Very, very cold

It is so cold here today

that even the mannequin is bundled up for warmth.

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The Mannequin, December 11, 2008

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Our Lady of the Light-Up Halo


The photo isn’t much to write home about; it was really too dark and the autofocus thingie didn’t want to work hard enough to figure out where the house was. So it’s pretty fuzzy.

But she lights up!

Merry Christmas, or midwinter holiday of your choice, from the Elephant’s Child and the Lady in the Window.

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We haven’t had a mannequin sighting…

… in quite some time!


I checked on the Lady in the Window several times between September and mid-December, but she wasn’t wearing anything particularly noteworthy. Even at Halloween, when I expected that she would dress up, she was wearing just an ordinary gray-green sort of dress. Had she lost interest in entertaining us, I wondered?

Just when I was about to give up hope, our lady made a comeback.

My son says that her halo, which doesn’t show in this midday picture, lights up at night. I’ll have to pay her another visit at dusk and report on what I see.

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Lovely as Ever


She posed for this portrait on the Friday before the storm. I checked on her yesterday: She and her guardian apparently came through without damage to house or property, but she hasn’t decided to change clothes yet, so I’m posting this picture.

A bit of stability in an otherwise chaotic world.

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Friday with the Mannequin


Cute and ready to take on the weekend!

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The Mannequin Goes Shopping


It’s getting more and more difficult to get a good shot of Our Lady in the Window because of all the late summer vegetation in front of the house.

In case you can’t see it well, she is carrying a large shopping bag in her right hand. Hitting all those “back to school” sales, no doubt.

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PinUp Girl


Happy Fourth from the Lady in the Window. :)

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By popular demand —

The return of the mannequin.


June 3, 2005: This was not one of her best looks, in my opinion. Maybe it’s just the color of the dress that I’m not crazy about.


But then, on June 10, 2005, she appeared in this:

And she’s been a bride ever since.

Now that the quilt show is over, I promise to keep you much better informed about her comings and goings. Plus, of course, any little doings of mine that might be of mild interest.

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She looks so pretty in her…

Congratulations to the Class of 2005!

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