So this morning..... off I went, out the door, looking for all the world, like an eccentric old bag lady, battered old suitcase in hand
to the Pretty Shop....
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Which leads me to tell you of last Sunday morning, just as we were about to leave our little crooked house, the husband and I, and I turned to him and asked him quite sincerely...
'Deary........Do I look like an eccentric old bag lady?
where as, he turns to me and replies (the husband that is)
'Sophie, you Are an eccentric old bag lady'
Nuff said...!
**
So back to (this morning.......do keep up) suitcase in hand, seller &
purveyor of the handmade & Eclectic,......her humm
me lady...doffs cap....
Inside old battered suitcase
Prairie dolls
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which leads me nicely too....
The title of my post a line from one of Terry Pratchetts books, I hope he doesn't mind me borrowing it,
to the Pretty Shop....
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| 'New to me' Boots from the charity shop..... |
Which leads me to tell you of last Sunday morning, just as we were about to leave our little crooked house, the husband and I, and I turned to him and asked him quite sincerely...
'Deary........Do I look like an eccentric old bag lady?
where as, he turns to me and replies (the husband that is)
'Sophie, you Are an eccentric old bag lady'
Nuff said...!
**
So back to (this morning.......do keep up) suitcase in hand, seller &
purveyor of the handmade & Eclectic,......her humm
me lady...doffs cap....
Inside old battered suitcase
Prairie dolls
**
which leads me nicely too....
The title of my post a line from one of Terry Pratchetts books, I hope he doesn't mind me borrowing it,
I have them everywhere......wise words from other people..... scribbled on bits of paper, receipts, ....oooh I must write that down..... have been doing it for years. They come in handy other peoples words....
I rather liked the comment I received from Eco Ethel that I should craft an alter ego for myself and just be that 'me' whenever I like, I rather think I would be
'Hettie Brown'
Wanderer, Forager Wooly sock wearer......
And oh to be called Hettie Brown
maybe thats who I 'Be', Mr Pratchett.....
maybe thats who I 'Be', Mr Pratchett.....
Maybe.....
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Little note #1....
Little note #1....
I couldn't sell her (Hettie Brown, that is).....of course I couldn't...
you cannot sell your alter ego,
can you Ethel?
xx
Little note #2
Pretty shop would like lots of my Prairie Dolls...Yey!!
and some bunting :-)
Little note #3
I am linking to THIS POST and THIS ONE!
just incase nobody knows what I am on about..
I'm afraid if you still have no clue what I am on about,
all may be
Lost
Little note #4
it seems I am on a blogging Frenzy :-)
How about you?
how's your day going?
x
P.s who would you be?.....
P.P.S
I am off to do battle with last night saucepan, half filled with dried up mash potato
Wish me luck....
you cannot sell your alter ego,
can you Ethel?
xx
Little note #2
Pretty shop would like lots of my Prairie Dolls...Yey!!
and some bunting :-)
Little note #3
I am linking to THIS POST and THIS ONE!
just incase nobody knows what I am on about..
I'm afraid if you still have no clue what I am on about,
all may be
Lost
Little note #4
it seems I am on a blogging Frenzy :-)
How about you?
how's your day going?
x
P.s who would you be?.....
P.P.S
I am off to do battle with last night saucepan, half filled with dried up mash potato
Wish me luck....
I can see why you couldn't part with Hettie Brown, your beautiful alter ego! Have fun washing the saucepan!
ReplyDeleteJune
"battle with last night saucepan, half filled with dried up mash potato"
ReplyDeleteSophie you need a dog LOL
Not only do they clean saucepans, they are fantastic for getting you out,whether you feel like it or not, they make you laugh when you're down and make new friends for you, everywhere you go xx
mmmm no doggies , I would love one but the Mr and May wouldn't...don't think arthur would mind though ;)
DeleteYay, for the pretty shop wanting your beautiful dolls and bunting! Nothing wrong with being an eccentric bag lady in my book! xx
ReplyDeleteI love being eccentric,noo don't sell Hetty ,always fill the mashed potatoe pan with cold water ,after dishing up ,(the starch in the spuds makes it stick like glue) so much easier to clean ..love Jan xx
ReplyDeleteHello Jan ...I will blame the mashed potato incident on my Mr, its a long story :-)
DeleteYour dolls look so full of character, just like you and your blog. I hope you sell families of them!
