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October 28 NORTHWEST DOLL CLUB MEETINGWE HAD A GOOD MEETING ON SATURDAY, COLLETTE MANSELL IS OUR NEW PRESIDENT, SHE IS WORKING ON PART TWO OF HER BOOK ON BRITISH TEENAGE DOLLS AND ALSO HAS PLANS FOR ANOTHER BOOK ON ITALIAN DOLLS.
IT WAS NICE THAT SHE MANAGED TO COME, ALSO MAY MURRAY MANAGED TO GET THERE THIS TIME, SHE FOUNDED THE CLUB. THE NEW MEMBERS, ELAINE, LESLEY AND HER MUM MARIE ENJOYED IT. THERE WASA GOOD DISPLAY OF HALLOWEEN DOLLS AND MORE ENTRIES FOR THE COMPETITION, A DOLL DRESSED FOR AN AUTUMN STROLL. MARIE AND LESLEY DID WELL IN THAT AND JOAN GOT THE THIRD PRIZE. ELAINE BOUGHT HER CUSTOMISED PIPPAS DRESSED AS WITCHES ETC.
WE HAD GOOD FOOD, ELAINES DAUGHTER HAD MADE FAIRY CAKES WITH DOLLS ON AND MAREL MADE A QUICHE, THERE WAS A LOT OF OTHER FOOD.
I WENT CAMPING WITH SARA FOR TWO NIGHTS AT OXENHOPE NR HAWORTH. IT WASN'T TWO COLD BUT AT NIGHT IT WAS TOO DARK TO DO ANYTHING, SARA, SIMON AND THEIR FRIEND CAROL WENT TO A GIG IN KIETHLY ON THE FRIDAY AND HAD A GREAT NIGHT.
I MANAGED TO GET SOME NICE DOLLS ON E-BAY LAST WEEK INCLUDING AN OLD COTTAGE RED RIDING HOOD, SHE HAS A ROUNDER FACE THAN THE USUAL ONES AND IS IN EXCELLENT CONDITION. October 23 DOLLS FROM E-BAY.GOT SOME NICE DOLLS FROM E-BAY BUT I KEEP MISSING OTHERS. MANY OF THE ONES I LIKE JUST GO FOR TOO MUCH, I LIKE THE ENGLISH DOLLS BUT FIND THE WELL KNOWN HARD PLASTICS AND VINYL TEND TO GO FOR A LOT BUT SOME OF THE RARER AND UNUSUAL DOLLS DONT SEEM TO SELL AS WELL, MAYBE BECAUSE LESS PEOPLE HAVE HEARD OF THEM.
IT'S MANCHESTER DOLL CLUB MEETING ON SATURDAY, WE HAVE NEW MEMBERS NOW AND IT'S THE BRING AND BUY SO I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO IT.
GOT TO SPEND A COUPLE OF NIGHTS CAMPING SOON, THINK IT'S GOING TO BE COLD, I'M BABYSITTING ONE NIGHT WHILE SARA AND SIMON GO TO A GIG IN KEITHLEY. THINK I'D BETTER TAKE WARM CLOTHES AND EXTRA BLANKETS!!!! DONT KNOW WHAT BOOTS WILL THINK OF THE TENT, HE'S NEVER STAYED IN ONE BEFORE!
October 10 BOOK, TEDDY AND WORKGOT A LOVELY TEDDY AT AN ANTIQUE FAIR, HE IS ONLY SMALL AND MY FRIEND SAID HE LOOKS LIKE MR WHOPPIT, SHE USED TO KNOW CAMBELLS AND HAD SEEN MR WHOPPIT IN REAL LIFE NOT JUST PICTURES, IT LOOKS LIKE HE IS PROBABLY THE SAME MAKE, HE IS VERY CUTE.
THE SAME DAY I GOT A LOT OF OLD DOLL MAGAZINES SO HAVE BEEN DOING MORE RESEARCH FOR MY BOOK. I HAVE LOTS OF INFORMATION NOW BUT STILL TRYING TO FIND MORE ON SOME FIRMS.
WORK IS A PAIN AT THE MOMENT, THEY DONT SEEM TO BE VERY ORGANISED SO WE ARE GETTING RUSHED TO FINISH THINGS WHICH HAVE TO BE OUT THE SAME DAY, THEY STILL HAVE TO HAVE MORE WORK DONE BEFORE THEY ARE PACKED AND SENT OUT. WE ARE TRYING TO WORK ON THE TABLE WE HAVE AND ARE GETTING CALLED TO WORK ON ONES IN THE CENTRE AS WELL. IF THEY WERE ORGANISED THE WORK WOULD BE GETTING TO US IN TIME TO BE ABLE TO DO A GOOD JOB ON THEM AND NOT BE SO STRESSED. THE WORK IS VERY BORING AND NOT WELL PAID, NOT WHAT I EXPECTED WHEN I WAS GOING BACK TO WORK AFTER SPENDING OVER 30 YEARS CARING FOR MY DAUGHTER. REALLY COULD DO WITH WINNING THE LOTTERY!!! October 05 PINKI HAD SAD NEWS ON TUESDAY NIGHT, A DOLL COLLECTOR FRIEND DIED ON MONDAY, SOME OF YOU MAY KNOW HER, SHE USED TO COME TO AINTREE AND PORT SUNLIGHT TOY AND TRAIN FAIRS, THATS WHERE I FIRST MET HER AND SHE STARTED COMING TO BARTON FAIR. SHE WAS A LOVELY HAPPY PERSON AND CHEERED MANY PEOPLE UP EVEN WHEN SHE WAS VERY ILL. SHE DIED OF KIDNEY FAILURE QUITE SUDDENLY, THE LAST TIME I SAW HER SHE WAS ILL BUT ENJOYING THE FAIR.
WE ARE GOING TO HAVE A COLLECTION AT THE NEXT FAIR IN DECEMBER IN HER MEMORY. SHE WILL BE MISSED BY MANY PEOPLE. |
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