Exploring the Japanese Gardens

This week the weather has been fine, so Emmaline and her big sister Lonnie have taken a day trip on the bus, to visit the Japanese Gardens, which are in the next village.

Emma: I think we ought to go this way, see there's a Cherry blossom tree.

Lonnie: No we are going to the Tea Room, it's this way. Now take my hand and hold that ball tightly.

Emma: Ooops! I dropped it.

Lonnie: I do wish you would be more careful Emma. You're lucky it didn't roll all the way down this hill. Honestly, I don't know why you brought that soccer ball with you!

Emma: Don't worry Lonnie, I'll pick it up.

Lonnie: Well hurry up then, or we will miss the Tea Ceremony.
Emma: Okay, okay, gosh you are being an old bossy boots today!

~ oOo ~

I shan't be around much this week as hubby and I have plans. Don't worry though, like Douglas MacArthur, I shall return! Hope you have a good one!


Hershey's New Bike

Emma looked out her window, the sun was shining and the birds were singing in the trees. "Oh what a perfect day", she thought to herself. She quickly bathed and dressed, then ran out into the sunshine.

As she entered the lane outside her house, she heard the sound of a motor bike. She turned, looked up the lane and saw Hershey.

Emma: Good morning Hershey, I didn't know you had a motor bike.

Hershey: It only arrived yesterday, but I wasn't allowed to ride it until it had the trainer wheels attached. Mummy was very concerned I would loose my balance.

Emma: Well, you look like you are doing okay if you managed to ride all the way down Oak Tree Lane. It's quite a distance from the Elvin Forest to our house.

Hershey: I didn't intend to ride so far, but the bike travels really fast, so I was here before I knew it.

While they were chatting, Cookie arrived looking rather puffed and red in the face.

Emma: Hello there Cookie, where are you off to in such a hurry?

Cookie: I have been trying to catch up with Hershey, but she was too fast for me, no matter how hard I peddled, I couldn't catch up.

Hershey: That's because my bike has a motor, and motors have lots of power, which gives them speed. Anyway, why have you been trying to catch up with me?

Cookie: To ask you to come to a party. You are invited too Emma, it's going to be a big celebration. Will you come?

Emma and Hershey: Oh yes, parties are fun.

The three went on chatting about what they were going to wear to this big celebration.

More details on the party later . . . in the meantime . . . I hope you enjoy your day!

RealFee Body Swap

Periwinklestars (DOA) wanted to see the pink resin / clear pink combination, so I decided to do a little swapping about with my RealFee bodies and try some different poses with the mermaid tail.

This next photo is how they were ordered initially, the NS was a full set, the Pink and Tan without face ups are wearing clothes made by me.

A New Year and A New Post

Hope everyone is looking forward to this brand new year. I'm not setting any goals this year, as no sooner have I done so in the past, they have flown out the window, leaving me feeling a little disheartened and an awful lot guilty. Now that's no way to enjoy dolly time, is it?

You may remember me mentioning, that I was waiting for some backdrops to arrive, well they did, but not until New Year's Eve. So I hope you will bear with me, while I share a couple of belated Christmas snaps of my tiny troupe from the Gingerbread House.

Bon Bon, Gum Drop and Truffles Christmas 2015.

Bon Bon loves her rocking horse. She's hanging on tightly though, as she's a little bit scared being so high off the ground.

Truffles was very pleased to receive another teddy bear. She's very proud of her bear collection, as it's grown considerably.

Dear sweet Gum Drop was overjoyed with her puppy. She asked me if she could give him a quick ride on the rocking horse.

A slightly disappointed Daisy, asked Santa for a teddy and received little teddy train this instead. :)