Twinkle's Journey

I have a wonderful customer at Woolies, who requested a very special friend for a newborn babe.
Ta Da! Meet Twinkle!




Twinkle is a knitted and felted horse. He has a rainbow mane and tail. AND he plays music. That's right, he is a music box - he plays Twinkle Twinkle Little Star.

Twinkle shipped a long time ago - Priority mail, insured, with delivery confirmation. I wanted to share with you Twinkle's very interesting cross country trip.








Delivered, May 13, 2011, 5:44 am, CONCORD, NH 03301
Processed through Sort Facility, May 12, 2011, 2:48 pm, NASHUA, NH 03063
Processed through Sort Facility, May 11, 2011, 3:45 pm, ROCHESTER, NY 14606
Processed through Sort Facility, May 10, 2011, 8:30 pm, NASHUA, NH 03063
Processed through Sort Facility, May 08, 2011, 10:39 pm, PHOENIX, AZ 85043
Processed through Sort Facility, May 07, 2011, 10:28 pm, ROCHESTER, NY 14606
Forwarded, May 07, 2011, 10:19 am, MARCELLUS, NY
Delivered, May 04, 2011, 11:49 am, MARCELLUS, NY 13108
Notice Left, April 29, 2011, 1:14 pm, MARCELLUS, NY 13108
Out for Delivery, April 29, 2011, 8:28 am, MARCELLUS, NY 13108
Sorting Complete, April 29, 2011, 8:18 am, MARCELLUS, NY 13108
Arrival at Post Office, April 29, 2011, 7:58 am, MARCELLUS, NY 13108
Processed through Sort Facility, April 26, 2011, 8:16 pm, TUCSON, AZ 85726
Electronic Shipping Info Received, April 25, 2011











Gotta love the post office. Sheeeesh.

Horses

I love horses. No, I adore horses. No, it's more than that. It's an affinity? It's an amazement? This has been going on my entire life. When I was 2 years old, we moved into a wonderful old house. Where the backyard ended, a stable began. Our neighbor had many horses (well, it seemed like a lot at the time), and a few ponies. I used to stand at the back fence and watch them. If I ever went missing, my mother knew where to find me.

I started taking riding lessons at 5. When I was 10, we moved away, and the lessons stopped, much to my dismay. I would ride once in a while, if the opportunity arose.

In my later 20's, I had friends who loved to ride too. We found an awesome stable, and we used to rent horses to ride every weekend.

Finally, my 30th birthday present to myself - a horse. A horse named Blue. Blue was an Appaloosa, and the smartest horse ever. I adored him. He was an older horse when I got him, and I had him for 13 wonderful years. I had to put him down on my 43rd birthday.

Fast forward to our move to the wild southwest. We now have two horses.

Dozer:

Dozer is a big quarter horse. He came from a working ranch, and has the brand to prove it. Steady and strong, he'll do anything you ask him to. I spent a few years riding him in the nearby wild country, until he threw me one day and I broke my back. Not his fault, he was just being a horse. Horses are prey in the wild, and he was scared. My fault, for not sticking on his back while he was spinning to get away from the predator.

Meet Belle:

Belle is a mustang (wild horse). She is a line-back dun and has zebra stripes on her legs. She is brilliant, sweet and loves loves loves kids. I rescued her from a not-so-great situation, almost 4 years ago.

Due to my injury, I don't ride very often anymore. But I still adore these glorious animals, and give lessons to kids.

In my Woolies shop, I love to make horses. Here's my latest one; his name is Winter. I'm planning a seasonal series. Stay tuned for Spring, Summer and Fall.