tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-60037583751826163722024-02-18T19:22:08.395-08:00Mind Like a SieveLorettahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13135353002456390722noreply@blogger.comBlogger149125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6003758375182616372.post-62190110307364504632022-11-19T15:39:00.003-08:002022-11-19T15:39:31.961-08:00<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNtGFxBQjTx0s15V_Trq41dhWATaSR8pi92Cq7U0T5uujKLf-tEc2yL6DNJjSZsCIQ8vGoXDuABw7_nytGpUX1ubTB2zV3wGAAF3RhP5vhneK3cGcwEQp9nTGMmMlfUtjr4EX9ruyRraaRH67L2A-cShdjOt2_EbkLmmznvkbXjHkC_te3Re4CM7XPfg/s744/1962ChristmasEveCradleAndDollLoretta4.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="744" data-original-width="638" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNtGFxBQjTx0s15V_Trq41dhWATaSR8pi92Cq7U0T5uujKLf-tEc2yL6DNJjSZsCIQ8vGoXDuABw7_nytGpUX1ubTB2zV3wGAAF3RhP5vhneK3cGcwEQp9nTGMmMlfUtjr4EX9ruyRraaRH67L2A-cShdjOt2_EbkLmmznvkbXjHkC_te3Re4CM7XPfg/s320/1962ChristmasEveCradleAndDollLoretta4.jpg" width="274" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Hello!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">I nearly forgot how to blog!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">I was speaking with Shelley, a doll friend of mine who I've never met, and I told her I would begin blogging again, if she would come and read my blog posts.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">So here I am. I haven't blogged since 2019 but I still love dolls.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">The above photo show me at age 2 with one of my new dolls and her cradle.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">I love this photo.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcA8JxTQ2lO4DAeYZC0T0ZgIpI9jQPmhDvfMt7vBZwFnFtaHfThQSswX2AFvnOr2B4qllBpY2rV1Xns2rpcpFSWigiqgXYsToY-HHCPlZG63H6yzKvJNptDlFR6AF3uKiqkMXouKXgYgcT82X2bhegFD69l3-eDhAy4l7t4M5XPQgo3EeZ1SV30Ahh8g/s2194/Ironing1962Cropped.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2194" data-original-width="1874" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcA8JxTQ2lO4DAeYZC0T0ZgIpI9jQPmhDvfMt7vBZwFnFtaHfThQSswX2AFvnOr2B4qllBpY2rV1Xns2rpcpFSWigiqgXYsToY-HHCPlZG63H6yzKvJNptDlFR6AF3uKiqkMXouKXgYgcT82X2bhegFD69l3-eDhAy4l7t4M5XPQgo3EeZ1SV30Ahh8g/s320/Ironing1962Cropped.jpg" width="273" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Here is another shot of the same Christmas Eve.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">We always opened our gifts then, not in the morning.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">In the morning we had our stockings with small gifts.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">We were very spoiled. How I love these precious memories!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">I loved my ironing board and iron.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Here is another image of me playing with it:</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJ55_GLechYbmtEHMR4NvFB8WqD3HALal9vW9APN9nPseLRsbxFNtjHZu4XlbNNR_TMnkLrR9sAJoe7arsyVWNRyai8aOAvP-k9v2f0Ftb_wOCo9dlxSV8KpV3gj4rfa5nR7LbZq2hmxvIruAD8eFGIx-gFxz2zw0DaHDNo3cix7pXWLGnBZwj6EqtKg/s671/1965MarchIroning.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="671" data-original-width="663" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJ55_GLechYbmtEHMR4NvFB8WqD3HALal9vW9APN9nPseLRsbxFNtjHZu4XlbNNR_TMnkLrR9sAJoe7arsyVWNRyai8aOAvP-k9v2f0Ftb_wOCo9dlxSV8KpV3gj4rfa5nR7LbZq2hmxvIruAD8eFGIx-gFxz2zw0DaHDNo3cix7pXWLGnBZwj6EqtKg/s320/1965MarchIroning.png" width="316" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">By Loretta Williams Houben</span></div><br /><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><br /><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><br /><p></p>Lorettahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13135353002456390722noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6003758375182616372.post-58989976255295356422019-02-05T23:21:00.002-08:002019-02-05T23:21:35.542-08:00The Year of the Pig....Chinese New Year.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif; font-size: large;">They've come by to have a party.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif; font-size: large;">One of the customs of this special day is to give out red packets filled with money. What a fun thing to do!</span></div>
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<br />Lorettahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13135353002456390722noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6003758375182616372.post-519200157907568042019-01-29T08:34:00.001-08:002019-01-29T08:34:53.471-08:00Getting Glittery and Sparkling with Style; 14" doll outfits<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">The Glitter Girls outfits often come on sale.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">I recently discovered that they have them pictured on their website, so I saved the images and will post them here as I acquire them.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">As I stated before, I can find them at Hudson's Bay store downtown, or at Chapters/Indigo stores. They often come on sale which is a bonus as they are so reasonably priced to begin with.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Ruby is wearing the Getting Glittery outfit above and posing with another outfit. Some of the items come with a plastic hanger. The larger boxes are $19.99 Cdn and the smaller ones are $14.99.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">This was the second outfit I purchased last year. It's one of my favourites. Ruby wore it most of 2018!</span></div>
