Mila's Gasp-Worthy Surprises of Love

Continued from yesterday...

There were three gasp-worthy moments as I discovered all of Mila's sweet expressions of love and support.

This lockable cabinet is full of all my Freeman-Leidys and a whole lot of other fragile and vintage models.  Usually I keep it locked and the key put on top of the cabinet.

But the key is iffy, and it can be a struggle to get it placed in just the right spot to open the cabinet. So, sometimes I just leave the key inserted in the lock after locking it. Easy peasy for me the next time I want to open that door.

The gasp I let out when I spied that piece of hot pink notepaper inside the cabinet could probably be heard throughout my neighborhood. 

Mila had slid a note behind a ballerina and under the hoof of one of the Metlox Drafters I got from the sale of Karen Grimm's collection. 

Carefully I removed the ballerina and then slid the note out from underneath the drafter's hoof.

Another note from "the horses." And thankfully everything looked fine. I checked the Freeman Leidys and then glanced down the shelves to be sure that all was okay.

And let out another gasp.

Oh, gosh, another note, folded and tucked into the front legs of my DeBrekht Circus Pony. (The three legged Animal Artistry model was broken by me, not Mila, and is awaiting repair.)

You don't see these very often. They are made in Santa Ana, California

and mine is #0006/1500 and was produced in 2003.  This is the only DeBrekht piece I have ever seen.

I set him on the top shelf for a photo and then retrieved his note.

A compliment from "the horses!" 

But the final gasp was probably the biggest of all.

The note on the outside of the minis cabinet looked pretty harmless and innocuous. But I could also see a bright pink note on the second shelf.

Oh gosh, there are so many fragile, old, and tippy pieces in that cabinet. Almost all Hagen Renakers, with a sizable amount of them from Nancy Falzone's personal collection.

Deep breath, Lynn. Deep breath.

After all, she's been holding pieces from your collection for years. She knows how to be careful.

The folded note was on top of the oldest HR minis in the case - complete families of the earliest HR minis, all from Nancy.

Carefully I retrieved the note and opened it. And then I started to laugh. And then I got teary. Mila's sweetness at its finest, coupled with a healthy dose of tact. (That girl is growing up!)

Grammy, 

In the far, far future when you join Heavenly Father, can I take care of your miniature figures cabinet that this note is in. And maybe some other horses... Put this note under the couch on the main floor when you have your answer and it will wait for me until my next visit. 💜

Love, Mila

P.S. Look on the back side

So, basically another "when you are dead, Grammy" request from Mila to have my collection, only now she is phrasing it more gently and tactfully. 

Oh, my heart. That girl. Of course, she can have the mini figures cabinet. I will let her know that some pieces are already spoken for, but that she is welcome to have all that are not. (And hopefully, it will be in the far, far future!)

The back side of the note that I need to fill out and tuck under the couch in the living room.

What a thoughtful thing to do for me; I loved finding all the notes and reading them, although were I not already totally grey, I think I would have added some more grey hair from the location of the last couple of notes!

But Mila was not only thoughtful, she was very careful as well. 

My minis are going to be in good hands in that far, far future. And that makes me very, very happy.

Thanks, Mila. I love you. xo