Saturday 18 April 2020

Introducing Dr Murdoch

Hello there!  Today I am introducing Dr Tobias Murdoch, a very well respected bear in Town.  I have also added him to our Town "Meet The Families" page.

I was lucky enough to find Dr Murdoch and his lovely Cottage Hospital at a very reasonable price, quite some time ago now, but he did not come in his original clothes.  In fact, all the good doctor was wearing was this aqua-coloured shirt.  I planned to keep him in the shirt, and make some pants to match, but I never seemed to get around to it...

Recently, one of the craft challenge prompts on the Sylvanian Families forum was "Healthcare", in recognition of all the healthcare workers doing such an amazing job all over the world right now.  So I decided this was an excellent opportunity to get around to sorting the hospital out, and making the long-awaited pants!  Hopefully they combine with Tobias' shirt to look a bit like hospital scrubs!  I also made him a surgical mask, for when he is operating.


The Cottage Hospital is a lovely building - this one came with some, but not all, of its original accessories.  I have added a few things, including making new bedding, some extra posters, and a shelf above the desk for some of the larger medical supplies and bulk medicines, as these items did not fit in the beautiful cupboard.  This is the layout I have decided on:


Caitlyn's Maple cat town girl, Miranda Maple, has been employed at the hospital as a receptionist.  She is friendly and efficient, and makes a very good first impression on arriving patients.


"Oh, good morning Mrs Caramel.  Do take a seat, the doctor will be with you shortly."


Some of the posters made Mrs Caramel feel a bit hungry...

While she is waiting, perhaps we will take a peep into Dr Murdoch's office...


He seems to be catching up on a little paperwork.

Luckily, he never makes his patients wait too long.


"Well, hello there.  How can I help you today?"

Sunday 12 April 2020

Happy Easter!


When Helen Fielding woke up on Easter morning, she immediately knew the extra carrots had been worth it!

Happy Easter everyone!