Dresses, School and Chores

Hey guys! Sorry I haven't written in awhile. There wasn't too much to post on, over the summer.

A couple weeks ago, Anna and I finished our dresses! And they look so pretty :). We're planning to enter them in this year's block party, for the sewing competition, which is next month!

School starts back today. I'm just about ready, I think. I wonder what this year will bring, with projects and such.

The general store is going pretty well. I have to help out a bit this evening and we have to finish our braided rug. There's always chores going on. Mama says we'll be doing the harvest soon, too. That's even more chores! Oh well, hopefully it won't all be hard work and mama says maybe we'll have a bee, too. Either an Apple Bee or a Harvest Bee or something. That would be fun!

Outside of Star Valley, I'm hopefully going to visit the Mystic Seaport soon. Rebecca will be going, too, and we're excited! Marina and Liz went last year (along with Traveling Sophie) and they said it was fun. We're also hoping to go apple-picking soon, too :).

Also, Missy recently got my cookbook-now she make some of my favorite foods, like Cabbage and Apple Salad and Skansk Grot (Swedish Rice Porridge)-yum!

Well, I have to go but before I do, here are a couple pics of Anna and I in our new dresses:

Anna in her new dress:


Me in my new dress:

Not Much Going On...

It's been awhile since I've posted, again. What's up with everyone? Auntie Jenny's Ruthie and Solana are visiting the lovely Star Valley...which is rainy at the moment...

Jess is trying to figure out what to do for her next web show episode. And Anna and I are still working on our dresses. At least our rug is close to being all braided. After that we'll just have to sew it all together and then we'll have a nice new braided rug for a cabin. We have a small one already.

Since I don't wear much in the way of modern clothes anymore (I do sometimes, still, but mostly wear outfits from my historical time period) what does everyone think of the new AG releases? Mischa said she wants the new jumper outfit (though minus the boots). Someone is getting the new backpack set (I can't remember who at the moment) and Mischa said she's getting new glasses. The lilac ones like to smoosh her eyelashes. She said that Sonali had to go to the eye doctor and needs glasses and that she wants a pair like Mischa's lilac ones. And that she's unsure about the idea of wearing glasses, even after she tried them on and liked them.

Anyhoo...the new backpack set means we'll have a new textbook to use.

There's not really much else going on at the moment...Caro ran out in the mud and got all dirty, earlier. Silly puppy.
~Kirsten

April Ramblings

Hey guys,

A couple weeks ago, Anna and I finally started on our summer dresses! I can't wait to see how they turn out :) Mine has cute little buttons on the front. Mama is helping us with them. I have sewn a dress before (it was for Addy, last year) but haven't done much other than that.

Jess is still working on her winter fest web show episode. She had misplaced one of the tapes for awhile but found it last week.

School is going pretty well. We watched a movie earlier this week, which was fun. We also have a spelling bee coming up, in class. I'm going to study really hard. The winner gets a little ribbon, I think. So, it will be n-e-c-e-s-s-a-r-y to study in order to do well. See, I just spelled necessary.

Samantha, Hope and Rachel are having a small Easter party and they invited me; it's going to be a wonderful time!

Well, I have to go for now.

Until next time,
~Kirsten

P.S. Mama helping me with my dress:


And a pretty photo of Anna and mama:

First Post of 2011

Oh man, I haven't updated in awhile, haha. How is everyone's 2011 going so far? Things are pretty quiet in Star Valley right now. Sonali came here on Christmas. She has a twin sister named Solana, who lives on Water St. with Auntie Jenny and her dolls. And Nicki's cousin, Kanani, moved her a couple weeks ago. They're both pretty cool, I guess. I haven't really talked to them much, though Jess wants to interview Kanani, being that she's this year's GOTY. Sonali is in fifth grade (Grandlinda's Gwen is happy to see her again; they both lived in Minnesota together. Kanani is in the sixth grade. They both seem pretty trendy.

I can't believe that as of yesterday, it's been five years that I've been here already! Time sure does fly!

Anna and I never got around to sewing ourselves summery dresses last year, so we're really going to try to do it this year. We also found our braided rug that Jess and I started...a few years ago...*cough.* We have to work on that, too.

