The Three Witches Magic Shoppe Adventures in Doll Land

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Collinsport Inn

 

The Collins Port Inn

 

Arthur & the Doll Show Score

  There is Franz! I was so surprised to see him! That's Doll Magic, meant to be. I hope the same happens with Marie, a Monica doll that has surfaced that I've wanted for thirty years. Shop my original DARK SHADOWS art, support my doll habit. Ronnie's suit is soaking in cold water and Woolite. He's a little bigger than Ike, he's Horsman where Ike is Efanbee. I think Efanbees are a bit better quality. There were great deals to be had at this huge show: fabulous! We ate at The Bluebird Inn in Cornwall afterwards, another favorite spot. I had a Buddah bowl to make up for the pizza I shared with Frankie and Arthur for breakfast. I love my Little Dancer paper dolls. I had them when I was three. Sometimes Ron is too good for me. ✨

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Oh, my ghoul all those monsters have flown out the door. I'm meeting Arthur, my new puppy, on Thursday, but I want to register his AKC and get him a harness. Plus, I want to take my grade school girlfriend away for the night at the 1777 Americana Inn in Ephrata. She needs a break. We'll have such fun. Sir Arthur Conan Doyle is looking forward to meeting his new brother, Sir Frankie Crisp, according to his breeder, David King. TTYL...

Fort Hunter, Liverpool, & More

  On my way back from Gettysburg in April I missed the York exit and wound up on route 15, an hour out of my way. I passed Liverpool along the Susquehanna, and told Ron. He surprised me yesterday with a tour of the 1755 stone house at Fort Hunter, Liverpool Union Cemetery, Grumpy's Books, and a fabulous forties diner. Picture memory ebooks and paperbacks are in the works. Meanwhile, I'm going to be getting my puppy soon. The Grady Twins sold so fast that I've been getting attacked by toy hacks, and people want my monsters. I have too many. I still haven't gotten to stay in the garden room at the 1777 Inn in Ephrata across from the cloister, so I will be listing another monster collection soon. You can fight over them. Dawn and Pippa? Not sure. We'll see... TTYL...

 

Crazy Dreaming

 

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  Lots of dreaming after finally falling asleep on the couch and moving upstairs with the dolls. First I was with my childhood friend, Kelly Casey, only we were now adults. It took place in a large convention area in downtown Pittsburgh during the day. After class, or whatever we were there for, we moved to a small cafeteria space with a counter for lunch. Kelly got a red paper carton of milk and a plastic cup of tapioca pudding. I got a can of Diet Coke. We were talking about milk, and how I did not drink it as a child. Afterwards we walked outside where there was a mound of crystals surrounding a small cavern. There was a yellow triad quartz at the top of the mound. A fat blonde, who was with her boyfriend, broke the citrine off and stole it. I also had a chunk of quartz with gray, green, and fuchsia dripping colors like candle wax, very shiny. I’m not sure if we were at ground level, outside, or on the rooftop. There were clusters of bronze and concrete statues all around including one of Zeus on his knees. We passed a black obsidian ziggurat on the right. It was about seven feet high and narrow like a Victorian feather Christmas tree, very intricately carved. There were two metal caskets with padlocks on the ground. A woman told us that a wife had locked her husband’s bones within them. Now we walked beyond to a fair. There were lots of crystal geodes for sale on long white clothed tables. 

  Now I was in class and about to present a book I had written and covered. When it was my turn I realized that it was not the book that I wanted to present. It was a big square shape with a black snakeskin type of cover. The title, something like, Lucid, but not quite, was affixed in a mosaic of sequins. Inside were only copies on heavy magazine paper of old black pen script on burnt parchment. The other book had a fabric cover and is an old puppet show script for Cannery Row that I had helped my students with. I still have it. The fabric looks like the sea or an oil spill, greens and blues. I was thinking that I did not want to present either of those books, rather maybe my paperback Selected Poems because The Three Witches Magic Shoppe Adventures in Doll Land and Fanging with Claude were much too long. I discussed it with my teacher, a woman in her forties with short blonde hair, and she seemed irritated. She was not happy with my choices, wanting me to present Lucid. She got kind of shitty and told me to find my book or clean my house.

  Finally it was Christmas at Grandma Andres’s house, only the house was different. I was trying to film two episodes of my dollhouse soap operas, one in The Magic Shoppe and the other in a tall three storey dollhouse. It had a pink plastic staircase that I had to snap back into place at the top. One of Aunt Nancy’s Dawn dolls, Jessica, with the blonde braids, stood there wearing a long faux fur trimmed white coat. I had filmed the first episode then decidedly fixed a brown clay pony, still soft, and wanted to reshoot. I was working on the lighting. Daddy came and wanted me to come through the Cornwall tunnel with him. My Aunt Janet and Grandma were holding up production somehow. I told Grandma that every girl could have a palm sized Cindy doll that I had made. They had blonde bobbed hair and were dressed in white cotton nightgowns. They were seated in the bottom of the tall house, and I was wondering if I had enough. I think there were five of them. I was about to give up filming as there was too much distraction when I woke up. 

