Well this month’s doll went pretty smoothly! I can attribute a trip to a wonderful bead store for my inspiration – in one corner they had a display of African Trade beads and I said “oooo, I have some of those” and the doll just sort of fell together.
So, what does she symbolize – you might ask? Joy! Joy and happiness and color and fun – a touch of “world-liness” – it’s been a good month and I’m almost feeling “back to normal” (someone once said “normal is a setting on your washer” and I have to agree! ha ha!)

My 2021 “Phrase” of the year and Happy New Year!
So, one of my issues last year was stopping to just enjoy life. Unlike most people, we escaped the health and employment issues of crazy 2020 but I couldn’t help but wait for the “other shoe” to drop – basically waiting for something bad to happen. In searching for a