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I found a charming, fairly remote spot just north of Napa about two hours from everywhere I love; San Francisco, the ocean, the mountains and not the least of which – Wine Country. The night sky is divine. Truly. There is hardly any ambient light and I haven’t seen skies this pure and clear and full of stars in well, perhaps never. I have plenty of space for my studio, sewing room, and my new “lab” fits perfectly in a room downstairs. The view is spectacular and the kitchen is a chef’s dream. I am truly thrilled.
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Marnie, our “Director of Hospitality” enjoys surveying her new domain. She spied her first deer and it was quite an observance. Graceful as wraiths, the delicate creatures appear and disappear silently as a sigh. Wonders continued as a huge flock of wild turkey wandered by shortly thereafter. Marnie had no words for that observance. She uttered a faint squeaky chirp and then fell mute in absolute awe. She has truly arrived in doggie wonderland.
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Once I settled in after the move, the color and resin tests began and I am very pleased to announce the resin quality and color turned out as I hoped. It has been a fabulous adventure experimenting with the resin. All new molds were created and I am delighted with the quality of the resin. The finish is a soft matt with a hint of delicate translucency. The color is also wonderful. Of course, these dolls are all hand made and very slight variations will exist. However I will always try to maintain close color matches within a series and each series will have the color created to best suit the theme, costume and story. www.crawfordmanor.com will be updated as each new phase is completed.
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The move was horrendous. I hope never to move again. There was so much “stuff”. It seemed like it took forever to settle in but then I remembered I was moving more than just a home. It was not just personal stuff but I was really moving a home, a business and a studio. Heavens!
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