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Kiki Bertens of the Netherlands in action during her quarter-final match at the 2019 Nature Valley International WTA Premier tennis tournament
Since I didn't get a chance to take any new pics, some oldies from the archives :)
One of my Cocos...they don't get enough love.
kiki is one of those funky big headed girls that they are selling at old navy on the west coast. she's really pretty adorable, i think!
sadly, it's going to be a b*tch to dress her. as you can see from the pic with rita, she's a lot bigger than blythe.
the outfit she's wearing here is from one of those new bigger dora the explorer dolls... it's a bit big (especially the jeans) but dora's shoes are way too small for kiki (these are kiki's stock shoes and the only one she has!)
if anyone has clothing recommendations, i'd be happy to take them!
Kiki 木記 - Record of Wood
This is a fairly plain Early Taisho irotomesode as it was likely worn by a more mature woman, but it's not the pattern that's so intriguing here. The rinzu used on the beautiful green silk mimics that of wood grain! It feels so earthy, especially since the green is still so vibrant.
Kiki Bertens of the Netherlands in action during her third-round match at the 2019 BNP Paribas Open WTA Premier Mandatory tennis tournament
Off The Radar Schröderstift 2018
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ROME, ITALY - MAY 19 : Kiki Bertens at the 2017 Internazionali BNL d'Italia WTA Premier 5 tennis tournament
Indian Wells, United States. 12 March, 2017. Kiki Bertens in action at the 2017 BNP Paribas Open WTA Premier Mandatory tournament © Jimmie48 Photography
Kiki Bertens of the Netherlands in action during her third-round match at the 2019 BNP Paribas Open WTA Premier Mandatory tennis tournament
Kiki Bertens of the Netherlands in action during her third-round match at the 2019 BNP Paribas Open WTA Premier Mandatory tennis tournament
Kiki Bertens of the Netherlands in action during her third-round match at the 2019 BNP Paribas Open WTA Premier Mandatory tennis tournament
ROME, ITALY - MAY 19 : Kiki Bertens at the 2017 Internazionali BNL d'Italia WTA Premier 5 tennis tournament
Kiki J53 is a female Southern Resident orca calf who was born in October of 2015. Photo taken aboard the Odyssey of San Juan Excursions.
KiKi originaly had eye make up that looked awful so i threw that girl away and started fresh with a moonlight dance alexis and gave her second wave sophie eyes and more eyeliner.BTW i styled the wig it is kinda junky how i did the bangs but they stick down LOL oh i also gave her a cartlage pirceing and a nose pirceing
Kiki: Part II
From the very first time I left Kiki (after adopting her) home & returned later, she shared an absolutely disarming & endearing habit of "hugging" me as I walked through the door. I'd kneel down and she would stand on her hind legs, extend her front legs upon my shoulders, & wrap her head and neck around one side & then the other of my head & neck. In this she was distinctly European.
After reading the wonderful book "Mr. Wu & Mrs. Stitch: The Letters of Evelyn Waugh & Diana Cooper," I gave Kiki yet another nickname, "Mrs. Wu." In a reversal of what Waugh & Cooper did, I gave Kiki Waugh's nickname & Crispin Crispian Cooper’s nickname (Mrs. Wu & Mr. Stitch), I still think they are fitting nicknames.
We moved a lot after I finished my work in Iowa, ending up in NYC & then in the Greater Washington, D.C. area. We came back to the Greater D.C./Maryland area despite my having promised myself as a 16-year-old that I would never return to live anywhere near there (that's another story). I broke my promise to myself because of an attractive work opportunity.
By this time Kiki was well into her fifth year of suffering from hypertrophic cardiomyopathy, likely the result of the terrible accident in Ames or at least precipitated by the awful German kennel experience (that resulted in stomach tortion, lengthy surgery by a newly-minted vet who had never before performed surgery any more complex than spaying/neutering--and she did it by real-time guidance on the telephone). I was fit to be tied when AFTER the surgery she (the young German veterinarian) revealed all this to me. Kiki was on a calcium-channel blocker, Hawthorne Berry, & Co-enzyme Q-10 supplementation for treatment--and had been doing well these five years.
Well, I came home on the evening of Good Friday 2003, opened the door, and was struck by the silence & lack of activity. I then heard the clickety-click of dog paws/toe-nails on the wood flooring & looked up to see Spanky ambling slowly toward me. No sights or sounds of Kiki.
I greeted Spanky, asking him where his step-sister was. Standing up, I looked around the corner toward Kiki's chaise lounge. Although the sun was setting, light still shone through the windows & blinds.
Looking more intently, I felt my stomach began to tighten as I dimly recognized the outlines of Kiki's body lying on the floor, at the foot of the chaise lounge. I quietly rushed over & reached down to touch her--& discern any signs of breathing. I found that she was slightly warm & her flesh was soft & yielding.
I sat down next to her & quietly called out her name--again & again, gently touching her as I did. No response. The front part of her tongue was hanging from the side of her mouth & I pressed my ear within an inch of her nostrils, listening intently for any sounds. There were none.
I stayed up for much of the night--wanting as much time together with her as possible. Later, I moved Kiki to the bedroom, laying her next to my futon, which was placed directly on the floor. I eventually fell asleep while lying on my side, looking directly into Kiki's face--her body now rigid with rigor mortis. Spanky stayed on the other side of Kiki: I wanted to be sure that he knew what state Kiki was in, that she was dead, that she did not simply disappear one day.
Early the next morning, I laid out my best linen sheet, gently placed Kiki on top of it, & wrapped her lifeless body (being careful not to cover her eyes & nose). Spanky stood close by. We took her to the car, laying her out in the back, & Spanky & I quietly got into the car and drove to the crematorium.
Kiki Bertens of the Netherlands in action during her third-round match at the 2019 BNP Paribas Open WTA Premier Mandatory tennis tournament
Kiki Bertens of the Netherlands in action at the 2018 Sydney International WTA Premier tennis tournament
Kiki Bertens of the Netherlands in action during her third-round match at the 2019 BNP Paribas Open WTA Premier Mandatory tennis tournament