| GINNIE
by Max
Bailey (already adopted) |
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Every
Saturday morning Tony the
Baker takes a batch of freshly baked gingerbread kitties from the oven,
and
decorates them with colored frosting, currant eyes, and candy buttons.
They are
his specialty. He sets them on trays and proudly places them on display
in the
bakery window.
Tony knows
that shy little Ginnie,
the ginger tabby cat with the sweet face, will stop on the sidewalk to
admire
them. She always does.
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| She will look wistfully
at the cookies,
her head tilted slightly to one side, then sigh softly and continue on
her way.
Tony will gaze at Ginnie through the window, admiring her beautiful
coloring,
her amber eyes, and her graceful ways. |
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| Ginnie has two loves in
this world
so far………the color green, and gingerbread kitties. |
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On this particular
Saturday, Tony
the Baker appears suddenly in the doorway, holding two gingerkitty
masterpieces
he has just made especially for Ginnie. |
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| “I made these
for you,” Tony
manages to say as he holds them out to her. |
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| “Oh, I couldn’t, Mr.
Baker,”
Ginnie tells him, and only she knows that she is blushing. “I have to
watch my
waistline.” |
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| “There could be no harm
in a
little nibble now and then,” answers Tony. “Here is one for you,
and one to give to a friend.” |
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| Ginnie thinks
how pleased her
friend will be when she gives her the gingerkitty with the green shirt.
She takes
it and puts it in her pocket, for she is generous of heart. She extends
her paw
for the other. |
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| “Thank you
kindly, Mr. Baker,” she
tells him, and holding her gingerkitty somewhat near her heart, Ginnie
continues down the sidewalk, glancing back at Tony the Baker only once,
or
maybe twice. |
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| Ginnie now has three
loves in this
world so far. |
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| Ginnie’s dress is her
favorite
color green, with a darker green sash that ties in the back in a very
pretty
bow, and a stripe of darker green across the pocket and around the hem.
Antique
white ruffles set off the dress at the neckline and at the bottom of
the
sleeves. Below her dress, you can see her many petticoats, one white,
then each
a different shade of green. |
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I hand sculpted Ginnie
(and her
cookies) from paperclay, and used stiffened cotton thread for her long
graceful
whiskers. She is an original
one-of-a-kind work of art, meant for display only. No molds are ever
used in my
work.
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| Ginnie is
completely hand painted
with acrylic paints, then signed and dated and sealed with matte
varnish for
protection and preservation. She rests firmly on a turned wooden base
that is
stained and sealed in golden oak, and she stands 9 1/2 inches tall. |
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| Many
hours go into the making of each of my dolls. I strongly believe in fine craftsmanship and artistry, and
I pay great
attention to small details. Each
doll is
a unique work of art, and I am able to produce them in only a very
limited
number. I do my
best to create
little dolls with big personalities because that is what I love to do. |
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| All the dolls shown on this page have
been adopted. Please click here to read Belinda and BoBo's (shown on the right) story. |
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