Guardians of The Lambsfoot!

Good Morning Guardians. I'm hopelessly behind but the post I quoted above caught my eye. What a beautiful and selfless act Congrats on receiving your wonderful gift and @Modoc ED, you sir are an absolute class act
I hope everyone's Friday is a great one with a wonderful weekend to follow
OG

 

Thank you very much Dennis...

 

Good morning, Guardians.

 

Thank you all for your kind words ans advices

 

A mighty fine looking ebony Jack.

Thank you, my friend.

Can you imagine when we were kids having to pick one toy out of the myriad of toys today?

 

Good Morning!

 

One of my favorite matchboxes was a BP exploration vehicle. Quite tall, with many wheels, and wedge-shaped forward. It negotiated the back yard pea-stones with ease.
I've been looking for a toy old school London taxi, with the open luggage platform in place of a front passenger seat.
I can't find any toy car pictures. Here's old Snubby when young, shiny, and useless.

 

That would be a really nice collector for sure, I wouldn't mind owning a full-size one for running around town in.

 

I can't imagine wanting what passes for toys nowadays, dang-nabbit. Give me a Red Ryder bb gun and some plastic soldiers.
This old Sears is fun, too. It still works, but I should oil the joints.

 

hey @Jack Black mostly watching and reading these days, I have slowed down on collecting and stepped up appreciating these days! hope you are well!

 

Thank you. I had extra "help" with that photo.

I do! I was eating fish & chips, and I somehow managed to get malt vinegar on the bolsters.
I find that Falcon Fact incredible, too. In fact, I don't believe I can cred it at all.

 

Happy Friday, Jack.

Not so much budgeting as it is timing.
I am an hourly employee, which is weird for a teacher. One of the curses of working in alternative education, we are not contracted like other teachers. So, I just don't get paid during the Summer vacation. We easily survive on my wife's salary but I do tighten the spending a bit during this time, mostly out of respect for my wife. I have time off, I'm not getting paid, so it seems "spoiled" to spend a lot of money on hobbies.

Do you ever get a real Summer there?

Oh ya, those were the days. Every kid had a bb gun and a pocket knife.
I made sure that both of my kids also grew up with bb guns and pocket knives.

 

Thank you Guardians for the lovely comments on my new Waynorth Lambsfoot. Most importantly, thanks for helping me give ED a big thank you for his generosity. Of course I'll be carrying it today (as I did last night) to get to know it better and be able to give my thoughts on it. Lastly, it is amazing to finally have an EBONY Lambsfoot. Jack can go ahead and pick whatever covers he wants next year now.

 

My grandfather travelled a great deal for business, and he brought me one from England in the 60s. I was sure it was long gone, but a quick trip to the basement revealed I was mistaken.