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Hi Mike, I want to wish you a most Happy Birthday! I hope you have many, many happy returns of the day! Enjoy your special day to the max! Warmest personal regards, Pat :)

Hi Pete, I want to wish you the greatest and happiest birthday ever. I hope you have many happy returns of the day. And,... Thanks for all you do for the forum! Warmest personal regards, Pat :)

Hi Julie, I want to wish you the very best birthday ever! And, I hope you have many, many happy returns of the day! Enjoy your special day to the max! Warmest personal regards, Pat :)

Hi John, I want to wish you the very best birthday ever! I hope your day is filled with joy and with nice additions to your collection. I also wish you many happy returns of the day! Warmest personal regards, Pat :)

Gentle Friends, One of the things I most dislike is having to demonstrate my ignorance. However, this forum is wonderful for discovering answers to toy soldier related questions. Well, here goes, if I want to have a few questions answered, I must show my ignorance. A special friend presented...

Gentle Friends, Like several other OTSN attendees, I took a few photos of the many miniature military treasures that could be found at the show. However, the manner and timeliness in which I take my photos might differ from the method others employ. For example, I usually take no photos until...

Gentle Friends, I am unable to successfully navigate the thread, "Desert Junkers 52" in the King and Country Forum. I can read the first page, but every time I attempt to move to another page, I am returned to page one. Anyone else experiencing this problem? Warmest personal regards, Pat

Gentle Friends, I apologize for the posting my Show photos at this late date. We took our time returning from the show and only just arrived at home late last night. Consequently, I could not begin to sort through my photos today. Just for informational purposes, let me describe how I go...

The Great Pottawatomi Pow Wow Gentle Friends, During the past two years, my wife, Diane, and I have been fortunate to encounter and become acquainted with a few special people. The folks to which I am referring are all Native Americans living in northeast Kansas. They are a proud, warm, and...

Gentle Friends, You might have noticed the title of this thread is "The Saga of the Hocker Pavilion." I know I need to explain the thread title, so here goes... The saga to which I refer began last August when my friend, Norm of Memphis Toy Soldiers, called me on the phone to tell me he had...

Gentle Friends, There are some days in the life of a toy soldier collector that are just too good not to share. Recently, I experienced such a day. As with all collectors, I dream of owning a variety of figures/sets that are either too rare, or too expensive, or too difficult to find and I...

Gentle Friends, When Christmas comes around, we find out if we have been good or bad. Hopefully, we have all been good and Santa rewards us with some of our favorite toys. Apparently, this Christmas, I have been much better than I thought. Perhaps I can show you how I reached this...

Gentle Friends, I am most fortunate to have a room in my house that is devoted entirely to my toy soldier collection. It is not a fancy room, but it is reasonably large and it accommodates my needs quite well. It is located in the basement of my home. Contained in this room is an oak rolltop...

Gentle Friends, As anyone who has attended OTSN can testify, the experience is fabulous and full of excitement. And, from my perspective, the room trading is among the most special elements of the show. A show participant can move from room to room hunting for elusive items, looking at new...