I saved the toys until last … thank goodness Father Christmas left stockings and toys under the tree for us, as we had to wait until late morning before we could open any other gifts, and I suspect it still happens in many families around the world.

I remember the last of the draft horses on the farm I grew up on, then got to know some pacers much later, but as for riding a horse, a rocking horse would be much safer. The first trains i remember were steam driven, and we could see them come into the nearest town ...

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