HAPPY NEW YEAR 

TO ALL MY FRIENDS AND FOLLOWERS!

Thank you for all the interest you have shown in my website, over the year.

Thank you for all the support and kind comments.

Thank you for remaining faithful.

Thank you for being so patient.

Thank you for just being YOU!  I really appreciate you all!

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JUST A FEW OF 

MY TRIBAL DOLLS

AFRICAN TRIBAL DOLL

MY TWO TOP FAVOURITE ANIMAL PHOTOS

FROM ONE OF MY 2017 WALKS 

This lovely horse just suddenly started following me,

with his head on my shoulder! . . . . . .

 and just kept following me . . . . . . .

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DOLLS, DOLLS and MORE DOLLS!

After an exceptionally busy year, my dolls have been piling up, just waiting (not so patiently!) to be listed.

A NEW YEAR, and a NEW RESOLUTION!  

MORE DOLLS WILL BE LISTED AS MY TOP PRIORITY IN 2018!

WISHING YO ALL A VERY HAPPY AND HEALTHY NEW YEAR!

Carole

ENJOY! 

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MERRY CHRISTMAS 

TO ALL MY 

FRIENDS AND FOLLOWERS!

2017

VIETNAM (Father Christmas)

Website Id:  (Asia - Vietnam - 007A)

(NOT FOR SALE)

VIETNAM (Father Christmas)

Website Id:  (Asia - Vietnam - 007)

 (NOT FOR SALE)

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I HOPE YOU ALL HAVE A WONDERFUL CHRISTMAS.

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I have put a short up-date on "EMMA's PAGE".  I have also added just a few more dolls on the "DOLLS FOR SALE" Page.

PROBLEMS WITH MESSAGES!

Unfortunately there appears to be problems with my messages.  I can read them, and I can reply to them, BUT my replies are not showing up on my Blog!  It is very annoying!  For those of you who have messaged me, please accept my sincere apologies.

DOLLS FOR SALE 

FROM:  BOSNIA, SOUTH AFRICA, ST. LUCIA and TURKEY

For more information about the dolls for sale, please see the page - "DOLLS FOR SALE" at the top, right hand corner of this page.  Thank you.

BOSNIA
Code No:  (Europe - Bosnia - BG/00105)

SOUTH AFRICA
Code No:  (Africa - South Africa - BG/00104)

ST. LUCIA
Code No:  (America - St. Lucia - BG/00103)

TURKEY
Code No:  (Asia - Turkey - BG/00102)

Carole

ENJOY!

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DOLLS FROM AFGHANISTAN, BANGLADESH, JAPAN and MALAYSIA

Today I am listing dolls from AFGHANISTAN,  BANGLADESH,  JAPAN and  MALAYSIA.

I have lots more dolls waiting to be listed, including one from the autonomous Republic of Mordvia, and a beautiful doll from Azerbaijan.
It is a very busy time at the moment, but the dolls are well waiting for!

For more information about the dolls listed here today, and more photos, please see the website.
Thank you.

I have just returned from a wonderful Safari holiday in South Africa.  You can see a couple of photos from it, at the bottom of the page.

AFGHANISTAN

Website Id:  (Asia - Afghanistan - 006

BANGLADESH

Website Id:  (Asia - Bangladesh - 009, 009A and 009B

JAPAN

Website Id:  (Asia - Japan - 0018)

MALAYSIA

Website Id:  (Asia - Malaysia - 005)

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A FEW OF MY SAFARI PHOTOS (SOUTH AFRICA)

MUM AND BABY

 A PEDI VILLAGE

School children performing a dance for us

DRUMMER BOYS 

RHINOS

A LION ON OUR TRACK

A HERD OF ELEPHANTS

Carole

ENJOY!

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DOLLS FROM MEXICO

Today I am listing three of my new unusual MEXICAN dolls.  I have more beautiful hand made Mexican dolls, and also Guatemala dolls to list, time permitting!
I also have some really nice dolls from other countries, looking not so patiently at me, wondering when I am going to give them a place on my website.  They are getting more impatient by the day!

