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July 24 REEBOKREEBOK WAS GOOD, GOT A NICE MIMIC GARAGE AND TWO DOLLS, ONE INDIAN AND ONE OLD ENGLISH POT SHOULDER HEAD. THE DATE OF THE NEXT REEBOK FAIR HAS BEEN BROUGHT FORWARD TO THE 16TH SEPTEMBER, BOLTON ARE PLAYING A MATCH ON THE 23RD.
NEXT SATURDAY IS THE NORTH WEST DOLL CLUB MEETING AT ST CHADS, LADYBARN. HOPEFULLY WE WILL HAVE A FEW NEW MEMBERS.
I WON A FEW AUCTIONS ON E-BAY THIS WEEK, SOME NICE UNUSUAL DOLLS AND SOME BOXED PEDIGREE ITEMS. HAVE BEEN DOING A BIT MORE ON THE BOOK, IT'S COMING ON NICELY BUT STILL NEED SOME MORE INFORMATION ON SOME DOLL FIRMS, I.E. LESMAR.
I WENT TO YORK WITH SHELLEY ON SATURDAY, WE DECIDED NOT TO GO TO THE CARBOOT AS IT WAS VERY WET, ON THE WAY WE SAW A LARGE ANTIQUE FAIR AT HARROGATE SO WE CALLED IN, MIKE HARDMAN [BEARS OF WINDY HILL] WAS THERE, HE DOES MY FAIR AT BARTON, HE HAD SOME VERY NICE AMERICAN AND 30'S ENGLISH DOLLS IN LOVELY CONDITION BUT I FELL FOR A SMALL EARLY ENGLISH DOLL WHO LOOKS LIKE MY PUMPKIN HEAD AND IS SMALL ENOUGH TO BE HER DOLL. I THINK SHE IS VERY SWEET AND THEY GO VERY WELL TOGETHER.
THINK IT'S TIME FOR BED NOW, GOOD NIGHT. July 17 WEATHER AND EVENTSROYAL LANCS SHOW WAS CANCELLED SO BOOTS NEVER GOT HIS CHANCE TO WIN, IT SHOULD BE THIS WEEK. CARBOOTS HAVE REALLY SUFFERED AS WELL THIS YEAR, MAYBE SUMMER WILL ARRIVE SOON. MAY GO TO YORK AGAIN IF IT'S FINE ON SATURDAY.
IT'S REEBOK TOY AND TRAIN FAIR ON SUNDAY, HOPEFULLY I WILL FIND SOMETHING NICE BUT EVERY TIME I GET ANY MONEY SAVED SOMETHING GOES WRONG. THIS TIME IT'S A PROBLEM WITH NEXT DOOR PARKING IN FRONT OF MY GATES, I PAID FOR LEGAL PROTECTION BUT I DIDN'T REALISE IT WAS GOING TO COST ME £250, SEEMS A LOT WHEN I GOT THE COPY OF THE DEEDS AND THE AGREEMENT AT THE LAND REGISTRY AND THEY SHOULD ONLY NEED TO WRITE AN OFICIAL LETTER, SO MUCH FOR FREE LEGAL ADVICE WHEN YOU PAY EXTRA INSURANCE.
MY SON GOT MARRIED ON SATURDAY IN MALAWI, I COULDN'T GO AS IT WOULD HAVE COST TOO MUCH, HE IS HAVING A BLESSING HERE AFTERWARDS BUT IT WOULD HAVE BEEN NICE TO GO. HE SAID THEY HAD A LOVELY TIME AND HAS LOTS OF PHOTOS.
I'VE BEEN WORKING ON THE BOOK, MAINLY ON THE DOLL COMPANIES A-H FOR NOW, I COULD DO WITH MORE INFORMATION ON SOME OF THE EARLIER FIRMS LIKE HANCOCKS, NUN AND SMEED, LESMAR AND A & A DOLLS. I STILL KEEP LOOKING FOR MORE DOLLS TO ADD TO COLLECTION OF BRITISH DOLLS, OCAISIONALY SEE SOME NICE ONE'S ON E-BAY BUT CANT AFFORD THE BEST ONE'S.
