tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6777506989220366832.post4666994620173670657..comments2024-03-28T06:34:24.576-04:00Comments on maya*made: little collectionmayalunahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06701015028881253692noreply@blogger.comBlogger36125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6777506989220366832.post-43367026116651626212010-07-23T11:30:58.693-04:002010-07-23T11:30:58.693-04:00I just stumbled on this post and does it ever brin...I just stumbled on this post and does it ever bring back memories! My family used to vacation in Canada and we had good friends there who owned a camp. They had so many of the Wade figures that we'd come home with several after every visit, and I still have and cherish mine. What a happy flood of memories you've sparked--thank you!Kymmhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00807549914013941496noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6777506989220366832.post-16464686402731088372010-06-05T03:43:46.612-04:002010-06-05T03:43:46.612-04:00I used to collect these! I would make my parents t...I used to collect these! I would make my parents tea constantly so they would run out and buy a new box! If I can find them in the basement, I am going to make the trip to Squam to give them to you! (I'm in NH)Moniynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6777506989220366832.post-45850376621447748112010-05-25T11:43:40.694-04:002010-05-25T11:43:40.694-04:00I live approx 3 miles away from where these were m...I live approx 3 miles away from where these were made! My first one that I ever had was a fawn bought for me after I had seen Bambi at the cinema with my mum. Carry on collecting they will make great memories xoxAndreahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11516395632364637860noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6777506989220366832.post-22774090928253036132010-05-20T21:04:31.545-04:002010-05-20T21:04:31.545-04:00i have bought a few boxes of Red Rose in the past ...i have bought a few boxes of Red Rose in the past year or two (i often use it for dyeing) and they still have the figurines! maybe they stopped at one point, but they are doing it again now. your daughter might get a thrill out of finding a new one in the box of tea...calhttp://hodgepodgefarm.net/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6777506989220366832.post-35479374232900514702010-05-20T13:36:16.753-04:002010-05-20T13:36:16.753-04:00As kids we used to collect these. My grandparents,...As kids we used to collect these. My grandparents, as well as my mom, used to drink Rose Tea. I imagine a few are still around somewhere, but I wish we would have kept them! I hope your girl's bite has calmed down and is healing well.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6777506989220366832.post-55986900025895196812010-05-20T12:09:25.687-04:002010-05-20T12:09:25.687-04:00oh, I have a collection of these from when I was a...oh, I have a collection of these from when I was a kid. my father used to drink Red Rose at his studio all the time. I must find them and let my 5yo. play with them.christinahttp://www.unplannedmusings.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6777506989220366832.post-57089381930492000492010-05-19T19:13:31.990-04:002010-05-19T19:13:31.990-04:00My grandparents collected these and kept them in a...My grandparents collected these and kept them in a box in a kitchen cupboard. I remember being very small and always dragging a chair over and playing with them on the counter top. :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6777506989220366832.post-71562384316623226792010-05-19T09:33:21.194-04:002010-05-19T09:33:21.194-04:00"One of the most important ways we're goi..."One of the most important ways we're going to turn around our disposable society and end rampant consumerism is by supporting handmade goods and indie artists. " Hear Hear! That is a great interview, Maya.<br /><br />I have a few Beatrix Potter animals that I still cherish! But it was the smaller, less fragile ones like the Wades that I played around with. My mother and I like to put them in our potted plants, too.costumegalhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10818106889370032613noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6777506989220366832.post-69214827743414826682010-05-19T04:23:51.393-04:002010-05-19T04:23:51.393-04:00Look after them, in the Uk some Wade Whimsies are ...Look after them, in the Uk some Wade Whimsies are worth a fortune!Things Hand Madehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14125115040315277758noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6777506989220366832.post-74271196304328305472010-05-19T02:45:37.956-04:002010-05-19T02:45:37.956-04:00Those photos bring back memories!I collected Wade ...Those photos bring back memories!I collected Wade Whimsies when I was about 12, but here in Australia, they didn't come as gifts with tea:I remember buying them individually and just loving them.I wonder where my collection went?I so wish now that I'd kept themmaryannehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09104273304183911904noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6777506989220366832.post-44804357543392512482010-05-19T02:42:56.492-04:002010-05-19T02:42:56.492-04:00Very Good website. I like the contents. From www.f...Very Good website. I like the contents. From www.flowerschennaitoday.comRony Mhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06536560848712575096noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6777506989220366832.post-337163094227008652010-05-18T23:12:46.814-04:002010-05-18T23:12:46.814-04:00These are so cute - really they came in a box of t...These are so cute - really they came in a box of tea? How cool - I just realized that none of the cereal boxes have little gifts inside anymore... ;(<br />Congrats on making the front page ;)lifeologiahttp://www.lifeologia.