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A little Salt, a little Pepper....couldn't get any better? Photo Challenge this week was to photograph favorite summer foods. www.flickr.com/groups/1091826@N21/ Hands down our fave is Tomatoes, we slice, dice, chop & cook them as long as the Garden goodies are plentiful.
This promo photo for The Crave was taken in London on one of the sunniest days this year! Processed with Lightroom and Photoshop.
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1x Bowens 400ws w/ 4 foot octa camera right
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Just a quick shot of Liz in this Barbie Lingerie, that came with another doll that I purchased off ebay some time ago.
Does anybody know where it's from/how it's called??? I'm completely clueless. It's marked with a 80's Barbie Logo (which says "Barbie Fashion" and the tights don't belong to the set.
Unlike many other Disney films, “Sleeping Beauty” was not predominant in my childhood. Of course I was somewhat familiar with it. But it was not one of the movies we owned on VHS. Nor was it one we had tons of toys/merchandise from. On the contrary, between Colleen and I, we only had two Sleeping Beauty dolls. Both were mini Disney princesses, and they were originally Colleen’s. It’s not that I didn’t crave more, or that the dolls were not sold in stores at the time. But it seemed that my plans to get a full sized Aurora were always foiled in some way. Perhaps I got distracted by another doll while out at the store. Or perhaps on the given day I planned to buy one, she was not stocked. “Sleeping Beauty” always felt elusive….like the movie and doll that somehow got away each time. My fondest memories of watching it were at my “aunt” and “uncle’s” house. Ray and Kim were actually my mom’s best friends, not blood relatives. But when I was younger we saw them all the time. Since they lived rather far away, we often made a day of it when we went to visit. Auntie Kim had a selection of Disney movies she’d let us watch. Sleeping Beauty was ALWAYS on the list of ones we wanted to see while we were there. I was enchanted by the evil Maleficent--she was without a doubt my favorite part of the movie. Shivers were sent up my spine each time she waltzed onto the screen. Although I admit that I find her less terrifying as an adult. The other part of the movie that motivated us to watch it so many times was the fairies. Of course Colleen and I found them to be rather chuckle headed. How on earth did they not know how to sew or bake after living with baby Aurora for YEARS? It’s not like they had just lost their magic wands when she was turning 16. Even my child self could see the hole in that plot line, but I still adored watching the three fairies struggle to make Briar Rose’s cake and fight over the color of her dress. Beyond Maleficent and the fairies, the movie didn’t keep my attention. Maybe it’s because Aurora was a “duller” princess to me...and there aren’t any lines spoken for the last 20 minutes of the movie, except by the fairies and Maleficent. Although it wasn’t a masterpiece to me in my youth, “Sleeping Beauty” was still a film that I clamored to watch, and desperately wanted to own someday.
