Conclusion

In this wonderful world of imagination and play that we adults have come to enjoy, I've reached the conclusion that these kids could be anyone I want them to be. After all they don't live in the real world, they live in an imaginary dolly world, and if I see them as kids with the ability to dress as they like and do anything adults can do, or as Chiriann so aptly put it "be more adult inside than outside", then so be it.

Lily, Ivy and Heather arrived on schedule and for now they are dressed in temporary clothes. As I mentioned to Mia, this brings my kids up to eight and seeing as I prefer to have uneven numbers in each of my groups of dolls, I ordered another one to customise.

Nine barefoot kids is something I prefer not to have, so I have an assortment of shoes and boots on their way. Hopefully, they will all fit.

Here's the gang patiently waiting for the new arrival ~

Kids, Teens or Grownups?

That is the question that's been bothering me. Hubby says they don't have to be kids, they can be adults that just look like kids because they're dolls, but I'm unsure of his logic. Any thoughts you might have could be helpful.

Also, in my last post, I outlined their personalities, but didn't touch on where they all might live. Most of the rooms which I have already created could be anywhere, except for the Paris Apartment, the Paris Boutique and The White Panther Jazz Club which I originally set in New York.

This led me to speculate if these "kids" should live in different cities. I mean Holly, Primrose and Magnolia could all easily live in Brussels, Berlin or Amsterdam (except I don't know much about those cities at all). So perhaps the UK would be a better base camp, then the cousins, Marigold and Violetta, could live in the Paris Apartment.

Of course it would then make sense to have a second White Panther Jazz Club in Paris, where Jazz was introduced by the African-American soldiers who served in France, during the first World War.

As I write, this is all beginning to come together in my head. Let's face it, just because Lily, Ivy and Heather, who arrived yesterday, were "born" in different parts of the UK, doesn't necessarily mean they currently live there.

The Mid Century home which I imagine would be for Lily, could easily be situated in Ashtead, Surrey.

I thought the coastal home, ideal for Ivy, would be well sited in Southend-on-Sea, Essex.

The Kids Kitchen & Library could easily be inside a lovely little three bedroom cottage in Dartford, Kent and would be very suitable for Holly, Primrose and Magnolia. (My heavens! What am I saying? Forget the three and make it a one very large bedroom cottage, I really don't want to create three new bedrooms!)

And the Erte Sitting room would be perfectly at home in the renovated Hoover Building in Perivale, West London, which would suit Heather nicely.

If they all lived in England, within an hour or so from each other, it wouldn't be too difficult for all the "kids" to travel between London and Paris, would it? Does this all make sense to you?

Well that's enough pondering for today, better get back to the "kids" before they create havoc! Happy dolling everyone.

Thinking About the Kids

I've been trying to come up with an interesting storyline for them and as it stands now, Holly appears to be the matriarch of the family, the one who keeps them all in their place. She's not really bossy though, just cool, calm and collected.

Primrose is her younger sister who refers to Holly as "she who must be obeyed" and Magnolia a close cousin from the maternal side of the family is the quiet one and a cautious thinker.

Marigold and Violetta are actually twin cousins from the paternal side, but they are not identical and are polar opposites in character which often leads to big squabbles and a lot of excitement.

While Lily, Ivy and Heather, who are yet to arrive in town, are friends from far away places. Lily is English, Ivy is Welsh and Heather is Scottish. These girls will all have different personalities. I imagine Lily to be very serious and quite studious (you could say she's a bit of a geek), Ivy will be a chatterbox, full of giggles and mischief, and Heather a daydreamer, who is often off in a world of her own.

So reading between my lines, you should have guessed I have managed to be tempted by three new dollies.

Chou Chou, Xiaoxiao and Little Rabbit should be arriving soon, which means I have very little time to prepare for their arrival, so I'm off to make the most of the time I have left . . . I'll be back soon though.