Teatime with Dolly

Do you ever find something in your house and wonder how on earth it got there? Not long ago, I realized that it would probably be just fine if I tossed my college journalism newsletters and high school report cards and those tiny little square Hallmark pocket calendars (remember those?) from the '70s and '80s. But somewhere in that late-eighties box of memorabilia was this doll-shaped booklet, and I'm guessing it's something I purchased during my Victorian phase in the late '80s, when I decorated my first apartment with lace teddy bears and inexpensive prints of Victorian women and all things pearl. (I'll bet some of you did too.)

I nearly tossed Dolly at Home ABC until I looked inside and realized it's actually a cute little alphabet book, and when I saw a teakettle on the opening spread, I was intrigued. "I'll bet there's a teapot inside," I thought.

And yes, there is, under "V" for Visit! So this booklet quickly became a keeper. Our grandchildren are now too old for such reads, but I'm hoping a niece or two will get married within the next five or ten years, so I'm thinking about the future great-niece or great-nephew that I hope to see, and of course I'll need books to introduce them to teatime!