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6777506989220366832.post-26439573532361260552010-05-18T22:49:36.284-04:002010-05-18T22:49:36.284-04:00i remember collecting these same figurines as a ch...i remember collecting these same figurines as a child. now my 8-year old collects them, although she only has two...that is a lot of tea to drink for one figurine!featherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08011352417496317365noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6777506989220366832.post-66090121965840855582010-05-18T21:26:07.871-04:002010-05-18T21:26:07.871-04:00I had a wee squirrel that looked like those. With...I had a wee squirrel that looked like those. With the way that the rest of my family inhale tea, it might well have been the same type of thing. I don't drink tea - I'm a failure as an Englishwoman...UK lass in UShttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01991775987342643954noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6777506989220366832.post-45064780122733549042010-05-18T19:56:56.657-04:002010-05-18T19:56:56.657-04:00I remember when tea came with these! Such a great...I remember when tea came with these! Such a great find!Carolinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00755135784740633490noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6777506989220366832.post-70977740338050667472010-05-18T19:54:36.201-04:002010-05-18T19:54:36.201-04:00Oh gosh, I'd forgotten about these! Yes, I col...Oh gosh, I'd forgotten about these! Yes, I collected them, wonder where they are now?Kickcan & Conkershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02605162404526852924noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6777506989220366832.post-64630725999047552152010-05-18T19:10:07.732-04:002010-05-18T19:10:07.732-04:00my mom used to drink that tea. It was horrible tea...my mom used to drink that tea. It was horrible tea but the little extras and the bright green box with the rose on it made up for it I guess.<br />Hope you little one is healing well from her bad bite.Margie Oomenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01459762796958425287noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6777506989220366832.post-76833121502996666842010-05-18T18:42:29.969-04:002010-05-18T18:42:29.969-04:00I'm still collecting these figurines in Red Ro...I'm still collecting these figurines in Red Rose Tea!CarolBnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6777506989220366832.post-23893284384216784962010-05-18T18:36:08.569-04:002010-05-18T18:36:08.569-04:00Hay!!! I remember those from the breakfast table w...Hay!!! I remember those from the breakfast table when we were kids - In fact I am sure my mom has a whole bunch in her printers tray still... I am going to have a look for them next time we visit. My favorite was always the turtle - don't know why!!! Thanks for the memory flash back - again... and again!!!se7enhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15432167351999892522noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6777506989220366832.post-1873645606401511482010-05-18T18:29:47.436-04:002010-05-18T18:29:47.436-04:00I love Wade animals and we have a collection of th...I love Wade animals and we have a collection of them I cherish. The rabbit is just precious. I love and collect rabbits, sot that was particularly touching for me. This was a lovely post. Thank you.<br />-PhyllisPhyllishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09217282962233011656noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6777506989220366832.post-39347799943677137222010-05-18T18:00:36.880-04:002010-05-18T18:00:36.880-04:00Ug, did you say "used to?" I loved those...Ug, did you say "used to?" I loved those figurines - I'm pretty sure they're what turned me into a devoted tea-drinker. I wonder if my parents still hove all of our old ones...Amandahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08528781163936108631noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6777506989220366832.post-31148254318166398102010-05-18T17:39:31.296-04:002010-05-18T17:39:31.296-04:00Ooh! I remember those! We didn't buy much tea ...Ooh! I remember those! We didn't buy much tea (my mom was a coffee drinker)but I remember playing with them at an elderly Irish lady's house (I'm Canadian so I totally recognized those).Jillyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11293324718529774171noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6777506989220366832.post-36105289259810250062010-05-18T17:32:32.649-04:002010-05-18T17:32:32.649-04:00What a special day! We had these minatures in the ...What a special day! We had these minatures in the UK, but they came in Christmas Crackers and I've got quite a collection too. They're wrapped up in a tin somewhere, thanks for the reminder! The animals look slightly different but I'm sure it was Wade. Much better than all the plastic stuff you get now!Helenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00034080168921110996noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6777506989220366832.post-5894225792216858402010-05-18T16:58:30.908-04:002010-05-18T16:58:30.908-04:00Wow! I had that giraffe porcelain figure when I wa...Wow! I had that giraffe porcelain figure when I was a kid! I haven't seen or thought about it in years. It's so great to see it again and learn a bit about its history.<br /><br />What an adorable collection!Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15085348459122652337noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6777506989220366832.post-68233499915630557212010-05-18T16:47:15.631-04:002010-05-18T16:47:15.631-04:00I had no idea when I asked about childhood collect...I had no idea when I asked about childhood collections how many folks collected these... or other porcelain animals! I used to have a tiny glass cabinet for mine... wondering what we'll get to house these. Suggestions?mayalunahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06701015028881253692noreply@blogger.com