Sasha/Gregor Anniversary!

Yesterday it was two whole years since I got my first Sasha....well actually, let me explain it better.  I actually bought my first Sasha, a 1971 blond, from Shelly at Sasha Dolls UK, but because I'm not known for my patience, whilst she was in transit from the UK, I happened to spot a very handsome blond Gregor for sale with a BIN on Ebay, so I snapped him up too!!!!  He was also coming from the UK and as luck would have it, both dolls arrived on the same day, 19th November 2012!!!!

I was completely smitten with both of them and the blond Sasha became known as Millie as I'd just that week finished reading the sad story of the young school girl Millie Dowler, and it felt like a fitting tribute to name my first Sasha girl after her.  And the boy, who incidentally had come from our very own Ice Queen, Ronny, was given the name Devon. 

Here are their first photos:

Look at this funny jumper Devon is wearing!!!  I made it myself.  Knitting is not my forte!! ;)

However it wasn't long before I realised that Devon's matt vinyl face and pristine makeup were not for me, for some reason I preferred the less matt surface of Millie's face so I put Devon up for adoption and he quickly went to live with a lady in the US, who incidentally went on to become one of my great dolly clothing customers!!!

In the meantime, Millie is still here and is a regular model for me, as well as having enjoyed lots of trips out over the last two years.  She's since been joined by quite a few more Sasha and Gregors but still remains close to my heart, probably because she was my first girl here!!

Here are some of her photos from her time here :)

Christmas 2012, visiting the Grotto :)

Lagos Costa, September 2013 

Fuengirola Bio Parc, June 2013 

Poster Girl in Times Square, New York City!

And now, November 2014 :) 

Ten year anniversary and Olivia Kish!

Today is the ten year anniversary of us moving to Spain...and my goodness the years have passed very quickly.  It was a bit of a culture change when we first came here, a whole new language to learn, new friends to make, as well as adapting to a completely different way of life!!  And I have to say it really has been worth every moment....I can honestly say that I have no regrets about coming to live here and certainly wouldn't want to move back to the UK, although it is nice to visit occasionally....but I'm always happy to return 'home' to Spain!!

I took some photos of our two lemon trees today.  Well I say 'lemon' trees, one of the trees was in fact an orange tree when we first bought the house, but after a couple of years lemons began to appear and now it is a mixture of the two!  Weird!!!  I would say that I still find it 'novel' to just walk out into the garden and pick some lemons....!  Although we do have far more than we really know what to do with!!  And the smell of the blossoms.....lovely! 

Orange AND lemon tree!

An abundance of lemons!

I also took some photos of Olivia, my Primavera Olivia by Helen Kish.  She's a 12" tall jointed plastic and vinyl doll who I've 'customised' a little bit by adding a wig that I made from Tibetan lambswool and adding some shine to her eyes and lips.  I really think she is such a pretty doll....I have had Kish dolls in the past, but I think I like this one best of all!