Gotz | Sasha Shangri-La

Finally a Hello from Cow Creek

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Hello friends. I want to explain my recent absences. I have been struggling lately with posting on the blog and also with reading other’s blogs. I have not shared the reason why because it is personal and partially involves an individual in the Sasha world. Though I have shared my feelings of burn out with a few good friends who are so kind to listen and to be so understanding. I came very close to shutting the blog down before the Cincinnati Festival but decided to hold off until later. I was feeling very disconnected and certain my blog was not making a difference.

Then, I had a wonderful time at the Festival and it was extra special with my daughter-in-law Mollie attending with me. So I thought I would restart today and share a blog post to welcome two new additions to the Sasha family. Both are brunette Gotz girls but they are so very different from one another. One I bought at the Sasha Celebration Weekend in England and the other at the Cincinnati Festival. I had a very special time at both of these events.

This sweet paler girl is Flora. I adopted her at the Cincinnati Festival. She is wearing a beautiful outfit made by Betty Jean and her Birkenstocks were made by Marti. She came in a nice brown corduroy factory outfit with a waffle weave pinafore. It is stored away.

I hope you enjoy pretty Flora’s photos.

I am very smitten with this dear girl. ❤️

This girl was adopted from a good friend who lives in Germany. The Gotz girl’s name is Josephine and she is now called Josie. I had seen photos of her for quite a while and loved her darker than usual vinyl, her very long beautiful hair, and her pretty face. I was thrilled when I learned I could bring her home. I redressed her in lovely dress that I think was made by Nikita. Her shoes are JJ shoes. I am uncertain who crocheted her socks but I love them.

I hope you enjoy these photos of this special girl, Josie.❤️

Finally, a few photos of the new girls together. Thank you for visiting with us today. I hope to post again of other additions and rehoming of Sasha dolls living here on Cow Creek. Have a great weekend ahead. 😊 xxx

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A Very Merry Sasha Christmas

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Our lovely daughter-in-law Mollie came straight to us this happy Christmas morning after her work shift ended. She is a nurse and cares for elderly patients throughout the night. Here you can see her unwrapping her Christmas gift in this photo. 😊🎅🏻😊🎁

Oh look! Santa has brought Mollie a beautiful brunette gingham girl. Mollie is so happy to have her first Sasha child doll. She had two Sasha babies in her doll family and now she will add a sweet brunette girl. 😊

Look! Santa also brought a special box for me! 🎅🏻😊

Oh my, a very interesting box! What could it be? 😊

Oh my!! A Creative Playthings box. This is getting better and better! 😍

Look! A beautiful blonde, ochre eyed Gotz Sasha doll! I feel like I am 10 years old again. What a fantastic gift and a Christmas I will always remember. This special girl was adopted from the original owner and her name was and is Sasha! How perfect is that? ❤️🎄❤️🎅🏻❤️🎁❤️

Thank you for visiting with us here at Sasha Shangri-La today and throughout the past year. I am thankful and feel very blessed to be a part of our Sasha community which is full of kind, generous, and caring people. ❤️

Merry Christmas to you and your family. I hope you have a very blessed holiday season and a most Happy and Healthy New Year in 2019!!! ❤️🎄😊❤️🎉

New Dresses Grace a Fall Day

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Finally, a beautiful, sunny day! Our first girl is Morgen, a 1960’s Gotz factory ponytail girl that was repainted by Sasha Morgenthaler herself. Morgen is wearing a new beautiful dress made for her by Fanny Boiten. I love the fabrics that Fanny used and the generous fullness of the dress.

Morgen feels very pretty in her dress and velvet ribbon.

Morgen against a Sasha Shangri-La blue, autumnal sky.

We took these photos in front of a different and very old barn on the farm. It is about to fall down and I will miss its formidable presence on our landscape.

My Morgen. I never tire of looking at her.

Next we have Penny also wearing a new outfit made by Fanny. Her lovely leather boots were made by Betty Jean Densford.

The sun was very bright and it was the first sunny day we have had in a while. Please excuse the shiny spots on the girl’s faces. Penny is a very early 1965 Gotz girl with a no mold line torso. She always looks fantastic in Fanny’s dresses.

Pretty Penny in a her new dress.

Penny up close. I love her eyes and her brows.

Next is Mae also wearing a beautiful new dress made by Fanny. Her shoes were made by Jean Jensen.

Mae is an earlier Gotz girl with ochre eyes. She was made in 1966. I found her on Shelly’s site where she stayed for a very long time since she is a waif. I love her and don’t think of her as a waif at all now.

The beautiful Mae.

Mae up close. You can see a scratch in her right eye and I think it adds to her expression.

A couple more photos of Mae and I think I was and am a bit carried away by her.

Thank you Mae for being so patient with your Mom.

Last for today is Briana wearing a very pretty dress made by Vicky Chapman and leather shoes by Sashapotamus.

Briana is a 1966 Gotz girl with ochre eyes and beautiful brunette hair.

Briana up close. I love her eye painting and her brows especially her high arching right brow.

I really like the fabric in this dress and the sweet little buttons.

Briana against the deep blue sky.

I took a photo of the girls Mae and Briana together.

Pretty maidens all in a row.

I am so glad that I took these photos yesterday while the sun was out and shining. We had our first snow flakes the day before that and it was 20 degrees earlier in the morning I took the photos. The next day, today, it rained again.

A pretty pair of Gotz girls.

Morgen, Briana, and little dolly are waving goodbye and they thank you for visiting with us.

Penny and Mae also thank you for visiting and we hope you enjoyed this post. We all are sending you big Sasha hugs. Have a great week to come!

1966…1967…1968… Farm Pants Girls Unite on the Farm this Fall

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This lovely 1966 English production non-philtrum (NP) blonde girl came to live here this past June. Her name is Meredith and she came in her original box, outfit and tag. She belonged to Noreen and now is a most welcome resident of Sasha Shangri-La.

Meredith is very minty and so I am extra careful when I handle her. She looks sweet among the pumpkins, corn, and gourds,

Meredith has large blue eyes and no eyelashes. Her hair is very silky. She wears a mint brown farm pants (also called jeans) outfit with white leather sandals. Her plain back gold tag is on her right wrist.

Look! Sara has come to join Meredith. You may remember Sara in a recent gingham post with her gingham sisters. Since then we found a brown farm pants outfit for her.

Sarah is very petite and the smallest of the vinyl Sasha children here. She is a 1967 English production NP girl.

Both girls have their bears to play with and to keep them company. Meredith is a sweet older sister.

The lovely Meredith up close.

The lovely Sara up close.

Welcome Miss Meredith. We are so happy you are here.

I think Sara looks perfect in her brown farm pants. She is having a great time outdoors on this pretty day.

Look! Our little Lou has joined the fun. She had a hard time leaving her sister Chloe inside but managed to join us anyway.

Lou is so happy to be outdoors and to enjoy the sunshine. Lou is a 1968 English production fringe girl. She, too, has a brown farm pants outfit.

Lou brought her bear. It is nice to see these girls together from three different years.

They each have their own, very individual look mainly due to their wonderful hand painting.

Farm pants girls are enjoying a Fall day on the farm.

Well, look here! Another sweet farm pants girl is joining us. It is Diana, a 1966 ochre eyed German Gotz girl. We notice her farm pants are shorter in length. Cute!

Diana said she did not want to miss out on being in this post. She has not been on the blog in quite a while and she thinks she fits in perfectly with her brown farm pants, her blonde hair and her birthdate.

Diana brought her puppy and she said her farm pants are faded because she has worked hard here on the farm and the sun has taken its toll. I think she is very pretty and should be next to her sister Meredith since they were both born in 1966 though in different countries.

My pretty brown farm pants girls all want to thank you for visiting with us today. They hope you enjoyed your stay.

We are all sending you hugs and happy wishes for the week to come. Have a Happy Fall!

A few Waterlogue images to enjoy.

I “Gotz” to Come Clean

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I am happy to say that these four lovely and all blonde ladies are now part of the Sasha family here at Sasha Shangri-La. As Sasha enthusiasts can see, each one is different from the other and they each arrived over the past year. No excuses for my delays. I just failed to properly introduce them upon their arrival. Though, I have to say, I have really enjoyed each one very much. So, let us begin with introductions.

This slate eyed beauty has beautiful and luscious hair. Her name is Holly.

Next is a very special button nose or no nose girl with beautiful ochre eyes. Her name is Ellie.

This amazing slate eyed girl has a fantastic pout about her. Her name is Hayley.

Lastly, is a pale faced slate eyed girl that is very feminine even with her contrasting bold brows. Her name is Emma.

They arrived wearing their original outfits. I wanted to introduce them as they came before safely storing their clothing and beginning to redress them. What fun that will be!

Holly is wearing brown cord farm pants and white blouse, white sandals and a green duffle coat. Ellie and Hayley are both wearing a brown cord dress and brown leather shoes. Hayley has her original blue threaded wrist tag which dates her as an early production girl. Emma is wearing a navy and white checked dress with navy leather shoes. It is always nice to have original outfits for our Sasha dolls.

A couple of close up photos of sweet Emma.

Close up photos of Hayley and her dreamy eyes.

Close up photos of Ellie and her beautiful expressions.

More photos of Holly, Ellie, Hayley, and Emma.

Hayley’s eyes.

Emma’s eyes.

Ellie’s eyes.

Holly’s eyes.

Thank you for visiting with us today as I catch up with the residents of Cow Creek. My photos were taken indoors due to reoccurring rain storms in recent days with alternating high temperatures. It is better to stay inside for now. I hope you enjoyed this post and that you have a wonderful day and week to come.

Pretty Waterlogue images to enjoy.