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<br />Lorettahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13135353002456390722noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6003758375182616372.post-84871295401146604442019-01-27T14:35:00.003-08:002019-01-27T14:35:48.947-08:00First doll of 2019!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif; font-size: large;">I succumbed and purchased a new doll!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif; font-size: large;">I couldn't resist because she was on sale.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Also I don't like the new faces of these dolls so she came home with me yesterday.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif; font-size: large;">She is a 14" Glitter Girls doll named Keltie.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Isn't she cute? </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Now I have two of these dolls and one Wellie Wisher.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif; font-size: large;">She was only $15.00 Cdn at my local Chapters/Indigo book store at Metrotown.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif; font-size: large;">I made up a collage for her as I don't have room to keep the boxes so I put them in the recycle box. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif; font-size: large;">"A twinkle in our eyes and a sparkle in our shoes!"</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Now that's a cute motto.</span></div>
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<br />Lorettahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13135353002456390722noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6003758375182616372.post-24098120989544524822019-01-25T16:28:00.000-08:002019-01-25T16:28:16.182-08:00Maplelea doll outfit....on sale!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif; font-size: large;">My first post this year in 2019!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif; font-size: large;">I've neglected this blog very badly. The days simply whiz past. I will try my best to stay on top of things this year.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif; font-size: large;">So far I've taken a few dolly photos, but haven't bought any new dolls in January.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif; font-size: large;">This is the year to downsize.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif; font-size: large;">I've run out of room, and I am now ready to let some of my dolls go. I hope they will all find new and loving homes.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif; font-size: large;">This is my thrift store bargain Maplelea doll, Leonie.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif; font-size: large;">I purchased her a few years ago at a Salvation Army thrift store in New Westminster BC. She was only $15.00 Cdn! They sell for $115 new. But she came without clothes.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif; font-size: large;">I am having fun with her, buying her a wardrobe online. Maplelea often has fantastic sales. The above outfit, named "La vie est Belle", was only $24 on sale! (marked down from $37) I can't resist sales.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; font-size: large;">Maplelea is a Canadian company which is 15 years old this year. Their store is located in Ontario and their items ship within a week without any customs, and best of all, in CANADIAN funds! Yee haw!</span></div>
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<br />Lorettahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13135353002456390722noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6003758375182616372.post-53501635926754331762018-10-06T17:25:00.001-07:002018-10-06T17:26:39.686-07:00Puppy Love Grooming Set from OG and a new outfit from Build A Bear store.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">I made the little doll from a kit. Marlene also made one at the same time. I don't know if she kept it or not. It was from a doll business in Toronto, ON.</span></div>
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<br />Lorettahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13135353002456390722noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6003758375182616372.post-53605907391739642142018-08-26T10:54:00.001-07:002018-08-26T10:54:43.056-07:00National Dog Day<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Today is National Dog Day. I'm not sure if that applies to Canada too. Anyhow, here is my favourite dog, Kelsie, in 2003 posing with my dolls. She enjoyed everything I did, both inside and out. Where I went, she went. I began to collect Chatty Cathy dolls in earnest in 2002. I discovered the joy of buying online on eBay. This was a new concept to me, and I loved it. Back then shipping prices were quite reasonable. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif; font-size: large;">It always looked like Kelsie was smiling in photos. She was a very happy dog. I still really miss her. She died on March 17 of this year. She was 17 years old and she lived a really good life. I don't think I'll get a dog just yet to replace her, though. But a dog is a great thing to have. A dog makes you happy, and with Kelsie I would laugh a great deal each day.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif; font-size: large;">I found her in the toy department at Hudson's Bay downtown Vancouver BC.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif; font-size: large;">The Glitter Girls are made by Battat Doll Company, the same one which makes Our Generation dolls. They are quite cute, except their eyes don't open and shut, just like American Girl Wellies dolls. Bluebell's hair is very pretty and soft. She is really cute in person.</span></div>
