That is a souvenir Beefeater doll. "Beefeaters" or "yeoman warders" guarded the London Tower, so this was likely purchased in England. My mother has a small collection of these dolls from different countries--bought by my uncle when he was in the service. 1960s is probably correct, although I think these continued to be available for a long while. Value-wise, not much. I've seen them listed on ebay for $10-12. This post was edited by WMA89 on Sun, Apr 21, 13 at 9:17

Here's one you could paraphrase (sub "friendship" for "marriage" or maybe just leave out the first sentence all together). I'm sure there are some clever ways you could tie knitting and friendship together -- I'm just not coming up with them. Maybe others will have better ideas! Chains do not hold a marriage together. It is threads, hundreds of tiny threads which sew people together through the years. ~Simone Signoret

That was beautiful! BG is so dearly missed. I remember how we all sent pictures of Angels to her, so that she could be encircled by garlands of Angels & know & feel the Love & spirit of the KT surround her in those last weeks. If I remember correctly, Ruthie made her a special Angel-doll too. Bonnie G. will never be forgotten. I must be in a reflective mood today, because I just posted on the "wondering about Spike's" thread, mentioning other people that have been a part of the KT--some are still here, some have moved on, & some have passed away. A lot of caring & love here at the KT!

Four Generations here together, in a photo for all to see, Happens only so rarely, but luckily to me. Learning from each other, no matter what their age. Living our family history, here on this scrapbook page. A moment in time to treasure, and be remembered by one and all. Will mean so much to those in this picture, especially those so very small. For time goes by so quickly, like millions of grains of sand. And there'll be times when you wish, you could just once more hold onto their hand. But when you miss their smiling faces, and can't remember how they look, Here will be their picture, treasured inside my book. I don't know if this is close to what you needed but I wrote it for you. Love Penny