congrats to your wonderful mother! what a cool hat

I'm glad you had luck in the end ^^ that's how thrift stores work, I know it can be disappointing not to find anything for a long time, but at least if you finally do, the happiness is much greater ^^
oh, plush Bolssom's really lovely! I didn't even know there were G1 plushies made. now I totally want one too

aren't those mice Sylvanian Families ones? I also used to have much of them back in the 80s (I still have them, keeping them for the next generation ^^ ), loved them to bits. recently they have started selling them again, but they cost pretty much  I think they were cheaper (compared to an average salary, for example) when I was a kid.

hi Megi!
I'm a newbie here too ,but I thought I should say hi! 
you have a nice collection already, congratulations on it!
Finland's such a nice place, I have been there a couple of times, and I would go back anytime I had the opportunity.

nice finds for a nice price too! 
I love antique malls and shops that sell used things, and I also love the sellers of some. I have also encountered sweet occasions when the seller remembered I usually search for the same things and upon my arrival they greeted me by telling if they got some stuff that will interest me and where I can find them (if not even keeping them until I visit again) ^^

aww, so cute! her locks of hair are amazing ^^
I see why you are so happy

aww, how nice of her

aww, thanks for the warm welcomes, everyone! I hope I'll fit in 

Welcome Loona

I really like your avatar pic.  I never had many ponies growing up either because they were quite expensive back in the day.  Two a year was about my limit (one for birthday and one for Christmas), but I loved those ponies to pieces and looked after them really well.  I am sure you will have fun here and fit right into the pony community

thank you ^^ she's my favourite right now, and also one of my most recent brags. I planned to make a brag topic about her (and some other new family members ^^ ), maybe I'll do it later and I will upload some better/bigger pics of her
same as here, usually I also got 2 ponies per year (or less, because ponies weren't my only obsession. I forgot to mention in my introduction that I also collect frogs - right from the start. I have some 500+ frog-related things  ), and not even always originals, so the herd grew slowly. but at least it made every pony even more special ^^ one of my favourites was Hair-Do Bangles (hehe, I already had an obsession for purple at the age of 8. 20 years later it's still my favourite colour besides black), and my all-time wishes included "ponies that have hairy legs", but I never got one until last year. well, at least the waiting made me even more happy ^^

Welcome. I had just a few in the 80s too. I hope to find them again one day in my parent's house!

mine are also at my father's house, and I also know which box to search for. the reason why I have them there is that right now I live in a flat I rent together with my boyfriend, so when I moved out we decided I should only take things that are absolutely necessary (luckily my father lives in the same city, so if I need something from the house ASAP it's not too difficult to get it - well, let's say it shouldn't be difficult ), because we never know when we will have to move again, and moving frequently with lots of stuff is just a pain. however, I really wanted to locate that box and take it with me for quite some months now, I do remember most of my ponies but I'm sure I will find some "surprises", and I would like to make a list of what I have, but recently I am just really busy (mainly because of writing my thesis and preparing for my final exams in June), so I never had the time to start searching for the box when I visited him.