Great video. Depresion is a terrible thing, Sorry Jonathan didn't reach out. I think many people don't want to burden their friends or appear weak. Jonathan was blessed to have you in his life. Your Raggedys are fantastic🌹
Enjoyed your video I have a very special place in my heart now for Raggedy Ann and your love for her and Jonathan. You are beautiful inside and out and have a I love You stamp too. Thanks for sharing your heart of love.❤
I did not know that Raggedy Ann's were so popular! I have one that my mother handmade in the 1970s. I just saw a Raggedy Ann and Andy in my local Goodwill that I wish that I had purchased.
Exceptioinal video Rachel..you're the best in my dolly world and probably a lot of other people's too. I admire all the work you do and are driven to do in honor of Jonathan Green and the wonderful tribute to Susan as well. Thank you and we're out here cheering you on and enjoying your channel.
Hi Rachel,I love that you now have anther beautiful vintage raggedy Ann doll.♥️🎀congratulations on her,she’s just so sweet too.🎀♥️I enjoyed you sharing this lovely raggedy Ann story 📕 books.♥️🎀I adore your gourgious raggedy Ann collection.🎀♥️📕
Looking forward to hearing about Jonathan Green’s Raggedy Ann convention that you are speaking at. You are doing amazing! Thank you for sharing. Remember if you end your life, it’s a permanent solution to a Temporary problem. It’s going to get better and you are greatly loved🙏🏻❤️
Awww, Rachel. Thank you for sharing with us this gorgeous and well-preserved example of an early Raggedy Ann doll. What a lucky girl she is to come live with you and all her stuffed friends. Early in my "creative years" I did many very mini Raggedy Ann dolls, and collected rare and in very good condition, copies of the early books by Johnny Gruelle. I even made one of my miniature trunk sets as a UFDC Helper once. This joy you have of Raggedy Ann is very sentimental to me. I don't know if you're into Gruelle's storybooks and the precious illustrations in them, but the chapter Through the Door, from Marcella: A Raggedy Ann Story is my favorite. Read it. Very special video, Rachel. Thank you, and warm hugs, my friend.
Rachel, your compassion and kindness is so evident, especially in the 2nd half of this post about Jonathan. I am elderly and have had many heart-hurting losses in my life, including parents and my first daughter, who died shortly after birth. As you have realized, the best way to honour loved ones is to remember them and tell others about them. My father would have loved having grandchildren but died too young for that possibility. My children and grandchildren 'know' him through my recollections of him.
I am always touched by your videos. you love for Jonathan is so deep and genuine. I knew and loved him through his so enlightening video presentation during the VDC. he had this power to be our friend through space and time. he was present he is still. by his friendship with you he is so much part of you. Suicide is so brutal, but as you said this was his choice and we have to respect this. I am loving HD even when she is grumpy from her nap hee hee. Thanks again for all information about Raggedy my love for this little simple doll is always growing thanks to you. hug and kisses
That volland doll is absolutely lovely! I remember finding out about Jonathan Green and I was so sad. :( I hope he’s happy in the afterlife and he just seemed like an amazing person. Hope you’re doing well yourself too. Your raggedy collection is EVERYTHING!!
Raggedy ann and andy dolls are so cool because usually 100 year old dolls are the creepiest thing ever but raggedy ann and andy dolls that are 100 years old are so cute Edit: Obviously new raggedy ann and andy dolls are cute to just so yall know
JEALOUS!! If I ever came across a hand painted face Raggedy, I'm afraid I wouldn't be able to let it go. Sorry Rachel. Received a Raggedy Ann every Christmas when I was a little girl. None of them survived my childhood but I have been collecting them as an adult. Your Mom's collection and your talking about your Mom, and of course Jonathon Green, inspired me. I collect Barbies, American Girl dolls (biggest part of my collection) and Raggedy Ann and Andy. I have other types of dolls too but nothing antique... YET! Say "hello" to Paul. Has he found his white body Samantha in the wild yet? Can you ask Linda how I would repair a tear in the foot of my old Raggedy Ann and if she has any suggestions for repairing small holes on my large well loved Raggedy Ann? They look like small moth holes but stuffing is so old and compact it's virtually impossible to stitch the normal way. Maybe a Raggedy Restoration video? With regards to grief, I saw an elderly man sitting in a truck in a parking lot who looked exactly like my dear friend who died a few years ago at age 97 (what a life!) No warning but the experience broke me up; cried all the way home. The price of love. Please tell everyone there I send my Hello's from SLC, Utah. Thanks again for all you all do!
I’m so sorry for your loss and your pain. I lost my son to Covid. He was 35 years old and the most beautiful soul you ever want to know. He loved that I loved my dolls. I miss him. It’s so hard to be without the ones we love. Bless the memories and be strong. I love your videos. You are a beautiful and kind person. You will be blessed over and over with amazing people in your life that you will lose. I’m grateful that I found your videos. It keeps me strong. Keep doing the amazing job that you are doing. Thank you.
