"the
birds"~
Tippi Hedren
  A lot of folks know that one of
my signature dolls has been
Tippi Hedren in "the Birds."  It
was a doll that I had at my first
show in 1996, and it soon
became a favorite!

Last year, I had the great
fortune of making a special doll
and presenting it to Ms. Hedren
in person!  

The meeting was in Bodega
Bay....at the Tides restaurant!
Our day started early for the two
hour drive.   The trip was blessed
with  the spirit of the movie-- crows
were on the roof of our apartment!
(and they  sound like they do in the
movie!   Creepy!)
 The drive was beautiful, and
we arrived early.  The
anticipation grew as the crowd
gathered for the autograph
signing event.  Tippi arrived to
thunderous applause, and her
agent signaled Matt and I to
follow them to the back office,
where I'd present Tippi with
her doll.
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image)
Tippi was genuinely touched,
and I--for the first time in
life-- was completely
starstruck and couldn't talk!
I thanked her and expressed
my deep appreciation for the
work she does to save and
protect mistreated wild
animals.
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image)
We went back out to the
crowd, and Tippi walked the
doll along the huge line of
people, sharing her new gift!
She then signed a photo for
me, and we took some more
pictures.
(Karen, Tippi's agent, in the
redhead with the stuffed
crow...lol...she's a total riot!)

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 Here in the photo she
autographed for me!
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Matt and I hung out for a while--
Bodega Bay is gorgeous, and the
view from the Tides was amazing.   
We decided to have lunch at the
restaurant-- who can resist fresh
seafood!
As we were seated, we noticed
Tippi and her people came in for
lunch, and were seated at the table
across from us.   Within a few
minutes, she was at our table and
asked if she could join us for a
minute!!!
She sat down, and we had a lovely
conversation for about ten minutes.
 Tippi is very charming, and
down-to-Earth....and has the most
beautiful blue eyes I've ever seen!
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 Learn all about the wonderful work they do!

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The entire experience was
wonderful, and such an honor.
I cannot say enough about Tippi, or
her agent Karen, or the kindness and
generosity  they extended to us.

The work Tippi Hedren does for the
Shambala Preserve is amazing.   Her
preserve helps rescue wild animals
from being owned and mistreated by
private individuals.  She gives them a
more dignified, loving, and natural
life.  Tippi is also working to have
laws changed to make it more
difficult for people to obtain wild
animals.

Please learn more about Shambala
and help out in any way you can.  
The animals need us to be their voice!
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