Update on Kora's Doll

The doll that Kora bought finally arrived today. We bought it off eBay on the 28th, and was supposed to be here quickly, as in 3-4 business days. About a week later, I tried emailing the seller to get an update. After several emails and phone calls that were never returned, I filed a dispute with paypal. The doll was mailed that day. Hmmmm. Don't buy anything on eBay without going through paypal! But we have it now and all is well.

On the plus side, Kora loves her doll! This is a Violet Travilla "Life of Faith" doll. She, and several others like her, are based on a series of books that were originally written in the 1800's, called the Elsie Dinsmore series. There are over 20 books in this series, written by Martha Finley about a girl in the south in the 1830's, and following her through womanhood. She also wrote other books about secondary characters from the first series. In recent years, another company has updated the language and republished them. Violet Travilla is Elsie Dinsmore's daughter living her life in Victorian times. The books and dolls are kind of like a combination of American Girl and Little house on the Prairie, but all written from a Christian perspective. The girls enjoy them, and have been wanting the dolls for quite a while.

When Kora was telling my sweet mother-in-law about her new doll, my MIL asked her about her clothes, "Does she wear any 18 inch doll clothes, or do they have to be old-timey clothes?"
"Not old-timey, Granny, vintage."

Here she is looking vintage-y. Can you tell we've been playing with our new camera?