Socks for your hobby horse!

Remember way back HERE when I told you about Milla finding 'Monday' her absolutely gorgeous handmade hobby horse from Calamity Bolt? well since then another horse has joined our family. The latest addition is a handsome red and navy stallion (just like THIS ONE) owned by Harris that he has named 'Rocket'.
These two horse are adored by my kids and are ridden almost every day whether being raced, used as brave horses by the King (Harris) and princess (Milla) or even just quietly sitting being 'fed' and 'watered' by their owners.
I took this quick clip a few months ago of the horses 'in action' just before dinner one night and had to send it to Elke who is the uber clever maker of these stunning horses.



When Elke saw the clip she told me about her latest addition to the Calamity Bolt range - Riding Socks!


Now I have never minded the tap tap tap of the wooden stick on the tiles as the kiddies run around on their horses but these socks are just too cute right?! Made from 'pre-loved denim plus thick knit weave and with hand-stitched detail for a snug fit' these babies are such a great idea!
And look now - just as loved but now more gentle on the floor - wonderful!!



Thanks again Calamity Bolt - we love our goodies from you!!

How Monday the hobby horse got her name....

With only 4 weeks until we move house we have decided to do little bits and pieces here and there in preparation so we don't have such a massive job at the last minute.
So over the weekend we filled box after box with anything we won't need to use before the move, we did a bit of cleaning, had some items we sold on ebay picked up and even attacked our garden!
Our furniture is all over the place, boxes are starting to fill our garage and the house is generally just not set up like 'normal'.
This morning Milla was playing in our room while hubby was dressing for work and I was in the shower when she discovered a Hobby Horse I had purchased from Calamity Bolt a few months ago....


This gorgeous handmade horse was (until yesterday) hidden away ready for Christmas but with all the activity of the weekend we forgot to 're-hide' it last night - whoops!
After hubby and I got over the giggles from our hiding fail we named the horse Monday as she was discovered on a Monday morning.


Milla LOVES it and has been galloping around the house all day... I guess sometimes being organised with early Christmas shopping doesn't work! LOL!