Kissing Dolls

There was a time when we scouted the stores diligently for kissing dolls. We had a deadline for this -- December 08. As much as possible, we wanted Father and Mother (mainly Mother) to have a new set of kissing dolls to open on their wedding anniversary.

I remember when these kissing dolls were set up in the living room. Depending on Mother's mood, the dolls would be arranged differently. More often than not, all the pairs would be kissing. However, there were days when we had the boy running after the girl. When Mother was in a mischievous mood, we would see the girl running after the boy. It gave Mother great joy to rearrange these dolls.

I am not sure what made Mother relocate these dolls. For a time they moved to the study room. At the moment, they have found a quiet home in a shelf located as one enters the second floor of the house.