Christmas 1961
A Memory of Greenock.
It was December and Christmas was fast approaching my sisters and I were very excited as most children were, and wondered if Father Christmas had received our letters letting him know what presents we would like. I remember mine - a baby doll, book, selection box and a game, snakes and ladders. Father Christmas brought me everything on my list, my favorite being the baby doll. I remember wakening at 5.30am and seeing this lovely doll and the end of my bed, she was wearing a nappy and a kniited jumper my mum had made, I proudly took that doll to church with me that morning, showing her off to everyone. She may have been only a rubber doll to most, but to me she was magnificent, the best present ever. I still have her today, she sits on my bed, she is now 49y ears old, and still looks as good as Christmas morning 1961.
Maureen McKechnie
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