ReplyDeleteWendy x
Excellent!! I found an alternative me yesterday too... I introduce... Myrtle Copping she's the creative me with no fear... I love the name Myrtle and Copping is my mother's maiden name... so from now on " what would Myrtle do..." Cx
ReplyDeleteLove the name Myrtle too! thats a great other you :-)
DeleteI think I would fill the pot with cold water and go sew fir a few hours ; )
ReplyDeleteLovely group of dolls. I am glad someone loves them and wants them
Happy day to you
I'd be Ada Bea of course!
ReplyDeleteI'm just imagining a little shelf full of your delicious dolls! How lovely! :) x
Hello Ada, Pretty shop wants to put them all in the window...that made me smile...alot!! I did ask if I could take a photo....
DeleteIm not suprised the shop wanted to stock your dolls there really sweet and Hettie brown is a lovely name makes one feel all warm and cosy. Hope you managed to clean your saucepans. dee x
ReplyDeleteOh! looook, There's the three degrees...Again...! :>).
ReplyDeleteEccentric....ooooooO! Now there's a word, l've been
labelled with ALL my life...Just get out there...AND..
Throw yerself about a bit...."Look..It's meeeeee.....
are'nt l the greatest thing ever".
"I'm the best there is...The best there was...And, the
best there ever will be..".
And, Sophie....'YOU' have so, so much talent...Dare l say it,
you remind me of mia Mama...Your talented with your hands, your
mind, your writings....And, most of all, your outlook in life...
Wonderful....Bless Ya....!
(And, of course you love pussy-cats).
And, Yes! Where would we be without our sayings...Picked up so many
over the 'centuries'..HeHe! :).
"If you think your to small to make a difference..Then you've never
gone to sleep with a mosquito in yer bed..". :).
Lemon tea time............Ciao..Ciao...!
Why did the Frenchman, only have one egg for his breakfast....
Because one egg is oeuf...!
Aww Willie I am so touched, in my mind being compared to your beautiful Mia Mama would be just like getting an Oscar or something, I am honored, i really am :-)
DeleteThank you x
What a lovely cheery post! No one can be completly bag-lady with amazing boots like those. Eccentric maybe... Fill the pans with hot soap water then abandon them to do something more interesting instead. When you come back the mash will glide off!
ReplyDeleteEleanor x
Oh! Goodness l'm losing the plot....
ReplyDeleteIf you have'nt done anything with the
dried up mash yet....take, say, a spoonful,
roll it round, flatten it out like a burger,
bread crumbs, and then fry....With an egg on
top....mmmmmmM!
Oh! And....Missed on question out....HeHe!
Who would l like to be...?
No-one.....Cos l'm the best...!!!! :0).
(Keep taking the tablets Willie)....
I think this mash would have been more useful to fill the gaps in the wall down the bottom of the garden... but sounds nice....keep being you Willie :-)
DeleteYour dolls are precious and beautiful!!! Wishing you a week full of crafty goodness! xo Heather
ReplyDeleteTwo posts in one day! Takes me all my time to do one a week!
ReplyDeleteA 'friend' called me eccentric once ... To her surprise I took it as a great compliment ... Why would we all want to be the same!
So glad you've got a big order for the girls BT don't forget, save one for me!
As for the potato, add an egg, some grated cheese, chopped spring onions and chillies, and fry in dollops ... Bliss!
Enjoy your evening Sophie
Love Claire xxx
Thank you Claire...when I make more Prairies I will let you Pick :-)
Deletehave a lovely eve too x
These dolls are so precious! Who wouldn't want to take them all in :) You are like a character in really good book ... one of those books that you want to read in your best cozy chair with tea and a soft wool blanket over your knees :) As to alter egos ... my college professor once told me "you look like a Wendy" and although the entire class laughed, I wasn't sure what to make of it. So I guess I'm a 'Wendy' through and through ;)
ReplyDeleteI think that is possibly one of the nicest things any one has Ever said about me...Thank you...sniff :-) x
ReplyDeleteI'm glad you are a Wendy, just like in Peter Pan x
Hello Sophie
ReplyDeleteCongratulations you must be very proud ..a shop putting in an order, squeal!!
..I confess Sophie I often feel and look like a bag lady, especially when carrying my charity finds..I have a special cloth bag (homemade) that I take with me!!
Stay warm and Cosy
Thea x
The dolls are gorgeous. Not surprised you've got an order for them. Well done.
ReplyDeleteHettie, I hear you have the bestest socks in the world, can I have a peek?
ReplyDeleteMash potato? I thought that was a dance.
EE xx
Hi Sophie - your dolls are just beautiful & wistfull (or is it wishfull??) looking & look like they have a heart full of secrets they could share :-) Dont forget to share a pic with us when the shop do put them in their windows.
