Green Faerie Tree

Everything that I am waiting for seems to be piling up higher and higher behind a very tall wall ready to burst through at any moment. Some of these things have been in the works for a very long time, and others have just been in the queue for a day or two.
I am going to the dentist on Monday to have some long put off work done, and I am waiting for the day with a mixture of dread and happiness because it will be finally done. I am also waiting on my latest doll, a Pukipuki from Denver Dolls Emporium that I ordered over a month ago. They did tell me it would be this long, but I am longing for her arrival. Another doll related item I am waiting for is my Lundby doll house, it is being shipped UPS and was supposed to be here yesterday. Ackk. I shall wait another day and then contact the seller to ask for more details.
The last part of the waiting is I put two of my Blythe dolls on Plastic Paradise yesterday in the selling forum. I want to buy a Kenner, and in order for that to happen I need to sell somethings to help with come up with the money. I haven't seen any offers yet, and I wish that there were, so that I could begin looking for the Kenner.

Totally not related to waiting, but I did see an article in the Los Angeles Times this morning that caught my interest. The two oldest women in America died on the some day. That is so unreal! LA Times

My Husband and I went for a walk in Half Moon Bay this weekend, and luckily we picked the one day that was sunny.

It’s Friday already! For this week I am adding two pics of my Blythe Sky Pilot sitting on the table and enjoying the feel of the late afternoon sun on her face. Happy weekend to everyone

In the living section of the Los Angeles Times is an ongoing article on Home Tours. In this article they photograph and give information on some of the most interesting homes in the Los Angeles area. Perhaps, my growing up in that area explains my love for the look and feel of these homes. Each of these houses has it’s own distinct style, but they all share an open and clean style that transcends any one type of decorating style.
This first home in the Palm Springs area of Southern California was owned and built by the the actor and producer Jack Webb of the 1950’s TV series Dragnet fame.
The most recent owners of this home planned on keeping the look and feel of the original era of this house, but wanted to escape the overdone cliched decorating look of it’s past.

Took quite a few doll pics yesterday outdoors. It was an overcast afternoon, and the light was pretty good.

These photographs were taken this past week of rain. Living on a hilltop does have it’s advantages when it comes to taking pictures.

Yes it is! and for this week I want to share a YouTube video with you. I discovered it awhile ago, and just remembered that I wanted to put it here to share with everyone. I think it is fantastic fun and very well done. So get out the popcorn and enjoy!

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I have been selling the clothes I make for dolls in my new Etsy shop
greenfaerietree for a few weeks now, and am so happy with how it is going.
I started out making pants or leggings for Lati White and the White special size, and I am also making the leggings for Strawberry Shortcakes. Recently I added skirts for Blythe to the inventory in my shop and am working on patterns for tops and dresses.
It is so rewarding for me to see the sales come in, and share messages with the buyers. This experience of selling on Etsy is being more fun than I would have ever imagined.

My birthday is in a few weeks and when my husband asked me what I wanted, my reply was that I wanted a doll house.
I had been considering one of the metal Marx houses, but decided against it because I find them to be very limiting as to what can be done with them.
I have been wanting a Lundby ever since I first saw one on someones flickr stream. They can be decorated in so many styles, and I just love their 70’s era look. I found two Lundby dollhouse’s listed on eBay this week. One needs quite a bit of work done on it, but the price is on the low side. The other Lundby is perfection and all the furniture is included, even the family is there. It is expensive though, but I gave it some thought and decided that since this going to be my one “real” doll house I would like it to be a nice one.
I put a bid in on it yesterday, and just found out that it was accepted! My husband is not very excited about how much it cost, but for me it is worth every cent. I just have to cut way back on my doll related purchases for awhile.

Because we live in a rural area our mail is not delivered to the house, instead we have a box at our local post office.
I work at home and there are days that I do not leave the house at all, so I welcome the trip to the post office that I make three times a week.
Our house is on a hilltop and I always briskly walk the mile and a half down to the post office and then huff and puff the very steep mile and a half back home. It is never boring because I have 4 different routes to choose from. One way I can see the ducks swimming in the lagoon and if I go another way there are horses I can say hello to.

Yesterday was a rainy day, and of course when I left the house to walk down to the the post office it immediately began to rain even harder! Why does that happen every time? I was very cosy though in my rain poncho and had a wonderful time chasing the water that was dancing down the roadside gully beside me. It would swirl and leap down rocks making the most beautiful sounds, and that combined with the sound of birds singing in the rain was quite exhilarating.
The trip home was just as fun. I had a backpack full of goodies that had been sent to me, and the wind had picked up. As I climbed up the hill towards home the wind became stronger and all of the Redwood, Oak and Eucalyptus trees were swaying and wooshing in the wind. I felt very grateful for this time in my life. Thank you!

After restructuring human sized vintage clothing for quite a few years, I am now making clothes to fit dolls. I make my own patterns for my sewing because I want to make something a little different from what is available from other sellers.
I started with leggings for the Lati White size, and now have leggings for Lati White Special and Strawberry Shortcakes as well. I make mine to fit a little tightly and be a little long so that they scrunch up a bit. They are available at my Etsy Store Greenfaerietree.

I have been working on the pattern for this Blythe skirt for awhile now and am finally very happy with it. I wanted a skirt that would not be bulky at the top from snaps or Velcro, so I made it fit snug enough at the top to say up without any sort of snaps. It looks so cute with t-shirts and sweaters, and I have lots of cute fabric to make them out of.

The husband and I went for a late afternoon hike this past Saturday at Coyote Hills Park. Because it was late in the day and the forecast called for rain the park was just about empty of people. The only sounds were bird calls and the wind, it was very peaceful.
info on park

I took quite a few doll photo’s outdoors yesterday while working in the yard. It’s fun to look over and see their little heads peeking out of the basket watching me while I work.

Before the start of these Olympics I bookmarked everything I could find that would give me coverage and information on what’s going on in Vancouver this week.
Since then I have weeded out most of those original bookmarks to just a few, and those left are NBC, ESPN, and Google Maps.
I cannot get live coverage from these sites, and it took me a few days to figure out how to get the information on the sports that interested me. The video feeds from the NBC site are many times without commentators or commercials. For instance I was able to watch the Figure Skating Pairs Competition from start to finish, and that included the Zamboni cleaning the ice in between performances. Okay so I already knew who won because the video was shown the next day, but it was still great fun.
Have to go now and see what I can watch today.
NBC Olympics

My Husband works in San Francisco so he is there everyday, but I don’t go all that often, so for me it is exciting to get away from our very isolated home and go to the big city.
Our first stop is always his work place because the bart station is only a few blocks away. Before we walk down to the station I usually want to go inside his work building to take photographs. The company my husband works for makes recording and mixing equipment for music and film and I like to take pictures of the studios filled with all the equipment.