The three things I can remember having from “Sleeping Beauty” as a kid were our two dolls and a little plastic set. I had quite a few figurine playsets for Disney movies back then. It was something I collected informally when I was very young. I recall having ones for Pinocchio, Sleeping Beauty, Beauty and the Beast, Aladdin, Snow White, and Pocahontas. Colleen and I devised a strange game that utilized all the sets and our favorite figurines. None of it was remotely movie accurate. I recall that Aurora was one of the coveted figurines to play with. But one day she was lost, and it felt like ages before she was recovered. One afternoon I was in the living room with a boy, named Nicholas, who Mom used to babysit. He was playing with the couch when he pulled out little Aurora from behind one of the cushions. I was ecstatic that Nick accidentally found our missing Sleeping Beauty figure. She quickly rejoined the cast, and was kept much safer from then on. I also loved the look of the Sleeping Beauty set the most. It had this gorgeous rose detailing, on both the sticker covered portions and on the plastic itself. While the plastic set was mine, our two Aurora dolls were technically Colleen’s. Memere had purchased Colleen Musical Princess Collection mini Aurora when we were very small. Colleen recalls that Memere had taken her out one afternoon to do some shopping. The idea was that she would pick me out a doll on that trip, and then the following weekend, Memere would take me out to get Colleen something. But once at Kmart, Colleen fell in love with the mini Aurora doll. There was just one left. Memere tried to put the doll on layaway, but she didn’t cost enough money to qualify. So Memere bought Aurora that day for Colleen, and had her pick out Belle for me. Musical Princess Aurora still exists to this day. She’s just a lot worse for wear! She needed an entire reroot because she balded so early on. I recall that for our entire childhood, Aurora was missing nearly every hair plug around her hairline, and on one side. Her musical star disappeared during those early years, but prior to its disappearance, it was used as a fancy pillow. As for Aurora’s dress, it frayed and ripped as it was made from a low quality satin. But I did manage to fix it up somewhat as an adult collector. Let’s just say we could still use an “upgrade” doll! The other gal was Perfume Princess Collection Aurora. She was from the gift set containing five princesses. Mom and Dad ironically bought us this pack at the same Kmart. They had us split the dolls--Colleen got the extra. The reason for this was that I already had a separately sold Perfume Princess Jasmine. So Mom and Dad thought it was only fair that Colleen got the one in the gift set. Colleen ended up with Aurora, Belle, and Jasmine. I was “stuck” with Snow White and Cinderella. I was unhappy that the two dolls I got had short hair I couldn’t style. But most of all I was jealous of Jasmine...she was my favorite princess and even though I already had her, mine was pretty totalled already! Aurora also made my green eyes blaze with envy. I adored her peasant attire and her serene face. Ironically, Colleen ended up playing the most with Snow White and Cinderella. Jasmine was used by me for years. Aurora and Belle were the least played with, which explains why they kept better than the others!
One of the dolls I recall wanting the most as a child was 2001 Sparkling Sleeping Beauty. I had Jasmine from her set, but was almost equally enchanted by Aurora. She was wearing her blue dress--typically Sleeping Beauty dolls were ALWAYS dressed in the signature pink gown. That was probably why I passed up My Favorite Fairytale Aurora a few years prior. I always felt that the color pink was overused when it came to dolls. Not only was Sparkling Aurora wearing the preferable ensemble, but she was a knockout. To this day, I think she is the most stunning Sleeping Beauty doll ever produced. Sadly, she is still my “white whale” and even after nearly ten years of searching for her as an adult collector, I am without her. One day I will probably cave and get her from eBay--I tried in my early years as a “reborn” collector, but I could never catch a deal. I also lusted for Princess Party and My Favorite Fairytale Aurora in my youth. There was also the time Nicholas’s mom bought me a Disney Store Sleeping Beauty. It was my very first time being in a Disney Store. I was eleven years old, and it was quite literally only a week or so after Mom passed away. Chris (Nick’s mom), took us out to do some school shopping at the mall. But obviously she treated us to some “fun” shopping--like stopping at the Disney Store and Build-a-Bear. I was admittedly a bit dismayed while at the Disney Store to see “fakey” dolls, not authentic ones. I was expecting that there would be Mattel Disney princesses stocked. But for whatever reason, I opted to get a Sleeping Beauty anyways, as well as a modern Disney Princess themed fashion pack. I never truly bonded with that Aurora doll. On the contrary, she gave me a less than desirable impression of Disney Store dolls. It wasn’t until 2012, that I was willing to give them another chance. By that time there was a different manufacturer producing the dolls--one who better captured the character’s true essences. But with time and with each new Disney doll from another manufacturer I got for my collection, the more open minded I became. While I still have yet to find a replacement for my childhood Disney Store Aurora, I would more than gladly welcome one if the chance should arise.
