Helen and Teacher
The Story of my Life
Monday, March 26, 2018
Why We Love Dollhouses (And You Should Too!) - Ruby Lane Blog
Why We Love Dollhouses (And You Should Too!) - Ruby Lane Blog: The first dollhouses on record are probably the Dutch cabinet houses and Nuremburg doll houses, meant more for adults as cabinets of curiosities than for children. The novel The Miniaturist is based on these. One great example that still survives is Mon Plaisir, from the 18th century. The Nuremberg House open, 1673 via Victoria and... Read more »
Why We Love Dollhouses (And You Should Too!) - Ruby Lane Blog
I dedicate this one to my mom and dad. She made rugs and curtains and doll clothes for doll houses. He built doll houses, doll rooms, and models. Both of them drove me to all kinds of miniature shows and museums She bought my first book by Flora Gill Jacobs. I miss you mom and dad, and I will always love you.
Why We Love Dollhouses (And You Should Too!) - Ruby Lane Blog: The first dollhouses on record are probably the Dutch cabinet houses and Nuremburg doll houses, meant more for adults as cabinets of curiosities than for children. The novel The Miniaturist is based on these. One great example that still survives is Mon Plaisir, from the 18th century. The Nuremberg House open, 1673 via Victoria and... Read more »
Why We Love Dollhouses (And You Should Too!) - Ruby Lane Blog: The first dollhouses on record are probably the Dutch cabinet houses and Nuremburg doll houses, meant more for adults as cabinets of curiosities than for children. The novel The Miniaturist is based on these. One great example that still survives is Mon Plaisir, from the 18th century. The Nuremberg House open, 1673 via Victoria and... Read more »
Sunday, March 25, 2018
Dr. E's Doll Museum Blog: Give us a Follow: Ruby Lane Dolls on Pinterest
Dr. E's Doll Museum Blog: Give us a Follow: Ruby Lane Dolls on Pinterest: Here is the link to Ruby Lane Dolls on Pinterest: https://www.pinterest.com/rubylanedolls/ . Our boards cover our Blog, specials like ou...
Dr. E's Doll Museum Blog: Give us a Follow: Ruby Lane Dolls on Pinterest
Dr. E's Doll Museum Blog: Give us a Follow: Ruby Lane Dolls on Pinterest: Here is the link to Ruby Lane Dolls on Pinterest: https://www.pinterest.com/rubylanedolls/ . Our boards cover our Blog, specials like ou...
Wednesday, March 14, 2018
Going Home
Today would have been my Dad's 86th birthday, and tomorrow is the 4 month anniversary of his death. Both dates are hard to believe.
I am lucky in one thing; I can go home to their house every day, to what was my grandparent's house. I can eat lunch or make coffee, lie down in my old room, listen to my old records. Eventually, it will be my home again. There is a particular peace there, and comfort. As long as I can be there, they aren't really gone.
We all need a place of peace, a room of our own, as Woolf wrote. It's good to look at the photos that trigger memories, and to drink coffee out of cups that my mother bought when I was still in high school.
It's nice to see t he light switch plate that says "Ellen's' Room" and to remember where it came from. What triggers memories for you--it can be a smell, or making a recipe, or maybe it's the time of year. We did our share for St. Pat's, and my mother loved all holidays. We always had a shamrock or two around, we made it to a parade once in a while, whatever it took.
Now, I'm in the autumn of my life, and while it's hard to fathom that I'm this old, I go back to that house, where the TV is in the same place it's been for over 60 years, where my birthday parties were held, where my heart broke and healed, and where my mother planted flowers.
I am lucky in one thing; I can go home to their house every day, to what was my grandparent's house. I can eat lunch or make coffee, lie down in my old room, listen to my old records. Eventually, it will be my home again. There is a particular peace there, and comfort. As long as I can be there, they aren't really gone.
We all need a place of peace, a room of our own, as Woolf wrote. It's good to look at the photos that trigger memories, and to drink coffee out of cups that my mother bought when I was still in high school.
It's nice to see t he light switch plate that says "Ellen's' Room" and to remember where it came from. What triggers memories for you--it can be a smell, or making a recipe, or maybe it's the time of year. We did our share for St. Pat's, and my mother loved all holidays. We always had a shamrock or two around, we made it to a parade once in a while, whatever it took.
Now, I'm in the autumn of my life, and while it's hard to fathom that I'm this old, I go back to that house, where the TV is in the same place it's been for over 60 years, where my birthday parties were held, where my heart broke and healed, and where my mother planted flowers.
Tuesday, March 13, 2018
Leprechauns and Dolls in Green - Ruby Lane Blog
Leprechauns and Dolls in Green - Ruby Lane Blog: 1909 German St. Patrick’s Day Embossed Postcard Irish Lady in Green Dress St Patrick’s Irish Boudoir Bed Doll Red Hair Shamrock Dress It’s almost that time for all things green. Leprechauns all over are gearing up to wear the green and toast the emerald isle! Dolls in green look wonderful displayed around shamrocks and other... Read more »
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