Lancaster Doll Show

Another good time at the Lancaster Doll Show. No, I didn't win a door prize this time, but they were Rosie O'Donnell dolls that they couldn't give away: no biggie. She might've been fun for O, My Ra! Yes, that has been put on hold due to life until further notice, but I am still writing Fanging with Claude, working on it. Would love to have it done by Christmas, we'll see. Ron got me adorable Little Peach from the forties for my Japanese house and Holly, a party favor from a Christmas party from a hundred years ago for my stocking. Ru Paul Dragon Queen Monster High is not selling. Sad, I've always liked him. Don't think anybody from The Brady Bunch is woke ass. Lots of Trump supporters loving my Bulletproof tee talking about The RIG. See You there! The corn chowder was better than ever, and I still have my brownie that got a bit squashed in my bag. Frankie was a good boy. He's a very good boy. 

Dreams 9/4

 Dreamed I was at a sort of festival with my parents, Mummy's friend Sandy, and my ex. It was summer and we were wearing shorts and hats. I was outside on a corner by a truck with my ex and a man who was selling all kinds of stuffed turtles. They were piled up on the ground by his pickup. There was a huge plush one with a deep green shell and pale cream body that was a hundred-and-twenty-five dollars. It had a green stuffed Irish castle keep attached to it and a turtle tag. I wanted it. We had to climb through a slot of a window to get inside a building which held a market. Paul went first. A strange guy waited behind me. I was holding onto my hat, and Paul caught me as I slid through. The interior was almost tent like and full of long tables piled high with flea market types of things. There were a lot of dolls. Some were small like Dawn dolls. Daddy had some onion skins that he put into a salt shaker and then into a china tea cup. He wanted me to fetch him some water and make him some tea. I was wondering how that would work. A tall man was coming in through a revolving glass door. There were a lot of tall wooden dolls, a couple of feet high in the corner by the door. One had fallen over blocking his way. 

The Three Witches Magic Shoppe Adventures in Doll Land

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Dreams 6/25

 Way too rough of a day for dream remembrance, this is what I recall: It was daylight, maybe morning, and I was outside a shop window looking in with my friend Annie. I think it was a red brick building. I also think that we both worked in the shop. 

Donatella's Fashion Show featuring Stevie Nicks

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Dawn in Vintage Goddess

Donatella's final piece is a real show stopper, Dawn wears Vintage Goddess. Stay tuned for a special doll to complete the collection, the fashion show at Marie's Chateau, and to be the one to score them all. 
 

Britt wears Rhapsody

 

Dreams 1/6

 Had a couple of dreams come with the snow. First, a short one: I was sitting at my laptop, here, watching a trippy animation. My friend, Carl, provided the vocalization. It was a bit raspy and dark, and the animated landscape moved across the screen with his voice, quite psychedelic. 

Next, I was at the mall where I met a chubby young ginger girl dressed for winter. She was wearing glasses, a big silver and wool hat, a matching metallic puffy coat, and boots. She asked if I'd have pancakes with her. Told her I wasn't the breakfast sort, maybe just toast and coffee, but went along. The restaraunt was spacious and crowded. We sat at a booth, and she crammed in, across from me, looking rather uncomfortable. The woman behind her started talking to us about the south for some reason, notably Savannah,and snakes. Then a big jovial black man sat down next to me. Don't remember how it came up, but I mentioned The Kid Smeller we all suffered, he laughed. He said he liked the ginger girl's kitty boots. They looked like Hello Kitty in space: tall, silver, puffy, with a white cat face in front and a fluffy wool lining exposed at the top. I said she should go on some television game show with those and compete with another girl.  

I woke wondering why we're called election deniers, but the commies aren't called election riggers. 

Dreams 1/4

 Dreamt I was spending Christmas with my friend Matt. I don't recall a lot of details, but it was a happy dream. There was candlelight and Christmas stockings. Matt was drinking old-fashions, and I told him they were nasty. 

Kevin in Wild Man

 Kevin has never looked hotter in Wild Man, but at this point Donatella will be lucky to have her collection ready for Valentines... 

Dawn Doll Clone

 I've got a Glori clone who I prefer to the Dawn dolls as she has a supple easy to dress body with nice legs, no green split knees. All clones are not the same. I saw one at the doll show who had a cheap hollow body like the dollar store Barbie knock-offs. I'd been looking for another like my Glori for some time. I got this one today from Canada, and she's gorgeous with a pale waxy face, long perfect lashes and glossy dark hair. She's not dark eyed Angie, but a blue eyed Dawn. I'm calling her Julie because I got a Christmas card from one of my English girlfriends today too, and this precious little sweater was stuffed inside. I'm going to have to paint another Pippa painting for her now. She has Pippa and Marie, maybe Penny, we'll see. Looks like Donatella's collection will not be ready for New Years afterall, but she's working on it...

Penny is Warm & Fuzzy

 Donatella is scrambling to catch-up with Penny Brown in Warm & Fuzzy. She's hoping her Yuletide collection will be ready for the new year. She'll be working with Kevin, next on Wild Man. Stay tuned... I just scored a Canadian collection with a dark haired Dawn clone like my Glori I so enjoy. That set comes along with some clone and handmade clothes besides a Rock Flower that I will be customizing to sell along with the latest collection. Happy Holidays! 

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