I remember some of my first dolls: my home-made Cabbage Patch doll that grandma made, my Barbie with long blonde hair and a doll head that you could put makeup on and do her hair. I graduated up to store-bought Cabbage Patch dolls and Pound Puppies, got a pool for Barbie, and ended up cutting the hair on my doll head which got me into a heap of trouble.

But the hours I spent playing with those dolls.

This was my grandmother’s first doll. It’s made of rubber and stands only about 3 inches tall. I’m not sure how she played with this as a young girl – the arms didn’t move positions, you can’t put clothes on her and she definitely can’t go swimming.

I guess it taught grandma to really have an imagination.

Until we walk again …