I HAVE ADDED A PICTURE OF SUSAN BREWER'S "DOLL SHOWCASE DISCOVERS AMANDA JANE" IBSN 978 09527699 41 PUBLISHED BY VIRTUAL VALLEY. July 10 YORK CAR BOOTI WENT TO YORK CARBOOT AGAIN ON SATURDAY, MANAGED TO GET THERE EARLY, ABOUT 8.30, NOT TOO BAD AS IT'S A LONG WAY, IT WASAGAIN BETTER THAN ANY AROUND HERE, THERE WERN'T QUITE AS MANY STALLS BUT STILL A LOT OF ANTIQUE AND VINTAGE STUFF. I GOT TWO MORE ROBIN HOODS AND A FEW SMALL MADE IN ENGLAND HARD PLASTICS, LIKE THE ROBIN HOOD, I THINK THEY ARE UNMARKED PEDIGREE. I ALSO MANAGED TO GET A STIEFF LION WITHOUT SAFTEY EYES FOR £8 AND SOME LUNDY FURNITURE FOR £3. THE ONLY PROBLEM IS THAT I WANTED TO KEEP MOST OF IT AND I NEED TO FIND THINGS FOR THE FAIRS AND E-BAY.
IT'S LESS THAN TWO WEEKS TO REEBOK TOY AND TRAIN FAIR, IT SEEMS A LONG TIME SINCE I'VE BEEN TO A FAIR, HOPEFULLY I WILL FIND SOME NICE THINGS THERE.
AT THE MOMENT I'M NOT BUYING A LOT ON E-BAY, I NEED TO GET SOME MORE CASH IN THE ACCOUNT FIRST!!!
I GOT A DOLL WHICH MOST OF HAVE SEEN BUT NOT KNOWN WHO IT WAS, IT'S THE SMALL ONE IN YELLOW PLASTIC MAC AND BLACK WELLIES, IT IS MADE IN HONG KONG FOR MEGO TOYS. THE ONE I GOT HAS NEVER BEEN OUT OF THE PACKET. WILL HAVE TO ADD PHOTOS LATER AS BATTERY GONE FLAT ON CAMERA. July 04 DOLL CLUB MEETINGIT WAS THE LAKELAND PLANGON MEETING ON SUNDAY. WE HAD A GARDEN PARTY AND LOOKED AT A COLLECTION OF HOUSES AND DOLLS, EVERYONE HAD A VERY GOOD TIME AND SAW MANY THINGS WE HAD ONLY SEEN IN BOOKS. THERE WAS VERY GOOD FOOD AND LOTS OF PEOPLE THERE, SOME I HADN'T MET BEFORE.
MANY THANKS TO THE ORGANISER AND HER HELPER!!!!!
THERE ARE NOT MANY CARBOOTS AT THE MOMENT, THE SUMMER WEATHER IS NOT RIGHT THIS YEAR, LAST MONTH SHOULD HAVE BEEN FLAMING JUNE AND INSTEAD IT WAS SOAKING JUNE.
IT'S BEEN ANOTHER BORING WEEK AT WORK, THERE IS A SMALL GROUP OF US SEEM TO BE DOING ALL THE DIFFERENT JOBS EVEN THOUGH OTHERS ARE ON THE SAME CONTRACT AND PAY. WE JUST GET TOLD THAT THE OTHERS WOULDN'T BE ABLE TO DO THE SLEEVING OF THE BOOKS FAST ENOUGH, IT'S FUNNY THAT MANY OF THEM USED TO DO IT ON OVERTIME. I'M STILL LOOKING FOR A BETTER JOB, FED UP OF BORING BADLY PAID WORK.
I AM STILL WORKING ON MY BOOK, IT IS HARD WHEN I'M WORKING FULL TIME, I HAVE BEEN WORKING ON IT FOR THREE YEARS NOW BUT AM FINDING IT HARD TO FIND INFORMATION ON THE EARLIER BRITISH DOLLS, THE LESS WELL KNOWN FIRMS LIKE LESMAR AND A&A, ALTHOUGH I HAVE FOUND A POSSIBLE MAKER FOR A&A DOLLS AND THE MAKER OF FP DOLLS, THE LATTER MAKER INFORMATION WAS GIVEN ME BY A LADY WHO HAD HAD THEM AS A CHILD AND HAD KEPT THE ORIGINAL BOOKLET, THEY WERE NOT FRANK POPPER DOLLS.
I WAS SENT A BOOKLET ON AMANDA JANE DOLLS BY SUSAN BREWER: IT IS DOLL SHOWCASE DISCOVERS AMANDA JANE, ONE OF MY EARLY DOLLS IS IN IT. THE BOOKLET IS BY SUSAN BREWER AND IT IS AVAILABLE THROUGH VIRTUAL VALLEY. THE ISBN 9780952769941. THERE IS A LOT OF INFORMATION ON THE AMANDA JANE COMPANY AND THEIR DOLLS.
IN CASE YOU ARE WONDERING THE M. ON THE PHOTOS IS FOR MEETING, THEN I COULD REMEMBER WHERE THEY WERE. |
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