Earth Ponies: Cotton Candy Snuzzle Blue Belle Minty Blossom Butterscotch Cotton Candy: body: pink hair: pink eyes: dark purple symbol: group of irregular roundish white dots *Photocredit: Flickr lauramsanger Snuzzle: body: grey hair: pink eyes: blue symbol: group of pink hearts *Photocredit: Flickr Hello Kuma Blue Belle: body: pale blue hair: purple eyes: dark blue-grey …
Pre-My Little Pony: My Pretty Pony (Brown & Pink Versions)
Before there was My Little Pony, there was My Pretty Pony 10″ (introduced in 1981)….. Image: Traditional farm horse, reminding me of a Haflinger Gelding Coloring: Brown Version: Earth-tone body colors; brown with a white blaze on her face and white markings on her legs. Pink Version: Fawn with white blaze on her face. Hair: …
Inspiring a Generation: My Little Pony
In 1983, I received my first and only My Little Pony (Glory, unicorn). She went everywhere with me. Very recently I asked my mom if she was somewhere in storage; however, my mom believes she may have given Glory away to a new home. I hope she will be treasured and loved. I recently ordered …
My Childhood Toys of the 1970s and 1980s
Recently something made me think of My Little Pony (btw, special post in the making on this topic); probably a longing for simpler times. In the early ’80s, my sister and I were both given MLPs by our parents as Christmas? gifts. She had Firefly (pegasus) while I chose Glory (unicorn). They were some of …
The World of Sanrio: After All These Years…..
I began collecting stickers at age 8 and show no signs of stopping =). I’m also nuts about Sanrio’s stationery and organizer re-fills (too bad they aren’t that easy to find for me). My parents used Sanrio as an incentive for me to do well in school. Maybe not the best idea but it definitely …
Olivia by Ian Falconer
Olivia is my favorite children’s book as an adult. My parents did their best to care for my sister and I but there were no bedtime stories. It’s almost impossible to catch up. I’m not ashamed to admit that I have a decent sized Olivia collection of books and stuffed animals, etc. The limited edition …
Steiff Bears
Ever since I brought Spatzle Bear home, I’ve been paying a little more attention to teddy bears. My favorite teddys from earlier youth were Paddington and Pooh. I couldn’t imagine getting another jointed bear- Spatzle’s my #1. Here’s a cute Steiff teddy baeren–> I get a kick out of their Lagerfeld Bear. I saw a …
