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Title: Hello from Portugal
Post by: tahra on May 30, 2011, 08:17:28

Hey everyone - greetings from Portugal ;)

I see some known "faces" around...

Anyways, I've been a lonnnngtime playmomaniac, but been out of it for years, since I lack the space. At the time I just bought every set, every theme (had a serious problem, I think)..  but the truth is I don't have where to put them.. So I just backed away... And since it depressed me, I kinda faded from the online playmoworld as well :(   That's why playkingdoms is mostly abandoned...

I always knew I was making a big mistake (double the fool, I know).. since I KNEW I'd be back someday. There's no love like the first, we say here.

Anyways, a few weeks ago I found, right next to my workplace, a couple of gorgeous playmostatues (from Leblon-Delienne (http://www.leblon-delienne.com)) I didn't even know existed. There was a nurse and a fireman... I'd buy them both, but discovered they weren't the only ones, so I decided to be a bit more selective (meaning my sister got some sense into me!)...

I got the nurse and tried to hunt the older ones (a knight, which is the one I really want, a sheriff and an indian), but no luck. In the meantime, stupid retarded me found out there was FINALLY a playmoPT store. In fact, it's spanish, they answer in spanish and all... but they ship here :)

So, I got the workman statue from them, and decided that if those older three ever cross my path.. they're mine!

Anyways, that nurse (it was one of our first sets, actually, she'll be 31 come xmas), in spite of having only one "bracelet", inspired me to FINALLY get to it. Though I think it'll take MONTHS to sort through stuff.

Spent another weekend sorting and bathing my playmoguys.. Problem is I'm still in the first couple of big tubs in one corner of one room. The room is almost full. And there's another room. Sigh. My finger is bloody from removing hair from repeats.

Well, sorry for the long post. I tend to ramble about playmobil, animals, concerts and tv/movies/books. I'm scary that way. You'd think with age would come wisdom, or at least a bit of sense, but that saying is a complete LIE.

Now I'll try to keep up. Wish me luck, I'll need it ;)

Title: Re: Hello from Portugal
Post by: playmofire on May 30, 2011, 08:26:54

A warm welcome from the UK, tahra, both to Playmofriends and back to the world of Playmobil!   :wave:

Title: Re: Hello from Portugal
Post by: Wolf Knight on May 30, 2011, 08:31:58

 :welcome: to Playmofriends and back to the playmoworld tahra!!!! Greetings from Greece!!!

Title: Re: Hello from Portugal
Post by: cachalote on May 30, 2011, 10:28:00

:wave: olá tahra, bem-vinda
 :o i didn't know playkingdoms was "yours" - for years i tried to find the 9985-04 pirate captain you listed there.
 :) i hope you can retrieve your love for playmobil and i hope we can help you here with that (and with the necessary self-restraint).
 :) ... and i hope you can have fun here.
 :wave: até breve.

Title: Re: Hello from Portugal
Post by: bonniebeth on May 30, 2011, 11:47:37

Hello and :welcome: to playmofriends from Louisiana, USA! And welcome back to the world of little plastic people! Great to have you with us. :wave:

Title: Re: Hello from Portugal
Post by: tahra on May 30, 2011, 12:37:19

Thanks everyone ;)

Have we met before, Cachalote?

Title: Re: Hello from Portugal
Post by: basilsdad on May 30, 2011, 12:55:45

 :wave: tahra, welcome from Pennsylvania.  Good to have you with us.
Joe

Title: Re: Hello from Portugal
Post by: tonguello on May 30, 2011, 15:11:43

Hello and  :welcome: from Buenos Aires, Argentina! I hope you have fun with us! can't wait to see pics of your mountain-like collection!

Title: Re: Hello from Portugal
Post by: Playmoholics on May 30, 2011, 15:52:27

 :welcome: A warm welcome from Indiana  :wave:

Title: Re: Hello from Portugal
Post by: Gis on May 30, 2011, 15:57:01

Hello tahra, a warm welcome from the Netherands! Thank you for sharing your playmo history with us and I am very interested where this next leg of your adventure will take you!

Title: Re: Hello from Portugal
Post by: Bill Blackhurst on May 30, 2011, 17:29:14

 :welcome: to the Playmofriends forum from South Carolina USA, tahra!

Title: Re: Hello from Portugal
Post by: tahra on May 30, 2011, 19:41:59

Thanks for the welcome everyone ;)

Just washed the next batch... My back's killing me. I'm too old for this, it's the truth.

Title: Re: Hello from Portugal
Post by: Sylvia on May 30, 2011, 20:11:12

Greetings, Queen Tahra! :wave: ;)

What a nice surprise! It's good to see you getting interested in Playmo again. 8-)

I was running out of room here a little while back and had to sell off some sets. It's very easy for me to get carried away and want to buy everything, but now I try hard to stick only to my very favourite themes.

Have fun at PlaymoFriends! :)

Title: Re: Hello from Portugal
Post by: Justindo on May 30, 2011, 21:52:03

Welcome from Southern California! :wave:

Title: Re: Hello from Portugal
Post by: cachalote on May 31, 2011, 00:45:39

Quote from: tahra on May 30, 2011, 12:37:19

Have we met before, Cachalote?