Winter fest was really fun last month. I did a cheer routine for the talent show that we had. It was a little sad not doing the Nutcracker selections again but we'll probably do it again in the future. It's too fun not to :) The Water St. crew joined us for the festivities once again, which was great!

Well, there isn't really too much going on at the moment. Mama and Peter have colds right now. I hope I don't catch it myself. They're drinking plenty of coffee and tea and resting under the blankets.
~Kirsten

November Ramblings

Gosh, I haven't updated in months! Where to start?

Well, back in August, Star Valley held a block party which was a lot of fun! I won third place in the baking competition, with my fruit tart. My cousin, Anna, won first place with a cupcake that looks like a bitten apple; it was really cute! Samantha N. placed second and Annie also got third. Anna and I also entered the three-legged race but we lost that. Oh well. It was still fun, as was the dancing and watching the talent show and everything else!



While Traveling Haley was visiting, last month, she, Samantha J. and I made ghost pops like the ones that Piper had showed on her blog. Haley also tried jack o' lanterns but they they were a bit more tricky because the chocolate wanted to harden more and whatnot. Still, they were tasty. You can see our pops, along with more photos from Haley's visit, here.



It's interesting that we went from last month, having three travelers visiting (Sophie, Haley and Ruthie) to now Ruthie just visiting. She's here until our annual winter festival, in Star Valley (always the weekend before Christmas). This year, instead of Selections From the Nutcracker, like we've done for the past few years, we're going to have a talent show. I'm going to do a cheer routine.

Over this past year, most of Grandlinda's dolls (including Samantha J.) have "moved" to a new doll town, nearby Star Valley. It's called Daisy Hollow (both are still mostly imagined, save for a few doll rooms and temporary set-ups). It was getting a bit confusing have two Samantha Parkingtons, two Molly McIntires and two Felicity Merrimans all in the same town; also, someday we won't live in the same house as Grandlinda's dolls-us and Star Valley would of course go wherever Missy goes.

Speaking of Grandlinda's dolls, Felicity and Rebecca are her newest two. Rebecca will technically be Grandlinda's present to herself. Most of us still don't know who Missy's Christmas 2010 doll will be. The few who do know aren't talking. But we know that Auntie Jenny's #47, Solana, knows her. Jess is determined to find out who the new girl is, before Christmas.

Anyhoo, can you guys believe Christmas is coming up so quickly? It's mid-November already! I have to get working on gifts for my family! And we're going to try to finish our braided rug Jess and I started awhile ago-quite awhile ago.
~Kirsten

Heya guys,

Nothing too much has been going on lately. Just hot days...chores...and hanging with friends :) Actually one of my summer chores is fishing and I love it. It's fun to wade in the cold river!

A new girl is joining us/moving to Star Valley, on Sunday. As Susie mentioned in her latest entry, her name is Tessa and she's a #31. I'm not sure who she's going to live with in Star Valley, yet but Grandlinda is getting a new doll, too, named Annie, so they might live together? Or I think Annie might live in Daisy Hollow. Guess we'll see.

Guess what?! Next month, Star Valley is having a town-wide block party! There are going to be booths and contests and everything! I think I'll try fiddling for the talent show. Jess wants to play her guitar with Peggy. And Jess and I will probably do the three-legged race together, or I'll do it with Anna. Everyone is excited for the block party. I've got to bake or sew something, too. It's going to be so much fun!
~Kirsten

Sorry I haven't posted in a little bit. I've been busy and life at home (in Star Valley) has changed a bit. It all has to do with my birthday surprise, which was awesome! For those of you who haven't heard yet, my mama arrived in Star Valley, on my birthday!!!! My cousin, Anna, was the first one to wake. I guess she's been waking up really early almost every day, ever since she moved in with Jess, Peter and I, while we've been a bit lazy and getting up later.

Anyway, so mama woke us up and after rubbing my eyes a bit, I looked up, saw her and jumped up to give her a great big hug! I've missed her so so much! We all got dressed and had a picnic and everything; it was wonderful!

The next day, of course, started all of us having to get up at dawn. We're going back to our (me, mama, Anna and Peter) pioneering roots more, which means lots more chores around the cabin. We still do some modern stuff/have some modern items. Mama says I can still wear my modern outfits, too, though I should wear my pioneer clothes most. I'm cool with that, hehe. Or I like to wear something pioneer, then the next month, modern, then the next month back to historical, etc.

