Winter time

Surroundings nearby our cottage.

Hello, hello! Hope that you are doing well and are embracing the season you are in. Over here the clocks have been turned back to Winter time and it gets darker and darker earlier in the afternoon. But according to the weather forecasters it is still summer here where we have our cottage. It has been rather warm lately and this morning I had my coffee in the garden.

I have been having some difficulties with my knee. The doctors suspect knee osteoarthritis, so I have some physiotherapy I do and have been twice at the doctor to get an anesthesia for the knee and then a long term injection with cortisone. I was so much in pain but after these injections I got my life back and could walk well and sleep through the night. Such a relief. 

One very sad and heavy happening was getting some mail from The National Board of Forensic Medicine with the results for the autopsy for my dad. I will not go into anything at the moment, maybe later is a post or if you want to ask about it you can in the comments. I will answer. It is good to know what happened, but at the same time not.

And now over to some more fun stuff. 

The lovely forest and Bentley enjoying life.

My daughter at the castle.
Here she is playing a role as the King's alchemist.

The summer time has been lovely, but different. Our youngest daughter worked the whole summer at the castle in Kalmar. She even moved to the town and just visited us at the cottage when she had free days. My husband worked a lot too, so it was mostly my oldest daughter, our dog and I. Did not study this summer, but tried to make some time to work in the garden and the forest nearby, cleansing up and making it nicer. We had Bentley's friend Dante and his owner over a couple of times and they could play. And now our neighbor has a dog too - for hunting. He is still a puppy, Elton, and very cute. Playful too. He finds his way to Bentley every time and they go so well together.

So happy to have Sindy 60th anniversary doll.

She came in an outfit in silver the glitters. 
And some accessories.

Here she is in some clothes that are made for Barbie.

I have ordered some dolls too. Two to be honest. Have been thinking about this a lot and ended up ordering a Sindy and a Betsy. The Sindy doll is a 60th anniversary doll numbered to a limited edition of 1963. Some weeks ago they had some dolls left, but I do not know how it is now. She is really pretty but does not have the old body as I am used to from my childhood. She has even a smaller body, which makes it easy to use Barbie's clothes. Her head is not the soft one, it is harder - but I am pleased with her. 

Betsy on the way out of her box. 
Looking like she has been at the dentist.

Betsy in the sun.
And the little red heart, so adorable.

Betsy on a sunny day in the middle of October.

Took some photos playing with leaves. 
Down left corner - taken some days after she arrived.

Betsy is a BJD made by Gu M.J at Mydolling. Betsy was a one-off doll. She is a beauty. Love her! She and even Sindy arrived safe and sound to our cottage - and got stuck in the customs. Betsy arrived to the door but not Sindy, even if I ordered her like that. Had a discussion with the post office and they said that it was a small letter/parcel that I had to pick up by myself. Told them that I know what it says on the box - deliver to the door. Well, anyway. Betsy is a Janmang : Betsy. There is even Janmang : Sue and even a Janmang : Classic. She is very delicate and has the cutest nose. Sometimes she needs to cheer up! Had some plans to change her name, but my husband told that she is a Betsy, so I kept her name. 

De De in two handmade outfits. The pink one in the down right
corner is made by an older lady and she sold it for almost nothing.
A simple dress, but it works on De De and Betsy.
The other dress is made by Tess Creations.

De De in the sunset with a lantern.
Cleo De Nile doing some dance moves.

Bought some new clothes to De De, my Robert Tonner doll. Could not resist. Then I took my Monster High doll Cleo De Nile and cleansed the glitter parts from her hair. Took her out one windy and sunny summer day and took some photos. The one above is one of my favorites. The dress she has on is made by Kamelia Dolls. it is a skirt for a Barbie sized doll, but I took a blue ribbon and carefully tied it around Cleo's waist. It became like a dress for her. Worked well for the photos I took. 

Everything was in such a pretty yellow color.

In the beginning of October we had such lovely weather. Took my Rainbow High doll for a photoshoot. Some days later we had 2 degrees below zero and that week the leaves started to drop. Most of the trees are naked at the moment and it is time to travel home. We have packed our stuff and hope for a safe trip soon. In the beginning of November it is time for Comic Con, for a whole weekend. 

Hope you are doing well. Stay safe! Will visit you later this week, when I am back home!