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Saint Patrick’s Day 2026

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  Several years ago I jokingly created a hashtag on Instagram and started an all-in-fun war with two other doll accounts; actual Irish pubs in Ireland. Ever since, Claire and Zane have kept the madness going. Here are a selection of photos from this year’s pub war: Above : The gang at Dubz Pub planned to serve a green cocktail, but of course, NOT green beer! Above: Barbie planned live music and disco to outshine her competition. Above: Brent set up a trampoline in Dubz Pub and decorated with shamrocks (below.) Brent is a Dubz employee from Instagram account @doll_interest . Above: Meanwhile our own Doyle, owner of Plastic Paddy’s, was just hoping that FBI Agent Vit would drink her beer quickly and leave. The presence of law enforcement tended to make the Paddy’s clientele jumpy. And speaking of jumpy… Above: Dean and Castiel went on a trans Atlantic pub crawl, starting at Robert’s and Carson’s bar… Above: then moving on to Dubz Pub, where they jumped on the trampoline and took a se...

Lunar New Year

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  Lunar New Year is Wednesday, January 29, 2025.   Let's get ready with some cute decorations.   Gamble Acres  (that's me!) will be going live on  Instagram  Thursday, January 9 at 11:00AM Eastern Time.   Craft along with the free printable:  Click Here! Materials List:  Lunar New Year free printable scissors glue stick and/or tape Optional:    red card stock narrow strips of gold card stock or other gold trim red or gold narrow ribbon, string, or yarn gold marker or gold glitter pen a spice bottle cap to shape mini paper plates

Season 5, Episode 12: Over The Hills And Far Away

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  Previous Story Episode Previous Post: Wedding (The fairies speak Irish/Gaelic, which Ro doesn't (yet) understand.  I've included a transcript below for anyone who might want to copy/paste it  into Google Translate.) To be continued... Transcript of Irish dialogue: Mo bhean-uasail... Níor chóir duit siúl leat féin.  le do thoil Is cailín leisciúil tú! Tá codladh orainn go léir. Tá draíocht deacair. A bhean-uasail... ..Le do thoil a fháil gléasta. Tá tú chomh álainn! Tá brón orm…  An mbeidh deoch agat? Ár banríon. Tá Gaeilge aici!