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Across the Fence:  What was your favorite toy as a child?  |
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Annika
True Blue Farmgirl
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Annika
USA
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Amie C.
True Blue Farmgirl
2099 Posts
Finger Lakes Region
NY
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 Posted - Jul 24 2008 : 08:55:17 AM
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I had a large collection of Breyer Horses. I still have most of them; sadly many of my favorites are missing an ear or a leg from years of hard play.
I also had two dolls that stand out: Mother Doll, a large plastic baby doll who originally belonged to my aunt in the 50s; and Charlotte, the rag doll my mother made for my Christmas present when I was four and wanted to have a doll just like the one in the Little House on the Prairie books. Both these dolls are currently living on top of my huge bookcase of childhood books. |
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Aunt Jenny
True Blue Farmgirl
11381 Posts
Jenny
middle of
Utah
USA
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Posted - Jul 24 2008 : 08:58:40 AM
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I had a Breyer horse named Misty. I really played hard with her and all her ankles were taped (to hold her little feet on!!) I don't have her any more..I guess my mom gave her a proper burial right??? My friends and I would play for hours. None of us had more than one which was nice.
Jenny in Utah
Proud Farmgirl sister #24
Inside me there is a skinny woman crying to get out...but I can usually shut her up with cookies
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Miss Bee Haven
True Blue Farmgirl
4331 Posts
Janice
Louisville/Irvington
Kentucky
USA
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Posted - Jul 24 2008 : 08:59:07 AM
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My Betsy McCall doll(still have her), my Toni doll(gone, but I can look at Ronna's pics of hers and get a 'fix' LOL), and my Little Colonel Books and my mom's Raggedy Ann and Andy books(still got those).
Farmgirl Sister #50
"If you think you've got it nailed down, then what's all that around it?"
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KYgurlsrbest
True Blue Farmgirl
4853 Posts
Jonni
Elsmere
Kentucky
USA
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Posted - Jul 24 2008 : 09:03:50 AM
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The horses that were on the springs and platform? Daddy had to anchor it down to the floor because I tried to ride it like a Jockey would. I love that horse, and he had to repair the springs sooo much!!!
Farmgirl Sister #80, thanks to a very special farmgirl from the Bluegrass..."She was built like a watch, a study in balance ... with a neck and head so refined, like a drawing by DaVinci"...
NY Newsday sportswriter Bill Nack describing filly, Ruffian.
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Annika
True Blue Farmgirl
5602 Posts
Annika
USA
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miss wilma
True Blue Farmgirl
3410 Posts
Wilma
Knob Lick
Ky
USA
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Bear5
True Blue Farmgirl
13055 Posts
Louisiana/Texas
USA
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Posted - Jul 24 2008 : 10:00:07 AM
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I play rifle, and yes, I still have it.
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dkelewae
True Blue Farmgirl
1310 Posts
Diana
Saint Peters
MO
USA
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Posted - Jul 24 2008 : 10:39:15 AM
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Liddle Kiddle dolls. I don't have my originals anymore because they went to my cousins, but I've gotten replacements off of EBay.
Diana
Farmgirl Sister #272
St. Peters MO
Country Girl trapped in the city! |
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lisamarie508
True Blue Farmgirl
2648 Posts
Lisa
Idaho City
ID
USA
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Posted - Jul 24 2008 : 10:43:05 AM
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Well, it wasn't really considered a toy, but it was to me. You know those big wooden spools that the power company has? Well my uncle brought one home for me and I used to ride that thing all over the property. I loved that thing. Obviously, I don't have it anymore, but boy I had some great rides on it!
Farmgirl Sister #35
"If you can not do great things, do small things in a great way." Napoleon Hill (1883-1970)
my blog: http://lisamariesbasketry.blogspot.com/
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Amie C.
True Blue Farmgirl
2099 Posts
Finger Lakes Region
NY
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Posted - Jul 24 2008 : 11:10:59 AM
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| Hey, Jonni! I had a couple of those horses on springs too! We called them hobby horses, but I don't know if they had a technical name (we always got them from garage sales). We had two during the years just before I got too big for them (maybe 9-10). My favorite of the two had probably been brown originally, but the paint had chipped away so that it was mostly white with brown flecks. I decided to think of it as a roan. That one was named Cinnamon, and the other (which was a pale cream color) was named Buttermilk. You're lucky you got to move on to real horses. I was very sad when I outgrew our toy ones. |
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KYgurlsrbest
True Blue Farmgirl
4853 Posts
Jonni
Elsmere
Kentucky
USA
4853 Posts |
Posted - Jul 24 2008 : 11:14:53 AM
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Yay!! Annika and Amie, more horse riders! That very well be the name for them, Amie, Hobby Horses. I like that you were so imaginative that your horse was a roan :) Adorable! Mine was black with a white blaze and I named it "Mr. Hurry" after an old retired racehorse that lived on the farm we lived on. My niece, Ava, has one at Nana Kay's house, that belonged to Justin--she calls it "Black Beauty" :)
You need to get yourself on a horse now, as a "big" girl, Amie--guaranteed to cure your ills!!!
Farmgirl Sister #80, thanks to a very special farmgirl from the Bluegrass..."She was built like a watch, a study in balance ... with a neck and head so refined, like a drawing by DaVinci"...
NY Newsday sportswriter Bill Nack describing filly, Ruffian.
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moxieblossom
True Blue Farmgirl
121 Posts
USA
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Posted - Jul 24 2008 : 11:17:33 AM
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My Baby Brite (Rainbow Brite's baby sister)... I still have her. I even got to BE her in a church play! :D
A positive attitude may not solve all your problems, but it will annoy enough people to make it worth the effort.
Farmgirl Sister #242
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