Today it’s Emily’s turn to ride the sleigh. She’s sensibly covered her legs with a fur blanket and wrapped a wool shawl around her shoulders.
She is having to pull her shopping on a sled behind the sleigh because with her and Ruff there is not much room left for any bargains she’s found.
Looks like she’s started her Christmas shopping early.
Ruff, the dog, is loving al this sleigh riding!
When she arrived home and unload the sled, Theo spotted it tied to the sleigh and nagged Emily to take him for a ride, just like a parcel!
Luckily Theo was wearing a nice thick coat for the few times he forgot and overbalanced and landed up in the snow!
After a good ride round the lanes Emily heads for home and some nice warming hot chocolate. Theo wanted to continue but the mention of some hot chocolate saves the day, so he is happy to agree. Mind you not that Emily would have given in anyway, sometimes small boys need taking in hand.
NB spoiler alert
A look behind the scenes
The dresser and ironing board were commandeered in pursuit of these photos! And since I have another couple of ideas yet to photograph it looks like no ironing will be done for the next few days!
Since it’s not long until we enter the Christmas month of December, I decided to get out the sleigh, reindeer and winter back drop to start taking some Christmas photo’s instead of leaving it to the last minute as usual.
Theo, a 14-inch Roche doll is enjoying riding in the sleigh with his mouse and dog, Ruff.
Theo loves going out in the sleigh.
He is looking forward to taking his friends Christmas presents round to them on Christmas eve.
A sweet lad.
Esme, a 16-inch Roche doll, also takes a ride while waiting for a new mum to claim her. Ruff who loves riding in the sleigh is also staying on for more fun.
Ruff is a bit of a tyke, woofing in excitement urging Esme to go faster much to the annoyance of Rudi the reindeer!
But Esme keeps to a safe trot not wanting to overturn the sleigh just so Ruff can get a trill!
Well, there are still more photos that need to be taken, so I’d best get back to the sleigh!
This is my castle made up of sections that can be purchased from Meileg, it’s meant for their tiny mice, but I will be using it for my smallest teddies.
I have used their kitchen tower, plain tower and two hall boxes, and added the Princess and the Pea set as an extra at the top.
I originally started with just the three roomed tower, believing this would fulfil my castle wishes, a silly thought really for I love the real things, so being able to ‘build’ one over time was bound to happen. I bought the hall box next again in the hope it would then be ‘finished’!
Next, I added or should say tried adding the Meileg castle bag. They are now available in pink, which would match the rest of the castle, but at the time this was the one available, so I added this, which helped but didn’t stop the build
I finally gave in and bought the other tower, which is called the kitchen tower as it comes complete with built in kitchen. I would have preferred not to have a built-in kitchen but both towers have a little built-in balcony on their ‘outside’ walls, so you cannot use the other non-kitchen one, unless you are happy to have a balcony overhanging the centre, plus I knew I wanted to add another box to make the middle taller.
So here we have the castle sections all together with the small Princess and pea on top of the hall. But I wanted the middle taller, so needed another hall box as that was the only thing available to use.
So now this is the castle with another hall box on top of the first and the little Princess box on that. I did in the very beginning before I bought the first section consider making them myself but when you look at the cost of getting everything, the right heavy-duty card, then all the wallpapers etc, then actually getting round to making it. I decided to just buy it piece by piece as that would mean I actually got it and was not sitting here with loads of card and paper and no castle.
If you keep watch, you can buy the pieces at reduced rates from different sellers, just keep checking.
Now I am just waiting on some furniture I bought that seems to be taking the long road to arrive and then I can move the bears into their new home.
Emily finds a mini castle appeared indoors! and what’s more there is a tiny mouse hanging out the window!
“Hello where did you come from? ” Emily asks the mouse
” Well, I am not too sure! ” Exclaims the mouse in the smallest of voices ” There was a lot of bumping and noise and it was very dark, then a bit of a drop and light appeared”
” How strange! ” says Emily smiling at the little mouse
” Yes, it was very very strange! ” She continues ” Then a hand appeared and moved things about and then it all went very quiet”
“Hold on ” The mouse says and disappears inside, and the castle starts turning!
Then a door appears and opening the little mouse steps out!
” Oh, what a lovely ballet dress! ” Emily exclaims smiling at the mouse
” Thank you” replys the little mouse ” I am having lessons; well, I was having lessons until I found myself in the dark! “
” I’m sure you can have more lessons, now you are no longer in the dark”
” Do you think so? ” she asks hopefully
” I’m sure” Emily confirms.
Suddenly the little mouse is out of the castle door and having jump up onto Emily’s lap!
” Do you think I can stay here and live with you? ” she ask hopefully, not daring to look at Emily, in case she says no
Emily is stunned ” Why of course you can stay here with me, if you don’t have someone special waiting for you”
The little mouse sighs happily ” Oh no, I think you are my someone special who was waiting for me ” and she snuggles into Emily
While Emily thinks ‘ I think I am!” and happily snuggles back.
NB
I castle is a bag sold by Meileg and comes with the little mouse. You can use the bag as a castle as shown, the window is already
cut out and the door you just need to press out to open.
Makes a great item for both young and old to play with 😉
This is Emily standing beside the castle bag which I place on a box for ease of photo taking.
Dolly Dreaming 