Babuskha Bowling

Well, the Christmas elves were busy last night. A whole set of Russian Dolls is finished, and they've set sail in the Russian Doll boat (ahem, bread basket) that our recent lovely house-guest made for Tilly. 

Tatiana, Katja, Sveta, Anya, Pinky and Matilda have a long life of fun in front of them. Not only are they dolls, they are also stuffed with little bells, so that Tilly can enjoy them as rattles right now. (Well, she could, if she would remove their heads from her mouth long enough to shake them!)

The dolls also double as skittles for a game of six-pin bowling:

But now they have to go back into the workshop to wait for Christmas, so that Tilly can pull them all out of her new stocking!

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A Russian Doll Christmas

The time has come to make Tilly a stocking, to hang beside Justin's, mine, and Bella's. After hours of deliberation as to whether I should put an 'M' for Matilda, or a 'T' for Tilly, I decided on neither.

Instead, Tilly gets a pretty little Russian doll, which matches the lovely bedding my Mum made for her Moses basket, and the cushions and little quilt she made for the nursery. Plus, a lovely linen doll print, flown in from Beijing, for the trim.

And what will Father Christmas be putting in Tilly's stocking this year? Well, one thing that the little elves are sewing up is a set of stuffed Russian Doll skittles for a mini-bowling game. Here's a little sneak peek into Santa's workshop: