Thank you one and all!
I had an excellent birthday and appreciated all the birthday wishes posted here.
What did I get for my birthday? Well, among other things a gardening book (Simon and Rob, that will give me some more fodder for the trivia question of the day!) but...(drumroll please....)
From Pete and our son Ben I received...
Toy soldiers!
Yes, for the first time ever I received toy soldiers for my birthday. And not just off the shelf mind (that would make gift-giving quite a no-brainer around here wouldn't it?), but a very special toy soldier set that Pete actually had to send away for.
As many of you know, my personal collection is mostly made up of sample figures and battle-damaged figures with injuries such as arms that have fallen off, or paint that ended up in the wrong place...not exactly most people's idea of a great collection, but I enjoy looking at them. This past year however I added two nurse-related WWI Britain sets to the collection for my own personal enjoyment. As some of you know, before Treefrog Treasures I was a psychiatric nurse.
When I saw the 2006 Christmas Florence Nightingale set from the W. Britains Collector Club in the back of the catalog last year I could just picture how well it would look with the other two, but I SELL toy soldiers, I don't actually go out and buy them for myself (so it begins!) so I restrained myself. But apparently I mentioned this particular set more than once...or twice...or maybe more because there it was in all its glory when I opened the box.
So there you go, a great birthday and now I have yet another thing in common with my customers and all you collectors--I know how it feels to open a toy soldier box and say, "Exactly what I wanted!"
So thanks again to you all, you've made my birthday even nicer.
Best regards,