18/03/17: Basket of dollies (North London Hospice)

North London Hospice, North Finchley. Basket of dollies.

26/06/16: Sinister dolly (Barnardo's)

Barnardo's, Whetstone. Don't look into her eyes.

06/03/16: Dolly, vase, tiger (All Aboard)

All Aboard, North Finchley. Dolly peers out from vase. Tiger looks on. Dolly has nice jumper, but scarily small hands.

11/04/15: Harry Styles / American Hustle (Barnardo's)

Barnardo's, Whetstone. The One Direction dolly was at a slight lean. He looks like a middle-aged farmer. Saw American Hustle at the cinema on the first day of 2014. One of the 10 or so best films ever. If you like the novels of Elmore Leonard, you will almost certainly enjoy this. It is a very neatly plotted thriller with a couple of con-artists and an FBI agent trying to out-con one another, and the emerging love triangle that complicates this further. The lead actors – Bradley Cooper, Christian Bale, Amy Adams and Jennifer Lawrence – are so good that they are a joy to watch. There's not a single scene or line that doesn't move the plot forwards or deepen the characters. It's funny, too. Several of the people involved (the director and three actors) also made The Silver Linings Playbook. These people know what they are doing. And who can forget the "Live and Let Die" moment?