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I love hollyhocks! They thrived in Iowa where I spent my childhood. My grandmother made hollyhock dolls for my sister and me. (The flowers made beautiful ball gowns). This was something she and her Swedish sisters did in the early 1900s when there was little money for store bought dolls.
No matter our age or circumstances, we all need reminders of the strength and persistence of those hollyhocks. I don't believe I have ever seen one either, but I will start looking in the most impossible places. Thank you.
I love hollyhocks! They thrived in Iowa where I spent my childhood. My grandmother made hollyhock dolls for my sister and me. (The flowers made beautiful ball gowns). This was something she and her Swedish sisters did in the early 1900s when there was little money for store bought dolls.
No matter our age or circumstances, we all need reminders of the strength and persistence of those hollyhocks. I don't believe I have ever seen one either, but I will start looking in the most impossible places. Thank you.