90+ Happy birthday Mum by gilbertwood

90+ Happy birthday Mum

Today would have been my mother's 99th birthday. Decided to photograph mum's celluloid doll Patty which my older sister was given when she was a child. And interestingly, she is dressed in the christening gown that was knitted for my sister's son 44 years ago! The pink ribbon was added 31 years ago when I borrowed the gown for my daughter's christening - quite a bit of history here :)
Sam
Oh wow, this gorgeous dolly certainly is very special! Will she be going to one of your daughters?
March 24th, 2017  
@gigiflower We haven't discussed that! But it's certainly something we must do as my sister has only one son and one grandson, and my 3 girls are very close to my sister :)
March 24th, 2017  
Sam
@gilbertwood Oh difficult decisions then!
March 24th, 2017  
How wonderful you still have the doll and christening gown in the family. Very special indeed.
March 24th, 2017  
What a special family heirloom. ...both the doll & the beautiful dress.
Cheers to your mum 😊
March 24th, 2017  
A beautiful family heirloom Denise, the doll is in great condition considering it's age :)
March 24th, 2017  
What treasures these are 😀
March 24th, 2017  
Bep
This is very special, Denise.
March 24th, 2017  
Rest in peace, mum. A great tribute to her. that baptismal dress has great memories to recount. Beautiful capture and thanks for sharing.
March 24th, 2017  
Lovely that it has stayed in your family for so long :)
March 24th, 2017  
A family treasure for sure...lovely photo.
March 24th, 2017  
How fabulous, this will be treasured for generations to come!
March 24th, 2017  
A lovely keepsake
March 24th, 2017  
Wonderful memories brought back to you with this one Denise great idea and fitting to:)
March 24th, 2017  
Quite a bit of history, indeed! A lovely photo and wonderful tribute to your Mum. :-)
March 24th, 2017  
Great capture of this beautiful doll with it`s great history.
March 24th, 2017  
There are lots of memories in that doll! Lovely capture and keepsake!
March 24th, 2017  
How wonderful to still have the doll. A lovely tribute to your Mum. My sister had a porcelain doll when she was little and I used to hate it because it glowed in the dark when the moonlight shone through the window. It scared the life out of me. ha ha.
March 24th, 2017  
How delightful to have this - what wonderful history with it. Nicely photographed.
March 24th, 2017  
Wow very sentimental doll!
March 24th, 2017  
Wonderful to still have your Mums doll to remember her by.
March 25th, 2017  
Nice capture and wonderful memories.
March 25th, 2017  
Lovely shot to mark the occasion.
March 25th, 2017  
so lovely
March 25th, 2017  
What a treasure! Thank you for the history...so interesting and special!
March 25th, 2017  
A treasured history indeed! Sweet story and nice shot!
March 25th, 2017  
Lovely history and crochet gown, a nice keepsake too!
March 25th, 2017  
A great capture and wonderful memories.
March 28th, 2017  
good shot with so many memories
March 29th, 2017  
lovely tribute to your Mum ... the doll and the dress are special treasures
March 30th, 2017  
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