7 Little Australians

Or

The Continuing Tale of the Dollhouse Family.

The lovely

and talented

Robin

of

Coombe Crafts

recently completed the rest of our dollhouse family,

so here we have a little of their story.

Each of these little people has been named

with my own families names.

We have a couple of sets of twins in the extended family

and the name Robin appears twice

so together with the creator of the

Dollhouse Family

being also Robin, we of course had to have a Robin.

Hilda Grace and James George

are an amalgamation of family characters.

James/Jim is so often used

my mother used to say-

"We have old Jim and young Jim

and young Jim's son Jim

and baby Jim as well."

True Story!

I've had so much fun endowing these little people

with characters and names

in memory of loved ones

and Robin has given them faces to go with their character.

Well, enough history, on with current events.

Mum Janet has been enjoying the warmth

of the late autumn afternoon sun

on the upper balcony

reading to the 3 year old twins 

Pip and Pippa.

Dad Jim arrives home from work

and knows where to find his family

so he's headed straight upstairs

after a quick pat for a couple of the dogs.

Jim owns a small bus company.

He started out driving buses when he first arrived Downunder.

He saved very hard and, 

thanks to a loan from his dear Dad,

he was able to buy his first bus.

With good management,

being handy and doing his own repair work,

he now has the beginnings of a fleet of buses.

A hug for his wife and a pat on the head

for Pip who has run to greet him.

G'day to Gran and Granddad

who have also been enjoying the weather.

Looks like Granddad is hoping for a game of chess

with his son before they have tea.

One of the 8 month old twin babies has woken from an afternoon sleep

so Gran brought her upstairs for some fresh air.

She is excited to see Daddy!

Young Jim has been looking for his slingshot,

it must have been on the seat beside Mum!

He's glad to have it back in his possession,

that annoying little brother would love to get his hands on it ;)

Oh, no, Pip is playing with Young Jim's billy-cart!

He's going to get a good scolding from big brother!

Pippa is the quiet one of the three year old twins,

she's happy to play dollies

and enjoy the company of the bunnies

and the chihuahuas.

The two older girls are sharing a bath

after their busy day at school.

You can see Robins pet rat

sitting patiently on the chair

waiting for her to cuddle him again.

Sissy is horse mad but she doesn't bring her horse

into the bathroom!

With so many

Little Australians

in the family,

Robin and Sissy know it pays to get in early!

The sun is sinking quickly

and the evening chill will soon

send our family indoors for their evening meal

and later,

some happy time sharing the events

of their day.

It's evident that

7 Little Australians

will be

8 Little Australians

in a few months!

Janet and Jim don't mind another mouth to feed,

they always wanted a large family

and they love their brood.

(I can't help thinking two sets of twins is enough though,

lets hope the new arrival is a single!)

Gran and Granddad are reveling

in their life with their loved ones.