One of the fantastic things about where we live in New Jersey is that we're only about an hour away from Manhattan by train.  For most o...

Ever since I first reviewed Lottie dolls last January, many of you have suggested that I take a look at Licca-chan, a beloved 8 inch Japane...

Well, I am finding myself insanely busy these days, and I won't be able to get all of the pre-Christmas reviews done that I had hoped, b...

Update : two quick announcements: thanks to a reader suggestion, you can now translate the whole blog into the language of your choice with ...

Update: For anyone interested, I have a newer Lottie review from 2021 ( here's a link ). At the end of my last review , I was bemoaning ...