I am so happy to read your update. What a kind and thoughtful sister that you have. I think the God was reading your heart and knew that you needed a bump today. I was one of the lucky ones and I was gifted a Barbie doll, but I was probably around 8 / 9 years old, by my father on my birthday. I also never had a Barbie doll car. I used to covet the camper. I did use my Breyer's collectible horses as steeds for my Barbie
The dollhouse was far above my reach and I never even wished for one because I knew it was an impossible thing. I've always been fascinated by miniature things so dollhouses and miniature cars and things like this will forever fascinate me. I used to write stories often of miniatures who came to life.
Miniatures who came to life!!! Did you read The Borrowers? I loved those books and insisted that my dolls came to life at night. In their little town. You had Breyer horses....!!! What treasures! I can't access your image but Barbies and Breyer horses sound like a great pairing to me. :)
Our dad built us a very basic dollhouse out of plywood. We made furniture out of velveeta cheese boxes, pop-tart boxes, fabric scraps, other found items. Looking back, it was a better way to play than being given all the glorious, richly detailed, realistic, but PLASTIC toys my own kids got. But we also helped them construct their own habitats for dolls. With samples from home improvement stores. And of course we bought the miniature furniture (this stuff is not cheap!).
Thanks for reading and commenting and sharing your own childhood memories. Toys are like holy icons, to my mind....
Yes I did read The Borrowers! I loved them too. Come to think of it you stirred up memories and I made my own furniture out of cereal boxes and empty toilet paper tubes. You're opening up the brain synapses which is probably a great thing at this stage of the game 🤪
Cardboard doll furniture - you too!!
How many other pleasant childhood memories lie buried beneath the detritus of the years.... let's keep excavating!