tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4038564458359136848.post3231452711653411094..comments2023-12-04T13:14:09.316+00:00Comments on How Many Dolls?: If you could only have three?Serenatahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08473750681150978115noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4038564458359136848.post-16841715932382957522014-09-20T11:55:20.065+01:002014-09-20T11:55:20.065+01:00Oh, yes! What about my petal skin doll that darlin...Oh, yes! What about my petal skin doll that darling Auntie Mary Scotland (as opposed to Auntie Mary Grumpy!) bought me from Marks and Spencer in the days when nearly all my other dolls came from market stalls..... She needs to be on my list... erm..... let's make it , If You Could Only Keep 2 or 3 dozen......<br />and a dozen or so bears.... PLEASE.... I'm going to have a nervous breakdown if they have to be 'reducted!'jenannhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00321001863688006661noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4038564458359136848.post-66591740180608312792014-09-19T23:44:43.280+01:002014-09-19T23:44:43.280+01:00Glad you excluded your beloved Panda as indeed I d...Glad you excluded your beloved Panda as indeed I did because you are quite right, they are bears not dolls, so not counted! ;-) Serenatahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08473750681150978115noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4038564458359136848.post-9241586082970243692014-09-19T22:23:43.847+01:002014-09-19T22:23:43.847+01:00I can completely identify with this dilemma - I lo...I can completely identify with this dilemma - I love dolls and books and Lorraine has seen my extensive book collection and most of our dolls. As for the 5 dolls it would be (1) Susie my Petalskin palitoy I received for my first birthday (2) Anna my 19.5" Gotz girl (3) Judith my tiny German doll (4) Reuben my Caleb Sasha/Gregor (5) Florence my Marina Sasha. This excludes my beloved Panda bear, Mum's bear Bruin because they are bears not dolls and my Poodle.DollMumhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07655612985882320920noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4038564458359136848.post-71159376705788998322014-09-19T18:43:57.623+01:002014-09-19T18:43:57.623+01:00I am not sure how I am doing it Jenni! Books have...I am not sure how I am doing it Jenni! Books have always been MY thing (comes from also having worked in a library I guess) and one day I hope to have a room that is my library. The books I am thinning out are basic paperback novels that I wouldn't read again that didn't grab me in any particular way...some craft books I got given, some duplicate books I have. We still have a shed full of boxed books - that I packed up several years ago when we were going to 'emigrate' Haha that never happened. I have the books documented in a notebook. I just hope that they don't get damaged while stored... All my favourite authors I will keep, my special books from childhood, my special book collections of specific authors, for example GA Henty I will also be keeping....I just desperately need room to move and I just can't. <br />Both of us are bookaholics!Serenatahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08473750681150978115noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4038564458359136848.post-32832100460492482582014-09-19T18:20:23.267+01:002014-09-19T18:20:23.267+01:00BOOKS! THINNING THEM OUT???!!! I just wouldn't...BOOKS! THINNING THEM OUT???!!! I just wouldn't dare, it would be grounds for divorce in Bruce's eyes. He left almost all his books behind when he left the US, planning to have them shipped later, but the cost was staggering, so they were sold for almost nothing. The collecting started again when we married and they are his pride and joy (well, I am really, but they come a close second.... or maybe it is the other way round? lol.)jenannhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00321001863688006661noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4038564458359136848.post-81356139573179864992014-09-19T14:09:17.861+01:002014-09-19T14:09:17.861+01:00Ha ha, but you have gone there theoretically Jenni...Ha ha, but you have gone there theoretically Jenni! ;-) I enjoyed reading about whom would be 'selected' It is so hard isn't it? Plus as you say how can you separate some from others who clearly are a 'pair'. Just as I think I am okay about some of them going...I then handle them and get doubts. As you say it is other things as well that are overwhelming, but I do believe for me it is also the dolls....and books...and fabric...and wool... and the and just goes on!Serenatahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08473750681150978115noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4038564458359136848.post-69048794657007917012014-09-19T14:06:37.177+01:002014-09-19T14:06:37.177+01:00It is interesting thought isn't it? Thank you...It is interesting thought isn't it? Thank you for leaving your comments. Lovely to read about your choices and why. I laughed at how your plans involve grandchildren...that is something I hadn't really thought about...as you say that is also dependent on whether they will like dolls as well! Of course who couldn't like them would be my reply ;-) <br /><br />Certainly something to ponder.