Every year, Glynn and I get each other a stocking for Christmas and, since an empty stocking is hardly any gift at all, we put things in the stocking. When I say "things", I mean good things that we think the other person might like. This year, among his treasures, Glynn received a can of mixed nuts, a Big Cherry candy bar, and a hardcover copy of The Wah-Wah Diaries, a 260-page book about the making of a film he's never seen and doesn't care to see. Yes, you and I might not have wanted such items but he seemed quite happy to have received them. Among my delights was...well, you've seen the picture.
Once I stopped laughing, I was quite happy to have received my things, too. I'd asked for a vintage Troll doll or a Liddle Kiddles, and he went to work, finding a LK still in the package. When I read the line directly above the toy -- Ready for Fun Wherever you Go -- I started laughing again. I couldn't wait to tell my mother that Glynn had bought me a "Uneeda Strap-on" for Christmas.
Mom didn't laugh very much. The Good Witch did, though.
Liddle Kiddles, I know you're wondering, were a Mattel product when they were introduced in the mid-1960's. The packaging in those days offered cute names like Luana Lucky Locket and Kiddles 'n Kars (with Rosemary Roadster). On the off-chance you have an extra Rosemary Roadster, by the by, and want to send her my way, please do. In return, I promise not to cough on you.
According to Vintage Doll Collector, Liddle Kiddles were all the rage in the 60's. But rages die and tastes change, and the LK line came to an end in the 70's. For Mattel, that is. In 1994, Tyco released a new line of the dolls, giving each of the adorable toys their own name, but that didn't last for long. It was the '90's, baby, and "names" were so a thing of the past. The Uneeda Doll Company grabbed the brand in '96, putting Strap-ons, Clip-ons and Lovely Lockets on toy shelves throughout the world. While they later returned to the name game (Betsy Bride was kind of popular and Tracy Tea Party had her fans), the fad had passed. These days, you have to haunt eBay or doll sites if you want a Kiddle in your stocking.
Speaking of Tracy Tea Party, I'm reminded to brew some lemon and ginger herbel tea before resting on the sofa. Feeling better, not feeling my best. Next week, I'll tell you what happened with my 30-day novel thingie.
A promise or a threat? You decide.
Once I stopped laughing, I was quite happy to have received my things, too. I'd asked for a vintage Troll doll or a Liddle Kiddles, and he went to work, finding a LK still in the package. When I read the line directly above the toy -- Ready for Fun Wherever you Go -- I started laughing again. I couldn't wait to tell my mother that Glynn had bought me a "Uneeda Strap-on" for Christmas.
Mom didn't laugh very much. The Good Witch did, though.
Liddle Kiddles, I know you're wondering, were a Mattel product when they were introduced in the mid-1960's. The packaging in those days offered cute names like Luana Lucky Locket and Kiddles 'n Kars (with Rosemary Roadster). On the off-chance you have an extra Rosemary Roadster, by the by, and want to send her my way, please do. In return, I promise not to cough on you.
According to Vintage Doll Collector, Liddle Kiddles were all the rage in the 60's. But rages die and tastes change, and the LK line came to an end in the 70's. For Mattel, that is. In 1994, Tyco released a new line of the dolls, giving each of the adorable toys their own name, but that didn't last for long. It was the '90's, baby, and "names" were so a thing of the past. The Uneeda Doll Company grabbed the brand in '96, putting Strap-ons, Clip-ons and Lovely Lockets on toy shelves throughout the world. While they later returned to the name game (Betsy Bride was kind of popular and Tracy Tea Party had her fans), the fad had passed. These days, you have to haunt eBay or doll sites if you want a Kiddle in your stocking.
Speaking of Tracy Tea Party, I'm reminded to brew some lemon and ginger herbel tea before resting on the sofa. Feeling better, not feeling my best. Next week, I'll tell you what happened with my 30-day novel thingie.
A promise or a threat? You decide.
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