Comments on The Pastoral Dollmaker~Christine Crocker: my first year blog anniversarie celebration & news...

Sweet Ladye Christe' ~How gently the years flow by...

2008-05-01T15:24:00.000-07:00

Sweet Ladye Christe' ~

How gently the years flow by...

'twas it not only yesterday that I had the honor of sketching your goodes for Holly Berry Hill?...seem so ...what pleasures they were to behold!

Now you have come again to another milestone in your work...one that continues to give you as much pleasure as it gives your deare readers...

I am honored to know you & Blessed to call you Friend~

Blessed be, Gentle Christe'~

Christine, your blog is wonderful. Thank you for s...

2008-04-30T17:06:00.000-07:00

Christine, your blog is wonderful. Thank you for sharing a little piece of your life. Julie

Christine, Thank you so much for sharing with us s...

2008-04-30T07:39:00.000-07:00

Christine,

Thank you so much for sharing with us such treasured moments, wonderful dollies and their many special adventures.

I love to escape to dream with you. The dollies are beautiful, the photos dreamy, and their adventures so fun.

You are an angel with a soft voice calling us to play and with a flutter of your wings you capture us and take us to a beautiful time and place. With all my heart, I thank you for sharing your time, love and treasures. Love and Friendship, Kimberly J.

Glad to see everyone is well at Deerfield. Can't w...

2008-04-30T04:59:00.000-07:00

Glad to see everyone is well at Deerfield. Can't wait for Mr. Jefferson to return with tales from Virginia. Look forward to seeing your new dolls and hopefully one can make a new home with new friends here in the South. Take care,

Sharolyn

Christine, my goodness, did I congratulate you! I ...

2008-04-29T07:57:00.000-07:00

Christine, my goodness, did I congratulate you! I certainly do. I think your blog is absolutely the most beautiful of all. Your writings are simply charming and bring a smile to my face, always. So congratulations my dear friend. I love your blog, but most of all, I love you. I am so happy to have known you these past many years.
love
Carole

It is hard to explain and put into words what I en...

2008-04-29T04:33:00.000-07:00

It is hard to explain and put into words what I enjoy most about your blog.I believe it has something to do with continuation.
As I rummage through treasures left behind by those that have passed, I begin to wonder what life was really like.What pleasures did these young ladyes and women enjoy? Heaven knows their suffering was plenty, but there were special things they cherished.
I find that in your dollies and you.You take little tidbits of cloth, mache, lace and some magic.Each one unique but a reflection of some voice within, a continuation...
When the wind is howling outside, the rain heavy on the roof or I am overwhelmed by some tragic event, I need only gaze into their sweet faces and I am taken to a peaceful place of comfort.
Perhaps it is that we share similar passions and are connected by them. Whatever the reason I must thank you for a year of this sharing and that the dollies will continue with stories inspiring their new adventures.
xo Susan

visual poetrydewdrop sentimentssweet dolly smilesn...

2008-04-27T07:43:00.001-07:00

visual poetry
dewdrop sentiments
sweet dolly smiles
nostalgic journy's
colors of an old rainbow
children's laughter
ladies and gentlemen tales
wistful rememberings
threads with no ends
tapestry beginnings
...

HAPPY ANNIVERSAIRE!!!

visual poetrydewdrop sentimentssweet dolly smilesn...

2008-04-27T07:43:00.000-07:00

It would be very hard to choose a favorite passage...

2008-04-25T14:24:00.000-07:00

It would be very hard to choose a favorite passage, but suffice to say that the subtle pure simplicity of a byegone era is what draws me here. Yet it takes time to be cordial, time to make your wondrous creations, and how they fit so perfectly in the surrounding in which they are crafted.....sigh......I cannot choose any one passage, they all flow together, one seamless stream of beauty. Pam

Christine,I enjoy visiting your blog so much!It is...

2008-04-23T19:18:00.000-07:00

Christine,I enjoy visiting your blog so much!It is such a treat to stop in,and find a new post!I adore your dollie blog as well!I love reading about all of their adventures with Mr.Jefferson!I can't wait to see what happens when he returns from Virginia!Thank you so much for taking the time to share such beautiful writing and images with us!

~Mandy

Dear Christe`, You send contentment from a "Time...

2008-04-23T18:53:00.000-07:00

Dear Christe`,

You send contentment from a "Times Before" heart. Oh Mr Jefferson and the Ladyes of Deerfield round out the delectable treat that is your blog. Cheers to you for showing us the importance of looking at the simplest of things, from another direction.

happy anniversary! I love your blog, it is beautif...

2008-04-23T11:35:00.000-07:00

happy anniversary! I love your blog, it is beautifuL!~

Glad to see everyone is well at Deerfield. Can't w...

