A Gift Horse by linnypinny

A Gift Horse

Thankful, the sock monkey, received a surprise in the mail - his very own sock pony! Perfect timing for the Toy Group's happiness theme.

As info, the phrase "never look a gift horse in the mouth" means don't be ungrateful when you receive a gift. The origin is unknown, but was first seen in print in English in 1546.
one of my favorite sayings! cute shot!
August 4th, 2015  
Both are so sweet! My neighbor had a sock monkey when I was growing up, and she loved it best. I doubt it made it to her adulthood in very good shape.
August 4th, 2015  
Made me smile! But I never heard of a sock monkey!! Or pony!
August 4th, 2015  
Both the monkey and the poney are cute. We have the same saying about the gift horse in Dutch. From what I understand, you can tell a horse's age by looking at its teeth, so it's ungrateful to look a horse that's been given to you in the mouth to check how old it is.
August 4th, 2015  
So cute! I've always loved sock monkeys. That's the first sock pony I've seen. Love it!
August 4th, 2015  
Cute shot
August 4th, 2015  
pam
isn't that the truth
August 4th, 2015  
awww that is adorable!
August 4th, 2015  
Love sock monkeys! Cute capture, Lin.
August 4th, 2015  
Spot on with the phrase, don't see many gift horses these day. Must sock it to you Lin for a fun capture, NAY a lovely capture and framing.
August 4th, 2015  
I love the sock monkey and the new sock pony! Wonderfuly photographed and framed!
August 4th, 2015  
Someone put a lot of effort into the sock monkey and the sock horse! Fabulous to see them together here for the first time! A truly happy scene!
August 4th, 2015  
Love sock monkeys, but have never seen a horse! Cute shot.
August 4th, 2015  
Perfect depiction of happiness! A new friend and a surprise!
August 4th, 2015  
Very nice
August 4th, 2015  
What a happy couple :)
August 5th, 2015  
@ladymagpie LOL - thanks for the laugh - I was looking forward to your comment on this one!
August 5th, 2015  
@stiggle Thanks for the info - I love to learn about phrase and word origins - so interesting.
August 5th, 2015  
@quietpurplehaze The sock monkeys were popular when I was a child and it seems they are making a comeback! Thanks for dropping by!
August 5th, 2015  
@cejaanderson I'm sure my original one is in my mom's house somewhere - nothing was even given away! Thanks for visiting!
August 5th, 2015  
Such a cute capture! I love that sock pony. Is he handmade? If not...care to share where I could find one?
August 5th, 2015  
Kim
This is so cute Lin! Love the framing too.
August 5th, 2015  
Cool picture.
August 5th, 2015  
What an adorable sock horse.
August 5th, 2015  
Ahhh! Lucky monkey. Lucky horse. They've found a friend in each other.
August 6th, 2015  
Cute as hell!!
August 6th, 2015  
I do find a lot of your photos funny and this is another one:)
August 8th, 2015  
This is charming!
August 9th, 2015  
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