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Offline lovelytickle

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Re-introducing myself
« on: March 01, 2019, 01:41:09 PM »
Hi everyone!
Long time no see, I thought I'd introduce myself again even though I first signed up here on the arena all the way back to 2003. I am 35 years old now and still living in Milano, Italy.

I loved ponies as a little girl, and started collecting them in 2000, soon joining the mlptp and making a lot of friends (and purchases!). My guilty pleasure are Italian ponies, I even made a website about them that is still up today (even though I haven't updated in in more than a decade...).
I've been away from the pony community for pretty much 10 years now, give or take. It's pretty crazy. I look back at my many years in the pony community with a lot of nostalgia, I had a great time, attended fabulous pony meets, went pony hunting in the most unlikely little shops and flea markets, and met SO MANY  great other collectors, some of them I still keep in touch with today.  And I had such a great pony collection!

I stopped collecting mostly because of  the old usual "life gets in the way" reason : life became busy, money got tight.  I still have a good chunk of my collection, stored away in boxes. I've recently purchased my first (small) flat and the ponies came with me, but I realize that I might need to downsize the collection again.
It's sad, but who's got the space to keep a collection in a small flat? :(

Anyway, it's nice to be back. I wonder if any old timer is still around?

Missed you all!
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Re: Re-introducing myself
« Reply #1 on: March 01, 2019, 02:45:18 PM »
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Welcome back!

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Re: Re-introducing myself
« Reply #2 on: March 01, 2019, 04:39:02 PM »
Am I old?!
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Re: Re-introducing myself
« Reply #3 on: March 02, 2019, 07:41:38 AM »
Am I old?!
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Not at all dear!! 😉😂

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Re: Re-introducing myself
« Reply #4 on: March 02, 2019, 08:39:01 AM »
Welcome back! I had to sell a lot of my collection when I moved to a small flat too, it was sad but it would have also been sad to keep them in boxes where they weren’t appreciated! It’s always good to have old members back!

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Re: Re-introducing myself
« Reply #5 on: March 02, 2019, 08:59:07 AM »
Welcome back :D It's nice to meet you, I hope I will see you around :) Glad to have you back in the herd!
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Re: Re-introducing myself
« Reply #6 on: March 02, 2019, 09:16:34 AM »
Hello hello hello!  :)  Welcome back :)
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Re: Re-introducing myself
« Reply #7 on: March 06, 2019, 12:02:02 AM »
Welcome back, it's always great to see old members returning! :hug:

It's sad having to let go of a part of your collection. But a small collection can be just as enjoyable, and much easier to display! Maybe you can keep the highlights and display them prominently in your new flat? :) And if you want to keep more, maybe a rotating display would work?
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Re: Re-introducing myself
« Reply #8 on: March 06, 2019, 06:08:15 PM »
Welcome back to the arena! I am also going threw my collection and selling a few. 

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Re: Re-introducing myself
« Reply #9 on: March 07, 2019, 10:59:53 PM »

Welcome back to the forum :frolic:

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Re: Re-introducing myself
« Reply #10 on: March 08, 2019, 01:22:17 PM »
Welcome back!
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Re: Re-introducing myself
« Reply #11 on: March 08, 2019, 05:05:46 PM »
Oh hi! I don’t think I’ve met you, but it always wonderful to see old veterans on here from ye olde pony days. Welcome back!
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Re: Re-introducing myself
« Reply #12 on: March 12, 2019, 05:58:01 AM »
Thanks everyone!  :blush:

 

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