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December 30, 2004
Santa Derek
Thanks to Ryan for the cute photo of Santa Derek and to Danielle for the Santa hat!!
Posted by Jessica at 12:35 AM
December 20, 2004
Cute Derek!!
Our friend, Johnny, took this photo of Derek at the Fantasy of Lights parade a couple of weeks ago. I stole it from his website!
Isn't Derek cute?
Well, I have to go and change his diaper now. Bye!
Posted by Jessica at 12:37 PM
Chico and Anna
This is Anna and her horse, Chico!
My friend, Amanda, sent this photo to me from England (hello, Manda!!) I have a Marx Thunderbolt model just like this one, except mine is black. I really enjoyed playing with it when I was a kid, and since I'm still a kid at heart, I still enjoy "playing" with it! I have most of the accessories, too.
I always thought the Marx "Johnny and Jane West" dolls were hideous, and I never played with them. I'm glad that Chico has a much better-looking rider than Jane West!
Posted by Jessica at 12:05 AM
December 07, 2004
Surprise Holiday Horse
Found on eBay, and needed a home.
Wow, I found an inexpensive horsie for my collection! I could hardly believe it. I was very surprised. It has somehow found its way to the United States. Maybe it belonged to a former dealer (there was at least one on the East Coast back in the 80's.) The seller has sold a few of the same mould on several other eBay auctions, but they didn't have any feedback, so I never bid on them. I bid on this one after reading the positive feedback left for them by previous purchasers.
I think he's a really cute horsie! It will be my holiday horse for this year!
Posted by Jessica at 11:50 PM
December 06, 2004
The Julip Saga
Tugboat and Nightwatch, the two eBay "rescue" Julips, share their tale.
They've had very long and (judging from their condition) adventurous lives. They ended up here at Gidleigh Farm because two of the riders from Gidleigh decided to attend the local horse auction, and these fine old horses needed to be rescued from the knacker.
They were trucked back to the farm, and Clive and Philippa said, "Are you mad?!!!" Then they said, "Oh, the poor things!" and went right to caring for them.
They were used to some of their riders bringing home auction horses. In fact, Lionheart and Maeve were two of their rescues.
So Tugboat and Nightwatch settled in. They liked their stable, and everyone at the farm just spoiled them.
However, Tugboat could not forget the land of his youth, and told the rest of the horses lots of tales of days of old.
Posted by Jessica at 08:32 PM