Dodging housework

I am doing this post to reward myself for doing some housework.  And isn't some a delightfully vague term in this context.I chose well when I selected my parents.  They are great and may well be my only regular readers.  Both are creative souls and I have been lucky enough to collaborate with each of them in various endeavours.Mum and I are very similar.  I must confess that presents for her often have an ulterior motive.  I am not quite sure why 500 Handmade Dolls sits on my bookshelf since I bought it for her.  But I only borrowed Art and Fear for a shortish time and her most recent gift is well and truly at her place!For her last birthday, I gave her a book on making dolls (yes, a different one!) and two polymer face/ heads I hade made.  I stuck a bookmark in the relevant pages.  And she did the rest.  Giving birth to these gorgeously stylish creatures who would never deign to do housework, let alone need rewards to do it!  The fabric in the outfits holds many memories and the Rose sister's handbag opens.  She is just wondering what to pop in it.  And when more friends will be calling...