Latest Doll Family Member - Patti Playpal!

 I have to admit that I find the life sized dolls appealing.  Over the years I've managed to add a few to my collection.  I have accumulated a few Patti and Patti-Wannabes.  Last week I went to an estate sale and "adopted" a Patti Playpal for $25.  That's quite a bargain!  She was in very good condition...just a few tiny marks on the back of her arms that might even come off with further cleaning, but hardly noticeable.  She's the doll behind the doll carriage.  A couple of her new sisters were still dressed from Christmas.

 I have only ever gotten one Patti Wannabe on eBay and never a Patti Playpal.  I found the Wannabe listed among the Vogue Ginny dolls on eBay and no one else bid.  I believe she was $25 too and her shipping was only $50 so I ended up spending $75.  Most of these dolls go way higher than I'll ever go and shipping is usually between $50-$100.  I got the Patti on the right at a doll show and she was $175 which is the most that I've ever spent on a doll and I've only spent that much twice.  I justified the expense because there was no shipping involved.  My thing is looking for the previously loved dolls and fixing them up.  I like to think I'm saving them and saving money at the same time.  :)

I always say "no more dolls" but have to admit that I have a little trouble sticking to my own rule.  Betty

It's Been A While

 I really don't like the way Blogger has changed over the years.  It was so easy to use before and now I find it challenging.  I was really disappointed when I discovered I could no longer post on my old blog and that the list of blogs I was following was gone.  Oh well, I'll just have to accept the challenges and move on.  Perhaps in time I'll get things figured out and post a little more often.

 

Not too long ago I added a new member to my doll family.  She's a Patti Playpal Companion Doll that I found on eBay.  I was attracted to the title of the auction.  It said she was won on the boardwalk and I instinctively knew that she must be from NJ.  Growing up in NJ I spent time on the boardwalk playing some of those boardwalk games.  Sure enough she was from NJ and had belonged to the seller's grandmother.  Here she is:

 

Uh-Oh...I didn't notice that her one hair bow had slipped down a bit.  She's sitting in an old stroller that I found at a Houston antique mall a while back.  I couldn't resist.  Here's a couple of old (very old) photos of me in the same type of stroller:

 

 She has a few new friends that also live in my doll room.  Here's one of them.  She's a Patti Playpal Doll that I got at a doll show a few years back.

Here's my oldest son on the exact same Cheyenne Horse when he was almost 2 years old.  (He's now 52.)

Over the years every time we moved my husband would say, "Betty, can we get rid of this horse now?"  And every time I would say, "No, I might need it someday."  I finally needed it!

I'll get some pictures taken of her other friends soon.  Betty