DOLLS

I just came back from the show in Portland, Ore., ....what a fun day we had! The vendors really had a good time decorating with a Valentine's Day theme. The crowd was fabulous...and a happy group to boot!

Hi to all and happy first week of February! So far it has been a miserable winter here, lots of rain, snow and cold. The good news is that February brings my Lenten roses into bloom (they are an amazing winter bloomer) and I have a month full of doll shows to lift my spirits!

Who doesn't love the thought of warm weather when it is freezing outside!  Last week we braved a winter drive to balmy San Diego, and it was just that.  To quote my good friend who was also there, 'don't bother me, surf's up'....and it was, to 14ft! We had a terrific 2 days of dolls, teddy bears, and so much more. 

Christmas is over and I am preparing for a new year….OK a new decade!  The last 10 years have been interesting, to say the least….so I have to believe that the next 10 years will be also. 

Dolls love Christmas!  This is my Bluette, created by Jean Nordquist.....with a small cloth rocking horse that my son stitched up when he was in the 6th grade and a cloth tree that I made the same year.

Hi to all, well here we are at the end of another year and another decade to boot. All I can say is YIKES! There aren't many shows during December, but I hope that many of you are planning to see your doll club or teddy bear friends.

I think we have all experienced how much faster time seems to go as we grow older.  This year seems to have been especially quick and full of demands on my time.  The last show of the year in Northern California was this last weekend in San Jose, CA and almost everyone that I spoke to commented on how the year just whizzzzed by!

Wow, was fall ever full of fun doll & teddy bear shows!  Did you get out to see one in your area?

What a fun week last week was!  Myself and 340 UFDC friends gathered in Burlingame, Calif., for a conference aptly named "Dolls That Make You Smile."

Wow, it is a week that is quiet on the doll show front, what a luxury.  Even though there are no shows for me this weekend, there are 3 coming up in the next 4 weeks...so I am busy with planning.  And emails, lots of emails.  Most people want to know what's happening at a specific show, or where a vendor has gone, or will a vendor be at a show.  I enjoy all of the coorespondence because it shows that there is a lot of interest in what we do!