Jess isn't so keen on getting up really early and I admit, I've gotten so used to not getting up early, haha. I have to get back in the farming, pioneering habit.

Mama made a list of projects she wants to do this year. She wants to make new dresses/outfits for everyone (she'll help Anna and me with our summery dresses), a sunbonnet for her and one for Anna, quilting, braiding a new rug...all this and Mama is almost the new owner of the Star Valley General Store! She and Ms. Merriman just have to go over a couple more papers. Jess and I will help her when she needs it. It'll be fun; we still have Apple Blossom Finery, too, but that's a lot smaller.

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Outside of Star Valley, nothing much is happening. Missy is thinking about getting #19, again. A #19 was on the list for awhile but then Missy decided she didn't want another classic-mold AG but recently she's been wanting her again. A #50 will still come, too and probably a Julie.

Oh yeah, speaking of Julie, Auntie Jenny's Julie says 'hi!' She's sitting next to me. She's visiting here while Addy is visiting Auntie Jenny and her dolls.

Well, I've got to go, so I'll just leave you with a couple photos from my birthday :)





~Kirsten

Tomorrow

Yay, tomorrow is my birthday! I can't wait! I'm not doing much; probably just having a small party with Jess, Anna and Peter. Jess says she'll bake her specialty-Cookies, of course! I hope it's nice and sunny tomorrow. Wouldn't it be nice if Mama could see how I've been growing up? I'm not sure when she'll be able to move to Star Valley, but it probably won't be for awhile. She'll probably be needed on Uncle Olav's farm, in Minnesota, until sometime in the fall-after the harvest. Oh well...

I've been helping Peter read a book that has teddybears in it. We read it to Shasta and Strawberry, my two little bears I got in travels.

School will be out in a couple of weeks. I can't wait for summer, though I'm not sure what I'm going to do. Probably help run Apple Blossom Finery, like usual. We need to make more items to sell in it, though. I guess I should try teaching myself to knit. Megan wants to learn to knit, too, so we could get together. I think Molly J. wants to learn as well :)

Happy June!
~Kirsten

Hey guys. Nothing too much is going on right now. Anna and I haven't started our summery dresses yet-oops. We really need to get on that.

Lately I've been really missing my mama. She said she's going to try to move to Star Valley this year. I really hope it's soon. I bet she'd be good friends with both Ms. Merriman and Mrs. Halliwell. All around town there's talk that Ms. Merriman wants to sell the general store but has no takers. I bet mama could run it! I'd help her, too, when I'm not in school. Jess and I already have a small shop called Apple Blossom Finery. How hard could the general store be? And it would give mama a job. She loves doing work and being helpful. Felicity said the reason her aunt wants to sell the general store is because they want to open a cafe. Felicity says it'll be called Raspberry Flummery Cafe. I like that name. I'm sure it'll only be open for dinners because Ms. Merriman is my-the 4th grade-teacher and she also runs a small salon part-time. She does a lot but she has Felicity, Megan and Josefina's help. We also don't have school five days a week, most of them time, so that allows her to run the store and salon more.

Anyway, I think it would be awesome if mama moved her for my birthday. I know that's wishful thinking but it sure would be a wonderful surprise! Peter misses her, too, and so does Anna.
~Kirsten Mary Larson

Sewing

I've been working on Addy's birthday present a lot yesterday and today. It's a pretty dress. Her birthday isn't until next month but I'm trying to get it done soon, so I know it'll be ready. I also thought that with the rest of the fabric, I might try making another dress for a future contest prize on Cherished Playtime :) I think it would be cute. The contest probably wouldn't start until sometime next month though-we're not fully sure what it'll be yet!

Nothing too much has been going on besides all the sewing. A new girl, Alison McCann (a Magic Attic Club doll) moved here a few days ago. She's best friends with Megan and Heather. I haven't really met her yet myself.

After I finish Addy's dress, I really should start on my own. Anna is patiently waiting to start hers until I'm ready to start mine-so we can work on them together. I hope Samantha hosts another sewing circle soon. I could use one!