVj-fVPm8tGkbz_uhxeDyTlAXmpZmv0V4kQzLoEjOXJa-GHNKW4UX23GlfBsYZJsTFtpIeza61oZyBMPB3gLcqTCswgiVemfygH7pueXvVb_7wCc1T/s320/DSC_0479-edited1.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A replica of a cow given to Nelson Mandela when he visited the Monument in 1996.</td></tr></tbody></table><br />The Monument's position provides fabulous views of the town below and this is what Reuben and Melanie saw.<br /><br />
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBhsRynaRgJ9jY6ae-uJif1VaOG9H9TKexQHrSWhutuXPh5iba8UmBAwTtw5s95uXqzqzY8u8YlOZEORYtOh_rvJPWMY1DF4nCmENqYYiNydXBdREd3QuajifcGItck3R3Rc8PdU1FyTZ52wzici8KnlI0CyupEIy0r_POGPrIi5UV9zxKsL7CAr2p/s1024/DSC_0481-edited1.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1024" data-original-width="678" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBhsRynaRgJ9jY6ae-uJif1VaOG9H9TKexQHrSWhutuXPh5iba8UmBAwTtw5s95uXqzqzY8u8YlOZEORYtOh_rvJPWMY1DF4nCmENqYYiNydXBdREd3QuajifcGItck3R3Rc8PdU1FyTZ52wzici8KnlI0CyupEIy0r_POGPrIi5UV9zxKsL7CAr2p/s320/DSC_0481-edited1.jpg" width="212" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Reuben and Melanie standing on the steps outside the Monument to gaze at the town below</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br />
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPrf0hrSlQufuRa743Dhyv9xZ33gYpmOueG3A2SUqkG2lJnkV1zzODrvbsySYPkQQqj32TqIXxZZ8vZEk7moLOytJt_Uu1oXad1wFKi8tKmUTyMFmcLFxGIF_f9899xMAD9F5fR4g1SFpze5Q6vyizxjyGv5-0XvC1NoxWHKZTNCWZDxo20yLmSj-d/s1024/DSC_0482-edited1.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="678" data-original-width="1024" height="212" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPrf0hrSlQufuRa743Dhyv9xZ33gYpmOueG3A2SUqkG2lJnkV1zzODrvbsySYPkQQqj32TqIXxZZ8vZEk7moLOytJt_Uu1oXad1wFKi8tKmUTyMFmcLFxGIF_f9899xMAD9F5fR4g1SFpze5Q6vyizxjyGv5-0XvC1NoxWHKZTNCWZDxo20yLmSj-d/s320/DSC_0482-edited1.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">It was quiet on the hill above Makhanda as Reuben and Melanie looked at the town below</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br />
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrAFfetk2_wJJtKC1lfyTRQvnsPx4Q_xy0v_9N55UZ7IhfBjzzYzWx4-UVu5NOy1sJAECZs_i4LyLx_gd_B92juphuHP-BF3s1y4urzfcnDrRm7-PP7p-rbuUxUpAt18czsc74cP08rD7VJlsNDO2T227omK_rtyteHvcmWjl8C4c2dxDGX7lHMZa3/s1024/DSC_0483-edited1.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1024" data-original-width="678" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrAFfetk2_wJJtKC1lfyTRQvnsPx4Q_xy0v_9N55UZ7IhfBjzzYzWx4-UVu5NOy1sJAECZs_i4LyLx_gd_B92juphuHP-BF3s1y4urzfcnDrRm7-PP7p-rbuUxUpAt18czsc74cP08rD7VJlsNDO2T227omK_rtyteHvcmWjl8C4c2dxDGX7lHMZa3/s320/DSC_0483-edited1.jpg" width="212" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Melanie and Reuben in their Shweshwe outfits on the steps beside the Monument above Makhanda</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br />
