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Mourning the (near) loss of StringGrrl

 Woke up in the tent on Sunday, last day of Blissfest, to the panic inducing knowledge that StringGrrl was not in the tent, not on my campsite, nowhere to be found. 

tl;dr  Fortunately, someone found her and dropped her off on a sign near the camp entrance. 

StringGrrl waiting for me to come back to the Camp Entrance 
As some may know, this is not the "First Avatar" of StringGrrl and unlikely to be the last. StringGrrl 1.0 was the first incarnation and was made of very thin wood and was prone to broken and lost limbs. 

StringGrrl 1.0 enroute to Japan summer 2008
StringGrrl 1.0 in Zurich

StringGrrl 1.2 a new outfit and less one arm

StringGrrl 2.0 (Amber is SG's travel companion) and StringGirl 1.2 

The last known pics of StringGirl 1.2 and 2.0 before they ran away
I was a wreck that morning when I arrived in Dusseldorf after a flight from Zurich. It was an early morning flight too early for breakfast in the lounge and instead hit Sprungli Cafe in the terminal. Upon clearing immigration in Dusseldorf, only then did i realize that StringGrrls were not with me. A very sad day of sad pictures. 
StringGrrl 3.0 recreates an image first posed by StringGrrl 1.0

Last Picture taken of StringGrrl 3.0 in Las Angeles (breakfast is bad news for StringKids)
Vikram had to console me as we found that we had let StringGrrl 3.0 leave us after breakfast in LA. Another sad day as I called the restaurant several times to see if they had found her. Alas, no love or luck to find her.
StringGrrl 4 Alpha
Admittedly, StringGirl 4.0 was created by me and no longer a gift from Clarissa and Rey. They were mostly over my habit at that moment. High Schoolers whose dad is posting images online of the doll they made me back when was not "cool". 
StringGrrl 4.0 at Leo Messi's home stretch before trade away from FCB and Camp Nou
It was with great relief that StringGrrl found her way back to me despite me losing her sometime Saturday night or Sunday morning. 
The last picture of StringGrrl 4.0 (almost, but fortunately not really the last one)

Happy Sunday as StringGrrl celebrates her return after being lost at Blissfest for a night

Back on the Road, this time at Sleeping Bear Dunes National Waterfront


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