One more before the end...

Thought I'd post one more time before the end of the month. I'm sporadic at best when it comes to blogging. My interests are wide and varied so you'll have to bare with me. I hopefully will find something that might interest you on this here blog. 

I might not have mentioned it previously but I've been selling my extensive Star Wars collection on Ebay. I'm pretty much down to just bits and pieces of my vintage collection. Some of it sells well and other pieces, well...I'm lucky if I get what I originally paid for it.  So no matter what the "books" say on how much a vintage items is worth now, it really depends on what someone is willing to pay for it. And lets be honest here, everyone is looking for a bargain and things they can add to their collection for as little money as possible. Not that i blame them, I'm guilty of the same thing...wanting to get the lowest privce possible and thrilled when I do. Which is why I never go by what someone states something is worth. It's what the buyer is willing to pay and how much he or she is willing to fork out. 

The first thing I started collecting was the Star Wars comics. So before I sold all of my comics off I am scanning each one, cover to cover, so I could have them to read at some future date. I know there are Star Wars fans spread all over the Internet so I thought from time to time I'd share an issue on this here blog.  I haven't run across any other blog who has shared the comics, so hopefully I will be the first. I never could get into the run by Dark Horse after Marvels final issue (there were 107 issues in all) so only have a few of those. It is the Marvel issues I will be sharing. I am missing a few, which I totally don't understand, since I know darned will I had the complete series. However, it is conceivable that they were misplaced after our various moves. Although I did pretty much keep them all in one container I probably took one of them out and didn't place it back where I'd gotten it and well...it's not where it should have been. As soon as I've finished adjusting the scans I've done so far I will be uploading an issue to this blog so keep checking back. 

I have a job of sorts, at least I'm getting paid for doing it. It's occasionally looking after a 77 year old woman when her regular carer has to do something else. I find that I do enjoy it and the work isn't to awfully hard and doesn't require me to stand up on my foot to much. The lady can be a little stubborn but who can't at that age...or any age really. She does have her moments and does have some memory loss in the sense that she'll tell me something she's already told me time and again, but truly I don't mind and just pretend that it's the first time I've heard it. 

I'm reading a series put out by Harlequin entitled THE NOTORIOUS WOLFES. I'm now on the third book in the series entitled: THE STOLEN BRIDE by Abby Green. The series is about a family of 7 brothers and one sister who had an abusive childhood and how each one coped with not only their past but with the love interest who entered their lives later on. This one deals with Sabastian and his encounter with a Bollywood actress named Aneesa Adani. It's pretty good so far. I recommend that you start with the first book in the series A NIGHT OF SCANDAL by Sarah Morgan since it does mention Sabastian's brother who is a star in Hollywood and the other books mention the other siblings. I only had a couple of the books and with money being tight I have to get them when I can afford it. I try to get each of the at a reasonable price. I miss having a vehicle so I can haunt the half price book stores for the books I'm missing. 

I am working on revising another paper doll I created in the 80's. She has clothes based on the ones throughout the Star Wars comics. I called her Leia but will probably rename her...maybe after my Star Wars persona Nareena Starchild. I actually had been working on a series of paper dolls that were of my friends personas but alas, I never finished them. I do have the dolls and some of the outfits done for them so maybe some day...

I want to change the border I'm not really happy with the original. I may use the same border that I used with the other Star Wars paper dolls that I created; which I shared in an earlier posting. I do know I want a more futuristic border than what I originally had. I am coloring this one as I go along so that I have the colors used with the costumes in the comics. In both the black and white completed versions I'll include the covers and swell as small pictures of the character wearing the costume. I do so love Photoshop!!

I also seem to remember that the pose on this doll I got from one of the comics as well but I can't be positive as I have not run across a matching image to this one yet. By the way, if you chose to "borrow" my doll, I have no objections, however, it would be appreciated if you would give a shout out to where you obtained her. :)

Well...I suppose that is all for now. Sorry about the sporadic postings. I am trying to, at least, post something once a month to keep the blog going. 

May 1948

The gal above looks all ready for summer. Off with the winter coat and on with the summer togs!

Katy Keene No. 15 March 1954

Since school is almost out for the summer, thought I'd share a paper doll of Katy's kid sister. Can'r say I was ever in love with a boy at her age. I did have a crush on Dr. Kildare though. Does that count?

5/30/1937

Here's an interesting Boots paper doll from the Sunday paper on this date in '37.. I rather feel sorry for Mr. Waddles since his wings have all but been cut off!  

'Til next time....

                                                                  Aloha!!

Stray part 3 :)

I've decided to name the stray cat Kitty. I know, I know, not very original but she seems to respond to that name and when I call her she comes running up the drive from where ever she's spent the day. I absolutely love her face!! She's such a beauty. I would have called her patches due to the patchwork of color on her face but it just didn't seem to suit her. Kitty or perhaps Miss Kitty after the character in Gunsmoke. :) You may have noticed that I did alter the photo from last night a bit...I darkened it a little and blackened in her pupils, which were washed out from the flash.