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvkqFykKYHr1JZwsRDgR34pbXfwh0V0xl2DCWWRHGZisV4uufTcSNaGiCQ1aX2rlYAeT8xqzrCHcuGnGcS2JEsyQQiIuyo9tZyeqhzxfrrgREcC99AW5ckqqmiKKqmOteJfH5nZbnpQXygvw6NZTzjQ7qO96I7l0DldwI1Uu2XVyMQT5cXBDOdcAIc/s1024/DSC_0484-edited1.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="678" data-original-width="1024" height="212" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvkqFykKYHr1JZwsRDgR34pbXfwh0V0xl2DCWWRHGZisV4uufTcSNaGiCQ1aX2rlYAeT8xqzrCHcuGnGcS2JEsyQQiIuyo9tZyeqhzxfrrgREcC99AW5ckqqmiKKqmOteJfH5nZbnpQXygvw6NZTzjQ7qO96I7l0DldwI1Uu2XVyMQT5cXBDOdcAIc/s320/DSC_0484-edited1.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Reuben and Melanie above Makhanda</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p>Our next destination was an AirBnB house on the banks of the Sunday's River. We arrived to enjoy the sunset on the river and I left the following morning for my flight to Cape Town. Melanie and Reuben explored the cactus garden at the back of the house, which had been dramatically lit in the evening and also looked wonderful in the morning light. I was able to photograph the nearly full moon, with its Southern Hemisphere face (much more symmetrical than its Northern Hemisphere face).</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSShSO63PoBV04nVGM0iaWi-RiGuvMc1IlDqc-rUuxnuBVBioU9r8XX-7vcJfpj3iBC5DkwuZMyPybZZ9DJgWK4vwAhuw35BboQyYko4bBbuMQkvonY9jIbJXJvUnB8wKxLZdAQUUKQQJ0U4Ukb8hz-xKFFodIcHkASjARjXNrT3vj2jfvbhVOi6tj/s1024/DSC_0490-edited1.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="678" data-original-width="1024" height="212" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSShSO63PoBV04nVGM0iaWi-RiGuvMc1IlDqc-rUuxnuBVBioU9r8XX-7vcJfpj3iBC5DkwuZMyPybZZ9DJgWK4vwAhuw35BboQyYko4bBbuMQkvonY9jIbJXJvUnB8wKxLZdAQUUKQQJ0U4Ukb8hz-xKFFodIcHkASjARjXNrT3vj2jfvbhVOi6tj/s320/DSC_0490-edited1.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The cactus garden at dusk</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5GkcZHwny-K37IPeB08XRn3aiir1_7Q10gtgNkfCoR7zn4DsIE3uRpxO3CEsGOvSgkHxYCPJC8xMoq3RZkyiUMNO-5S7x8xK-9txBN8OdZDup-rtLjKkXEJDC8UTO5OSbAWzhukefnFtwLII5fVJbhTi2qpNOuR035IlpSVsSfxeUFNqGs1rMN8zJ/s1024/DSC_0508-edited1.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="678" data-original-width="1024" height="212" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5GkcZHwny-K37IPeB08XRn3aiir1_7Q10gtgNkfCoR7zn4DsIE3uRpxO3CEsGOvSgkHxYCPJC8xMoq3RZkyiUMNO-5S7x8xK-9txBN8OdZDup-rtLjKkXEJDC8UTO5OSbAWzhukefnFtwLII5fVJbhTi2qpNOuR035IlpSVsSfxeUFNqGs1rMN8zJ/s320/DSC_0508-edited1.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Just after sunset on the Sunday's River</td></tr></tbody></table></div><br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhu_yjLssWKJUu6ZgIJKZIi_MnxVmhPosV2QnhvjwE5dZbN8c-2f7vg_rScIU1EqGcyPGG-oZRhKHD1Bj5Q579bXJ-9MXjCxzy4tzGD80Wu5c7nO9IgtQI9lbTRe-7DVVeggtMth5YXqThBI8m_NGDJDcEELJoqJfXxPea4l95pJoV1u3urcTzUgvz0/s1024/DSC_0510-edited1.