Dining with the Dolls

For seven years,  a beautiful, hand-carved Guatemalan hutch has hunkered in a corner of an upstairs bedroom.

Dolls on display could not be seen by visitors.  It seemed a shame.

Some people don't get into dolls at all but not me. I love them. To me, dolls are delightful.

My doll collection has brought a lot of happiness into my life. Someday I'll probably give them all away, maybe to charitable causes, but not yet because I still love just looking at them.

So, after hubs went on errands one afternoon, I took all the dolls off the hutch in the bedroom, hauled the heavy piece of furniture down the stairs,  (thought I'd die), and pulled it into the dining room.

A curio cabinet had to come out. That got dragged into the living room. Then I brought several dolls from upstairs down into the dining room.

Trust me, there are a lot more dolls in various places upstairs. As a matter of fact,  my collection has way too many dolls. Oh well. That's not such a big problem in life.

Many of the dolls in my collection came from flea markets, yard sales, or thrift shops.   Rarely did I ever pay more than $10 for one.

 Considering some wear gorgeous, lacy outfits, right down to detailed shoes,  that's quite amazing. Goes to show there are bargains in the doll world, too!

Now, Emily Post approval or not, we dine with some of the dolls.

Today we are joining Diann for Thrift Things Friday at The Thrifty Groove and Cindy for Show and Tell Friday at My Romantic Home.                                                                                                     

DO YOU LIKE OR DISLIKE DOLLS?