Easter Decorations 2021

 I have started decorating for Easter. This year, I decided to incorporate some new dolls I have acquired over the past couple of months.

Look at that clown! He is a cloth doll made by Priscilla Arkoin, an artist and former member of Dollology who passed away March 2020. He is really something else. I fell in love when I first saw him. And then I was lucky enough to win him in a doll club raffle.

Standing next to him is an Annalee bunny ballerina, a Mid-Eastern doll (I think), and an Eastern European doll (most likely). These three dolls were part of the raffle lot that the clown was in.

I am at a loss at what country this little doll represents. I am guessing that it is some where like Greenland or another cold climate country.

The African doll is also from the same lot as the other dolls. The china doll is another story. She was given to me by a work friend. The friend's mother, who died about 9 years ago, made the doll in the 1970s. I have decide to name the doll Jennie, in honor of the friend.

This past year has been so stressful, that I have not been posting much recently. Hopefully I will get back in the posting groove soon.

Spring Greetings

It is Spring and my yard is covered in snow. 

So here is a little warmth and sunshine from Ginny and some of her peeps.

I hope you are keeping warm, too.

An Easter Egg for the Arts

I have lived near Washington D.C. for most of my life. One of the big events every year in D.C. is the annual White House Easter Egg Roll. I never attended as a child or adult, though I have always admired the wooden souvenir eggs of the event.

This year, in protest of the current President and administration, A local activist has designed an alternative wooden Easter egg for those who like the annual event but can't stomach the idea of it being run by You Know Who.

The best part of the egg, is that the proceeds goes towards PBS and the NEA, two national programs that the current administration wants to cut all funding to.

If this interests you, go to Protect Our Children Easter Egg's Go Fund Me page, and make a donation.

Happy Easter.