Pigs n' Dolls

 

Every Christmas while visiting my niece … I feel a pang of jealousy as I take in her beautiful tree … adorned with keepsakes … including many dolls from around the world my mom brought back for her from their travels. They're well made and remind me of how little I liked  anything my mother gifted me. 

I can recall only one gift which was the exception. When I was in college she gave me a toy movie projector that ran films about The Three Little Pigs. It fascinated me and my hippie friends when we took acid. She had bought one for a grandchild, I admired it and very surprisingly, she bought for me. I doubt she ever said to herself … boy, I bet Paul and his tripped out hippie housemates would enjoy playing with this toy when they watch Yellow Submarine and listen to Tommy.