Picture this. It is summer 1997 and I am holidaying in Norfolk. I discover a lovely little shop with a gorgeous spiral staircase leading down to the basement. It is called Curios and inside is an Aladdin’s cave of miniatures which opens up a whole new world for me.
I was a little girl again and taken in by the detail and wanted to buy it all. However, we were holidaying in a small caravan and I knew I wouldn’t have room for everything.
So I made a decision and bought a Welsh dresser along with a miniature dinner set to display on it. I was so happy I couldn’t wait to get back to the caravan to show my friends. I visited the shop three more times that week but I should have seen the warning signs, especially when my friend informed me there was another doll’s house shop in Holt.