especially angstofgumby and winona77!
Especially you winona77, you were the one who gave me hope, and NOW look at the mess I'm in!
Wanna know why?
After angst posted her anthracite paddy, I knew that was the baby for me, to complete my chloe collection. But where to find?
And then you winona77 came up with the answer, right back where I had started from...Calgary!
I called Holt Renfrew in Calgary and got the ultra-fantastic Jay, who informed me that he was heading to Toronto and would take a look at all the fantastic stuff they had. Well, didn't he phone me back and say that he had pulled the anthracite paddy out of the trunk show for me! He was so excited, he said he had to convince his boss in TO, so I was bouncing off the walls! Where to ship to, same old problem...
but I've had it sent to my folks in Southern Ontario and the "excuse" for a trip home may be in the wings as mom needs a small surgery that it would be helpful if I was there for her to recover...!
She opened the box to tell me on Friday and she and my dad both went nuts! Mom says its gorgeous and dad says I could probably take out a biker with the padlock, or that one might take me out...on a date!
So I have one! Finally! I just need to pick it up!
I can wait...no I can't!
ush: 
Yippeeee!
P.S. Jay said he would be happy to help anybody else if they want to call him!
Especially you winona77, you were the one who gave me hope, and NOW look at the mess I'm in!
Wanna know why?
After angst posted her anthracite paddy, I knew that was the baby for me, to complete my chloe collection. But where to find?
And then you winona77 came up with the answer, right back where I had started from...Calgary!
I called Holt Renfrew in Calgary and got the ultra-fantastic Jay, who informed me that he was heading to Toronto and would take a look at all the fantastic stuff they had. Well, didn't he phone me back and say that he had pulled the anthracite paddy out of the trunk show for me! He was so excited, he said he had to convince his boss in TO, so I was bouncing off the walls! Where to ship to, same old problem...
but I've had it sent to my folks in Southern Ontario and the "excuse" for a trip home may be in the wings as mom needs a small surgery that it would be helpful if I was there for her to recover...!
She opened the box to tell me on Friday and she and my dad both went nuts! Mom says its gorgeous and dad says I could probably take out a biker with the padlock, or that one might take me out...on a date!
So I have one! Finally! I just need to pick it up!
I can wait...no I can't!
ush: Yippeeee!
P.S. Jay said he would be happy to help anybody else if they want to call him!
If you can take a biker out with that padloack, I'd say that is some self defense right there!!! Conagrats!!!
...but it feels soooo good. 