ReplyDeleteAs for being a bag lady - sounds just fine by me!!! Last year the Mr came home & told me a guy he knew had driven past here & when the Mr next saw him in town he had said to him "I went past your house the other day & your Mrs was mowing the lawns in the pouring rain you know". My Mr simply said to him "shes eccentric & odd you know" - I felt so wonderful & happy sort of, when he relayed that story to me . . . !!!???
So yes I would like to have an alter ego and for her to be one of those ladies that dresses in purple with red hats and doesnt care what people think of her and rides one of my old bikes (out of my garden) with a big basket on front (except I would need new tyres on all of them). Thinking of you creating your dolls, Hugs, Julie X
Sophie forget the saucepans. Hettie looks like she needs a cuddle.or maybe her socks need a change. Whats wrong with being a bag lady ? I thought it was quite normal or is that just me......
ReplyDeleteRosezeeta.
Hey Sophie, I have followed the trail of breadcrumbs and it has bought me to your lovely blog........
ReplyDelete(Actually I just popped over from Septmember Violets after seeing your comment)
Have had a brief but lovely visit and will return when my coffee cup is full and time allows.
And to be perfectly honest I think being called 'eccentric' would be a wonderful compliment....
certainly beats dull and boring, run of the mill, like everybody else!!
CLaire :}
Sophie, this really made me laugh at the things my husband says to me when I ask how I Look. Invariably he likes it best when I have on my most worn out jeans and no makeup and didn't have time to do my hair right. Ha!
ReplyDeleteLove your boots and the dearest dolls.
xx
julie
you made me chuckle aboutg the battle with the last nite's dried up mashed potato pan. I did the very same thing this morning. I could bear to clean it up last nite! Interesting thing an alter ego. I must try that!♥
ReplyDeleteif I had a shop I would buy all your handiwork!
ReplyDeleteAh Sophie, I am out of the loop, being so far away, I have just caught up with 'that' post, and just need to say that I have felt exactly the same, but as a younger stage in motherhood, when I was quite isolated from family (naval life) and friends (moving about so much). I was hugely bereft of my own identity. I have no words of wisdom for you, I just went through it and took life as it came and probably would have done things very differently today. But you do come through the other side, a different person, because we are all shaped by events and the people we meet who influence us. Don't grieve for the person you once were, just make damned sure you like the person you are becoming. i.e., be your own person, as I'm sure you are, and a lovely one at that.
ReplyDeleteI'm loving the things you are making. I'm sure that developing our creativity is one of the ways in which we women deal with this constant evolving of our personas. Whether you create for yourself, loved ones, or for the market, wonderful things happen, go with the flow!
You are giving me lots of chuckles just lately, my dear! Thank you!!! :-)
ReplyDeleteCarly
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hello, love the Hettie Brown idea! it would be great to follow you too! Heather x
ReplyDeleteI loved your boots cute lil bag lady!
ReplyDeleteyou have style! Heidi
PS... Thanks for the linky-wink! EE xx
ReplyDeleteHello Sophie, as always your post made me smile and lifted my day. I would so love to be having a mug of tea and a natter... I'd even help clean the saucepan! Jane xx
ReplyDeleteNice blog!:):) i'm following you, visit my blog if you want!!:):)
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I love those dolls. They are beautiful in their simplicity and their faces speak to me. Good for you keeping Hettie Brown. And good for the shop wanting more dolls and bunting. Looks like you will be a busy gal. Hope you won the battle with the sauce pan!
ReplyDeleteHugs,
Sharon
Hope you didn't let the mash get the better of you! I've nominated you for a little award over at mine, should you be an award accepting kind of blog! Have a lovely weekend!
ReplyDeleteOf course you couldn't part with Hettie Brown ... she's a perfect other you :) And of course the shop wants lots of Prairie Dolls, everyone needs an alter ego!
ReplyDelete~ Ooh what a wonderful inspiring post, Sophie! Have enjoyed reading with a nice pot of, Lady Grey tea... Those prairie girls are just the 'bees Knees' and why wouldn't any shop want to have them to honour their shelves....Enjoy being YOU my fiend....As Judy Garland once said " Better to be a first rate version of your self than a second rate version of some one else"....I always live by these lights **** Wishing YOU a Saturday full to the brim of loveliness...Love Maria x
ReplyDeleteGorgeous Prairie Dolls, no wonder Pretty Shop wants them to reside there. Trudy x
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