So thanks to a seller on eBay I was able to acquire a third Dollhouse to add to the other two I have already been working on. I think I got lucky that I was able to find another Ashland Tiny Treasure dollhouse from last year’s Christmas collection from Michael’s. Lucky that this seller hadRead More
Mental Health
The Quest to Enjoy the Second Half of the Year
Now that the Fourth of July is over my mind is now straying toward the coming Holidays. I am looking forward to decorating for Halloween and even for Christmas. The Month of October through December has always been my favorite time of year. I get great joy in decorating for Halloween and my husband canRead More
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The Quest to Gain New Perspective On the Fourth of July
As we get ready to celebrate Independence Day in the US today my husband and I spent the morning looking over some of our antique books in our library that we collected that give a historical account of the Revolutionary War. We have a two-book volume set that was published only 60 years after theRead More
Mental Health
The Quest to Make My Plan of Action So I Only Have to Go Out Once
After I arrived home from the office this past Tuesday I had declared that I would not leave the house again until my next trip to the office the following Tuesday. I wanted to use my time at home to catch up on my work, my art projects, and a few household chores. But withRead More
Being Creative
The Quest to Build Haunted Mansion Dollhouse Derailed… But In a Good Way
I had originally planned on wrapping up the Dollhouse this week and then my hubby stepped in. “Isn’t the Ballroom too small? Where are the ballroom dancers going to go? Your ballroom should be bigger.” Isn’t he a stinker, so I ended up taking my scenes apart, finding and ordering another Ashland Tiny Treasures houseRead More
Mental Health
The Quest to Receive a Gift From My Hubby and To Take a Social Media Break
I am really happy at the moment, I came home to find a wonderful gift from my husband waiting for me that put such a smile on my face. The Disneyland Haunted Mansion from Department 56. Looking at just brings me joy. My original post was talking about politics, it seems like my news feedRead More
Being Creative
The Quest to Build My Own Haunted Mansion… Ghost Library Done
I have made a lot of progress on my Haunted Mansion Dollhouse project today and although it is a good 50% completed I’m only ready to share the Ghost Library at this time. The Ballroom is almost done and I’m waiting for a piece to arrive before that will be completed. I have a fewRead More
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The Quest to Visit the Local Menagerie
The company I work for had an employee appreciation event this weekend and it made me happy for a few reasons, first because it was nice to have an activity I could do with my family. Also, we had an opportunity to visit our local zoo which we have not visited in many years. AlthoughRead More
Being Creative
The Quest to Make a Haunted Mansion Dollhouse…Conservatory is Done
I have an update on my Haunted Mansion Dollhouse project. I wrapped up the Conservatory which was actually a lot of fun to make. The conservatory itself was repurposed from another miniature kit that I picked up off of Amazon, the best part is that I used the structure for the conservatory and most ofRead More
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The Quest to Praise the Obi-Wan Kenobi Miniseries
Tonight we watched the finale of Obi-Wan Kenobi, as a lover of Star Wars this series was everything I had hoped it would be and more. There was no character I hated, every character was compelling and well written. I loved seeing all the old faces and learning to love some new ones. The characterRead More