Sasha Shangri-La

I recently adopted a dear waif that Ellen Church offered on behalf of a friend. This now pretty girl was purchased new years ago for the daughters of Ellen’s friend.  How wonderful! (The next four photos were taken by Ellen ).

This waif was pulled from a toy box and was in a very played-with condition.  No one wanted her any more. 😦

Well, it was this girl’s lucky day when Ellen Church came to visit! Ellen took her home, washed and conditioned her hair and sent her to Pat Pellerito for tear repairs and restringing.  The quality of life is greatly improving for this early Gotz girl. 🙂

So, this sweet girl is now clean and can stand. Her hair is very good and not dried out though it is thinning on top and has some cutting too.  Ellen combed it to the side and placed a perfect, heart shaped clip in her hair.  Ellen’s Sasha dolls are always dressed so beautifully and perfectly presented and this girl is no exception. ❤

Isn’t she beautiful?  I named her Frieda. Thank you Ellen! ❤

When Frieda arrived here at Sasha Shangri-La, she was very shy. She is hiding behind the lovely card that Ellen put in with Frieda’s things. ❤

Peek-a-Boo Frieda, I see you! 🙂

Frieda turned her card over and said “Look, here is a photo of me!   Yes, that is you my dear one. 🙂

Ellen dressed her beautifully in a Ruthsdolls dress, pinafore, and socks that are perfect for Frieda and her beautiful coloring. She is wearing her original brown shoes. 🙂

Frieda brought with her the brown cord dress and a green dress too. (Ellen’s photo)

Underneath, Frieda wears the most lovely hand crocheted underwear. (Ellen’s photo)

A close up photo of the beautiful Ruthsdolls outfit. ❤

As a welcoming gift, I gave Frieda a Sashapotamus surprise!

She is so excited and looks inside her bag. 🙂

“What is it Mommy?”  Look inside the tissue paper my dear Frieda. ❤

“Oh my Mommy! New shoes and they match my dress!” “Oh thank you Mommy!”  You are very welcome my dear one. ❤

Frieda put her new shoes on and they are just the right size.  “Oh Mommy, I love them! ❤

“Mommy, I feel so pretty!”  You are very pretty my sweet Frieda. ❤

So dear Frieda has been lovingly restored and beautifully redressed to begin her new life. 🙂

Hello Frieda. 🙂

We are so happy You have joined the Sasha Shangri-La family. 🙂

Happy feet! 🙂

Happy girl! 🙂

Frieda and I want to thank you for visiting with us. We are sending you hugs and happy wishes for a wonderful week to come! 🙂 xxx

A couple of waterlogue images for you to enjoy. ❤

Hug a Sasha today! 🙂 xxx

On Saturday, September 19th, I traveled to Cincinnati, Ohio to meet Laura Ward on our planned mini trip to attend the Triple Crown Doll Show scheduled to be held at the Radisson hotel and to begin at 10:00 am on Sunday, September 20th. We were so happy that Heidi Wheeler met us for dinner Saturday night and this photo was taken by Laura from the 18th floor of our hotel where the 360 Restaurant tops the hotel building. I am on the left and Heidi is on the right side of the photo. The bright outside light dimmed our faces a bit. 🙂

The restaurant actually rotates slowly while you eat and so your panoramic view is a full 360 degrees. The river in the background is the Ohio River which eventually flows into the Mississippi River. The tall buildings in the background are in downtown Cincinnati and our hotel is located in Covington, Kentucky. The Ohio River separates the states of Ohio and Kentucky in this area.

It was wonderful to see Heidi and catch up on life events and talk about Sasha dolls too. The food was scrumptious too! 🙂

I made two purchases at the doll show on Sunday. The first purchase was made early on and almost immediately upon arriving at the doll show. I spied this amazing 1968 Trendon Brunette boy and snatched him up quickly. He is in minty condition and looks like his clothes have not ever been removed and he retains his plain back, gold wrist tag. His white leather sandals are both for left feet!  But I just bet his is an excellent dancer in spite of the mismatched sandals! 😉  His hair is nice and stable too. But, the most amazing thing about this boy is that his beautiful, hand painted brown eyes have radiating irises! I have never seen this in person and only in a single photograph prior to finding this dear boy. 🙂

Laura took this close up photo of him using her cell phone camera. It does show the painting of his eyes very well. 🙂

Here he is standing on my bedside table and Gertie and Lizzie are standing behind him. He is shorter than they are and really a petite boy. I have yet to name him but will soon. ❤

My second purchase was this dear little Doucet pram which is in very good condition. The canopy and cover are navy blue and not black as the photo may suggest. I purchased the pram from a dear man at the doll show and he was very kind and witty too. I really enjoyed talking with him and so many other nice people at the show. Anne Votaw was also there and it was so nice to see her. 🙂

I also won two dolls that were helpers or raffled dolls.  Very exciting to win a doll, isn’t it?  One doll was a Madame Alexander “Puddin” doll and the other an Ashton Drake doll with a teddy bear. 🙂

This post is very short and, since I am very tardy posting on my blog, I thought it best to just focus on the doll show finds and the wonderful dinner with Laura and Heidi. I wish I had a photo of Laura but missed that opportunity. I will do better next time, watch out Laura! 🙂

Thank you for visiting the blog and I hope you enjoyed this abbreviated post. I will post again soon and have photos of a few dolls that I adopted from Laura during our mini trip. Have a wonderful week everyone! 🙂 xxx