Er... whoops...

Yeah.

You know how people have these dolls that they really, really want, and they call them 'grail girls'.

Well.

Mine just happened to be the glorious Tailor Gibson. From the days of releases with a whole bucket of stock, these girls don't come up very often in one piece unless they're way into the 'naughty' bracket of my price range.

But I must have been very, very good recently. Because this little beauty just happened to be made available at the right time and the right price!

She came with every little last bit of stock! Even the thread reels!

(By 'right', I mean 'only marginally into my naughty price range.)

Say 'hello to Madame Sylvie, everyone! ...actually, better make that 'bonjour'. I don't think she speaks much English.

If you want to see how much Takara standards have dropped, just take a look at her bloomers.
... Oh dear. I'm getting a LOOK. 

Hooray for Holidays!

Aaah, as much as I like being at home, it's nice to get away for a bit... even if it did mean leaving Plink and Melchett unsupervised for the weekend.

The Bloke's birthday was a good excuse to book a couple of nights in a relatively swanky hotel on the coast in Dorset, and given it was a special occasion I was more than happy to splash out a bit extra on a room with a sea view.

We were very lucky with the weather and managed to get sunburn on the Saturday!

I know there's nothing more boring on this planet than looking at someone else's holiday photos...

...but we really did have a lovely time...

...and I'm sure you're all jealous...

...but...

...do you think Melchie's been here before?!

the OMGWTFBBQCAPTIONCOMPETITONYAAAAAAY! winner is...

... there were some good entries. There were some great entries!
(Inevitably, there were a couple of TERRIBLE entries, but the less said the better).

But the one we liked best was...

Yup! Got to go with a classic! 

Congratulations to Short 'n' Cuddly Am; send me your postal address and I shall organise you some STUFF and possibly THINGS. 

Normal service...

...will resume on Monday! The boy and I are a bit burnt out, so we're disconnecting ourselves for a weekend where the seagulls roam and the waves splash and someone else does the cooking and making of beds!

Here's a little shot of a fully loaded seagull rest stop.

(Don't forget you can enter the caption contest until Monday. See you then!)

Swampy!

Hey hey all!

Sorry it's been a bit empty around here the last few days. I'm having one of those weeks at work where all you want to do when you get home is fall in a heap and watch something mindless on the telly!

Anyway. I though we might like to close the Swampy chapter... erm... sorry, "Number 6" with a few shots of how she finally panned out...

This is her sultry look...

Shiny beeeeeds

Pretty frillies!

The Awesome Top Hat of Awesome

And guess what! If you've fallen head-over-heels in love with the Swampmistress, today is indeed your lucky day! We've been through a lot together, her and I, and it's time for her to move on. If you're interested in adopting Swampy, drop me a mail (duckiemonsterSPLATgmail.com) and I'll let you know what sort of fee/trade I'm looking for. 

Dolly Sunday

Sunday? Check. 

Dolls? Check. 

Cute new foxy little number from the aptly-named Dolly Sunday Etsy shop? Check! 

(She's updated today, go and have a look!) 

the OMGWTFBBQCAPTIONCOMPETITIONYAAAAAY!

HOORAY and HOORAH, we're having another competition!

This time it's all about the speech bubble!

So, what message is Melchie giving to the world? 

(And what is Batson the Beastlie thinking? ... no. Wait. Scrap that. He's not a Beastlie of many Brains.)

Drop a comment with your entry by 15:00 on Monday the 20th of May. I'll choose my favourite and announce a winner that evening who will be the (lucky?) recipient of one of my famous parcels containing STUFF and THINGS. 

If you're new around here, let me know if you're a Makie owner or a Blythe owner, so said stuff can be tailored to your doll's preferences. 

Happy thinking, everyone!