Happy New Year's Eve !!!!!!!!!

Here I am, all dressed up to party hardy, in a velvet dress, curls, and tiara!   Imagine my disappointment when Pat told me tonight's big event is something called "The Possum Drop".   I'll be staying home with Larry and wearing my flannel outfit after all.

This must be the year of the elephant.

Everywhere Pat goes,  she finds more pachydermabilia.   Who knew it was possible to find a teddy bear in a Santa hat holding an elephant?   For 10¢ !!!!!!!!

Timeless literature

The other day I got this great book  to read over and over again.   Pat brought it home from the dump.  I guess I shouldn't be offended, because she gets things for herself there, too.  She said to tell you she'll be explaining the process in an email soon.   (As for me,  I'm staying away from that place!)

Merry, merry Christmas !

Well, here it is:  real Christmas day.   As I posted a few months ago,  I just can't wait until Christmas in July in August to reveal what my latest permanent possession is, so I'm doing it today.   In my history as family mascot,  each family I've stayed with has added something: a paint job,  a giant ball, a pretty pink scarf, a Christmas scarf , and George's addition of ear studs.   When Pat took me to her house after getting me from Sandy,   she looked me over and decided what I needed.   Larry and the lady next door said they could repair or remodel my broken ear, but Pat said it was part of my history and should stay as is.  Here is a way for me to stay me, but to conceal the injury if I should happen to have a blind date.    TA DA !

The second shot shows the versatility of my hairpiece as I can pull it longer for the Lady Godiva look.  We tried different colors on me but decided I'm a natural blonde, maybe because my Goddess who brought me to life is blonde.  Also, it's very curly like William's hair.

What do you think, everybody?  Please leave comments here or on Facebook!

Love and tinsel tickles,

Sally

Christmas finery

I got to play in the cat and doll Christmas clothes and like these two outfits.  Also, here's another thrift store story.   The other day at the humane society's store Pat found a zip lock bag  stuffed full of doll Christmas clothes for 50¢.   Inside were 2 dresses, 2 jackets, 1 pair of pants, and 9 hats (one with a beard attached).

JACKPOT !!!!!!!!!!!!!

DON'T FORGET TO CHECK HERE TOMORROW FOR THE REVEAL OF MY NEW FOREVER ADDITION !!!!!!

Y'all aren't gonna believe this!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

OK, so Goldens tend to be fans of thrift shops.   Just when you think these fascinating emporia have yielded up their ultimate treasures, along come not one, but TWO elephant ornaments!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!   I'm so excited!   Pat says I should choose one, and she'll keep the other to remind her of our year together.

P.S.  Just so you know Pat still has the Golden touch, she got these, two other ornaments, and an apron for $1.    Tragically, after her purchase was made,  Christmas items went on 1/2 price.

To honor rescue workers.

Moonbird just got this new shirt and said I could pose in it.   Of course,  we appreciate all rescue workers,but specifically this is for Grandpa/Uncle Larry, founder of Gallivantin' Goldens  and for Cliff Lucht, our local friend who volunteers and trains all the time.

TA-DA !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Here's my new outfit, folks.   Please note that even my ball has a hat!   Kerfuffle would think that's cool!
The neighbor said the little elephant in the print is Celeste, of the Babar books.   I like the little bows on the cape, but I'm wondering if I should ask for pompoms on the tips of the hats.  What do you think?

 

Happy Thanksgiving !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

New threads

I guess Pat took me seriously when I was complaining about the cold.   She's tried doll clothes on me, but I'm not easy to fit.   Monday she came home with (ta-da!)  a piece of flannel in an elephant print!   It's so soft and warm!   Right away we got to work going through the box of doll clothes patterns and found one that can be adapted for me.  I'll post the finished product, but here's a sneak preview of the print.

 

Cozy elephant!

I'm b-a-a-a-ck!!

Is it cold where you are?  We've had lows in the 20's a couple of times, with more on the way.  I'm trying to dress warm,  but I do have trouble wearing a hat.

 

T-shirt slogan wrap-up

OK, just a few more today, then I'll hand the blog back over to Sally.

In my favorite category, cats:

Cats are in charge.  Accept it!

Do not meddle in the affairs of cats, for they are cunning and you sleep with your mouth open.

Never trust anyone who doesn't like cats.

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A friend will calm you down when you're angry, but a BEST FRIEND will skip beside you with a baseball bat singing, "Someone's gonna get it!"

Say what you will about the south, but nobody retires and moves up north.

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Tied for my favorite new slogan:

Real heroes don't wear capes...they wear dog tags!

If a man says he will fix it, he will.  There is no need to remind him every six months.

Always be yourself.  Unless you can be a unicorn.  Then always be a unicorn!

Sunday smiles

Today let's just go with some t-shirt slogans that will make us smile.  Tomorrow I'll wrap this up and return the blog to Sally!


I'm not bald.  I'm just taller than my hair.

Nerd?  I prefer the term intellectual badass.

Irony.  The opposite of wrinkly.

Her bootlegging was illegal.  But I loved her still.


It was me.  I let the dogs out.

I dream of a society where a chicken can cross the road without its motives questioned.

This one is for cousins Kathy and Christine:   I'd explain it to you, but I'm out of puppets and crayons.
(like either of those gals is ever without such supplies!)

Still more slogans, this time egocentric

I may not always be right but I AM NEVER WRONG.

When God created me he was just showing off.

I don't want to brag or anything, but I can still fit into the earrings I wore in high school.

It's not that I lack empathy.  Okay, maybe it is...

