Taswegian1957

1001 Posts


It was only when I went into my Dashboard to check who I’d used for Fashion Doll Friday recently that I realised that my last post was number 1,000. That’s a thousand posts Naomi and I have created in 7 years.

I decided that for 1,001 I would feature dolls of colour who are a small but much-loved part of my collection that you don’t see so often.

  • OOAK African American Barbie circa 1998
  • African American 40th Anniversary Barbie
  • AA 40th Anniversary Ken
  • Avon Representative Barbie
  • image Sebino baby doll
  • image vinyl baby doll
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Published by Taswegian1957

I was born in England in 1957 and lived there until our family came to Australia in 1966. I grew up in Adelaide, South Australia, where I met and married my husband, David. We came together over a mutual love of trains. Both of us worked for the railways for many years, his job was with Australian National Railways, while I spent 12 years working for the STA, later TransAdelaide the Adelaide city transit system. After leaving that job I worked in hospitality until 2008. We moved to Tasmania in 2002 to live in the beautiful Huon Valley. In 2015 David became ill and passed away in October of that year. I currently co-write two blogs on WordPress.com with my sister Naomi. Our doll blog "Dolls, Dolls, Dolls", and "Our Other Blog" which is about everything else but with a focus on photographs and places in Tasmania. In November 2019 I began a new life in the house that Naomi and I intend to make our retirement home at Sisters Beach in Tasmania's northwest. Currently we have five pets between us. Naomi's two dogs Toby and Teddy and cats, Tigerwoods and Panther and my cat Polly. My dog Cindy passed away aged 16 in April 2022.

9 comments

  1. Wow, congratulations on your 1001st post! Here’s to the next 1000! What a lovely collection of dolls of colour, beautiful fashion dolls and cute babies and children. I have quite a few dolls of colour including Sindy’s black friend Gayle. It’s good to have diversity, it can get boring when all dolls look the same. Mattel’s Fashionistas are great for choice but would be much better with more pose able bodies.

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  3. Congratulations on your 1,001 post! That’s certainly an awesome milestone. Your collection of dolls of colour is wonderful. I especially like the expression on the 40th Anniversary Barbie’s face. She looks so serene and kind.

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  5. What a wonderful achievement! Congratulations.

    Thanks for showcasing your African-American dolls and dolls of color. I really like the Ken you have.

    We are having some unfortunate times here in the US centering on race right now. I am glad that in the doll world, all dolls are welcome.

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