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<br />Lorettahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13135353002456390722noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6003758375182616372.post-2422136615306889182018-08-08T16:51:00.001-07:002018-08-08T16:51:46.808-07:00Grace visits San Francisco!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Hello! Mummy took me with her to San Francisco from </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif; font-size: large;">July 26 - August 2, 2018.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif; font-size: large;">I just loved it there! I don't feel the cold like Mummy does, so I didn't mind that it was only 12 C. Most mornings it was grey and thick with swirling fog. This is because right behind San Francisco there is desert, and this clashes with the hot air and the cold air to make fog.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif; font-size: large;">I loved going on the bus to see the Painted Ladies. The hills are very steep. The Ladies are Victorian homes.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif; font-size: large;">My favourite thing was the Golden Gate Bridge.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif; font-size: large;">We could never see the top of it though.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Here it was really cold.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif; font-size: large;">More of the bridge. We are on it a little way.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Mary Ellen is thrilled and delighted to have a new chesterfield! Best of all, it's a hide-a-bed! She can now have friends over for a sleep over. I purchased this on sale online from my local Chapter's store. It wasn't on sale in the store. That's where online shopping is a plus! I picked it up in the store though. I just love this chesterfield!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif; font-size: large;">In the 1950's that was what a couch/sofa was called in Canada.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif; font-size: large;">I also have Mary Ellen's corner table with a light up lamp, poodle dog ornament, newspaper and TV guide. Robert gave me the TV and record console 2 years ago at Christmas. I just love these things. I grew up in the 60's and 70's but we had a green couch very similar to this, which opened up to sleep 2 people. My sister Leona and I would often sleep on it when guests came. The guests would sleep in our beds!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; font-size: large;">Mary Ellen also has 2 pillows, a fancy ripple afghan, and an autograph hound. My Mom crocheted a ripple afghan in the 1970's when they became all the rage again. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif; font-size: large;">I was struck with Chavonne's pretty face and I love her dress. I thought that Toys R Us was going to close down in Canada, as it is in the USA. So I purchased this doll on March 23 for $34.99 Cdn. I really like her face and hair, and I love her outfit.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif; font-size: large;">I really do love the Our Generation dolls, and am so pleased that Hudsons Bay downtown has a large collection.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif; font-size: large;">But June came home with me, and is happy exploring her new surroundings.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; font-size: large;">It came with all these things; tennis dress, panties, hat, socks, shoes, towel, hair bands, bag, tennis racket and ball!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif; font-size: large;">My flower garden loves the rain, but I can't work in the garden when it's wet. In between the torrential downpours I scurry out and weed a bit. I did get some perennials planted last week and I nearly ruined my right knee. It doesn't like to kneel on the ground anymore!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Yes, I grew up in the 60's and 70's and it now feels rather like the "dark ages"! Do you see my parent's PINK PHONE in the background? It's a landline phone too! And we ourselves still have one of those. I like to be connected to a wall.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; font-size: large;">It matches exactly! I have a different pattern for the pleated skirt which I will use, but this jacket is perfect.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">In November of 2009 I entered a contest at Urban Moms (no longer in existence). I submitted a paragraph of why I enjoyed being a Canadian. A few weeks later, Jen, the author of the site, emailed and said I'd been one of five winners! I had my choice of a Maplelea Canadian doll!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">She came in a lovely box and has a cute journal.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">Samantha, an American Girl doll; Jenna; and Elsie Dinsmore, a Life of Faith doll.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">I traded my Jenna to Sarah Jean when I got interested in Bleuette dolls in 2010. Now I wish I had kept Jenna!</span></div>
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<br />Lorettahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13135353002456390722noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6003758375182616372.post-678399598145744882018-04-03T14:31:00.001-07:002018-04-03T14:31:14.138-07:00Happy Easter!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">I did take a picture of Alika and Nanea but forgot to post it here until today.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">This year Robert had gall bladder surgery on March 14, then our dear little JRT died suddenly on Mar 17.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Playing with dolls and dressing them up really does help. I hope everyone had a lovely Easter day.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif; font-size: large;">These photos were taken 5 years ago, in 2013. This was before the great flood on my window seat, when the Bleuette's home was still intact. I really enjoyed sewing for them, and dressing them up. I made the dress which Zoe is wearing (2nd from left) and the one on the right.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">Here is my little scene for Valentine's Day. I created the banner from foam stickers and ribbon.</span></div>