I'm so deeply sorry to hear about your son. Losing a loved one is unimaginably difficult, especially under these circumstances. It's touching to hear that he appreciated your passion for dolls and that you find strength in my videos. I'm honored to be a part of what helps keep you strong. Thank you for your incredibly kind words, and please know that my thoughts are with you. Take care, Rachel
It is indeed so sad that Jonathon is gone, I really liked his calm voice and unhurried mannerism. I must admit that when viewing his videos, I always felt there was something he wasn't quite comfortable about and that something was wrong. I should have maybe sent him more comments. But, the idea of him in heaven discussing dolls with your mom is very comforting and I hope it also helps you feel a bit better. Your videos on Raggedy's is what got me started collecting them. I too am looking for the old ones . I do have three Georgenes that I really like. Please be blessed and comforted with the love of God and the comradery of this special community.
Rachel, Holland Diane always makes me smile 😃😃 and it is always so nice to see her👶💜💜🧸!!! I so LOVE your Volland Raggedy Ann❤❤❤❤❤ that you recently bought and it is AMAZING that she is in such excellent condition🤗🤗❤❤❤❤❤!! Jonathon Green's Volland is so beautiful it looks like it was made back in the day🤗🤗❤❤!! I so understand how you feel about his suicide😢😢🖤🖤🌹🌹. My Boyfriend's Niece was an outstanding Veterinarian in that she was the youngest to have her own Business in her State and she made $200,00 dollars a year doing what she loved her entire life, working with animals. We did not see it coming and we thought she was doing fine. And my Boyfriend's Niece committed suicide at age 33 in October, 2022. It is devastating and I wish she would have called me. I would have talked her out of doing it. My Boyfriend's Niece's parents and her Sister are devastated beyond words😢😢🖤🖤. So, I am mentioning this because I so understand a a suicide hurts those left behind who love that person😢😢🖤🖤. I too feel very sad that my Boyfriend's Niece who was so loved made the decision to end her life😢😢🖤🖤. However, I pray🙏🙏 that my Boyfriend's Niece and Johnathan Green have found peace🙏🙏💛💛. And the best way to honor Jonathan Green is to remember his love of Raggedy Ann❤❤❤❤❤!! I so LOVE Raggedy Ann too❤❤❤❤❤!! I wish I could have met Johnathan Green because we both love Raggedy Ann, he was like the Wikipedia of Dolls, and Johnathan Green was so down to earth, in that he expressed that he liked my comments. And another way to honor Johnathan Green as much as your Mom is when you gave us that Volland Raggedy Ann history lesson❤❤❤❤❤ and shared that adorable book that Johnny Greulle wrote with the camel🐪🐫 drawling!! It was so cute and precocious of that 5 and one half year old girl telling Johnny Greulle that she could "draw the wrinkled camel🐪🐫 better". As a Child, my favorite animals were camels🐪🐫 because I saw them on Sesame Street and I LOVED and still LOVE Raggedy Ann and Raggedy Andy🤗🤗❤❤❤❤❤!! Although I was not alive in the 1920s, I would have LOVED to have Johnny Greulle draw me a camel🐪🐫 🤗🤗❤❤❤❤❤!! Rachel, thank you for sharing your beautiful in OUTSTANDING CONDITION 100 year old Volland Raggedy Ann❤❤, the history lesson on the painted faces vs. the printed faces❤❤, Johnny Greulle's book, your other Raggedy Ann and Raggedy Andy Dolls❤❤, and sending you much condolences and love on the loss of Johnathan Green🖤🌹.
Hey Honey. You are still young and there are a lot of things that happen in life that we will never understand. Weren't you blessed to have Jonathan as a friend? He must have been wonderful, your feelings are so deep. It might interest you to know that I was friends (we are both adoptive parents with daughters from India) with a woman, Dianne Gruelle, whose husband was Johnny Gruelle's grand nephew. His grandfather was Johnny's brother. I do love these sweet dolls. I have nothing as special as a Volland but I did find a Georgene at the Habitat Restore. She (I think she is actually an Andy, no top-knot) was naked but so much fun to dress from the 1958 McCall's pattern. I hope you had fun at UFDC. Love❤❤❤❤
it`s a hard topic but... I have heard and it`s what I feel to be true... there is no such thing as suicide, some special people have been blessed with the understanding of when they have given all that they have to give and there is their time to go...
I'm so sorry about Jonathan. I will never understand such a permanent solution. As a psych nurse, It was always hard to tell when someone was not doing well because their mood would improve. You think they are doing better when they are not. I am saying this so that you know you probably did not miss any signs. I know your Raggedy Ann presentation will be wonderful.
I enjoyed this visit video so much. Holland Diane is a living doll! The Raggedy Ann's and your memories of Jonathan are precious. I wish you well at the presentation during UFDC. Best Wishes for you in your Raggedy Adventure♥♥♥
Your Mom ran her business in her own way, at her own pace, because she was a woman of her time. You took over the reins, with her support and confidence and you are making this business, which is yours entirely , works gloriously, with a more modern approach, while still glorifying the memory of your dear mother. A brilliant way of reconciling antique and modern and bringing us together around you.
