When her mother died of breast cancer in 2005, Elaine – who had previously been a panto regular at the King’s in Glasgow – decided to take a break. Elaine, a vocal supporter of the Yes Scotland campaign for independence, said: “I know Fox Searchlight came to see the show five or six times and they bought the film rights. The following day we went to the Royal Agricultural show, think Royal Highland show in miniature with more basket weaving and a lot of very smelly fish stalls, but we did see the King. To accompany the King the entire Tongan naval fleet was moored in the bay up close to Mary Doll, all 3 ships. Our last few days saw us watching rugby on the boat via Starlink, catching up with friends and then provisioning for our passage to Fiji. We had planned to leave on Wednesday but a close watch of the forecast made us decide to leave on the Monday. High winds 20-30 were predicted but rising to 30-40 later in the week. As we departed Tonga we could see several whales swimming around the coast, one last wow and then we were Fiji bound. We are now in Australian waters some 2 and a half days from Australia, this blog coming to you via the miracle of Starlink. We are spending our time destroying foodstuffs which cannot be brought into Australia, rice, dairy etc. Also planning our land based trips but mostly thinking of sleeping in stationary bed and taking unlimited showers, luxury.

As far as I'm aware, it's not known how many copies of the etching were made. Stanley Burchett Watercolours I don’t want my stuff to overshadow what is a wonderful thing for her but I’ll be such a proud granny.” Ever since I read a brief article in the Spring 1977 issue of International Dolls' House News (IDHN) about replicas of miniatures made for Queen Mary's Dolls' House, I've been intrigued to find out more. Despite being listed in the Spring/Summer 1977 edition of International Dolls' House News as seemingly one of the "most common items sold", the 'Royal Dinner Services' made by Mintons Limited are actually very rare and sought-after collectors' items. We set off from the marina in Musket Cove at high tide as it’s so shallow we only have a 1 hour window to clear the pass. It’s a chicane of reefs exiting Fiji and we wanted to avoid the 20 or so boats sailing on the rally as some get quite competitive. So we set off early and our two day passage saw good winds and only slightly choppy seas. It was a good sail and we arrived in Port Resolution late morning on 5 September.

Annie’s Doll

So, my conclusion from all of this would be that these larger tins are later giveaways and are probably not replicas of the tins supplied for Queen Mary's Dolls' House, however, if any readers can add any information to this, I'd love to hear from them. Peg Doll So, the questions regarding when these replicas were made, and by which factory, remain unanswered, and if any readers can provide information to shed light on the matter, I'd love to hear from them. Duplicate Miniatures Not Given Away/Sold Commercially This is the first experience most children have of theatre – they see dance, hear a live band, live singing, comedy. There are so few opportunities in Scotland for that.”

On their last night with us Eilidh and Lewis stole the show in the pub, singing a song in Romanian and encouraging the 20 or so other arc crews up to dance. They were a hit with all who met them and it was a real pleasure having them with us. Memories made. But all too soon they had to go home, don’t feel too sorry for them though as they did have a 5 day stopover in San Francisco. Life can be so tough. Their circumnavigation took 3 weeks, ours will be slightly longer. IT was the part that propelled her to national fame but playing Mary Doll in Rab C Nesbitt became something of a mixed blessing for Elaine C Smith. The actress recently filmed a Christmas special with the original cast of the 90s sitcom but fans have never forgotten her on-screen alter ego.The cast of coin known as the Cruikston dollar ( 1894.158) represents the popularity of manufacturing and collecting Marian mementos amongst Victorian audiences. Following the 1901 International Exhibition, a copy of Queen Mary’s harp ( 1902.12.d) was accessioned into the collection, another example of how mass-produced copies supplied the continuing Edwardian demand for owning commemorative art. The snuff box made from the yew tree associated with her stay at Crookston, added to the collection in 1926, and the ‘Cruikston dollar’, also represented this lasting need ( 1926.24). Replica of the Queen Mary harp, Glasgow Life 1902.12.d The evidence would seem to indicate that only copies of the 'God Save the King' record were sold to the general public, as, to my knowledge, there have been no sightings of any of the other titles recorded, however, if anyone knows of any, please do let me know! The volcano was another jaw dropping experience and one we will recall for the rest of our days or until we have the capacity to do so.