I collected dolls for years. Collecting is easy. Restoring is more of a challenge. Before I gave up collecting, I learned to restore my old dolls. Up front, let me say that I’m not crafty. I can’t sew, crochet, knit,… Read More ›
Dolls
CEE’S BLACK AND WHITE PHOTO CHALLENGE: PLASTIC STUFF
Cee’s Black & White Photo Challenge: Things Made Out of Plastic Old dolls, coffee mugs. Clocks and canisters. Computers and CDs. All plastic. A gallery of plastic at home.
VIEWS OF HOME – CEE’S ODD BALL PHOTO CHALLENGE WEEK 7
Cee’s Odd Ball Photo Challenge: 2015 Week #7 Odd Ball Photos are those great photos that you take which really don’t seem to fit into a common category. These are parts of the room where I spend most of my… Read More ›
AS THE YEAR DRAWS TO AN END – SHARING MY WORLD, WEEK 49
CEE’S SHARE YOUR WORLD WEEK 49 – CLOSING IN ON A NEW YEAR What is your preferred hot drink: coffee, tea, water, hot chocolate, or other? Coffee still gets the number one sport. I like everything else too. Hot chocolate,… Read More ›
I AM PROGRAMMED TO RESPOND TO THE NAME ROBBY
It’s your 24th wedding anniversary and you want to get something for your spouse. What do you buy when you’ve been married such a long time and the only things either of you need are things you can’t afford? Easy! You buy… Read More ›
THE DOLLS HAVE IT
Soulful Machines — Machines, appliances, and gadgets sometimes feel like they have their own personalities — from quirky cars to dignified food processors. What’s the most “human” machine you own? I’m looking around me house at the many machines that keep… Read More ›
PLASTIC SMILES – YESTERYEAR’S DOLLS
Not Los Angeles. Nor old movie stars full of Botox to make them “look younger” (really makes them look like corpses, but I digress). It could be a metaphor of that West Coast city and many of its inhabitants. I’m… Read More ›
AT HOME – INWARD AND INSIDE
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SMALL WORLDS
It gets dark so early this time of year. After the ubiquitous “they” take away Daylight Savings Time, it’s dark by 4:30. Dawn is late too as the days shorten. I don’t understand the time change. I don’t see a… Read More ›
Daily Prompt: FRIGHT WITH SCREAMING AND HOTDOGS
I don’t like horror movies, except the old ones which are more funny than scary. I thought Jurassic Park and Jaws were scary enough. Life is plenty full of thrills and chills without seeking out more. But then, there are… Read More ›
Daily Prompt: UNPLUGGED – IN A SHADOWY ROOM
I often think I’m unpluggable. Reality is unpleasant so I separate from it by being busy, busy, busy, always doing something, always plugged in, writing, editing, reading, thinking. Listening to a book, reviewing. Watching a movie, a show. Afraid to… Read More ›
Plastic Pals — Dolls of Yesteryear
My first doll. I got her for my 5th birthday in 1952. Annabelle was only produced by Madame Alexander for one year. She was my first and my favorite. I adored her and she was always with me. This pretty… Read More ›
