Hard Plastic doll – Dolls, Dolls, Dolls

March 23, 2017March 22, 2017Taswegian1957

Vintage Visitor – An Italian Miss

December 29, 2016December 26, 2016Taswegian1957

Rosebud Suck a Thumb Baby Doll

September 3, 2016September 2, 2016Taswegian1957

Three New Dolls Join The Family

August 20, 2016December 26, 2016Taswegian1957

Another Vintage Dolly

January 20, 2016April 1, 2016Taswegian1957

Another Mystery Doll

April 22, 2015April 22, 2015Taswegian1957

I came to Australia with my mother and sister Vanda in 1966 from the UK aboard the Sitmar liner Castel Felice. We settled in South Australia I lived in the western suburbs of Adelaide for most of my life. I became very interested in retro items in my twenties. It was always a dream of mine to have an old house and fill it with retro items. I have done it twice now. My main interest is collecting old things. They do not have to be valuable, only interesting. There is something reassuring about old retro items. I have all sorts of things including doll related items. My other interests are my beautiful pets, art and going for drives to who knows where. I also enjoy board games or doing a scenic jig saw puzzle on a wintry afternoon by the fire. My goal is to travel a bit more as there are some places I would love to see

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Taswegian1957

Born in England in 1957 my 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. David passed away in 2015 and I'm here on my own now but I have Cindy the dog and Polly the cat to keep me company. I currently write two Wordpress blogs. My doll blog "Dolls, Dolls, Dolls", which I co-edit with my sister Naomi; and "My Other Blog" which is about everything else but with a focus on photographs and places in Tasmania.

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Plastic Toys and Green Shield Stamps

Times Past: Consumerism Baby Boomer:Town, UK When I was a child in the early 1960’s mum would often take my sister and I with her to the shops in the Romford town centre. Sometimes that meant a visit to Romford Market which was always interesting but we also visited the department stores. The one I […]

Snapshot Sunday – Paparazzi Dog and Marilyn Rabbit

Fellow Blogger Julz who lives in Melbourne recently did a post entitled “Dog Boy and Rabbit Girl” featuring bronze sculptures in St Kilda, Melbourne. It turns out that there are a series of these popping up in cities all over the place. This one is the Hobart version. https://gillieandmarc.com/

Cee’s Black & White Photo Challenge: W or X

W & X The Letter W W was never going to be a problem. There are lots of things that begin with it. Here are two from the Hobart waterfront. Wild Thing Windward Bound The Letter X As there were no Xylophones, X Boxes or X-ray machines on hand I had to go with the […]