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="678" data-original-width="1024" height="212" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhu_yjLssWKJUu6ZgIJKZIi_MnxVmhPosV2QnhvjwE5dZbN8c-2f7vg_rScIU1EqGcyPGG-oZRhKHD1Bj5Q579bXJ-9MXjCxzy4tzGD80Wu5c7nO9IgtQI9lbTRe-7DVVeggtMth5YXqThBI8m_NGDJDcEELJoqJfXxPea4l95pJoV1u3urcTzUgvz0/s320/DSC_0510-edited1.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The cactus garden at night</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhG9gcF4584by2KN7m4T2Z_TpOtjeuqKvI5uUIJm9UKQ3v6k0qVlns6Ntxf1H_d_i1dJ_x-lndBjRGFUkkOnK5xph9kJW3Riuz33th9t3BwT3BnQpxPZ7NJpmZLizpsmecENRdef5kRdHnQxn4vMExDhkWNji1yvDDod8TFKux8d1wAISlfrqxdfC_G/s1024/DSC_0507-edited1.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1024" data-original-width="1024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhG9gcF4584by2KN7m4T2Z_TpOtjeuqKvI5uUIJm9UKQ3v6k0qVlns6Ntxf1H_d_i1dJ_x-lndBjRGFUkkOnK5xph9kJW3Riuz33th9t3BwT3BnQpxPZ7NJpmZLizpsmecENRdef5kRdHnQxn4vMExDhkWNji1yvDDod8TFKux8d1wAISlfrqxdfC_G/s320/DSC_0507-edited1.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Moonrise above the Sunday's River</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggP3WnnYIKAXZq-Xc0nVVD_BbhW0Ksg-TgqSmTjM3gBClkASZXRFg5Vow_Sy2ExAIjAfJU-DqRACZQuxJ-HKGxJY6Fc5tr7OEE77tgAXKY4sqfmvF7Gx4JddfwZmnXFgZ3ckjMd1O-GqfQ5ZF-3jGBVKoCe1eU-0Ifj44UOji01Qkxot6SpVl6TYyL/s1024/DSC_0512-edited1.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="678" data-original-width="1024" height="212" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggP3WnnYIKAXZq-Xc0nVVD_BbhW0Ksg-TgqSmTjM3gBClkASZXRFg5Vow_Sy2ExAIjAfJU-DqRACZQuxJ-HKGxJY6Fc5tr7OEE77tgAXKY4sqfmvF7Gx4JddfwZmnXFgZ3ckjMd1O-GqfQ5ZF-3jGBVKoCe1eU-0Ifj44UOji01Qkxot6SpVl6TYyL/s320/DSC_0512-edited1.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The Sunday's river after sunrise</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsaLqUwfYuZ2WcJLsEFRedopO1-ozbS6nlH_UZbv3_7jGhdbBUbM3jNnpPQyLjv8yGI2SgLL9NII_AfhPMRJSYSAHKONjPfl4Bbr3MWnD0TzDIIVfwT8cP3jOFAEsZ83eavADhcTlVDqnenYcpRoSrYJj6__PfWmpuiiQ781od0Rlz8cl2sr8XpYl1/s1024/DSC_0513-edited1.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1024" data-original-width="678" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsaLqUwfYuZ2WcJLsEFRedopO1-ozbS6nlH_UZbv3_7jGhdbBUbM3jNnpPQyLjv8yGI2SgLL9NII_AfhPMRJSYSAHKONjPfl4Bbr3MWnD0TzDIIVfwT8cP3jOFAEsZ83eavADhcTlVDqnenYcpRoSrYJj6__PfWmpuiiQ781od0Rlz8cl2sr8XpYl1/s320/DSC_0513-edited1.jpg" width="212" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">"Look Melanie, the river is so wide" said Reuben</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyryTjacFwTW528avrQScI_rAtPtt15O4kGdOsT0U95k-Me1VqZUAkjhlpaCOFKpeOh-pS5lFSxzmd6hgzYMX8RpnyZLydRM2WN58qRR5w3bwr7JP_tCaH-lLQyWJXceMqaYYRJZ0i764zEDK3CMDqQ523TyvW9TUs-yyhH0qy5aOFcZe37ynm9Bz3/s1024/DSC_0514-edited1.