Saturday, December 15, 2007 Dolls House Collector Posted in Home Schooling Our visit to the Katherine Mansfield home - reminded me of how we got interested in being a 1:12 dolls house collectors. I probably need to add 1:12 collecting is not for children - these are up there with men who collect trains - It was not until we visit a lady I worked with in the bank & saw her hobby - she had a BIG hobby, nearly in every room was a dolls house she had kitted out. All the little piece work just amazing here is a link to a sample One of Katherine's most famous works is The Dolls House. I do so love her quote: "I imagine I was always writing. Twaddle it was, too. But better far write twaddle or anything, anything, than nothing at all." I was a tad naughty & took a photo of the dolls house for you all in blog land. shhh don't tell. But how on earth are you USA gals going to see this unless you have a visit here - and it is rather neat to view the house that she has written about. MMm blogging has made me a criminal. If you are interested in being a 1:12 collector here is an awesome web page The Dolls House Emporium Warning there is nothing much about being frugal as a collector! Very blurry as I was nervous snapping of kids enjoying the house. To the left is the beautiful coal range I think it's awesome that our kids enjoy going to museums - must be a home school thing. Talking home school - we have stopped book work for the year but well still home schooling - the tour lady was a bit thrown of what to talk to our kids about - she is use to kids knowing nothing about pioneer & Victorian era our kids started telling her things so she then chose to stop telling them things like this is a wash board that they use to wash their clothes on hahahah View of cottage garden. After Katherine Mansfield we went to Te Papa museum  They have a Scots in New Zealand exhibition and as Brent & the kids are desendants from the first Galloway's to New Zealand we wanted to view it hoping to see some information of the Galloway's & McLeans. Nothing tho as it was mainly about Otago - Dunedin where the bulk of the Scots arrived. James enjoyed smelling the whiskey barrels. Abbey noted the fine cross stitch samples & I was rather proud that Ladies Like Kate Sheppard  who was born in England but raised in Scotland & arrived in NZ 1869 was the lady who pushed for women to be able to vote - NZ was the first to let women vote in the world in 1893. Emily Siedeberg not from Scotland but was the first women in the world to ever be allowed to study medicine at a university in 1891 She was also the first women Gp in NZ The Scots have shaped NZ as they very much believed in education and equal rights. An enjoyable exhibition. • Post A Comment! • Send to a Friend! Comments Saturday, December 15, 2007 - Untitled Comment Posted by TheWedhornFamily Love the doll house...My Mother-in-Law had one started for my neice Lori and she put alot of love into it:) I need to carry on that tradition and do one for our GrandDaughter..Well, have a beautiful day!! • Permanent Link