Red Balloon

"Sometimes you have to let go to see if there was anything worth holding on to."   

                                                                                                 --Socrates

This Blythe doll is Sea Sailor See, recreating Banksy's "Girl with Balloon", for the theme "Balloon" in the Blythe a Day group on Flickr. 

Summer Games

"Play is the highest form of research."    --Albert Einstein

Simply Bubble Boom, Simply Thumpty Thump, and Simply Sparkly Spark enjoy a round of hopscotch for the theme "Summer Games" in the Blythe a Day group on Flickr.

Be Yourself

"Always remember that you are absolutely unique. Just like everyone else."  --Margaret Mead

This Blythe doll is Playful Raindrops, riding a Barbie bike, for the theme "Bicycles" in the Blythe a Day group on Flickr. If you have a magnifying glass you might be able to find the wubba chicken hidden in the picture! 

Pearls

Some girls love diamonds, some prefer pearls. 

This Blythe doll is Cherry Beach Sunset, posing for the theme "Pearls" in the Blythe a Day group on Flickr. Sadly, I forgot to include the hidden item in this picture. Maybe I will remember next time. 

Say Something Nice

I've been looking for dolly photo inspiration this week, and it finally came to me in the form of an invitation to this month's Blythe a Day group on Flickr. Yay! I made this picture for June first's theme, "Say Something Nice," featuring Stella Serendipitous. There is a hidden object option this month: we can choose an object to include in all our pictures for others to find. Can you guess what my object is? 

Would You Like a Cup of Tea?

Some of my favorite books are those in which a character asks another character, "would you like a cup of tea?" followed by a cozy scene in the kitchen or in front of the fireplace. It gives me a nice feeling! These books are almost always set in England. The Charles Lenox Mysteries series, by Charles Finch, is a good example. I love this series and I'm sorry that I've read them all already--but I will read them again in another year or two. By then, I will have forgotten most of the details! This lovely Blythe doll is Mandy Cotton Candy.

Start Now

I've been reading a lot lately...well, actually, I always read a lot!  I read 3-4 books a week, when I can find things to interest me, and recently I stumbled upon the Facebook Book Club (which is really just a group, not actually a club)--we talk about what we are reading and if we like it or not, rather than discussing particular books in depth--and this has been a wonderful new way for me to find books to read. The library has been closed for the past two months, but I can still check out my books digitally. I just finished one I will recommend: The Dog Stars by Peter Heller. The story is set in a post-pandemic world (timely, right?) in which most humans have died. Although there was violence and killing, it wasn't overwhelming. The characters and their stories were so good that I could overlook some gore!

This pretty Blythe doll is Veronica Lace. Her message echos something one of the characters in the book realized, after her former life was destroyed: you have to live happily now, as best you can, because tomorrow isn't guaranteed.