Last week, two lovely boxes arrived at my cozy Manhattan apartment. Loved Before had packed them beautifully, and the Royal Mail had efficiently coordinated their delivery with USPS.

One of the boxes opened. Two mischievous faces peered out. With earnestness and a mite of anxiety, Ted & Edith inquired if this was their new home.

Wearing matching shirts from the Defence Fire Risk Management Organisation (where they used to run exit drills), they were eager to stretch their legs. But they weren’t alone. Another friend had traveled with them: Barnaby!

I’m grateful to Loved Before for letting Barnaby travel with Ted & Edith. He’d been rescued from a loft space, you see, where he’d been gathering dust for many years. Barnaby is a quiet gentleman who doesn’t like to make a fuss, but I can tell he’s worried about being left alone again. Ted & Edith had kept him company…

So happy with both of them and can't believe Sprout is a Douglas so bonus find and love ZigZags lanky legs lol and love the stories that you put with them and there settling in really well and can't wait to take them on adventures with me and there both going to cause mischief can already tell lol by there stories they came with as Sprout like gardening but putting things in the wrong places and get soil everywhere and ZigZag is clumsy and can't walk in straight line

Slinky arrived safely today and I'm so happy with him , so now he's just settling in and looking forward to lots of adventures with me thankyou