I would say that my true passion for “Sleeping Beauty” blossomed when I was a nineteen year old doll collector. After a five year hiatus from the hobby, I found myself head over heels for the Disney dolls featured in the pages of Margo Rana’s “Disney Dolls Identification & Price Guide” book. The two Sleeping Beauty dolls I most wanted were Signature Aurora and Classics Phillip. For my twentieth birthday, Dad let me order Signature Aurora off eBay, still sealed in her box. She was the lone full sized Sleeping Beauty doll for quite some time on display. Up until 2012, I just had Signature and my two minis from childhood. They shared the top of my Barbie house (where my Bratz now reside), alongside my Hercules dolls and “custom” Odette. It seemed like it took an eternity for me to acquire enough dolls to warrant “Sleeping Beauty” to have its own shelf. I found My Favorite Fairytale at the flea market in 2012 for just $4, with her entire original outfit intact. She had been one of the few from the line I had not gotten in a lot on eBay in 2011. Then of course there was my first Phillip--a nude Enchanted Tales/Shimmer Princess dude. Despite his lack of factory attire, I could not bear the thought of leaving him behind at the flea market, especially when Classics Phillip was one of my most coveted dolls. He became a notorious “flirt” at our household, and was often featured in photo stories as a player. I was fortunate enough to find several boxed dolls during those early years, who spiffed up my otherwise empty/shabby display. I splurged on Winter Frost Aurora in 2013, the same day I acquired my first Monster High dolls, at a local antique store. It had been a line I never knew existed until stumbling upon listings for the dolls on eBay. It was a miraculous occasion finding her in the wild. There was also a celebration when I found Princess Stories Aurora at the local flea market, still boxed, not long after. This was yet again another classic line to me, and I was over the moon about having a mini book and figurine to put on display! My first two Classics dolls also joined the family in 2012/2013. They were unwanted by a former friend, who sent them to me in the mail. I slowly managed to hoard enough clothing pieces for them to wear on display. I did have to resort to buying an inexpensive lot on eBay, to ensure that my second doll would have the reversible pink outfit to don. They were also among the first dolls I experimented making hair accessories for. Their fabric rose crowns were such a success in my eyes, that it became a bit of a tradition for me to make most of my Sleeping Beauty dolls some variation of one. While my collection still grows slowly compared to other Disney ones I own, it is pleasant being able to fit them all on display.
For me, I didn’t get to truly experience the joy of Sleeping Beauty dolls until my later years. But of course, my childhood would not have felt the same if our two mini dolls, shabby as they were, had not been part of it. Likewise, I’ll never forget how much I looked forward to watching the film whenever we visited Auntie Kim and Uncle Ray. Perhaps the fact that we didn’t own the VHS at home, made us appreciate it much more. But at the end of the day, I have to admit that it wasn’t until I was an adult that “Sleeping Beauty” meant something deeper to me. Signature Aurora was the last birthday gift from my dad, who passed away in the spring of 2012. It was also my lack of owning many Sleeping Beauty dolls as a child that fueled my desire to have an entire shelf of them as an adult. I also cannot forget to mention another special lady, my 2013 Disney Store Classic Film Collection doll, who was a gift from Colleen that fall. Unlike my childhood Disney Store Aurora, I took an immediate shine to my 2013 gal. Discovering my passion for modern Disney Store dolls made me more open minded to the older generation that I once shunned. That explains why I was so enthusiastic when I found my Disney on Ice Aurora in the 2019 “Princess and the Pauper Lot.” She was easily one of the best/most memorable finds of that year! While I still don’t have some of my grail dolls, like Classics Phillip or 2001 Sparkling Aurora, I can’t believe how many wondrous faces I have managed to get my hands on. Whether it is my once forlorn, now renewed childhood mini dolls, that random triplicated Classics doll from the “Oldie Moldies Bin” of 2019, or a cheap modern Mattel doll like 2010 Bath Beauty, they are all magnificent to me, and a piece of my doll collecting history!
Brandon and I were out driving around, and he caught this little gem out of the corner of his eye as we were driving down the main road. I would estimate this house to date around the 1840s/1850s. It lies off of Stonelick Hills Drive in Craver.
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