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My Earliest Memory: dolls

August 27, 2010August 27, 20101 Comment

chatty cathy My earliest memory is of getting a brand new Chatty Cathy doll for Christmas. I was fascinated by her ability to speak, and to randomize her lines, so that I could not predict what she would say the next time that I pulled the cord on the back of her neck. I loved … Continue reading My Earliest Memory: dolls

The doll on the staircase

August 12, 2010

Am I allowed to speak of it? My life. I was always assured by my mother that discussing my life with others was not only rude but forbidden. Regardless of my own reasons for speaking, she told me that it was certain that anyone else would think I was being snobbish and aloof. It was … Continue reading The doll on the staircase