Day 16 - Doll Dress


Day 16 ...

This is 'Beth' and NO! she isn't being purged from my life - EVER!
She is 33 years old, and belonged to my daughter when she was a very young girl.
 When daughter outgrew her affection for Beth and tossed her aside  
I didn't have the hard heart to throw her out.
She's been right beside my bed sitting on my nightstand smiling sweetly at me everyday for over 20 years, and she will still be smiling at me when i draw my last breath.
Her clothes are showing their age so i thought i'd find her a new dress and bonnet. I saw this frilly blue dress in a thrift store and was tickled that it was just her tiny size. However once i put it on her it just didn't look like her at all, so the dress is going -
... [into the donation box]

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