<br /><br />I have the same trouble with books! Which I am also trying to thin out.<br />Serenatahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08473750681150978115noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4038564458359136848.post-56207125999324282992014-09-19T12:25:39.722+01:002014-09-19T12:25:39.722+01:00What a interesting thing to ponder! I have four Sa...What a interesting thing to ponder! I have four Sasha dolls: Felicity late 68 blonde, Prince Gregor (Called George) an anniversary gift from DH, Emma my Sasha Silk which was given to me by Gabi and bought with her own money when she got her own job at age 16, and my two "starter" Sashas: a late 80's blonde Gingham I named CHarlotte, and a 1980 blonde Gingham who I dyed Chestnut brown named Della. I suppose the two I could let go of are Chrlotte and Della - I imagine myself giving them to an older someday grandchild. I've recently started collecting Sasha babies and have 6 of them - all (or nearly all) of which I plan to have available to give to someday grandchildren when they are ready. (I bought all 80's unsexed or Gotz 90's unsexed, so each doll can eventually be either a boy or girl, as the child decides.) I also have one Bleuette, who came to me under such mysterious and fascinating circumstances I won't ever get rid of her. I also happen to have 3 Les Cheries, who were all very inexpensive (two under $20 and one was free) and I happened to pick them up on a little buying binge last spring. I could get rid of them, although they're quite cute and I do go through phases of wanting to dress them up for fun. Also, I think they could be a nice play doll for a child who isn't quite ready for a Sasha - so I might box them up someday. I've got my eye on a Ruby Red Galleria Bleuette who I'd like to customize to look like myself as a little girl by changing out the eye color and a new wig - but haven't bought her yet, as we've had a lot of medical expenses recently so it will need to be when I've resupplied the savings account. You may notice a good deal of my dolly plans involve grandchildren - none of whom are in the offing nor do I know if they'll even like dolls! LOL So all this can change wildly in 10 years time! :-)Laurihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17750635529779468395noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4038564458359136848.post-14945075675796726442014-09-19T12:04:37.085+01:002014-09-19T12:04:37.085+01:00Hi Lorraine
Nope - not going there!
I tried a co...Hi Lorraine<br /> Nope - not going there! <br />I tried a couple of times and then decided it was other things that sometimes overwhelm me - currently builders and fruit from our orchard which have decided to become a bumper crop that demands picking, sorting and packing or processing. Other things stop me enjoying my dolls, rather than the other way round. <br />The dolls are patient and happy to be boxed up and come out to play in small groups. It works well for me and, since nobody close to me makes me feel bad about it, the dolls stay and only leave if I realize they, as individuals, leave me cold or if we are too broke to eat! But, if you promise not to tell the others, here is my list of 5 Sashas and 5 non-Sashas (that's the best I can do!<br />Rhodri - a special boy repainted for me as a gift (stolen - but now home, bloodied but unbowed!)<br />Harri - who replaced him - another gift from you and other lovely ladies<br />Robin- who represents my twin brother<br />Wren - who represnts me (egotistical, I know)<br />James or Emrys - James represents my older brother and Emrys was my first Sasha doll, choice would depend on how I felt on the dreaded day.....<br />.Peter - my first ever doll, rubber with fixed limbs<br /> Thomas - the first doll I chose for myself, rubber, fixed limbs, lovely glasene eyes<br /> Rosie - my childhood 6 inch Rosebud thumb-suck baby<br /> Tosca - a favourite Zwergnase junior girl<br /> Mary Not-Quite-Hitty - a Robert Raikes Hitty doll (though it would break my heart to seperate her from her cousin and best friend, Roberta!)jenannhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00321001863688006661noreply@blogger.com