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1024" data-original-width="678" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyryTjacFwTW528avrQScI_rAtPtt15O4kGdOsT0U95k-Me1VqZUAkjhlpaCOFKpeOh-pS5lFSxzmd6hgzYMX8RpnyZLydRM2WN58qRR5w3bwr7JP_tCaH-lLQyWJXceMqaYYRJZ0i764zEDK3CMDqQ523TyvW9TUs-yyhH0qy5aOFcZe37ynm9Bz3/s320/DSC_0514-edited1.jpg" width="212" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">"I wish we could go out on a boat" sighed Reuben to Melanie as they gazed at the Sunday's river</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOyr_8G-j-V7-pVTVAk5dfEppRESqgHLdsE2zCtAtXPDMUfCdb-qiBZ7byy2loQLlhf6x6rgMDDxsotljKqKRV8fC1dZAMGMc2sMl8_22WsTi7CnyFAGMmraVfRTqU7Foa6Ra4Mdvh8LSBXjctyJUkH7Z3zqR8mwP2GDZKaybtoH3_AnrF4kqgkE3L/s1024/DSC_0515-edited1.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="678" data-original-width="1024" height="212" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOyr_8G-j-V7-pVTVAk5dfEppRESqgHLdsE2zCtAtXPDMUfCdb-qiBZ7byy2loQLlhf6x6rgMDDxsotljKqKRV8fC1dZAMGMc2sMl8_22WsTi7CnyFAGMmraVfRTqU7Foa6Ra4Mdvh8LSBXjctyJUkH7Z3zqR8mwP2GDZKaybtoH3_AnrF4kqgkE3L/s320/DSC_0515-edited1.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Sun rising over the Sunday's river</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUiKPwVRvlTCgoLqCn3hOltsomkxdaeFG7qS19bhFOv5GOOHiHj_gb6rdQTsd8emwp-AsrTKDB0OZ1o2UBDVZU-uq2mTnNmueSnYxib1IjeXDDF2ZYOXUva2fCL9T7z4AqAtEfBTTPvudv_naUrxxkkOdLXArLOynwDI4Lbmxp488Va3Epm-W_gGLN/s1024/DSC_0518-edited1.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1024" data-original-width="678" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUiKPwVRvlTCgoLqCn3hOltsomkxdaeFG7qS19bhFOv5GOOHiHj_gb6rdQTsd8emwp-AsrTKDB0OZ1o2UBDVZU-uq2mTnNmueSnYxib1IjeXDDF2ZYOXUva2fCL9T7z4AqAtEfBTTPvudv_naUrxxkkOdLXArLOynwDI4Lbmxp488Va3Epm-W_gGLN/s320/DSC_0518-edited1.jpg" width="212" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">"Look at this amazing cactus Reuben, it is taller than us" exclaimed Melanie</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMoEpdvi8Lmt9kMZkNtnn6-2dHkpPHE7qphoKWwp91mzoCSH7d_8eMs3ZmeCN6htvi8UwGoAfhahxVfMHadBDDksQNBU7M4RjYawrNg3baeYVjIl3hNLo-dzp2Ts5wnq8a6JkUVwkTir8FYyLDW59vr_HHiiC3wntqtJz3feLH7vdrQ10dRXV6c9pf/s1024/DSC_0519-edited1.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1024" data-original-width="678" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMoEpdvi8Lmt9kMZkNtnn6-2dHkpPHE7qphoKWwp91mzoCSH7d_8eMs3ZmeCN6htvi8UwGoAfhahxVfMHadBDDksQNBU7M4RjYawrNg3baeYVjIl3hNLo-dzp2Ts5wnq8a6JkUVwkTir8FYyLDW59vr_HHiiC3wntqtJz3feLH7vdrQ10dRXV6c9pf/s320/DSC_0519-edited1.jpg" width="212" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">"I cannot even see the top" said Melanie</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAZle-aoRwU8YIQ_R1LcHja3AW5DasYhig9C4-apGKnwFO8_S3RF9ZFeHboC-IISiD7VpL2GCLyaeOjUG8fwCW6DueqI0TXVR_cl2_njri8a5e6y55k-ufe1inqOD9O0h6vlB3dVOHWU4qmG0ACKRjG6C6bSbI3pFbQH4uhuu8O18dvED8bp4TovOO/s1024/DSC_0522-edited1.