No, I Don't Collect...

 Anne Field wrote an interesting post this week about telling ourselves one thing when we really are doing the opposite. She shared how she congas Django, belongs to the Premier and Stablemate Clubs, and yet tells herself that she does not collect OF plastic.

Could I ever relate to that! There are a lot of things that I don't collect, either.

Stablemates? Are you kidding - I'm a Traditional-size collecting girl.

Neither do I collect dogs - those pieces are on my shelves because they remind me of someone or a dog I once had. Or, they were too cute to leave behind at an antique shop.

Horse books? Or just plain ol' books? Only some special ones. (But don't look in all those boxes and tubs I've got tucked into the closet.)

Medallions like this 2012 Lynn Fraley thank you medallion for attending a fundraising show for cancer are pretty, but not for me. Yes, this one has its own special stand, and yes, there are other medallions on stands next to it, but that doesn't mean I collect them.

Bridle rosettes?

Okay, I maybe sorta do have a small collection of them, but I am not ACTIVELY looking for them so they don't really count, do they?

These  buttons are being kept for their historical significance, NOT because I collect them.

I've heard of people who collect variations.

They collect the same color on the same mold because of small differences in how the model was painted.

 

Who has the shelf space to collect something like that?

Thelwell ponies are cute (so are the books, but like I said, don't go through those boxes and tubs in my closet),

but having a fairly large assortment of them does not constitute a "collection" of them.

Mini Whinnies? HO and N scale horses? Dolls? Flamingos? Honestly, just because I have a few of something does not mean I collect it. 

So, what do you "not collect"? I'd love to do a blog post featuring photos from readers of things they don't collect. Interested in participating? Send photos and a little info about them to me at horsiemama8@gmail.com. In a week or two, I'll share them here.

Stay 'tooned!