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Antique old man and wife dolls very active

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The two latest dolls to my collection are these two lifelike antique dolls probably over 100 years old and originating from eastern europe. Visually they are stunning and appear to  be made from some kind of hide and wood. Their clothes are so detailed and they have very soft realistic hair and wooden clog shoes.  Most striking are their realistic and compelling faces. The activity began a day after putting them on a shelf securly sitting side by side. I went out shopping only to return home to find my adult aged son freaking out about the dolls. Mr was lying halfway down the stairs and Mrs was still on the shelf but over on her side.  My son had heard a mighty bang while he was watching TV and found Mr like this. There was no one else in the house at the time to cause vibrations and my son who dislikes the dolls intensely, seemed to think that Mrs had thrown Mr down the stairs! The last three days have been quiet but even though I am a doll lover and not usua...

Cedwynna- the story of a Welsh doll

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On my recent trip to Abergavenny I came across this beautiful China doll in an antiques market. I felt that she was a bit special right away and decided to take her with me on my excursion to the very haunted old pub The Skirrid Inn in Abergavenny. The Inn is amazingly old and used to be a court house and many executions were carried out there. More about The Skirrid in here. The doll came only dressed in her undergarments and I popped her on the table whilst we had a nice lunch hoping to attract the spirit of Fanny who died there. We them headed back to our shepherds hut where we were staying to enjoy a quiet afternoon in the beautiful Welsh countryside. I woke up several times during the night - at one point feeling a strong presence in the hut so I switched on my ghost hunting apps and went into a deep meditation to psychically scan the whole room and also tune into the doll. I picked up the name Cedwynna seeing it written in big white chalk letters in front ...