I tried to get several photos of her but she kept moving. LOL  The only time I could get a good photo was when she was eating and when she was lying down but her pretty face was facing away from me. She's also a talkative cat. I think the whole neighborhood can tell when she's at our door. She loves the attention and I have to say I do enjoy sitting outside on the car port just enjoying her company and I think she enjoys just having someone keep her company. She spends part of her day chillin' out behind out trash cans. We need to see if we can get her to go into the backyard. Not only can she chill out on our porch but there are also bushes she can hide behind if she chooses to. I'd so much like to bring her inside out of the heat but she seems to be doing okay. 

What really has me concerned and wishing we'd never started feeding her, is if we have to move in a couple of months. Our lease is up in November and should the new owner chose NOT to renew our lease we will have no choice but to move and I can't help but wonder what will happen to Kitty if she comes by when we leave and there is no one here to feed her or love her. 

I'm not really sure why she adopted us. We did resist at first the urge to feed her though we did put water down outside for her due to the heat. My husband, who knows me fairly well when it comes to cats, KNEW that it wouldn't be to long before I began to feed her. It's what happened with Drooler and Chance. Eventually I ended up letting them into the house. But back then I had a job and it wasn't to much of a hardship to add another cat to the family. But now finances being what they are it's just not feasible to take in another cat. I'm trying SO hard NOT to give into the urge to bring her in and introduce her to the other felines. We simply don't have the money to spare and yet I can so easily see her as a member of the family. And then there is the anxiety of what will happen to her if we have to move. Logically I KNOW she'll probably be okay. I'm sure someone in the neighborhood is probably feeding her as well since she does disappear during the day and at night and must be going some place and hanging out. 

Still no closer to getting the money needed to get Sweetie Pie's teeth done. On a positive note, however, the cyst on her neck is reducing day by day and I'm so hoping it will eventually close. At least that will be one less worry. 

Recently I was at a nearby Saver's with a friend and found a My Little Pony to sell on Ebay.  I had the toy on the table when Sweetie Pie started rubbing against it. I;m not quite sure why, unless it had a scent on it that she particularly liked. I just thought it was cute they way she "loved" it. It might be fun if someone could suggest some captions for the photos. Either contact me via E-mail at Kleiaa@aol.com, or leave a comment and I'll edit this page to include the best captions.

The book I'm reading at the moment is another Harlequin Romance by Penny Jordan. Entitled: Woman to Wed? the book is part of a three book series about three women who touch a bridal bouquet and the subsequent relationships that develop after they've done so. This one is the first in the series and involves the Step Mother to the Bride. So far it's not to bad, it's keeping me interested and intrigued. Lately I've been in a Penny Jordan frame of mind. I tend to go through phases when I'm reading books...earlier it was Barbara Cartland and now it's Penny Jordan. 

I started reading Harlequins when I was around 14 or 15 and have never really stopped reading them, even though I'm married now they still appeal to me. Although some people may think they are rather lame I like the story lines and I can often times relate to the heroine in the books. I also loved the covers. The art work that went into creating them always drew me. Sometimes the art work was more interesting than the story inside and I'd always try to figure out what part of the book the cover was representing. Now they take photos of the couples and put them in different backgrounds but back in the day it was good old illustrations. 

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Today we again have another Boots paper doll. This one is from August 20th, 1950. The one I have is very blurred but I was fortunate to find the same doll on a website called Mostly paper dolls. She has so many Boots on her site that I was in 7th heaven looking at all of them. My favorite of Boots' two outfits has to be the purple ensemble.

Went to the blood doctor today. Dr. Gabir.  He wants me to start testing my blood four times a day...twice in the morning and twice at night. He also stated that he might have to up my dose of insulin. At the moment I'm on 15 units. I was extremely worried. Having diabetes, at least for me, is scary stuff. He told me not to panic, which, I'm ashamed to say, I do do. He looked into my eyes and said they were fine. The one thing I fear above all else is loosing my eyesight. As an artist I need to see to draw. I'm not sure what causes my eyes to blur after awhile, unless it's staring at this computer screen WAAAYYYY to much. Another thing that scares me is ending up on dialysis. I may not be able to conquer it but I want to at least control it so that I can live a healthy life. After all...I still want to return to Hawaii and what fun would it be if I had to visit Queens Hospital to have my blood cleaned when I could be enjoying the sun and sand of the islands.

I was relieved to find out that my husbands insurance, which is Aetna, will pay for part of my testing supplies. They don't tell you when they want you to test (often) the cost of the supplies. Fortunately I have a meter already, I just was out of the strips. Although you're not supposed to reuse the lancets, I do to save on cost. After all I'm the only one who uses them AND I swipe them with an alcohol swab before sticking myself with it. I'm considering reusing my needles as well since I'm the only one using them. I need to cut costs where ever I can. It was $10 for a count of 100. They do last me awhile but if I run out and don't have the funds to get another box...reuse is an option until I can afford it. I see Dr. Gabir again on the 17th of September. Another up side to today's doctor visit is that I didn't have to pay for my visit.

Well that is all for today...I haven't forgotten about the Boots in the yellow and blue stripped dress. I just haven't finished her today and will post her tomorrow.

Until next time....ALOHA