Old things

When I was about 3 mum bought me a doll. I still remember taking her out of the packaging. I called her Elizabeth. Since then she went so many places with me, and wore all my baby clothes - until mum had another baby girl when I was 5 and then I couldn't play with all the clothes.

Now days, Lizzies eyes are bashed in, her head sewn on several times since I was 3 and her arms and legs stitched again too.

Yesterday I cut off her head, glued her eyes in place (they used to close before they were broken a few years back) so they didn't look scary, and resewed her head back on. I'm happy now, she looks beautiful. To me anyway :)

The dress she's wearing now was one of my baby dresses - so it's almost 24 years old. I think my Gran made it.