Barbie wannabe (pt 2)

A lot by Sindy!

Still got this bath and a bottle ! (from 1997!)

Another thing from the Sindy Fairy Princess series: Bedroom:

I still have the covers!! Damn.. all those memories... 

How could I forget these? Yasmin and Aladin from the disney movie 'ALLADIN!

 

Barbie wannabee

So.. a jump back in time... now with AALLL of my barbie stuff I once owned/had.. but now lost in nooks, crannies and vacuumcleaners.. 

These are my prides of the 90's.. not complete anymore, but still my pride from back in the day.. Let's start with this gem: Most of them donated to my little girl.. who really likes to play with barbies! Joy!

PINK'n Pretty House by Barbie (from 1995)

Still got it.. it has some decoloring, and the plastic kinda is brittle but it still does the job.. Now passed on to my little girl.. (who doesn't respect the Barbie House at all, like I used too!!) I even have some parts of the 'patio furnitures' left!

Still to be found online! Even this old add from 95: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_3Q-nVo2tgg

BUTTERFLY PRINCESS (Barbie) -- 1994

I loved this!  see ad: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UeOyrY-Nd1Y

Ocean friends Barbie with KEIKO! (1995-1996) ) Barbie somewhat jumped that Free willy wave as well.. BOLD move Mattel, Bold move.. but héy.. I got one! =D So it worked like a charm..

Still have it.. loved it! Also the legs went black or pale with hot water.. =) kinda cool.. 

Honorbly mention: a barbie ad from 1996

And now this gem..

I long believed it was a kind of Barbie, but when searching pictures for my blog, I found it registered on the name: SINDY The Fairy princess (1993 -1994)

loved, loved loved this doll series! Not to associate with Barbie at all.. but a good replica (and probably in times of financial distress for my mother, a cheaper variant and kind of same look for Barbie)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0miuub63HHA

I still have the wings/doll/prince/ I also had the carriage, but the horse it's only thing left from this piece.. 

I actually have more stuff with 'Sindy' on it as well.. Thought she was another sister from Barbie.. (but no, Barbie has 3 sisters: Skipper, Stacie and Chelsea.

Baywatch Barbie (1994) On the waves of another famous tvshow - Baywatch! 

Disney's Pocahontas - Shining Braids (1995)

Powhattan Village set (Pocahontas) 1995.

Still have it somewhere, not given to my daughter yet.

Barbie DREAM BOAT Playset - Ultimate Seaside Adventure (1994)

Yes. Still got it, the cocktailmaker doesn't work anymore unfortunatly, but it worked smoothly for milkshakes back in the day!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YMkXZo1o6bw

Barbie FOLD'n FUN house (1994)

I cannot remember owning this piece exactly, but it still rings a bell somewhat..

I even have pieces (the floor, a light, some furniture,..) from that house! So I must have owned it at some time!!?

My oldest barbie: 

MERMAID BARBIE (1991-1992)

the wholy grail! The real deal! I still got this one.. loved it to bits!!

I even found it there are a few in this series.. 

And also a gold one!

What about this commercial?!! I was mesmerized when I was 6 or 7..

Barbie stable and horse NIBBLES (1996)

My last piece I think...?

I still have most pieces! A. playes it, but is kinda sloppy.. so only when she cleans it up very well, she gets to play with the stable =)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r7wjtKBhcKg

Well there you have it.. Barbie is still an icon.. from back in the 50's.. Still going strong in 2025!!

Here is another anecdote from back in the day..

one day I had THE screenplay of my life (for my barbies) in mind.. I was going to play the WHOLE book of ' THE FLYING HORSE ' (het vliegend paard) with BARBIE..

I can still remember it so well.. I don't know for sure if I did the whole book, but I see myself still sitting and reading aloud (playing some kind of barbie movie) with this book! It took quite a few hours. Was about 10 at the time I think.. 

What was my motivation to tell this book just for me? I can't remember that book very well, but at the time it impressed my big time, I took it from the library quite often I recall. Time to revisit this book!

I think I played barbie till the age of 12!! Can you image that?? 12 y.o these days don't play barbies no more I guess, pity!

I secretly love to clean up the mess my daughter makes after playing with barbie.. rearanging the furnitures, sorting every clothing, shoe, ...  its kind off soothing to me.. (not playing) but destressing I presume? Could it be??

Back in the day I really had much Barbie stuff.. so many clothes.. my mother made them in her lifetime (somewhere end 50-60's) so I had so much! Unfortunately my barbie stuff got stained sitting in a wet garage, so I had to thrown a lot away.. but I still hold on a few things! =)

 

Now i'm off to finally wathing that BARBIE MOVIE.. (haven't seen it yet...)

I think with all the fastforward buttons on every device, we miss a lot of childrens ads for toys... (or at least I think so) back in the day we only had commercials every 15 minutes, so yes, we were severe influenced by that!.. Maybe the influence  by tv is fading away.. the children (T&A) now like to look in commercial books rather they say they spotted somthing on tv they like..

This year Sinterklaas is bringing a SWITCH 2 to the house.. as this stupid thing costs over 500 euros.. sinterklaas allready decided it will only be the thing and some chocolates.. nothing more, nothing less.

