Pretty in Pink

Took our annual tour of The Christmas Dove in Barrington (across the road from Calef’s).  Besides rooms upon rooms of decorations downstairs, they’ve added an upstairs that’s rooms upon rooms of nuttin’ but toys.  Great fun, whether you’re shopping or gawking.  We were gawking.

Here's one of many displays.  Note NH’s own Annalee figures.

 

Reminded me of a special Christmas.  Many years ago, my husband John got hit by a car in the parking lot of McDonald’s.  (Don’t worry; he didn’t get hurt.)  As he flew up over the hood and hovered midair, he said:  “All I could think of was that I was wearing pink underwear.”  You know, a red sweatshirt gets in with the whites and everything goes pink.

That Christmas, I put a flea in the ear of friends and relatives:  John received 27 pairs of tighty-whities, size 38.

Don’t that bring a tear of joy to your eye?  I know he was touched.

Comments

[Tameson O'Brien]

Mom and my girls went to the Chrsitmas Dove yesterday too. I heard all about the toys. I never did like Annalee dolls - always thought they were fugly and somewhat creepy.

[Rebecca Rule]

Hi Tameson. Annalee's are a little strange and pinched in the face. We have a ghost one for halloween that's pretty nice, though. My mother in law used to work at the factory and got it at a discount, so it reminds us of her.