Kewpiesta Honors one of the Original Suffragettes!

Kewpiesta 2015

For those who love Kewpies, not that Kewpiesta is near again.  Read below more about this year's festival.  Look for more on dolls and Spring and Easter, and get your fairy gardens ready!  Look forward to July, when Theriault's will auction Shirley Temple's dolls and memories, and remember UFDC!

Ellen Tsagaris Doll Collecting Expert Kewpiesta 2015 This year's Kewpiesta Theme is Kewpies on Vacation! READ NOW » Share   Rare Clowns Read more about Clowns featured at this weekend's Only Child auction, and see why, inspite of what some think, I still love clowns! READ NOW » Share   Only Child Catalogs Catalogs for Theriault's Only Child auction are being sent as we speak! READ NOW » Share   Ch I; With Love from Tin Lizzie Metal dolls from the ancient world have a rich history, worth its weight in gold. READ NOW » Share   MORE FROM ABOUT.COM • Monster High PVC Figure Frankie Stein • Madame Alexander Doll Types • Antique Doll Collector, Doll News, and More Doll Mag Reviews • Building a General Doll Collection • Ellen's Doll Collecting Blog March31st-April 4th • International Costume Dolls

More Newsletters and Rumer Godden

"The Dolls House" and other Doll Books by Rumer Godden

Godden was an avid miniature and doll collector as well as best-selling author.  Tottie, Marchpane, Little Plum, Miss Happiness, Miss Flower, Impunity Jane and other dolls populate her stories for children. Dolls peep into her adult work as well. Remember, send photos for the gallery.

Ellen Tsagaris Doll Collecting Expert "The Dolls House" and other Doll Books by Rumer Godden Through Tottie, Emily and Charlotte learn about thrift, self-reliance and family dynamics in Rumer Godden's "The Dolls' House." READ NOW » Share   Only Child Catalogs The auction of this beloved collection is barely one week away!  Dolls are avialable to view on line. Catalogs for Theriault's Only Child auction are being sent as we speak! READ NOW » Share   A History of Dolls II Metal dolls from the ancient world have a rich history, worth its weight in gold. READ NOW » Share   A History of Dolls Here is a game plan to use as a guide or outline for giving a program on the history of dolls. READ NOW » Share   MORE FROM ABOUT.COM • Blog • Building a General Doll Collection • Social Media and Doll Collectors • Building a General Doll Collection: Part II • Effanbee Dolls - All About Effanbee Dolls • International Costume Dolls

Doll Museum: My Weekly Newsletter featuring Only Child Auction ...

Doll Museum: My Weekly Newsletter featuring Only Child Auction ...: Someone forward you this email? No sweat! Sign up here to get your own If you're having trouble viewing this email, click here . Fol...

A Pymian Word to the Wise; Avoid these on Facebook

To all who read this and my other blogs, and to those who follow me on Twitter, avoid these groups allegedly created to celebrate Pym scholarship:  The Barbara Pym Virtual Tea Party and The Barbara Pym Fan Club.  They treated me very rudely and with great disrespect.  Moreover, they are not really interested in Pym's actual work, just the surface attractiveness of her allegedly cozy life. They wax poetic over new book covers, but I doubt they have read her books, and they are very chauvinistic, even to their own members.  They are a very watered down version who don't have a clue, and even when you are part of their group, they are professionally discourteous and think nothing of making personal attacks.  I am very upset at the encounters I've had with them the last two days.

It is also ironic that this would happen to me during Women's History Month.

To be fair, over 50 people saw my post, yet only two were really rude and nasty, and two others made silly comments.  They had not read the blog post, that much was obvious. Even after I told them who I was and posted my book cover so they could see it, they persisted in being rude. Unfortunately, that was enough to turn me off. I don't give in to literary fascists.

It will leave a bad taste in your mouth to deal with them.

I believe in free press and in freedom on the web, and I celebrate Pym for her humanity, artistry and scholarship, and certainly for her open mind.  I don't think she would approve of these two groups,which appear to be the same FB group with two pages, but that is only my opinion  It is also my personal opinion, and no one else's, that they are a prissy group of snobs who know just enough about Pym to be Dangerous, but who are not capable of actually reading through one of her books. 

I love my readers, and my blog. These are my opinions, and not those of blog spot, but I feel there are many worthy groups out there that honor Pym.  Stay away from these clowns.

An Apologia for Countess Erzebet Bathory: The Good Wife as Erzebet?

An Apologia for Countess Erzebet Bathory: The Good Wife as Erzebet?: I had a flash of inspiration watching Julianna Margulies on The Good Wife last Sunday; she would make a great Erzebet.  So, how about it?  F...

My About Newsletter; Pym made References to Dolls, Stuffed Animals, Cycladic Idols, and Toy Soaps!

Please see below; Pym is also mentioned in the series of books The Collector's Voice, by Susan Pearce Building a General Doll Collection: Part V

Soon, I'll have stories of the antique show and doll show I attended this weekend, and more on building a general doll collection.  I'll have some news on new Monster High and other dolls for spring, and a few words on Easter plush, Itty Bitties, and Barbie Happy Meal Dolls.  Happy Collecting!

Ellen Tsagaris Doll Collecting Expert Building a General Doll Collection: Part V We continue building our collection with ancient dolls, medieval dolls, Renaissance, Baroque, and paper dolls. READ NOW » Share   Only Child Auction by Theriault's Only children who collect dolls are my soul sisters in doll collecting.Read more about only daughters who collect dolls and about Theriault's March auction that's even bigger than Texas!  Read more. READ NOW » Share   Vive La France; March 9th Rendezvous Theriault's March 9th Rendezvous features French Dolls and Accessories. READ NOW » Share   When I saw Leonard Nimoy at a Doll House Show In his own way, Leonard Nimoy, admirer of doll houses and miniatures, contributed to doll collecting history. READ NOW » Share   MORE FROM ABOUT.COM • Blog • Madame Alexander Doll Types • Social Media and Doll Collectors • Intensity by Dean Koontz • Antique Doll Collector, Doll News, and More Doll Mag Reviews • The Definitive Book on the Care and Peservation of Vinyl Dolls

Dorothy Parkander | Augustana College a True Excellent Woman!

Dorothy Parkander | Augustana College









Happy Birthday, Dr. Parkander!  I was lucky enough to have you in The 19th Century Novel, and for Milton.  I've learned to teach as you do, and rmeembered everything you taught me when I finished my dissertation.  Happy Birthday, Hronia Polla, and Many, Many Happy Years!








With love and great admiration,





Ellen