Alice in Missouri

Dear Readers, I have arrived safely in Missouri. The trip here was uneventful and I was delivered to the door of my current hosts. The Country Hittys are quite a pleasant group. They have extensive gardening experience but as it was VERY hot today we spent the time indoors getting to know one another. They hosted a lovely reception complete with jasmine tea and very tasty baked goods. Tomorrow we are to go on a picnic with all of the girls. As there was free time in the afternoon I decided to investigate some of the other doll persons that live here. I met a group of babies, not great conversationalists but a cute bunch. I also made the acquaintance of some rather large girls! I found them a bit intimidating but they were all quite polite. I shall post more tomorrow when I get a chance to see the country side. Sincerely, Alice

Alice is Packing Again

It is hard to believe but it is time to begin the next part of my travels. I have had such a good time visiting with the Vicarage Hitties and enjoying the lovely flowers and plants. I was so touched when Isabelle and the girls threw me a going away tea. We had the most delicious chocolate cake. I'm wearing a new dress that Kathleen made for me. She was trying out a new thread and thought the dress suited me. I'm acquiring quite a wardrobe on this trip! After the tea I posed for one last formal portrait in my new dress. Who would have thought when I traveled from Poland all those years ago that I would have such adventures? Kathleen tells me that I am visiting some lovely Hitties and their moms. She did pull me aside though and whisper a warning about someone called Hetty. I'm not sure what all she meant, but I must say I am more curious than ever to meet Sherry and her Hitties!

A Visit to the Tulsa Garden Center

A Visit to the Tulsa Garden Center....................... As promised, Hitty Isabelle took me to the Tulsa Garden Center today. It has been hot this week so we put on our shorts for our outing. The garden center is in a beautiful part of town surrounded by mansions built in the 20's. Here we are posing by the fountain. First we visited the little greenhouse. The Garden Center includes the lovely Linnaeus Teaching Gardens. As we were posing in front of the sign two ladies stopped to ask what we were doing. They were setting up for story time in the garden. They were quite interested in learning about Hitty. There were both pink and blue hydrangea in bloom. We posed with the statue of Carl Linnaeus- Father of Modern Botany The teaching garden has a multi leveled path with a water fall. I am standing in front of the water here so it is difficult to see but you can see how nice the plants are. A fountain in the heirloom vegetable garden. Here is the clematis just like Linda's! The Garden Center also includes the Municipal Rose Gardens. This is the park where just about everyone in Tulsa goes to take prom, wedding and Easter pictures. I was thrilled to be in Tulsa while the magnolias are in bloom. Just look at the size of this flower! Kathleen said she was glad I am visiting. It gave her a good reason to stop by the gardens. They certainly are one of Tulsa's gems.

Traveling Alice Beautifies Tulsa

Good mornin' y'all! Hitty Isabelle says that is the appropriate greeting now that I'm in Oklahoma. It was nice to relax and get to know the Vicarage Hitties after my long journey on the Postal Bus. When Hitty Isabelle told me she was heading outside to do some gardening this morning I all but begged her to let me help. Miss Isabelle is a sweet hostess and wasn't too sure about letting a guest help with the work but I finally convinced that my little wooden hands were itching to get back to the dirt. We put on our matching overalls and headed out to the yard. I was delighted to see these pretty blue flowers bordering the patio. Isabelle says they are "volunteers" and she calls them Blue Sideafencia. (That Isabelle has some wit, I'll tell you.) After looking at these pictures we realized the flowers are the same color as my eyes! Next we headed to the berry patch. These look like tiny wild strawberries but Isabelle cautioned me against eating them. She says the birds or rabbits never eat them, a sure sign they don't taste good. ALICE GETS TO WORK........................................... After we toured the yard, Isabelle showed me the plants that needed to be separated and repotted. We got out all our gardening tools and set right to work. These plants come all the way from AZ where Hitty Isabelle used to live. Kathleen plans to give some of the young plants to friends. She wishes you were all closer. She would give you each one! As we were finishing up Hitty Emelda Marilyn came out to see how things were going. She was wearing her lovely new dress, a hostess gift from Sharon. She says it fits her better than any dress she's ever had. Once we were finished it was nice to relax a nice cold drink and enjoy the garden and the good company. Hitty Isabelle was so grateful for the help that she is giving me a green garden box with my very own set of tools. If you look in this last picture you will see some of the sweet hostess gifts Tina made for me to share.

A PLay Day

Oh what a fun day we had! A Little Person came to visit and we had so much fun with her! Yes, it is the Birthday Girl! -And she brought some of her My Little Pony figures and the Wedding Castle! I am getting acquainted with some of the MLP's and have a hard time keeping their names straight, the same as my hostess does! They are very well-behaved little critters, though! -Pia said, "Let's hide in the castle and see if anyone can find us!" So Pia and Mia found their hiding places in the castle. It is really not too hard to find them, but these silly little ones think they are near invisible! Do you see them? -There is Pia, on the swing with Applejack! We remember Applejack's name because she is our favorite! -And here is Mia on the stairs! Oh dear, I can't remember the names of the two that she is hiding with! -My hostess (and Pia & Mia) think I am so beautiful! ~blush~ -The Birthday Girl said, "We need to have a tea party!" So she helped bring out everything we needed for one! She is putting the sugar in Pia's tea, asking her how many scoops she wants. Pia said 10! Yikes! -Time to eat! It is all so delicious and the tea is wonderful! Pia says the tea is SCRUMPTIOUS! -And now time for dessert! Does Pia really NEED more sugar?!?!! -After the tea parties, the Birthday Girl always likes to get out the scanner and scan everything and calls out the prices. All the tea party dishes had to be lined up in a row to be scanned! The girls and I helped with that. Then we watched her scan the items; Pia got real close to the register so she could help! My time here has gone by so quickly and my hostess said it will soon be time for me to travel on to my next destination, which will be Oklahoma! TTFN, Alice

Alice and the Birthday Party

Dear Friends, My hostess's youngest granddaughter turned 6 and I got to attend her birthday party. What fun! -Me and the Birthday Girl We got there a little early and were visiting while waiting for the rest of the family to arrive. We went out on the back patio to get some fresh air and to give the children some exercise. -I wanted to check out some of the greenery that was outside. -No one knew the name of this plant. It gets pretty golden flowers on it when it blooms. It was a rescue plant; the poor thing was near dead in the store. -Me and the Birthday Girl again. I'm glad she had a good hold on me as it was VERY windy out! -The Birthday Girl and I are counting the candles, to make sure a mistake was not made. Nope! There are 6 candles, just the right amount! -(muffled voice here) "Why is it so dark all of a sudden? Okay, who played the trick of putting a birthday hat over me?!" -A few of the new little critters and people, that were gifts to the Birthday Girl, came up to me to get acquainted. And someone in the background is putting together the Little Pony Wedding Castle. -The Birthday Girl LOVES the My Little Pony critters and she got a few for her birthday. And a Prince and Princess came with the Castle set. Here the Birthday Girl is telling me all about them. She takes it very seriously! -The Happy Birthday Cake! -Some cake and ice cream was shared with me; delicious! There was a raspberry filling in the middle of the cake; yummy! It was a busy/exciting afternoon and evening and it was nice to come home and relax before heading off to bed! Just before bedtime, we got a phone call and the Birthday Girl told us that she lost her first tooth! What a great ending for a great Birthday! TTFN, Alice

Alice Arrived in California-May 15th

Pia and Mia are all excited as a package arrived in the mail today and they are sure it is Alice. They climbed up on the box and the girls are reading the info on the label. Pia says, "It says from Linda in Flintstone, so it IS ALice! Yay!" Mia is smiling, so happy that Alice has arrived! -After helping me to open the box, the girls climbed up on the side to peek in. "Alice, where are you?" calls Pia. "Alice, please come out!" calls Mia. -Pia was so anxious/excited, she fell into the box! "Ooomph!" grunts Pia. "Come Mia, I will help you and Pia down and then we will see about Alice" says Mary. "I don't wanna come down. I want to see where Alice is!" wails Pia. But Mary gently gets ahold of Pia and takes her down from the box. And lo and behold, just like that, Alice appeared! "Whoa" says Pia, you are TALL! Both girls lean back into Mary, the better to see Alice. Mary admonishes Pia to mind her matters and be polite. Alice says, "I've been anxious to meet all of you, especially Pia and Mia. Someday Pia, you just might be as tall as I, when you are all grown up." Pia just beamed when she heard this! Pia and Mia rushed over to be close to Alice; they love her already! Mary stands close by, quietly welcoming Alice to our humble home. Now the girls and I, and Mary, are going to join Alice in going through the goodies that traveled with Alice. Ta Ta for now!