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Ruminations on My Roses
I haven’t bothered to write any new blogs for a week. I have been like super busy writing my new book. I think it is going to be a fat type of book. I ordered some doll clothing I am waiting for. It will be here any minute. The summer has made a number on my plants. Almost all the tomato plants have gone the way of the dodo. The Papaya plant is growing nice and big. The sunflowers do not know where to stop. They keep getting taller and taller. I still have some squash plants. They have not...
Clavichord Music Instrument Drawing
The clavichord is a beautiful keyboard. It was quite popular from the Middle Ages to the Baroque period. One can see a nice version of one in the Vermeer paintings. Whenever one opens, it features a beautiful painting on the interior lid. It was often used as a practice instrument. It wasn’t loud enough to be used in large performances. The instrument makes brass like sounds. The name is derived from the words Clavis and Chorda. The words mean key and string. The instrument was invented in the early fourteenth century, in Germany. The sound of the instrument still appears...
Doll Chateau Ashley BJD Red Maid Dress Photos 2
This is the second half of the photoshoot I made. It keeps focusing on my Ashley bjd doll. There is like a super cool, new fairy bjd doll made by Doll Chateau. They make pretty cool fairies. I like fairies a lot. They should be featured more on stuff. Most of the time, they appear as gags. I have been making progress with the new book. I have about 70,000 words already. If it is about dragons, I can easily rant nonstop for hours. I just like the idea of dragons. They seem like fun chaps. It has been raining...
Doll Chateau Ashley BJD Red Maid Dress Photoshoot 1
Today, I was in a photoshoot type of mood. I decided to make one focusing on my Doll Chateau Ashley. She was wearing a nice red outfit. I putted a bunch of clothing together to make this outfit for her. It is really hard to dress a doll chateau doll. I have been looking at nice bjd dolls as of lately. There is like a new doll chateau fairy. She looks real cool. The wings have a unique design to them. The doll is a pre-order. I am terrible at waiting for stuff. I only plan to do one pre-order...
Dan Tranh Music Instrument Anime Drawing
This drawing features quite the elegant musical instrument. It goes by the name of Dan Tranh. The Dan Tranh is originally from Vietnam. It is based on the Guzheng of China. It can be played alone or with other musical instruments. Folks can also sing to this musical instrument. The Dan Tranh first appeared around the late 13th century. The original version had 14 strings. Around the 19th century, the 16 string version became the standard model. The musicians play the instrument with the right hand, and they bend the strings with the left hand. The traditional form of playing...