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="678" data-original-width="1024" height="212" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAZle-aoRwU8YIQ_R1LcHja3AW5DasYhig9C4-apGKnwFO8_S3RF9ZFeHboC-IISiD7VpL2GCLyaeOjUG8fwCW6DueqI0TXVR_cl2_njri8a5e6y55k-ufe1inqOD9O0h6vlB3dVOHWU4qmG0ACKRjG6C6bSbI3pFbQH4uhuu8O18dvED8bp4TovOO/s320/DSC_0522-edited1.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">"This one is more our height, like a cushion, but I wouldn't want to sit on it" said Reuben to Melanie</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDeRnYrLcHWzOwJeKLjesGvaFHZBc21PbTTr_7eKp88wP4k6LlpDgu-RXww0-GRaeidK8trDOM8W5lAJaPAaLrhz44rv87lcGm2o7uocWXVs9DiZF_PLA1Q0pWRSGqZqM3vd7GPYJ63RpgMWpmkhDSpPzvR4U1Md6co5BSUAbaZefswEYVazfTdygG/s1024/DSC_0525-edited1.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="678" data-original-width="1024" height="212" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDeRnYrLcHWzOwJeKLjesGvaFHZBc21PbTTr_7eKp88wP4k6LlpDgu-RXww0-GRaeidK8trDOM8W5lAJaPAaLrhz44rv87lcGm2o7uocWXVs9DiZF_PLA1Q0pWRSGqZqM3vd7GPYJ63RpgMWpmkhDSpPzvR4U1Md6co5BSUAbaZefswEYVazfTdygG/s320/DSC_0525-edited1.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The top of the very tall cactus</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigK9lUzKKpS_V0OXLmeXKeVXAG2L7TL6PN_zYd6X3NFXm9kkE3IrzN4HXVCAiGhl2PmATgLEqMlVV61fOb57V_nCwrFZEsSjpbo3j2kfnngJOSW_BOUbvIdi_ydfyQ8yZLWtDI4CFxYORlNOK21G0p2F2ZvR1JhnorqhVVvOj-8tvreyPx4E_q6lZR/s1024/DSC_0526-edited1.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="678" data-original-width="1024" height="212" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigK9lUzKKpS_V0OXLmeXKeVXAG2L7TL6PN_zYd6X3NFXm9kkE3IrzN4HXVCAiGhl2PmATgLEqMlVV61fOb57V_nCwrFZEsSjpbo3j2kfnngJOSW_BOUbvIdi_ydfyQ8yZLWtDI4CFxYORlNOK21G0p2F2ZvR1JhnorqhVVvOj-8tvreyPx4E_q6lZR/s320/DSC_0526-edited1.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Bird feeding on the cactus flowers in the morning</td></tr></tbody></table><p>I took the doll sized <a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/holographic_universe/6832659151" target="_blank">Shakespeare Dream Coat</a> I've been making as my contribution to the Susanna Lewis raffle doll prize for the 2022 Sasha Festival to work on while in South Africa, I did manage to do a bit of the embroidery while in SA though not a lot.</p><p>I bought some more <a href="https://dollmum.blogspot.com/2017/03/jenny-lexie-annie-and-emilys-cape-town.html" target="_blank">Shweshwe fabric from my favourite little shop Mnandi Textiles in Observatory, Cape Town</a>. The colours and patterns are such fun, maybe some of the doll family will gain more shweshwe outfits sometime soon, though only once my contribution for the Dolly Jolly raffle and the Shakespeare Dream Coat are complete.</p>DollMumhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07655612985882320920noreply@blogger.com2