And Now....Introducing Me...

For those who know me, they are probably falling out of their seats to see me actually post pics of myself online.  These were taken a few months ago and probably the first pics I've allowed to have taken of me in many years.  And you can see why. I'm simply not photogenic at all and never have been. And like I need photos to add more pounds on me.  LOL

The second pic is of me with my beloved new car that I bought last year.  It is a 2009 model Ford Fiesta Zetec.  This is the 4th car I've ever owned and my very first brand new car.  Before that the 'newest' car I owned was the last one which was a 1996 model Ford Festiva.  Funnily, all my cars, except one, have been Fords.  I still remember my trusty first car, it was a bright yellow, 1997 TD Ford Cortina.  I really loved that car and it was very good to me but sadly, I ended up having to sell it as in the end the rust was getting to it and at the time I just did not have the funds to get that fixed.  My second car was 1978 VB Commodore.

This car is a real luxury for me what with the power steering (trust me my Cortina had no such thing) and cruise control and other stuff that new cars come with these days.  But I would have to say that my ultimate dream car is a 1967 Shelby GT Mustang (aka Eleanor from the movie Gone in 60 Seconds).  I have always had a bit of a thing for Mustangs.  Unfortunately, the 6 figure price tag for my dream car leaves it way out of my price range but hey....if I ever won the Lotto.....

Introducing Sabrina

This is our cat Sabrina.  She used to be a stray cat but Darren tempted her upstairs one day with some food and she has stayed with us since.  That was about 10 years ago.  We used to have 2 cats - our other cat, Kira, a manx, passed away earlier this year.  She was 13 years old.

I don't know what it is about cameras but it is damn hard to get any half decent pics of Sabrina.  As soon as she sees the camera she just moves or looks away.  In this picture she looks kind of brownish in tone but she is actually a really dark grey tabby.  Here she is sitting in one of her favourtie spots - on the top of her cat post by the dining room window, enjoying the sun rays.

Big Ben Barbie

This year Mattel released a new line of dolls called Landmarks of the World (ummm...well I think that is what it is called...LOL).  So far there are 3 in this series - Eiffel Tower, Statue of Liberty and Big Ben, which you see above.

I chose this doll because I really liked her dress and overall colouring.  I did intend to use this doll for re-dressing as the dress is removable but so far, I kind of like her as is.  The hands of the clock on her dress are plastic and can be moved around but do not move on their own.  

Recently I was able to see the other two dolls in this line at our local TRU but did not like them enough to bring them home.  I was close to getting the statue of Liberty Barbie as he has a really nice face and hair but the hair is so full of gunk I decided it's not worth it.  Hopefully there will be more dolls in this range but we will see.

Erin and Erin

These two lovelies are from Integrity's Nu Face line called Erin.  I had taken a couple more pics of them but they came out so bad that they were not worth posting.

The blonde Erin on the right is the very first doll produced and she is called Young, Rich and Famous - as you can see she has a pierced nose and blonde hair with a bit of regrowth showing through.  The raven haired Erin came in an FAO exclusive gift-set called Power Couple.  She came with a male doll but I was able to find her for sale from a friend a couple of years ago.  She has a nice gothic style look to her with her raven hair and she comes with a most amazing red gown that I have re-dressed on one of my silkstones and boy was that dress hell to get on.  LOL

Basically Lea

Here we have another of the Barbie Basics line with the Lea face mould so I call her Lea.  She was probably one of the more sought after of this line.  She is meant to be Asian of origin but I think she looks more Eurasian than Asian.

One thing I'd really like is an authentic looking Asian doll.  I think the closest doll would have to be Tonner's Mei Li but I don't collect dolls larger than 11.5 - 12".  Still this one is one of my favourite and she looks fabulous in red.

Fashionista

This Fashionista doll is called Sporty because she came in a sporty style outfit.  Personally I thought she has a really lovely face and it seems to be rare to get a brunette in the Fashionista doll range.  She does have the big head syndrome (BHS) which is starting to get a bit annoying but still I think she has a lovely face and hair.

Giselle Ma Belle

Here we have the lovely Giselle in a cute little outfit from a Fashionista closet set.  I don't know about you bit it is kind of reminiscent of the Disco days.