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 It's been a bumpy few months, Stripey passed away on November 23rd 2021; and I miss her a lot. She required a lot of nursing at the end, so I stopped blogging, and then kind of fell out of the habit--Covid has also given me some eye and other problems that are ongoing, but hopefully will resolve over time. Meanwhile I have downsized the enormous crowd of dolls--I was sort of aiming for 20 dolls total, but we seem stuck at 35 ..or so :D I'm hoping this year, maybe in the fall, things will have stabilized enough for covid that doll meets will happen again, I miss them! Meanwhile I plan this year to sort through the boxes of doll things and match up clothes and accessories with the correct doll, because stuff has gotten scattered all around over time, as dolls have come and gone. I also need to do my picture inventory for 2022! Work has also been very busy, I work with a wonderful work partner who keeps me more or less focused and on deadline, and we have been turning in store it...

I'm finally getting down to the last few dolls--I still have two that need to be swapped onto other people's bodies, and one that needs to be completely strung, but that is it. Here's who is left--above is "Dawn", my Dollzone Shengxi, who is my internet avatar everywhere but here for some reason :D. Then there is my avatar here,"Jade" a Luts Lishe (type 1): Then there is a not-great photo of my Impldoll Christopher, imaginatively named "Crystal": Then there is "Brisbane," another Soom Sphaler who wasn't really feeling being photographed: And my Iplehouse Jessica, "Marilyn" who seems a lot more excited about her purse from Swazini on Den of Angels than the crown on her head: And a film noir photo of "Melchior", the last Soom Sphaler (yes, I do have the 3 wise men in Sphalers, though Kaspar is actually "Sensei Fuzzy"): . Extra Mel Cuprit Feet photo; his yukata is by Xtal: And finally for ...

I still like DollZone dolls. They used to be the "Cheap Chinese Dolls" until they got arty and expensive, and started to compete more with Soom and Iplehouse on an higher level. You don't see the old sculpts much, but I have 3 of the old ones--this Christmas head, a Shengxi, "Dawn"; an original elf-eared Wing; and a Celine. They are more anime-styled than the newer dolls but I think that is why I like them.