Congratulations Ivy! And a Sekiguchi La Cheri Doll from the Doll Show!

   I am exhausted. It has been a busy couple of weeks. Between trying to get the yard back in order, (The grass had gotten quite tall because of all the rain, and me feeling too crappy to mow for a while.), gradually getting rid of our fallen tree, trying to clean up our yard after Winter and a windy Spring, (Being on a corner, every piece of trash in the neighbourhood blows into our yard.), lots of driving, including going to Ivy's college graduation this past weekend, (With traffic slow downs it was about  5 hour drive there.), loading our car, and Ivy's, like a game of Tetris, to bring home what she wasn't going to need and  send what she was going to need with her to her new job, driving back home, unloading the car and taking Ivy's stuff upstairs to her room, (Ken did most of the hauling it upstairs.), and then driving 1 1/2 hours to her new town yesterday to take her some things she forgot, like her Social Security card, which she needed for her new job, I am wiped out! I'm so tired! My feet and legs are killing me, and the muscle in the back of my right calf hurts so much! I have fallen behind with some other things I need to do. Raging Moon and Michelle are still waiting for their dolls, but it will be worth it ladies. I have reviews to do, and a book post to get ready. I have dolls photographed that I want to share with you. Emma's birthday is coming up very soon, and all her gifts need wrapped. But, Ivy now holds two Bachelor of Arts degrees: Film History, and Theatre. 

Family friend Erin, me, Ivy, Ken, oldest daughter Emma and boyfriend AJ. 

She already has a job at Cedar Point until at least August, and maybe further, taking care of the costumes for the nightly parade, and helping with changes. She might continue there, or she might go back to her college for what's called a 5th year internship. Eventually she wants to go to grad school for costume design. I'm so glad she has a job she loves doing. You can make loads of money, but if you hate what you're doing, it's not worth it.  When she was a little kid I predicted that she would become an interior designer, because she was always drawing designs for cool rooms or furniture, or a clothes designer, because she was always designing 'pretty dresses'. I almost got it right.

  Now, what you're really here for, dolls. I got this doll at the recent doll show. 

This is her original outfit. The pinafore and dress are separate pieces, and she is also wearing a slip and bloomers, and white stockings, a straw hat, and blue Mary Jane shoes.

  

I'm still not sure exactly why. 

She was a really good price, and she had such a nice feel to her. I could imagine being a kid and hugging her.  She has a stuffed cloth body, firm, but soft and very huggable.

She has a vinyl head and hands.

She has hardly been handled. Her hair is still in it's original sausage curls and hair ribbons.

She's about 18 inches tall. She posed in our fallen tree, which was then in full bloom. I delayed cutting it up for disposal while it was blooming, because various types of bees were enjoying it so much. The bumble bees were, in fact, quite possessive of it! I enjoyed the blooms too. I cut a couple of bunches of blooms for my bedroom vase. They didn't really have a smell, but they are beautiful to look at. Luckily we still have another tree like this, and several young ones I can replant in better spots. I'm not sure what kind of tree it it. It looks a bit like a dogwood, or a flowering crabapple, but there's no fruit. 

She has a sweet, calm face, with the hint of a smile.

She has her original tag. She's a La Cheri doll, made in 1982, by Sekiguchi, (who also make Monchhichi.) and distributed by Mattel.

She's numbered.

Her shoes are just about the only thing on her that show age. These faux leather things usually do though.

Sekiguchi dolls are made in Japan. Taht accounts for the vague anime' look to her face.

She has inset brown eyes.

  I was thinking I was going to have to mow the grass again this evening, to keep up, but it has rained on and off since last night. I'll have to pass. I am grateful now, but I'll pay the price when I do get to mow, because it will be even harder. (Remember, I use a non-motorized mower.)

  See you soon with another recent find!