Doll-A-Day 2023 #64: Worry Dolls

   Today we're looking at some tiny little dolls called Worry Dolls.

These worry dolls are about an inch tall, but some worry dolls are about twice as big.

They're very tiny and made of scraps, basically. They usually consist of scrap fabric and heads of thread or paper. These have wire arms and legs. 

They are usually seen in small wooden boxes or fabric bags. These came in a bag.

  Worry Dolls originated  in Guatemala. Also called Trouble Dolls, the purpose of the dolls is to remove your problems. You tell your problems, or worries, to the dolls, and put them under your pillow. During the night they take your worries away, and in the morning the dolls have gifted you with the wisdom to solve your worries. 

The idea came from a Guatemalan legend about a Mayan princess named Lxmucane, who received a gift from the sun god, which would allow her to solve any worry.

  These days the worry doll is a popular souvenir to bring back from Guatemala or Mexico. They are even found around here a lot. I suppose they are rejected souvenirs.

  See yo again tomorrow.

Doll-A-Day 179: A Little Lady From Out of Town

  I'm not feeling very well today. I'm not sure if it's the heat, dehydration, or just the joys of being female, but I'm feeling really lousey, so I'm doing a short doll---literally! .She's this little doll that looks a bit like a giant Worry Doll.

She's checking out the corn.

As you can see, it's growing quite well. Emma was laughing at me Saturday because every where we drove I compared the corn in the fields to mine. "That corn is taller than mine.", "My corn is that tall." "See? That corn is about the same size as mine." But I'm paranoid that, with my black thumb, we won't get any corn from this!

She's about 2 and a half inches tall, so she's much bigger than a tiny Worry Doll.

She also wanted to check out the tomatoes.Her arms can move out from her sides. I think they probably have wires in them, but I haven't tried bending them yet.

This one I planted from the seed pod thing Fuzzy bought me has babies! I really love tomatoes. You have no idea how I'm looking forward to these!

I got her somewhere recently for a quarter I think.She has a lot of personality.

The cucumbers are also finally coming up like a storm. I almost forgot to plant them, so I hope I wasn't too late!

Here's one that I planted next to the rose bush Fuzz got me for Mother's Day, which is also coming up.(Yay! I love roses!) I was running out of room when I remembered the cucumbers. I'm not an organized  gardener. But, with the limited sunshine space I have, it's pretty much 'cram in whatever you can where ever there's room' anyway.

And whatever this is that just started in one of my amaryllis pots is about to do something. Maybe then I'll find out what it is!

It's on a long vine so I thought at first it might be a bean. They were outside so anything could have blown in.

The little lady looks South American or something.

  That's it for today. Join me tomorrow for another doll. Maybe I'll feel better by then!