This game will benefit everyone in the house, also dad and mom can particpate in cute games with MARIO!! YAY!! A nintendo in the house again after allllll those freaking PLAYSTATION YEARS (Spit spitt)

We also like to thank T and A for chipping in a few euros too.. they got many giftcards for their birthdays last august and september and I suggested maybe they could give away a giftcard for Sinterklaas,.. every euro is worth it! 

Mermaiding .. some kind of guilty pleasure?

 Hellow! 

Yes, it reads as it says.. It's another freaking Mermaid post!

AND mermaiding is REALLY a thing too! Thanks WIKI for clearing that up!  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mermaiding

I like watching video clips (mostly on facebook - yes.. that damn algorythm) of 'mermaids' swimming around in lagunes, lakes, rivers,.. whatever..   as a 35+yo woman.. I still find it so elegant, gracious, feminin and just beautiful.

It's also a big business, sinds Splash and mermaid sitcoms opened the door to many many many (wannabe) mermaids.. even your neighbour could be doing it so... Yes.. I'm still intrigued and interested by it! 

Most people these days can even make a tail just by them selves! (Like I said.. business what!?)

Not anyone in particular.. although I know one Belgian/Dutch 'professional' mermaid that also played in a childrens movie (K3 and the Song of the mermaid)... Yes! It's mermaid CELINE!

https://www.mermaidceline.com/ 

If i'm completely honest.. i wouldn't mind putting on a tail as well..but I lack a certain body type to be actually gorgeous in it.. AND little confession.. i'ts been about 35+ years I even worn a bikini.. ! But hey now.. sometimes a girl has only her imagination left.. and these dayse that's all I have left...  And maybe i am just a tiny bit projecting my thoughts/feelings on A.. to give her also have such a cute little tail too.. she is like her brother already half a fish to begin with!

Although these days bigger mermaids are just in common as the skinny types... (to my humble surprise!) 

Yes.. fatshaming is really a thing now.. my oh my how we progressed some kinds of thoughts over the years.. good!

And to be clear i' don't have any mermaid I actually follow.. if it has a tail I will watch it.. =) X Y Z gender.. Everything fine! So here is just one of the many I saw today!

But the best mermaid is still the one I saw when I was 10 ish.. and thats still Hannah Daryl!

AND that AI that's making stuff too?? Some are quite impressive.. but nothing really beats the real deal!

Talking about guilty pleasures?? Dr Pimple Popper is also one big woman! :O 

xxx

Keiko

A toy from memory...

Dear blog...

A long long time ago, I can still remember...

I had a little obsession with pete's dragon.. Yes the disney film from 1977.. I really loved the character of Eliott.. (and i still love dragons and other magical beings)

As a wee kid i got some kind of squeecky (spelt right i hope) toy in the shape of Eliott the dragon, quite worn and the colors faded. 

One fatefull day at school, i decided to bring it along (dont know for sure which year but i must have been somewhere from 5 to 7 y.old.. ) and I played with it during recess. I clearing remember even my mother not to take it too school.. 

When playing i put it just 1 minute in a little garden and stepped away, the next minute it was soooo gone.. in my imagination i was just backing away and when returning it was no more. and to this day I still remember this 'heartwrenching scene' (like it was a movie) and occasionally popping in on my memory and mind.

No actually not the feeling of loosing something.. 

But why? Why does this come up every so often? Why?

Just like last night.. 

In the past i may have researched this kind of toy a couple of times on the internet.. but never got something out of it and yesterday i did just the same.. and guess what???? 

I THINK I ACTUALLY FOUND THE THING ONLINE!

I can not remember it so good, but it gives some kind of vibe of recognition maybe... when looking at the picture..

I actually am quite interested buying it.. but the costs of sending are throught the roof! (About 240 euros! That MUST be a mistake no?)

So no.. just a picture this time.. of something that really crossed my mind during *my* lifetime.. (and i still don't know why)

But hey.. still a great memory right?

This really dominated my world all those years ago...

And i was actually quite fixated on the front (belly) the stripes on it.. were just mesmerizing!

Xx Sara

Gone, but not forgotten..

Mijn jongere neef stierf 2 weken geleden. Op 20 september nam ik afscheid op de begrafenis in Edegem, waar hij is geboren, waar hij bijna 31 jaar later is gestorven. Hij is de oudste, eerste en enigste zoon van mijn peter. 

Kanker heeft opnieuw enkele levens voor altijd getekend. Op een paar maanden tijd ging het van kwaad naar erger. Maar uiteindelijk heeft het niet mogen zijn. Hij is zachtjes heengegaan in een eeuwige slaap. Ik kende hem niet zo heel goed, maar ik volgde graag zijn doen en laten in het gezin van mijn peter. Hij is geboren toen ik 10 was, een tijdje geleden. Hij was een rustige jongen, niet van het grote woord. We blijven jou herinneren. Het deed me deugd vele neven en nichten terug te zien. Zullen er nu nog zo'n samenkomsten in de toekomst zijn? Ik hoop het van niet.

Deze post is er eentje voor jou Cédric.

hopelijk vind je nu je rust.. 

xx

Sara