I don’t keep a lot of terribly valuable dolls in my home, since I tend to enjoy them for awhile and then my greed gets the best of me and I end up sending them back out into the world. For this reason I have never insured my personal collection separately, relying instead on […]
I keep talking to people, especially younger people, who have some rather strange expectations of life. They fully expect to have at least two expensive cars in their three car garage–the extra room will be needed for the boat and top of the line riding lawnmower. They figure on at least one vacation to some […]
I bought an interesting doll today. It’s a composition Horsman Baby Sunshine doll. She’s completely adorable with fat little bent legs and chubby cheeks! She’s also still in her original box and nearly perfect, with just a few tiny rust spots on her body where the wires securing her limbs have stained the […]
We’re heading to Edwardsville today, taking my mom and step-dad out to dinner for her birthday. We plan to hit the Borders bookstore and the pet store and maybe a few other places while we’re at it. I’d love to check out some antique shops, but their energy seldom holds out that long. I’m still […]
I have a lot of antiques, so I occasionally wonder how many seconds it would take a burglar to break into our home. Having six dogs, who all fancy themselves most excellent watch dogs reassures me somewhat. But I also know our doors all have old hardware and our windows are brittle, so our […]
I need to get in shape. I’m heavier than I’ve been in years, and I feel lousy most of the time. The problem is, I HATE using exercise equipment, so spending my hard-earned money on club memberships or home gyms makes about as much sense as blowing it at the casino. The treadmill we […]
It’s already Mid-February and most of the winter is over. That means spring is just around the corner, which also means it will soon be time for mini-roadtrips! My husband and I don’t get too far from home when it’s nasty out, but come spring, we hit the road in earnest. Sometimes we don’t even […]
I’ve been trying to get ready all morning. I’m still really tired and dizzy and I’m coughing up unspeakable things. I’m starting to entertain worries of pneumonia. Yesterday I woke up with a cold in my right eye, which really bugs me, like I didn’t feel crummy enough already. The husband is talking about looking […]
I’m going to have to bite the bullet soon and buy a car. We have two cars we’re paying on for the kids, plus our van, which is paid for, but then you have insurance…I get a little queasy thinking about more insurance and another monthly payment. It hasn’t been a problem since I’ve been […]
I have a privy digger friend who sells me doll parts now and then and he often throws in several irrevocably broken pieces as well. Little bisque and china heads and what not–usually extremely common pieces, damaged so severely as to not be worth fixing. I have a whole box of such pieces. Last summer […]
