Sasha Shangri-La

This post is about the lovely visitors to Sasha Shangri-La last month. It was a happy time to share friendships and Sasha dolls.

Anne Votaw and her husband were the first to visit.   It was wonderful to spend time with Anne and to see such beautiful dolls and learn more about them. 😊

A sweet wee visitor. ❤️

Friends enjoying time together. 😊

Mary and Peggy visited next. We enjoyed our sushi time very much. 😊

Mary brought her flute and played for us. Boy, she is an amazing flutist.  The best!! ❤️

Peggy meeting her new Sasha, Ellen. ❤️

We played with Sasha dolls, went for walks on Cow Creek, played with Sasha dolls, toasted marshmallows and made s’mores, played with Sasha dolls, and ate very well.  We enjoyed each other’s company very much. ❤️

Janet and I again enjoying sushi and we visited a local Native American burial mound.

My Lily went along with us and also Janet’s Glory. ❤️❤️

Lily is a no nose Gotz girl and Janet helped her immensely by repainting her tired eyes. 😊

Hi Mommy, look at my shadow!!

Janet and I visited the West Virginia State Capital in Charleston.  We especial enjoyed the Cultural Center. 😊

Janet’s favorite restaurant! 😊

My Christmas cactus bloomed during the the visits. So lovely. ❤️

Lily, Gertie, Faye and the babies all want to thank you for visiting with us. We hope you enjoyed this post. 😊 xxx

Janet and I in rocking chairs on the front porch. Rick took this photo just before we left for the Columbus airport so Janet would make her return flights home.  It was a most wonderful visit and one that will hold a special place in my heart. ❤️

I picked up Janet at the airport in Columbus, Ohio and it was a very happy reunion.  Since it was after 7:00 pm, we drove a couple of hours and stopped to rest at a hotel in New Philadelphia, Ohio.  The next day we drove to a second hotel in New York and we went to see Dorisanne the following day.  We were on a mission to pick up Janet’s beautiful studio doll named Katherine. ❤️

Janet reading her emails after arriving at the hotel in New York.

Janet and I eating breakfast and getting excited about picking up Janet’s Katherine or Katie. ❤️

We arrived at Dorisanne’s lovely lakeside home and immediately entered a wonderful world of Sasha dolls.  Janet’s first meeting with Katie! ❤️

Janet and Dorisanne eyeing  Glory wearing her hedgehog outfit. 😊

Dorisanne and Janet enjoying the visit. Dorisanne made a tasty lunch for us.  Dorisanne introduced us to her very special studio doll family and we also saw beautiful vinyl Sasha dolls too.  We had a wonderful visit.  😊

Glory and a beautiful Asian Sasha doll repainted by John Morgan and adopted by me! The two adorable bears were made by Janet. ❤️

That evening after leaving Dorisanne’s house, I could not get out of my mind a very special molded head studio boy that I met earlier.  Sooooo, the next morning I called Dorisanne before we left town and asked her if we could return to pick him up. Dorisanne graciously agreed and so I adopted a new studio boy that I named Albert or Bertie.  His name is Karli so he is now Karli Albert but I call him Bertie. Here are a few photos of Bertie taken on Cow Creek. ❤️

Love this boy. ❤️

After returning to West Virginia, Janet began painting and working to fulfill dolly orders for people living here in the States.  Here is s photo of her in action.  😊

A front porch photo of Janet with her beautiful Katie. ❤️

The next post will be of Mary and Peggy’s visit to Sasha Shangri-La.  Thank you for visiting with us today. Have a wonderful week. 😊 xxx

p.s. Bertie sitting beside Bennie his brother. Plus Bertie had a hidden surprise…look at the photo below!!!

Yes, Bertie has toes!!! 😊

Hello from Cow Creek which has been very busy in recent weeks and now has quieted down for a much needed respite before the holidays. I am so very far behind in blogging comments and posting too of course. I have missed you my friends.  So, I thought I would write a note to let you know I am well and enjoying the peace and quiet here on the farm and taking time to reflect and renew. 😊

I picked up Janet Myhill-Dabbs at the airport on Monday, October 9th.  It was a sensational visit!  I will write about those fantastic happenings later. 😊

Before that, our family had a long awaited Memorial gathering for our son Lance on Saturday, October 7th. It was held at a family cemetery not far from here and it was a time to remember Lance and to grieve with beloved family members and to say our goodbyes. I felt the hand of the Lord there in our midst on that beautiful Fall day.  Lance is with us and I believe we will see him again one day. ❤️

Taking a loving cue from Ronnie, I have also found a Gregor that I have named Lance to honor our son’s memory.  He is wearing a wonderful leather tool belt with handy tools that Ronny generously gifted to me for him to wear.  ❤️  Lance’s work was in construction and he liked working with his hands. He was a gifted artist as well. ❤️

I hope you enjoy these few photos of Lance. He is so very precious to me. ❤️

Have a wonderful week!  😊 xxx

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