(I've got an 8:00 AM follow up appointment this morning for a procedure I had two weeks ago. If I can, I will publish a second blog post finishing the Feast posts. If it's not up by 11:00, it will drop tomorrow.)
I love advent calendars. We had two of them when our kids were growing up.
So, when Breyer began producing their advent calendars using Mini Whinnies as the prizes behind the doors, I was all over that. I didn't (and don't) collect Mini Whinnies, but I could not resist having a new horsey advent calendar. I even bought the unicorn version and I really dislike unicorns!
Earlier this year Breyer announced that there would be a Twelve Days of Christmas advent calendar. As soon as dealers were taking orders, I ordered mine. It arrived a few days ago.
I haven't opened the box yet as I did not want to spoil any possible surprises, but I did put a note on my calendar to begin opening doors on December 12.
Retro colors of woodgrain, charcoal, and splatter grey are being used and it sounds as though the Appaloosa Performance Horse, Fighting Stallion, and Starlight will be behind a door. The last piece is a gambler's choice of five Breyer vintage decorator colors.
I'm wondering about that - gold charm, florentine, wedgewood, and copenhagen are the original vintage decorator colors. Is the fifth a charcoal? Some collectors lump that in as a decorator color. Maybe silver filigree? To me, that's a more recent color and not vintage. Woodgrain was already listed and shown, so I think that can be eliminated.
Guess I'll find out Christmas Eve!
Stay 'tooned!
Bizarrely and quite against my own judgement, the old splatter Red Roan has sometimes been considered a Decorator color. I'd rather see a purple or green or red Dapple for your calendar, "vintage" not with standing.
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