My maternal grandma had a giant troll doll that I loved as far back as I can remember, hence my first collection began as a 7 year old - much like many children of the 80's, I eventually had a line up of over 30 troll dolls on my bookshelf. Nanny Olga (she always disliked the name Olga, and wished she'd been christened Sarah) was a collector of other, more beautiful things - and pictured above are a few items she passed on to me over recent years. My beautiful Nan is no longer with us, but her memory lives on. Love you, Sarah. x
what a beautiful post. everyday i am inspired by my beautiful grandmothers. nothing is more special. love your collection, the colours are perfect. i too, loved trolls. i still have a big collection i'm keen to ebay, will keep a few of course. oh the memories!
ReplyDeleteWhat a beautiful collection, funny my nans real name was Sarah but she didn't like it, so she told everyone to call her Sylvie !!!
ReplyDeleteI love family members that pass on 'collecting' genes to you, my aunt got me collecting 'bits' haha odds and ends, little ornament, pretty pictures etc, all come in very useful! Your Nan looked very glamourous :) Mine was called Margaret but she got called Peggy! :) x
ReplyDeletethose really are beautiful items!
ReplyDeleteThanks for your comments ladies. My Nan was a fabulous woman, and I'm going to miss her terribly.
ReplyDeleteBridey,
ReplyDeleteI had forgotten about your troll dolls until reading this post! It makes them so much more special in hindsight knowing that they derived from your Nan than I ever knew at the time. All I remember is you giving them hair cuts ... and they weren't terribly flattering hair cuts for them at that ...
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