2008-04-22T18:57:00.000-07:00

I have admired your dolls for many years now and a...

2008-04-22T14:39:00.000-07:00

I have admired your dolls for many years now and am continually inspired in my own dollmaking. It is so wonderful to get a peek into your life and your creations and the quaint little world that your dolls inhabit. thanks for sharing!

Loribeth

I just recently discovered your wonderful blog thr...

2008-04-21T22:38:00.000-07:00

I just recently discovered your wonderful blog through your daughters blog. It has been lovely to read your posts and of course your doll making is superb. Happy Blog Anniversary!

Nancy

I read about you in the current issue of Artful Bl...

2008-04-21T19:59:00.000-07:00

I read about you in the current issue of Artful Blogging.....and have now found you.....what a wonderful place to visit! I'll be looking again and again. Thank you...pat at birdnestontheground

~sent to me from my dear friend Gayle~Christe' ......

2008-04-21T16:28:00.000-07:00

~sent to me from my dear friend Gayle~

Christe' ...Happy Anniversary...has it been only a year? Your online journal is the most beautiful of all--your thoughts from your heart, your evocative photography and then to top it all off the adventures of Mr. Jefferson and those (somewhat naughty) laydes....I'm enthralled.......Gayle

thank you
my dear friend.
xo,C

visit Gayle's blog here
www.starsantique.com/blog.php

and if you're ever in Portland, Oregon, make sure you visit the
Stars & Splendid Antique Malls,
3 huge stores full of wonderful antiques & treasures.
www.starsantique.com

Congratulations and Happy One Year Anniversary, Ch...

2008-04-21T04:14:00.000-07:00

Congratulations and Happy One Year Anniversary, Christine! I love visiting and wish I could get out here more often. Your tales and pictures draw me in! I feel like I've stepped back in time reading your beautifully written posts and enjoying the photos of your home and work! Wishing you many many more wonderful years of Artful Blogging. Susan

Dear Christine, I love your writings and I would n...

2008-04-19T08:30:00.000-07:00

Dear Christine,
I love your writings and I would not change a thing.
You bring me to a different place and time whenever I read. Everything is lovely, and I especially love the Dolls' Adventures. It has all captured my heart!
Congratulations, Kathy L

Hello - I've just discovered your blog and your do...

2008-04-19T06:42:00.000-07:00

Hello - I've just discovered your blog and your dolls. I think your dolls are beautiful - the detail is incredible. (p.s. I'm a Christine too).

I come to this blog because it is so peaceful and ...

2008-04-18T17:36:00.000-07:00

I come to this blog because it is so peaceful and elegant. smiles, andra

Christine - I, of course, love the dolls - but I l...

2008-04-18T11:41:00.000-07:00

Christine - I, of course, love the dolls - but I look forward to reading the blog entries about your home and family. It was funny that I recently made the connection between you and my (kind of) daughter-in-law. She was talking about living in Oregon and some friends she and her husband have there - it seems that they know Katie and your son? Very good friends in fact. She had mentioned meeting you at one time and the wonderful dolls you make and the gorgeous place where you live. I said surely this has to be the same person who creates the dolls I am so enamoured with!! Yes, indeed! It's a small world! Jamie V in MT
http://rem-nants.blogspot.com

You have magic in your heart Christine, it seeps o...

2008-04-18T11:35:00.000-07:00

You have magic in your heart Christine, it seeps out into your words, scattering love and hope and dreams amongst us all. It has a fragrance that smells of rain on hot grass and meadow flowers, and carrys the sound of a skylark in a forever blue sky. For me you write of a country I have never seen and of a life I can only see through your eyes....so I see the hens and I smell the blossom.....and it is lovely
Hugs Lynn xx

Oh, Christine - who knew a year ago that you are a...

2008-04-18T09:41:00.000-07:00

Oh, Christine - who knew a year ago that you are an Artful Blogger?

I enjoy coming to your blog because it expresses clearly who you are - the images and writings show the mind of Christine Crocker, and noone else. You express your hopes and dreams and invite me to dream my own dreams.

The photos of those timeless spots in your home invite me to write a story in my mind. I especially love the picture of the old dresses and bonnets on the pegs. I couldn't help but think about who the girls or women were that wore them, and what might they have dreamed?

Dixie

mmmmm,well- in my little world -i just never thoug...

2008-04-17T21:02:00.000-07:00

mmmmm,well- in my little world -i just never thought there were other people who loved to make dolls out of odd things-im so glad you opened up your world to let me look in- im just so blown away- oh and i love how your write little storys- oh yes they are sweet divine. singing and skipping love jo.