Happy St. Patrick’s Day from Gwennie and all of us here at Sasha Shangri-La! ❤ xxx
Hi, It’s Me! Gracie! Psssssst, Don’t Tell Mummy Pretty, Pretty, Please!!
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Hi everyone, it is me, Gracie! I am really having fun here at the Sasha Shangri-La farm playing with my brothers and sisters each and every day! Mummy bought me a new dress that was made by Auntie Diane Duke in the UK. But Mummy made me wait ever so long, an eternity really, to open the shipping package. Mummy would reassure me that she loves me and that she wants me to see my new dress but then she would kiss me, gently put me in my chair, and tell me goodbye. Mummy would then leave and go someplace called “work”. She spends ever so much time there at “work” and she is not here with me! I really do not think it is fair to all of us here on the farm because we want Mummy to be with us each and every day and all of the time!
So, I am writing today and Mummy is not here at all. She left her Ipad on her bed and well, you all know by now that I have memorized her passwords, so I am blog posting for my dear sweet Mummy to help free up her time and then she will be with us even more!! We love and miss you Mummy, come home please, please. Pretty please with sugar on top! ❤

Here I am again and I want you to see how Mummy “reads” her books most of the time. This is an Ipad and Mummy purchases audible books that are narrated and she listens to them often. Mummy says it helps her because she listens on her drive to “work” and back home plus Mummy listens at home because she says it frees-up her eyes and hands up so that she can spend more time with me–Gracie!!! Oh, and also with everyone else living here too! It is hard to sit still while Mummy is away but I do try so very, very hard to be a good little girl….I just know Mummy will be so happy that I posted her photos for her! 🙂

Mummy is listening to a mystery book by M.C. Beaton and about Agatha Raisin and the reader is Penelope Keith. I love to hear her voice very much and the sound of it reminds me of other happy places I have been before Mummy adopted me. 🙂
Mummy did dress me in this one piece undergarment, socks and shoes and these were all made by Thu Cuc Faes. She put this clip in my hair so I am getting an idea of the colors that I will see in my new dress! I can hardly wait!!!!! 🙂

Just lookie!!! Mummy opened the package and look at the pretty colors in my new dress! Plus, look, look, a present from Auntie Diane just for me, Gracie! How very sweet of Auntie Diane! Thank you! ❤

Mummy took this close up photo so you can see how happy I am! 🙂

I asked Mummy if I could open my present first and she said yes!!! I wonder what is inside???

Oh my, it is a perfect, pink teddy bear and it is just for me! I love this teddy so very much! Thank you Auntie Diane!!! ❤

The gift bag is so very pretty with its floral pattern and I think it makes a lovely hat! Don’t you??? 🙂

I feel like such a big girl wearing my new hat! How happy am I. 🙂

Here is my new dress! Isn’t it so very pretty and it is so soft too! 🙂

I am such a happy Gracie now! Look at Auntie Diane’s tag. It has a flower on it! I love all of my new things very much! ❤
Mummy asked me to put my new hat away for some photos that will show my pretty hair clip. 🙂

My pink teddy feels so soft too. I am one happy girl! 🙂

Mummy says that she loves taking photos of me! I like it too! 🙂

A last photo taken on Mummy’s bed. Next, we are going to show a few photos of me standing up! 🙂

Hi again, it’s me Gracie and I am standing up like a big girl! 🙂

Isn’t it nice how good you feel inside when you wear a new dress? I feel very happy! 🙂

A nice full length view of me Gracie! 🙂

Teddy and I want to thank you for visiting us today and for not telling Mummy! I think she will be so happy when she comes home from “work” and sees how her little Gracie has helped her once again! Maybe we will “read” a book together! 🙂

Teddy and I are sending you big hugs and loving wishes for the rest of the week to come. Much love coming from us to you!! I hope Mummy comes home soon! ❤ xxx
No Navels in the Snow
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There are two no navel Gotz Sasha dolls that live here at Sasha Shangri-La. I haven’t shown this sweet pair in a while and they were both getting stir crazy! So, here they are! 🙂

Hazel is sitting in the sled and sister Sarah is pulling her…or trying to pull her! We are very happy that the snow stopped falling and the beautiful sun peeked out today! 🙂

These girls look so small compared to their snowy landscape. Their sled tended to sink into the deep snow.

So they tried some of the areas where the snow was compacted by tire treads.

Wee!!!!! They love the snow! ❤

A last look at the snowy scenery.

My son was outdoors with me to help shake the snow off of the lower tree limbs. So he took a photo of Mom with a very big smile and having a great day outdoors with Sasha dolls. A very happy Mom thanks you for visiting and wishes you a happy weekend!!! 🙂 xxx
Pretty Polly
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Another cold day but much warmer at 12 degrees this morning. I ordered a different wig for Polly and thought I would dress her for winter and take a few photos.

This sweater dress came with the matching hat and leather belt and boots. It was made by a lady that lives in Scotland. 🙂

Polly is a waif with some scuffs, dings, and rubs and only tiny tuffs of hair remaining in her root holes. She is a perfect candidate for a repaint and a wig. 🙂

Polly’s repainting was by the talented Nikki from Ireland. I love her pretty face. ❤

A last photo of Polly. I hope you enjoyed seeing her. Have a wonderful week everyone! We are sending you hugs from everyone at Sasha Shangri-La. Stay warm! 🙂 xxx
Claudia, a Refuge on a Frigid Day
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Yesterday when I got in my car to drive to work, the temperature read -21 degrees on my car dashboard. It was the coldest day that I can ever remember in my 60 years on planet earth. Just before leaving for work, I heard a loud bang against our front window. The glass had just cracked on our double pane window. A not welcomed sign of the day’s offerings. My VW faithfully delivered me to my workplace forty minutes away as I forced my way in the dark and along the plowed, salt-stained roadways. The punished roads were lined on both sides with high, mounded banks of snow and ice. Nevertheless. I was present and on time for duty.
I share this journey because after I returned home some 10 hours later, I found great comfort dressing and photographing Sasha dolls. It was dark so please excuse the fuzziness of the photos caused by limited light sources. I hope you enjoy this post, a glimmer of light in our Sasha world. This is the very special Claudia, a 1968 dungarees girl. She is wearing a wonderfully made outfit found on Shelly’s site. 🙂

The striped tights are warm and I love the black leather boots. ❤

Claudia came to me with her hair down and I styled it in bunches which seem to suit her well. So nice to have a full center part. 🙂

I hope you will notice the exceptional detailing on Claudia’s blouse. Her pleated skirt straps do cover up some of the blouse but the effect of the skirt is charming. 🙂

Claudia is very happy to model this outfit for us. 🙂

A closer view of the collar and Claudia’s eyes. 🙂

Another close view and you can see the pretty sleeves. 🙂

A final and last look at Claudia’s face and brown eyes. Thank you for visiting us today. Please stay warm and be safe. Have a great weekend and week to come. 🙂 xxx







