davidd’s A DOLL A DAY 2021

[Loona]

Oh, there she is, in the exact same adorable form in which she persuaded me into what became dozens of Monster High (and then other) dolls flooding my apartment years later. Prior to stumbling upon her in a store, I was not interested in Monster High. I liked the concept of the line, but I wasn't interested in buying one, let alone collecting them. I wasn't even a doll collector, nor did I plan to be (I probably had a handful of dolls max, for various reasons). And then she came, and I fell madly in love. First just with her, then with the whole line - then with other doll lines, up to the point where I was no longer able to call myself someone who is "interested in some dolls, but is not collecting them". She changed many things, on many levels. I can't blame her. She is wonderful, she is adorable. There just isn't anything not to love about her (she is a gargoyle! A creature from a gothic piece of architecture! Made of stone! With a gothic window skirt! And a mostly monochrome and perfectly colour-coordinated outfit. To me, she is the ultimate Monster High doll), and I'd do it all over again, and again, for her, just like that.

(all written while looking straight into the eyes of my Signature Rochelle, who has a special spot in the room, never out of sight. Writing this has literally got me all emotional and teary-eyed. Yes, I am in love, and always will be )