Lori began looking for a place to get a tire changed,but it was Saturday,after 4:30, and every place in the area seemed to be closed. I went off to search for somebody who might know a place that was open. Luckily the first person I found didn't know the area either, but offered to help,in spite of the fact that he works away from home 6 days a week,and still had a three hour drive to get home for his one day. (We found all this out in conversation with him while he was fixing the tire.)
Even though Lori and I both know how to change a tire in theory,neither of us had never done it. As it turns out, we couldn't have done it anyway. The wheel had corroded and the guy had a really hard time getting the old one off to put the new one on. He had a can of penetrating oil in his truck and had to spry loads of it on the wheel. He kicked it and kicked it, and finally had to resort to a sledge hammer, which he also luckily happened to have. In the end he wouldn't even take anything for helping us. What a nice guy.
Well, after that adventure story, here's the haul from the flea market:
I got this 1/6 scale kettle and cooking pot for $1 each...
The lids do come off.
I could have also bought a tankard and a coffee pot, but they didn't have bottoms,and I like realism.
...I got all 3 of these for $1: two 1/6 scale jugs and a pitcher...
I got these cute nick nacks for $1 each too.
My favourite is the dancing guy,even though Ivy says he looks like he stepped in a giant wad of gum.
For some reason his base is stained gray,and I couldn't get it to come off. I scrubbed it with a toothbrush and dish soap, but I may have to resort to baking soda.
I got this red haired Kelly doll...
Anybody recognize which one she is? |
Her curly hair has a part down the back. |
Definitely NOT her original outfit! |
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She needs a bit more work, but I did sort her hair out, back to her original 'do.
Seen from the side she has a weird, alien shaped head. |
The maroon wooden cupboard was a recent Goodwill find for $2 |
I also got a couple of other small dolls and one larger one that we'll see soon.
With that mass of red curls, your doll could be the Irish Kelly from the Dolls of the World series.
ReplyDeleteI checked, and she has the wrong eyes. No shadow. I love that Irish one though. I'd love to have that set.
DeleteI think the little redhead is a Lorena. Maybe the "I can be an ornament too" angel?
ReplyDeleteShe could be a Liana too, but I do not think that the red hair of the Liana dolls is usually that bright.
Oh I think you're right! It's Angel Lorena. Thanks.
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