Last year I published
my Christmas wish list and thought I'd do the same this year. It's getting close to the time for Santa to start reading these things and I want to make sure my list is up!
I asked for a bigger house, and unlike Miracle on 34th Street Santa didn't bring me a new house. But much like the boy from the Polar Express, "Though I've grown old, the bell still rings for me, as it does for all who truly believe." So I write out my wish list yet again this year.
My sights have changed some from last year. I'm not wishing for many new twisties, or Hanayama's or boxes. I want only 4 small puzzles. I'm desperate for the rest of the Berrocal collection, but it has to be in my price range. I'm on the hunt now for Mini David, Mini Cariatide, and Cristina. I found the other three over the past year and will find these three this year. The photo above is taken from Wiki commons and the three in the back I already have. I've got David in the micro version and wear him often. I know I can find these on ebay for around $1500+ each, or write to a few sellers that still have them, but as I've said before the fun is in the hunt.
The other Berrocal that I'm hunting down is Many More Horses. I have lusted after this one for around 3 years now and just never seem to find them available. I hope one day to find a copy of this. In the mean time I add it to my Christmas wish list. The one that sold just recently went for over US$3000. Many more dollars than I'm willing to pay. Shame really, it would have looked good on me.
If I were completely truthful, I would like to get La Totoche to nicely round out the collection, but I really don't see that happening anytime soon. So I'll stick with a necklace and three mini's. I'll be happy with that.
Or will I? The answer of course is no. I have a few other things I'd like this Christmas. To see some of my puzzling friends again before IPP...I know I'll see some in January and others in February, but I'm greedy. I want to see them now. I have another few cyber friends who I want to meet before 2014. I doubt it will happen, but I can dream can't I?
I've a wonderful friend who has been ill lately and in and out of hospital. I want him to be given a clean bill of health. I want my bug to finally decide she enjoys puzzling as much as I do....
I want a lot don't I? Ah well, wish me luck finding those puzzles.
You ask for quite a lot but I think you've been a good girl, so hopefully it will all arrive - in 2013 if not by Xmas!
ReplyDeleteMy wish? Just for the designers to keep on designing, the fabulous craftsmen to keep making me beautiful toys and for those wonderful men in China to keep manufacturing more and more amazing twisties!
I too would like to meet a few more people - hopefully next year I will get to the German and Dutch cube days to meet some people I only know by email. Japan's IPP is probably going to be out of my reach but the year after in Europe? Here's hoping I get a nominated/invited.
Kevin
Puzzlemad
Rox, recently I saw on eBay the mini, not micro versions of 5 Berrocals which sold for US$3,300/-
ReplyDeleteAs I said, the fun is in the hunt. I saw that auction Jerry. But would you believe me if I told you I got each of mine for less than $500???? The hunt my friend, the hunt!
ReplyDeleteRox, yours are the micro pendants right. The ones I saw on eBay are the minis, the bigger versions. Or am I missing something?
ReplyDeleteMy David is a micro, the others are mini's.
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