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<br />Lorettahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13135353002456390722noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6003758375182616372.post-51339773211475033262018-02-14T15:27:00.003-08:002018-02-14T15:27:53.484-08:00Happy Valentine's Day!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">I had bought the toboggan set fairly recently, before Sears closed. I think it was just before Christmas. It's a really cute set. The toboggan isn't as nice as Maplelea's wooden one, but it's still really cute. (plastic) </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">We had a blizzard last night, but it turned to rain in the morning. There was still a bit left by afternoon when the sun came out. It's very unusual to have a snowy Valentine's Day!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">It was fun to take some doll photos outside.</span></div>
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<br />Lorettahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13135353002456390722noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6003758375182616372.post-4489978549475850402018-02-13T12:33:00.000-08:002018-02-13T12:33:11.066-08:00Valentine's Day photos with Chatty Cathy!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Here is my only My Twinn doll, Bobby.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif; font-size: large;">I purchased him used, as he reminds me so much of my hubby when he was a child. Therefore I named him Bobby!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif; font-size: large;">He is quite entranced with my childhood Chatty Cathy doll, Catherine. Aren't they sweet?</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; font-size: large;"> I posed these beauties in 2016.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; font-size: large;">The one on the left is an original Chatty Cathy brunette Canadian doll, the one in the middle is my childhood Canadian doll, and the one on the left is a Judy H. doll I bought a while ago. Aren't they darling?</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; font-size: large;">HAPPY VALENTINE'S DAY FROM CHATTY CATHY!</span></div>
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<br />Lorettahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13135353002456390722noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6003758375182616372.post-54992397300052746532018-02-03T08:55:00.000-08:002018-02-03T08:55:11.404-08:00A Valentine craft on a rainy day!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif; font-size: large;">This idea was on American Girl Ideas, (by Rudy) either on her website or on her YouTube channel. Rudy used a round shape for her rug, but I wanted a heart shape for Valentine's Day. I used nearly 3 small packages of pompoms. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif; font-size: large;">It was a lot of fun to glue this together! I did the outline first, after cutting out a heart shape from 2 layers of card-stock, and gluing them together. I used white craft glue.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif; font-size: large;">It was pouring rain that day, and I find that after the 5th wettest January on record, I'm getting cabin fever!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif; font-size: large;">There's nothing like crafting to lift your spirits.</span></div>
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<br />Lorettahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13135353002456390722noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6003758375182616372.post-4067653033738649092018-01-24T22:53:00.000-08:002018-01-24T22:55:49.593-08:00A hump day on which I bought nothing for dolls! (my original Chatty Cathy)<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">Slowly, slowly I'm organizing my Chatty Cathy photos taken digitally over the years. I've had a digital camera since 2001, so that's a very long time. 17 years! So I'm dating them on the photo, and adding descriptions once I've added a frame.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">Here is my original Chatty Cathy Canadian blonde bob doll with a soft face, peachy limbs, glassine eyes, original dress and shoes. Her panties and socks disappeared decades ago.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">I found the original box yesterday after a long hunt in my closet. It's stained on the front. There isn't a coloured photo like the American boxes, just an outline, and the doll wasn't even wearing this dress, and she didn't have pigtails, but alas, this is the way in Canada...always the rejects of things. It's rather sad to say the least. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">The wonderful thing about my doll, though, is that due to collector demand, she is more valuable than plain old USA dolls; she is made by dee & cee, a Canadian company which produced the Chatty Cathy dolls for Mattel. It didn't last long though, only until 1965. I love the top of my box. It has the price tag from Simpson Sears, where my Mom bought the doll in 1964. I got her for Christmas, and I still remember opening the box by the green couch in my parent's living room, and seeing her blonde hair. I remember screaming in delight. Thanks to my Dad, I still have this box. He was a pack rat of the grandest order.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">So although I went out today in the pouring rain, and looked at Our Generation dolls at The Bay, and resisted temptation and didn't buy anything, I'm pleased because I've been enjoying the dolls that I do have.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">By Loretta Houben</span></div>
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