When my kids were young, probably in elementary school, my mother gave them each a china doll. Andrew was given Little Jack Horner, complete with pie and stool (although those are missing). Clare received an Irish girl that sported red hair and a tartan skirt. They were supposed to be kept until they didn’t want them anymore, then, because they were destined to be collectors’ items, sold for a small fortune. Sounds familiar, right?

Well, these Ashton Drake dolls are maybe worth up to $50 right now and that is probably not going to change for the better. Neither Clare nor Andrew want their dolls, not even to try to sell. I don’t have a strong attachment to Little Jack Horner, although he resembles Andrew as a boy a bit with the blond, blond hair. I do like the Irish girl doll and will probably keep her for a while.