Hi Diane.
Thank you for your message. It was lovely to read all about you and
your interest in Britains.
I have only been collecting for a year after having found 3 or 4
pieces that I used to play with some 30 odd years ago. I wanted to
see what else there was for a collection out there, so I started
looking on E-Bay. I wonder if you have bought any from there.
I myself am out of work for the time being, due to a frozen
shoulder and recently diagnosed Diabetes, which they are trying to
get under control. So it seems we have a little in common.
I have also started to collect Britains Hospital sets. Oh, and I
know they don't go with the garden set as such, but I had to collect
the Rabbits. I only need 1 now to complete the full set of 12.
Although to be honest, there may be a further 6 I can collect due to
there being a slightly diferent brown, but I wonder, if I am just
being picky!
My pride and joy of my collection is the teenagers with their radio.
I wonder what yours is?
Anyway, welcome again. I'm up for a chat anytime, so please feel
free to E-Mail me.
All the best to you,
Tracey.

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--- In britains_floral_garden@..., gnilloh
<gnilloh@...> wrote:
>
> Hi Tracey,
>
> Thanks very much for the welcome.
>
> I had Floral Garden a toy in the late 50's. I used to buy it with
my pocket money.
>
> The Floral Garden and my Sooty puppet were my favourite toys for
years!
>
> In 2002 I had to stop work due to illness, I ended up being
disabled and unfit for any work.
>
> Although I can do I can do some things at home I can't do a lot
and I got bored very quickly until I re-found the Floral Garden toy.
>
> Fiddling with it was something I could do when I couldn't do any
of the physically demanding things.
>
> It didn't take long to build quite a collection of garden items.
> Then I got very carried away and bought more and more and even
more garden! :-D
>
> I sell the extra bits I don't need and at the moment I have a
monstrous collection that is too big to set up in one place.
>
> I have decided to make myself my very own housing estate with
Britains farm cottages and garden.
>
> I'm also trying to make a small rare breeds farm/smallholding,
stables and a sheepdog trials field!
>
> I haven't taken any photos of anything for quite a while because I
haven't set it up since last year.
> I've been collecting all through the year but I can't set it up
until my puppy gets older and a bit more sensible.
> I've had enough hedges etc stick to my jumper and land on the
floor only to be picked up and chewed up and eaten! Sacrilege!!
>
> Anyway that's enough of my rabbiting for a while and thanks again
for the welcome.
>
> Diane H
>
>
> <<Hi Diane.
> Just wanted to welcome you to the wonderfull world of Britains
Floral
> Garden. I am quite new to the collection myself and wonder how
long
> you have been collecting. Wishing you all the best with 2008 and
your
> collection. If you ever want a chat, just E-mail me and I will be
> happy to reply.
> All the best to you, Tracey.>>
>