They did! And they were having a storewide sale. And they actually had a couple American Dreams; since I figured this would probably be my last chance to get one until December (according to the web site!) and this example was so dark and pretty…
I liked the pictures of him I had been seeing online, but now that I’ve seen him in person and in the round, I think he’s my new favorite modern Classic/Freedom mold. I can’t wait to see this pretty boy in any of the vintage Mustang colors. Bald-faced Buckskin? Gloss Charcoal? Gloss Gray Appaloosa?
(The solution to getting more collectors collecting Classics is… making more and better Classics? How... obvious!)
Then I ended up going to a nearby Ollie’s and picked up a couple of those SR Walmart Stablemates sets because there were some beautiful variations mixed in; then for good measure I hit up a farm store (part of a local chain) that happened to have some unrifled-through Stablemate Blind Bag boxes, and salt water taffy. (The taffy was the bigger draw there: Don’t ask me why or how, but I am on a huge taffy kick right now.)
And finally, the weather was cool but mostly cooperative so I went to the flea market Sunday morning and found a whole bunch of goodies, including a C.W. Anderson portfolio and a Royal Doulton Scottish Terrier.
But aside from the produced-based flea market purchases, the only thing that’s made it into the house so far is the American Dream.
Not that anyone would notice right now – there’s some work being done in the kitchen for the duration, so I could probably sneak in an actual, live Shetland Pony and I doubt anyone would notice.
(Except maybe the dog. I don’t think she’d appreciate someone bogarting her carrots and peppermints.)
But seriously, this will probably be my last significant “horse shopping” binge for the year, outside of obligate club purchases, and possibly the Christmas Surprise and CC Appreciation Sale. I have too much stuff and I definitely need to do more selling than buying in the next three months.
If I can find the time. Sigh.
3 comments:
Mmmm, taffy...Unless it's some misleading, multi-colored monstrosity with more than a hint of toothpaste.
Or maybe because it *is*.
So sayeth the person who, mysteriously, came back for more.
FWIW, it was Family Farm and Home and it was perfectly normal, individually flavored, and the package mentioned nothing of bees or toothpaste.
I cannot help coming back to The Taffy Put Out For Guests because what if it's NOT banana menthol this time? What if it's boysenberry chocolate bubblegum? What if? I am perpetually entrapped by the possibility of taffy that looks like unicorn manure yet doesn't taste like it.
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