A WINTER SUNDAY

 

Well we are halfway through the month and I am getting nowhere fast! This Sunday I'm sharing a photo of Peb's ( Paul Edward Bear ) , my oldest personal bear. He was given to me by Paul, hence his name, when we were first going out and he will be the princely age of fifty this year. He is usually wearing a striped rugby style top that belonged to the girls when they were small but it was removed for washing and he is yet to be redressed.

I also shared Peb's on my facebook page because of the digs a certain prince of this realm as been making about his family. He mentioned the King's bear, which he said he kept by him to help with any stress etc. I have not read his words so cannot tell if they were friendly or not about the Kings bear but as a lifetime lover of Teddies, I felt it my duty to defend the humble teddy and the King.

Some of my other bears then gathered for a meeting on supporting the King's Teddy and a motion was passed to that effect. Mind you, they also used their meeting to request that I find a place for them and their missing friends to sit together permanently and for some Pj's for the colder months! They believe that the King's Teddy will most certainly be wearing a monogramed pair of Pj's along with a lovely fleecy dressing gown! I said I'd try and find a place for them but I'd have to think about the pj's.

Well we have had almost daily rain along with strong winds, especially over night and early morning, unfortunately a couple of times that's meant I have woken up then had trouble getting back to sleep, so I have had a few early starts. 

I have been finishing up a couple of more cardigans for the grandchildren.

A larger size for Clara , more for later on in the year than now plus I had enough yarn to knit Adam a matching cardigan to Clara's but his has zoo animal buttons.

So two for Clara on the left and two for Adam on the right. I am also finishing another cardigan that I actually knitted the back of last spring! Then wandered off, so it's just been sitting around waiting. It may turn out to be on  the small side for Adam but I am hoping he may get a little wear out of it. If not I can give it to my grandnephew instead. 

I did clear a space on the side in the kitchen to make a room for the dolls but so far that's as far as I have got, due partly to it being too wet to keep going out to the studio, along with too dark to take any decent photos. So that's something I need to get sorted this week. 

My daughter, mother to my grandchildren got another Maine Coon kitten this weekend, Alfie a friend for Nim, well once she gets used to the idea she's no longer a one and only!

This is him finding the cat drinking fountain! We will meet him next weekend , when we visit and take over the cardigans.

On the doll front not a lot's been happening, I am sticking to my no doll stuff or doll buying! Fifteen days in, it's almost a miracle! Can it last... hopefully as long as I don't forget I'm supposed to be not buying things, that tends to happen after I've bought something.

At present because I've been knitting for the children , it's yarn that keeps calling to me, so I'm having to resist that too! Which is hard as there are so many lovely colours out there and offers!

On that note, I'm off to look in the studio since for once it's not raining and then I have a cardigan to finish, so I can maybe knit something doll related.

Wishing you all a happy healthy week ahead.

Dee

DOLL PHOTO DAY

Yes it's January the fifth of this lovely new year of 2023 and we are going to celebrate it by carrying on the doll photo day on the fifth of every month.

So let's get this new year of doll photos from near and far underway.

Here in the village I finally got round to taking some photos of all the dolls wearing the blues and greens.

and all those wearing the reds. Even Elton Ron the baby was able to take part since he's been wearing that outfit since last spring!!

They are all worried over at Hildegard's for there is now a famous detective, Mr Sherlock Peter Holmes living in the house and he 's already told her he is on the case of the Mother and the missing chocolate biscuits! 

From she who must not be named... oh well if I have to! Old Simples, we have these brother and sister pair Lulu Lewes and her bro Johnny together since 1969, who come from Lewes in Sussex. A place she says she loves but I didn't think she'd be allowed that far south while on parole but you learn something new every day ;) 

From Gregoropolis, we have three of the girls looking pretty in pink! What a wonderful sight, just seeing them warms you up on this grey old winter day.

Many thanks to everyone taking part and sending in a photo, still time to add yours if you are running late.