A Relaxing Day Just Puttering

You'd think that if you are retired, you would be getting all the relaxation that you need (or want.) Apparently that is not necessarily so - I spent almost all day yesterday just puttering in the horse room, and I ended up feeling more mellow and content at the end of the day than I have in a long time. It was wonderful!

Since late summer, I had been wanting to get into the horse closet and sort out models that I'd simply shoved in there with an "I'll get to you later" promise. Yesterday that day finally came.

Shelf eaters had been the bulk of most of my 2023 purchases and I was short shelf space as a result. I decided I would sort out some sales models first, and many of those were tucked away in the horse room closet.

The first piece I came across was this decaying Western Horse.

When he began disintegrating, I'd pulled him off my shelves and placed him in a box in the closet.

The poor thing was a mess, losing a leg as the warping process had progressed.

It was time to throw him away. That was hard; I love my models and have many sentimental attachments to them. But like I said, it was time.

Thinking about other vintage collectors, I clipped off the reins - someone might be restoring a rein-less Western Horse and be able to use these original O-link reins.

I saved the saddle, too, for the same reasons.

By the time I'd gone through the closet and pulled some pieces off my shelves, I had two big boxes of sales models.

With that now open shelf space, it was time to free some recent purchases from the boxes I'd left them in.

The stack of boxes in this corner had gotten quite high; now the only boxes there were models I intended to keep and was leaving in their boxes for the sake of value. The rest of those boxes were opened.

I love Josine Vingerling's sculpts of the Welsh Mare and Welsh Foal, and black is my favorite horse color so I was pleased to add these two to my collection.

When I took them out of their box, was I surprised to discover that they were chalky, too!

The shading on my MorganQuest Native Son is exceptionally nice.

Peptoboonsmal on the Dundee model was a glossy I got in the Collectors Club Appreciation event.

The last keeper in all those Breyer boxes was Orren Mixer's Ideal Appaloosa. I love the Geronimo mold, and Appaloosas are my favorite breed.

Unboxing Breyers means a leftover pile of plastic clips, covered wire, and molded leg cups.

And a pile of boxes with plastic inserts for the trash, and a smaller pile of recyclable inserts for the recycling tote.

It also leaves me with more shelf space and a happy, "I got it done!" feeling.

Now, to tackle the Hartlands and other Breyers I have packed away in one of the closets in the sewing room. I sorted them out to sell over a year ago, thinking I'd take them to BreyerFest 2023. Aside from a bunch of Breyer Tennessee Walking Horses, I don't remember anything that is in there. 

Maybe I'll have another relaxing day next Saturday!

Note: No sales models will be posted on Sundays.