It seems I often find my dolls like this, sitting in chairs (or benches, in this case) waiting for their adventure to begin.
In Fern’s case, she’s about to start a grand-ish adventure, if I could just figure out what it was :). What I’d *like* to do is do very short animations with her (since her sister, Willow, just got a video camera). And, if I can get enough light in my workroom today, and Fern is easy to pose, I’ll give that a shot. Otherwise, I’ll just do stills from the video.
I often find myself here, where my big ideas for doll adventures hit firm ground. Yes, a video would be great. But, do I have the patience to take all those shots? Oh, how about if she started searching under bushes for fairies. Sounds great, but it’s pouring outside, and I haven’t the patience to construct a bush. So, Fern will have to sit a little longer while I figure out what sort of adventure I’m capable of sending her on.
In this story, Fern is very much missing her Mom. Willow and Olive are older, but Fern is the baby of the family, and much too young to be without her mother. Willow has an idea on how to brighten her up, but it involves getting her out of the house so that Olive can set up the surprise.