??? i don't know tahra.
 ;) if we did it would probably be under a different scenario.
i always felt as a "lonely" portuguese collector from oporto, knowing nobody else besides our fellow playmofriends (and, before, our playmoboardians).
i still have some doubts if i should join the portuguese forum - http://playmogal.freeforums.org/ - because i doubt if i will have the time to be an active member there.
but, as i said, maybe we have met - who knows.
you can always check an ancient thread - http://www.playmofriends.com/forum/index.php?topic=2885.0 - and "see" for yourself.  :)

Title: Re: Hello from Portugal
Post by: Tiermann on May 31, 2011, 01:42:24

Welcome back from Oregon!

Title: Re: Hello from Portugal
Post by: tahra on May 31, 2011, 07:38:32

Thanks for the welcome everyone :)

Edit: I WAS too far away - yesterday I popped my first mini click... Fortunately I had washed a bag full of capes, and there were even a couple of gnome beards around.. I DIDN'T KNOW ABOUT IT. WOW. So many possibilities  ;D

Title: Re: Hello from Portugal
Post by: grangel on May 31, 2011, 10:30:12

wELCOME TO OUR COMPANY FROM PIRAEUS IN GREECE!! :wave:

Title: Re: Hello from Portugal
Post by: Skywalker on May 31, 2011, 10:51:21

 :welcome: from Germany

Title: Re: Hello from Portugal
Post by: Hadoque on May 31, 2011, 11:40:30

 :welcome: (back) from Belgium, Queen Tahra!

Title: Re: Hello from Portugal
Post by: WarriorOfToys on May 31, 2011, 12:44:51

:welcome: to the forum Tahra! :wave:
And welcome back to Playmobil! ;D

Title: Re: Hello from Portugal
Post by: Jimbo on May 31, 2011, 17:20:46

Hi Tahra,
welcome from sunny Arizona. :welcome:

Title: Re: Hello from Portugal
Post by: tahra on May 31, 2011, 20:05:17

Thank you ;)

Uploaded 3 pics of my (hopeless?) sorting process: pic 1 (http://www.playkingdoms.com/temp/playmobil/washing1.jpg) | pic 2 (http://www.playkingdoms.com/temp/playmobil/washing2.jpg) | pic 3 (http://www.playkingdoms.com/temp/playmobil/washing3.jpg)

Edit: and the top of one of the playmomountains  8} : pic 1 (http://www.playkingdoms.com/temp/playmobil/mountaintop1.jpg) | pic 2 (http://www.playkingdoms.com/temp/playmobil/mountaintop2.jpg)

Title: Re: Hello from Portugal
Post by: Gis on May 31, 2011, 20:29:04

Nice pics Tahra...so much fun stuff, can I come and play?

Title: Re: Hello from Portugal
Post by: flatcat on May 31, 2011, 20:32:10

Welcome from the UK! :wave:

Nice collection! 8-) - I see the Western schoolhouse and yellow space station in there! :lens:

Damo :)

Title: Re: Hello from Portugal
Post by: tahra on May 31, 2011, 20:38:25

Quote from: Gis on May 31, 2011, 20:29:04

Nice pics Tahra...so much fun stuff, can I come and play?

How good are you at washing? (innocent look)  ;D

Quote from: flatcat on May 31, 2011, 20:32:10

Nice collection! 8-) - I see the Western schoolhouse and yellow space station in there! :lens:

Yeah... very small part. Just the top of one mountain. Sigh.

Playmospace never really appealed to me back in the day. I had a small ship my college friends gave me one bday... Then later, a friend from work gave me his leftover playmo - including some playmospace. Gods. Had to hunt the rest. I THINK I have almost everything. Might miss a couple of the smaller sets. And that brazilian space station - reviewed at playkingdoms.

Title: Re: Hello from Portugal
Post by: skypurr on May 31, 2011, 21:11:13

Hi   Tahra :wave:
A warm welcome from Southern Scotland  (http://planetsmilies.net/flag-smiley-7326.gif)
and welcome back to the land of smiles (and empty wallets)  ;D

Elaine (http://www.anchoredbygrace.com/smileys/mgqueen.gif)

Title: Re: Hello from Portugal
Post by: Gustavo on June 07, 2011, 15:26:06

I love PlayKingdoms ...
(To this day Crystal now and again gets to hear me mentioning something that reminds her of "You are special", my favourite postcard ... Which eventually I still send to people who are special to me.)

It's wonderful to have one more of that crew here ... In a way it was thanks to you, and other stuff I found in the internet in 2008 that I decided to put playmo again in my wardrobes :) (I gave them all, when I was around 20 :-[ ...)

I hope you enjoy it here.
a belated Welcome Tahra!

(Also glad to know we speak the same language, along with cachalote ;D )

Gus
:blackhair:
& his Little Theatre Company

Title: Re: Hello from Portugal
Post by: playmovictorian on June 23, 2011, 19:10:48

A very warm  :welcome: from England dear Tahra  :wave:

Have fun on Playmofriends  :)9

Karim :gent:

Title: Re: Hello from Portugal
Post by: 2005huysmans on July 30, 2011, 13:58:28

WELCOME FROM FRANCE

Title: Re: Hello from Portugal
Post by: Mansave75 on July 30, 2011, 17:29:08

 :welcome: tahra!!!!!  :D
It's really nice to see you recovered your playmobil likes again!!! Come and have a comfortable seat with us!  :)
Greetings from UK!
 ;)