Are you ready for another day of virtual spring break with me and Lena?  I hope so!  The Lori dolls that we'll be talking about today f...

Hi, I'm the artist formerly known as Lurkins!  I've been collecting 18" dolls since I cleaned out my attic in 2014 and rediscov...

I can't believe January is almost over.  Wow.  It doesn't feel much like January, though, because right now I'm in California wi...

Happy New Year!  I hope everyone's 2018 is off to a great start.  Here in Maine, we've already had a bomb cyclone storm and a lot of...

I had a hard time figuring out what to review this week.  At Maricha's request, I tried to review a Fingerlings monkey (they seem easier...

It's been a bit of a rocky start to the new year for me.  Family distractions caused me to take a step back and look closely at the blog...

I got temporarily swallowed up by the pandemonium of school, but now life has begun to settle back into a familiar rhythm.  I did manage to ...

I think this is surely the most unusual combination of reviews that I have ever posted together, but there's a neat connection--you'...

You might remember that about a year ago the Spanish doll company Paola Reina expanded to include a distributor in America.  At that time, I...

Well, this review has been a long time coming!  I purchased the Our Generation Poseable Morgan Horse back in the fall of 2013, right after I...

At this time of year, I like to walk through the aisles of the toy stores in my area and pick out the dolls and accessories that I think wou...

Just a few days shy of a year ago today, I reviewed the mini Rebecca and Kit dolls from American Girl.  Little did I know back then that th...

What a week this has been!  I apologize for not being present in the comments section recently, but I have been reading and appreciating eve...

There is a lot of talk and excitement about the American Girl BeForever release.  Personally, I am particularly interested in the new mini d...

I had so much fun reviewing the new Moxie Girlz Friends dolls and the Battat Our Generation minis , that I've stayed focused on smaller...

Yesterday was one of those magical summer days.  The weather was perfect, and my husband took a rare day off of work so we could all have a ...

With Hanukkah almost over and the Christmas season kicking into full swing, this is a special, hectic time of year.  I love seeing our Main ...

In my part of the world, there are four inexpensive and readily available 18" play dolls that provide an alternative to the more expens...

When I was a child, I was much more interested in toy horses than I was in dolls.  I had a massive collection of Breyer model horses, and my...

I was running errands on Wednesday and stopped by the toy aisle at Target just for fun.  I was surprised to see a huge new stash of Our Gene...