Yesterday, 05:30 PM
They were indeed very creative. Writing, photography, painting, sketching, woodworking, leather crafts.
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Yeeahhh, I know... it's March... I should be posting St. Patrick's Day photos with everyone dressed in green.
But it's a measure of how dysfunctional things are around here -- it's a struggle to do basic tasks, like cooking, and eating, and... life.... so it shouldn't be a surprise that I've only just got around to putting away the Christmas decor.
I put them up late, well into December, then went away for 17 days, so I thought when I returned that I'd leave it for a while and enjoy it; then was away for a few days in January, and after that I thought I would get around to it. First I wanted to take pictures which I always do because the setup is a wee bit different every year and I might use some for cards or calendar next year, and it's an hours-long job to get them, what with hanging a too-small black backdrop off of furniture and trying to cover the gaps, lining up shots and moving dolls out of the way, then doing a fazillion takes for each shot to get the lighting right because with light painting you never know what you're going to get and it takes multiple tries to get everything lit just right, framing, focus check, lights on off on off on off, check what I got, do a few more....!... so I really have to be in the mood. Then I got the unex-pected invitation to kitty-sit in Texas again so there went February.
Anyway. Finally got them done, and because the PTFCo mini crew have the Best Parties Everrr, they wanted to share them with our dolly friends, even if they're late.
Merry Marchmas, I guess.
![[Image: 54374651638_a96578fb5f_o.jpg]](https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/54374651638_a96578fb5f_o.jpg)
![[Image: 54374651488_8910a6c092_o.jpg]](https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/54374651488_8910a6c092_o.jpg)
![[Image: 54374412031_be4a317c94_o.jpg]](https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/54374412031_be4a317c94_o.jpg)
The overflow party room, on top of the TV cabinet.
![[Image: 54373537442_b5688f55b8_o.jpg]](https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/54373537442_b5688f55b8_o.jpg)
I got a bag of these mini decorations at the local thrift shop for a few bucks. Only after sorting them all did I find there was a whole little nativity set amongst them. Perfectly mini-sized.
![[Image: 54373537462_a4afd6d504_o.jpg]](https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/54373537462_a4afd6d504_o.jpg)
Can you imagine the sweetest little voices??
![[Image: 54374412096_9aaa2abae4_o.jpg]](https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/54374412096_9aaa2abae4_o.jpg)
The whole party. Direct from Hawai'i, Kumu has become the gang's tree-topper.
.........................
Yeeahhh, I know... it's March... I should be posting St. Patrick's Day photos with everyone dressed in green.
But it's a measure of how dysfunctional things are around here -- it's a struggle to do basic tasks, like cooking, and eating, and... life.... so it shouldn't be a surprise that I've only just got around to putting away the Christmas decor.
I put them up late, well into December, then went away for 17 days, so I thought when I returned that I'd leave it for a while and enjoy it; then was away for a few days in January, and after that I thought I would get around to it. First I wanted to take pictures which I always do because the setup is a wee bit different every year and I might use some for cards or calendar next year, and it's an hours-long job to get them, what with hanging a too-small black backdrop off of furniture and trying to cover the gaps, lining up shots and moving dolls out of the way, then doing a fazillion takes for each shot to get the lighting right because with light painting you never know what you're going to get and it takes multiple tries to get everything lit just right, framing, focus check, lights on off on off on off, check what I got, do a few more....!... so I really have to be in the mood. Then I got the unex-pected invitation to kitty-sit in Texas again so there went February.
Anyway. Finally got them done, and because the PTFCo mini crew have the Best Parties Everrr, they wanted to share them with our dolly friends, even if they're late.
Merry Marchmas, I guess.
![[Image: 54374651638_a96578fb5f_o.jpg]](https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/54374651638_a96578fb5f_o.jpg)
![[Image: 54374651488_8910a6c092_o.jpg]](https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/54374651488_8910a6c092_o.jpg)
![[Image: 54374412031_be4a317c94_o.jpg]](https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/54374412031_be4a317c94_o.jpg)
The overflow party room, on top of the TV cabinet.
![[Image: 54373537442_b5688f55b8_o.jpg]](https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/54373537442_b5688f55b8_o.jpg)
I got a bag of these mini decorations at the local thrift shop for a few bucks. Only after sorting them all did I find there was a whole little nativity set amongst them. Perfectly mini-sized.
![[Image: 54373537462_a4afd6d504_o.jpg]](https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/54373537462_a4afd6d504_o.jpg)
Can you imagine the sweetest little voices??
![[Image: 54374412096_9aaa2abae4_o.jpg]](https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/54374412096_9aaa2abae4_o.jpg)
The whole party. Direct from Hawai'i, Kumu has become the gang's tree-topper.