An Unusually Warm Day For Fall---Part Three!

Hey Gang,

Lets join Apenimon in the studio!  

So Apenion went to his studio in the barn.  He is working on a sofa for the 
gathering room. 

 There is going to be two and this one is the first.  Daisy and Inola will be tanning 
and weave the fabric for them.  

 I need to cut some more off this leg.

 It should be about level now and I can....

 He had finish with the frame when Running Bear stops by.

Running Bear: I thought you might be out here!
Apenion: I am finished the frame on this sofa and now I will start on studio stalls.

They right the frame of the sofa.

Running Bear: That's good because we have two inside contracts for stalls and 
two outside contracts.

Apenion: I know who the inside contracts are. Who are the outside contracts? 

Running Bear: One is a Mr. Batiste, I don't know him and the other is Blaine Tsai.  
Apenion:  It will be great having so many artists to bounce ideas off of. 

Apenion: I'll need to keep on schedule then.  I'll need to work things out on my 

calendar. I still have the last sofa to do, a chest and some odd pieces. He looks 

at his calendar.

 Apenion: The other sofa frame will be like this one but larger. It will take a little
more time.

 Apenion: I have reinforces the frame in here so that more people can sit on it.

Just then Daisy arrives.

Daisy: I see you are finished one of the sofas!

Apenion: Yes! I will start on your studio stall first!

Daisy: Inola and I can work out of the same stall for a while.  It will be nice to
have a space to work in and not have everything all over the bedroom.

The other day I had to move everything to a sheet on the floor to take a nap.
She laughs. I see you have on the black lamp shirt.  It looks good on you.
Running Bear: Thanks, it feels really good on!

 Apenion:  I will have the stall finished by next weekend but the electrical will
still have to be ran.

Daisy: I can work during the day and use daylight until that is done but it will
be nice to just have a space.

Here they are trying out the sofa frame

Daisy: It will be nice once we get finished with it!  I see you had Avery helping
you today.  He is such a sweet boy.
 Apenion: Is he and Two Feathers still playing with the ball.
Daisy: No, Nakoma is starting story time. They went into the kitchen for cookies
and milk first.
Apenion: I’ll have to take him home after that.  I got a text from his mom asking
about what time he might be back.  His grandma is coming to get him.
Daisy: Are you heading back in?
Apenion: Yes, in a few minutes.
Daisy: OK I’ll see you inside.

 We will join everyone back in the kitchen at story time!
 

OK, Thanks For Looking!

An Unusually Warm Day For Fall--Part Two!

Hey Gang!

Apenimon and the boys returned to the longhouse.   Apenimon goes to his
studio in the barn.  They boys play outside for a while then they go inside
for story time.

Nakoma is a teacher at school and at home.  She is doing story time today!

Nakoma: OK Gang, it is story time!  Gather round!

They all gather in front of the "Big Chair".

Is everyone ready for story time?

The children all say yes!

Two Feather sits by Avery!  America sits with Fawn on her lap and
Kaya and Dancing Brook sit together.

Kaya: I love story time!

Dancing Brook: Me too!

Avery: You're so luck to have so many people to talk to and children to play with.
I don't have story time at home.

Two Feather: You are welcome to join us for story time anytime!

Kaya: I hope it is the a story about a girl!

Fawn: Braid....he he... hair.

Kaya: Are you messing with my hair?

Dancing Brook: I think she likes you braids!

America: Stop that.  No messing with other peoples hair!

Avery: What's going on?

Two Feather: Fawn like messing with everyone's hair!  Maybe she 

will be a hairdresser when she grows up!

Nakoma: OK, let's get back to our story. 

It is they story of Kaya!

Dancing Brook: WOW, the girl in the story is named Kaya too!

Kaya: I'm names after the girl in this story!

Loraine come in from the market!

Nakoma: I took your baking out of the oven when the timer went off.

It sure looks good.  They wanted to eat the baking.  I convinced them to 

have cookies.  I'm so glad you got milk.  I used it all up for milk and 

cookies time!

Loraine: It does look good but it is for tomorrow!

Nakoma finishes the story.

I think we should go see what is going on in the studio next!

OK Thanks For Looking!

Bigger Is Not Always Better!

Hey Gang!

I visit a few thrift stores.  The big stores, the chain thrift stores like Goodwill, research
the items that they sell.  So you might get a deal but it is not often the "find" that
I sometimes look for!  So lately I have been going to the small stores, the
neighborhood stores, in search of thing that don't turn up for me at least in the
large store.  Like any thrift store shopper, I am careful.  I don't want to bring home
anything other that what I purchased!

You might remember that I found a Happy family and and chairs a while ago. 

I got them at the local store. I went there again today.  This is
what I found..
Now I go nuts for boxes of stuff, so I grab this right away!

 At $3.00 you would never guess what was in the box... to start off there were theses!

 

What a score!

That is right... the 1973 orange sofa set!  This would have been gone at the
larger stores!

 It has the chair too!

 It even has these two chairs and

a coat rack!  For that price I can buy 3 more matching dinner orange
chairs to go with it! There is way more in this 3.00 box... but that is for next time.

Now I will show you a few new purchases!

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It is a fake!!! Run!!

After seeing these lovely dolls on Black Doll Collecting and Van's 
Doll Treasures, I had to get them!  American Girl Minis! I got  some on sale.

 Kaya

 Ivy

 Cecile

 All three out of the box!  I really love these dolls!

Kaya's face is different and her outfit will make her fit in with my Native American
dolls!

 The back!

 My other Native American girls in special outfits.

 Ivy looks so confident! 

 I will try her outfit on the others!  It is so nice.

 I really like that the boots Velcro in the back. 

 Cecile's hair and face are soo cute!  I will keep the dress for a special occasion.

The back.  I think I have shoes that I was planned of giving away that might fit
these girls.

Lastly, I found this clone doll too!

 She was at one of those a dollar and over stores.  She was a $1.59.

 Out of the box the, I like the face.  The hair is a little thin.  She might be
my first candidate for a re-root!

OK, the dress is a little sorry and the body is great but I have plenty of old
BB bodies lying around for her!

 The face is a different clone face than I've seen and I like that!

 I think she is this doll but black!

 I like the face!

OK, Thanks For Looking!