It's not much of a secret that my primary focus is bonsai .... and I tend to gravitate toward plants that are unusual and that I can manipulate into something unusual or more attractive than they would end up being if left to their own growth habit. I really didn't BUY those plants. We had a guest artist do a workshop for our bonsai club, and the selection of plants she had for the plantings was very limited. Those were the most attractive of what was available, so I just grabbed those, but I was really never pleased with the appearance of the plants, which, as you can see from the pictures above, quickly became unruly & to my eye not so attractive ....... so I was just looking for an opportunity to give them away. Using them in a demonstration allowed me to keep the tray they were planted in, so it all worked out. Some of you might be surprised at how much root pruning you can do without concern for the plant's survival. Here's a little boxwood I've been working with before root pruning: and here's what it looked like before it went into it's new pot: Plants are plants, whether they are houseplants or trees normally found in the landscape. They grow the same way and use the same nutrients in the same proportions as other plants, so 95% of what applies to trees applies to houseplants. If your houseplant has a branching root system, don't be afraid to bare-root it and root prune. You'll find it has a significant rejuvenating effect for the whole plant. There is a physiological reason for this that I've explained before, but I won't go into it now because I've already strayed a long way from my original intent, which was to thank you for your kind words. - Al

I was leaving this as the top, but now that people are commenting Oh Lilo! ((throw my arms around your neck with glee)) such delight to have found her again. Luck Sclumpel to have had you as her friend twice in life. I had dolls, but a baby sister and cats (my greatgrandmother made us Raggedy Ann dolls and I did play with her, but I also loved to take off her dress and put it on the cat. He didn't care) were more fun to dress up. I was more of a tomboy, riding bikes, climbing trees (and fireplaces and fences), snitching raspberries off the cane in the front yard. Or barbies. Sis and I loved barbies. Put them in our skate (did skate with them a lot though) to use as cars. I would pull them around by the string. Then, the bookcase was a highrise apartment complex. There was a bracket that stuck out a bit and I would tie a string around it, then the dolls belly and she would ride the "elevator" up to the top. Or I painted their lips with fingernail polish to look like shiny lipstick, take their heads off and put a ring over their necks to put on the "necklace" and then put the head back on. As you know, I grew up very military. was my barbie's husband. Not that sillly ol' (put some meat on yer bones boy! grow into a man, then we'll talk!). Still today, I'd rather have a beefy guy than the rather slender Ken kinda guy.

I am very happy to see that I'm the only one that has inherited the specific problem. I had a next door neighbor actually that left me her entire doll making collection because her kids were no longer interested in it I'm still going through it as I have just taken possession of it less than a week ago. So far I have come across between 20 and 40 of the Seeley's molds everything from teeth to tongues to heads to arms and legs I have green where eyeballs wigs clothes stands paint brushes slips porcelain and my collection even came with the American Beauty kiln model number AB18 serial number 408. If anyone is looking for anything at all please contact me at austindoublea83@gmail.com. I'm located near Houston Texas and will be more than happy to provide you with pictures or anything you might need. I have no preference whether it is an individual item or sold as a lot. I will try to keep you guys up to date on what it is I find but I have over 60 boxes to go through and so many individual pieces.

Thanks, Kathy. I called her and left a message to call me back and read the instructions to me, and I'd probably know what to do from that, but she hasn't returned my call yet. She may be distracted at the moment...she is after all, 12. I'm thinking the smaller square inside the rectangle is where either the hair is attached, or where the face transfer is placed for the front. Thanks again for responding.