Coming Home

 "It's a funny thing, coming home. Nothing changes. Everything looks the same, feels the same, even smells the same. You realize what's changed is you."  --F. Scott Fitzgerald

This Blythe doll is Sweet Bubbly Bear posing on a jigsaw puzzle called Bubble Street. It was a difficult puzzle but one of my favorites because the artwork is so amazing. 

Welcome Home

"It's been a long week of travel for me! So many flights; so much jostling about! I started in Japan, then flew to Chicago, where I was lost for a day or two. It's a relief to have reached my final destination at last: Williamsburg, Virginia. I'm home! And look--they're expecting me!"

I'm always listening for interesting names. "Zara" has come to my attention a couple of times recently; it's really pretty and unusual, just like Tsumori Spirit--so that's her name. 

I've had the light box tucked away in my doll room for many months, but I haven't had just the right occasion to use it, until now. It really makes this picture work.