I am extremely busy at the moment, so it is difficult to find the time to catalogue dolls, which I must do before I list them here on my blog.  Where on Earth does the time go to?

For more pictures, and information about these dolls, please see my website.  Thank you.

MEXICO (a Merida doll)

Website Id:  (America - Mexico - 0031, 0031A, 0031B and 0031C)

MEXICO - (a Coleta doll)

Website Id:  (America - Mexico - 0032, 0032A and 0032B).

MEXICO - (a Chamula doll with child)

Website Id:  (America - Mexico - 0033, 0033A and 0033B)

Carole

ENJOY!

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MORE DOLLS FOR SALE from NORTH AMERICA, DOMINICA, INDIA, ISRAEL, and AUSTRALIA

Today I am listing dolls from North America, Dominica, India, Israel, and Australia.
You can see more information about the dolls on the DOLLS FOR SALE page.  Just click onto the "DOLLS FOR SALE" page at the top, right hand corner of this page.

 I will be listing more dolls on my website shortly.  I have a large number to list, time permitting!

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NORTH AMERICA (a Carlson Doll)
Code No.  (America - North America - BG/00102)

DOMINICA
Code No.  (America - Dominica - BG/00101)

INDIA
Code No. (Asia - India - BG/00100)

ISRAEL
Code No. (Asia - Israel - BG/0099)

AUSTRALIA
Code No. (Oceania - Australia - BG/0098)

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Here are a couple of Postcards from my own, private collection.  (NOT FOR SALE).

TAHITI

YEMEN

Carole

ENJOY!

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DOLLS FROM LESOTHO AND CHINA

Today I am listing dolls from LESOTHO and CHINA.

I would also like to show you two of my new postcards - one from Suriname and one from Liechtenstein.  Both of these postcards show people in the costume from those countries.

For more photos and more information about the dolls, please see the website.  Just put the Code No. into the box on the Inventory page, and the dolls will come up.

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LESOTHO

Website Id:  (Africa - Lesotho - 003, 003A and 003B)_

CHINA

Website Id:  (Asia - China - 0027 and 0027A)

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POSTCARDS

 SURINAME

Website Id:  (Suriname - PC002)

LIECHTENSTEIN

Website Id:  (Liechtenstein - 002)

Carole

ENJOY!

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AN EXHIBITION OF WELSH COSTUMES AND BLANKETS

I recently visited an Exhibition of Welsh costumes and blankets, in the beautiful little town of Presteigne, in Mid Wales.

It was a magnificent display of old Welsh dresses, traditional Welsh shawls, skirts and workmen's shoes, and also baskets of Welsh wool, a Welsh spinning wheel and a couple of hand-made dolls, to name but a few.

A DRESS, WELSH SHAWLS

and a TRADITIONAL WELSH HAT

NIGHTSHIRT, SKIRTS, BLOUSE and BLANKET

BLOUSE and SKIRTS

SKIRT and WELSH WOOL BLANKETS

DRESS, APRON and CAPE

WELSH WOOL BLANKET

SKIRTS, PETTICOAT and BLANKET

WORKMEN'S SHOES

A SMOCKED DRESS

A LARGE SMOCK (male)

A SELECTION OF SKIRTS

TRADITIONAL WELSH WOOL BLANKETS

A SKIRT AND BLOUSE, and various

pieces of lingerie

MORE LOVELY WELSH BLANKETS

NIGHTSHIRT and various smaller items

AN OLD WOOL WINDER

A WELSH SPINNING WHEEL

and baskets of wool

TWO MODERN HAND MADE WELSH DOLLS

and an old, miniature wooden chest of drawers on the left 

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A VERY BEAUTIFUL, OLD AND ORNATE BUILDING IN 

PRESTEIGNE, POWYS, Mid. WALES

which is now used as a shop.

Carole

ENJOY!

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