Everything I say is fully substantiated by my own opinion.

More t-shirt slogans to live by

Today we'll look at the human condition.   Being an elephant,  I can be subjective.

I can explain it to you, but I can't understand it for you.

It takes a lot of energy to simulate normalcy.

If life gives you melons,  you might be dyslexic.

Scientists say the universe is made up of protons, neutrons, and electrons.  They forgot to mention morons.

I used to be a people person, but people ruined that for me.

Today's favorite:   Scars are like tattoos with better stories.

Congratulations to cousin George !!!!!!!!!!!

More t-shirt slogans

Today's subject is grammar and spelling!

The past, the present, and the future walked into a bar.   It was tense.  

I before E, except when eight feisty neighbors seize a surfeit of weighty heifers.

Love those two!   Then there's also the misuse of our language:

Ancient orators tended to Babylon.

That cheese doesn't belong to you.  It's nacho cheese.

That second one sounds like a cousin Johnism!

Temporary change

I haven't had much to tell you lately because I haven't been getting out much.  I'm afraid of the falling leaves.  It wouldn't take much to cover me up.   I didn't even go to the Punkin' Chunkin' because Larry thought I might be mistaken for a projectile.   Anyway,  I'm going to let Pat post on here sometimes.  At this time of year she  gets mounds of catalogs in the mail.  She can't resist going through them and especially enjoys the new slogans on t shirts.  She'll laugh out loud at some and tell me others are very wise.  They're too good not to share, says she, so I'm going to let her do it here.   Don't worry, though.  I'll be back!

Hi, Sally's followers!  Today's shirt subject is sound advice:

Don't grow up.  IT'S A TRICK !

Never play cards in the Serengeti.  There are too many cheetahs.

 RULE OF MATH:  If it seems easy, you're going it wrong.

If you can't beat them, it's obviously time for a bigger bat.

If you're not barefoot, you're overdressed.

Lilly the tiger

You might remember that soon after I got to my current home,  I posed with Lilly.   Well, it seems she also likes Tess!

Yes, that sign behind Lilly in the middle photo says, "Blessed are the purr in heart."

Be afraid. Be very afraid.

Do you recognize me in my costume?

Are you ready for Halloween?

We're working on it.   If you look closely at the first photo, you can see Tess, Chissie, and Sammie  admiring the trick or treat cats.  Since we won't have children coming to the house for candy,   the  two big black cats are on display at the gym this year.   Two other dressed up cats are on loan at the vet's office.   I'll wait until Halloween to show you my costume!

                   

Romping in the garden

Two years ago when Larry and Pat started their vegetable garden, the neighbor said they should plant marigolds around and among the plants, and she gave them some seedlings.  In the fall Pat harvests the seeds from the marigolds to plant the next spring.  As you can see, the marigolds do well and grow thick.  Pat thought the property could be called "Marigolden Acres"! 
(For any readers who aren't of the Golden clan,  family headquarters in Arkansas is called "Golden Acres".)

Mungojerrie and Rumpelteazer

These two cats sit all day on this beautiful settee.   One day they made room for me to join them!

Am I about to be abducted by aliens???

Nah,  just playing with Larry's spaceship lamp he bought in Roswell, NM. 

Here are pictures from his and Pat's 2004 visit to Roswell.   Note the street lamps! 
(See the post with the speed limit sign in front of the museum.)

Have you heard the news?

Next year  Christmas in July will be held in August!  This means I'll have extra time with Crazy Cat Lady before going to my new foster home!!!  Help me.  Please.

Looks good to us.

I keep hearing that the White House is a mess, but Chissie and I can't find anything wrong with it.


 

Can you name two cool things about Brevard, NC?

#1  It's in Transylvania County!!!!!!!!!!    That's right, Igor!

#2  White squirrels live there!  No lie.  They have a little black on the top of their heads, like Chissie, but otherwise they're white.  When Larry and Pat visited there,  they saw a toy store called O.P. Taylor's, so of course they went in, and of course Pat bought a white squirrel doll.  Here she is, and her name's Aunt Bea. (Also of course.)

Aloha!

Words fail me on this one.

Patriotic cat

Too bad this guy isn't a dog.  We could call him Yankee Poodle Dandy!

 

Here's a crazy mixed up guy~

OK, basically, he's a smiley face.   But, he has a body, and he's green instead of yellow.   On top of that, he's wearing a Davy Crockett outfit!  I like him!

A wolf in sheep's clothing?

You would think so until you pull his hoodie off his head and find that he's a bear!

Another super aunt!

Yesterday we met a doll from Aunt Kay.   Today's pretty little gal with her pink parasol was made by Aunt Bobbe.   Pat already had a doll named Christine, so she named this one Marti Sue!

One more for Kathy Raz

Many years ago Aunt Kay gave this little doll to Pat's mom.  On the scroll she holds under her arm is the Irish blessing and a note from Aunt Kay that says, "Doesn't she look  just like me?"

For cousin Kathy Raz and the other residents of Colorado

This moose is showing our support for you.    With an IL elephant and a CO moose behind you,  you just know you'll survive this disaster!   (Never mind that we were both probably made in China.)

A new feature on my blog

Since I've been here, I've met lots of interesting dolls and critters.  I thought you might like to see some of them.   First,  this is a genuine jackalope from South Dakota.  His name is Korczak, named after the sculptor of the Crazy Horse sculpture.   Pat says she found it more moving than Mount Rushmore, which she and Larry saw the same day, back in 2005.  Another thing she remembers about that day was having tatanka (buffalo) stew for lunch !