Out of Room and a new Model Series...

 Or no room.  Or needing room.  As collectors of plastic ponies, I think all of the above would apply.  But this post doesn't have anything to do with not having room for horses or trying to find room for them.  This is a post about having room for model-related things.

Recently I was chatting with my friend Krista of Model Horse Grotto about our intentions of making different accessories for our models.  She is working on blankets and I have the stuff to make halters.  She told me what she's boughten so far and asked what color of ribbon I had for my halters.  I had to look it up on my Amazon orders because I couldn't remember and I didn't know exactly where the ribbon was that I'd gotten.  With the ribbon was a spool of wire for making my own buckles, but then someone gifted me a bunch of difference buckles and bits and stuff.  That stuff, I sort of knew where it was so that began my search for it and thus, led to this post.  I knew the sheet of hardware was in an envelope and the envelope was in one of the sets of drawers next to my desk.  But which one?

I quickly realized it was likely buried underneath a bunch of packaged plastic utensils.  I should've taken a "before" picture, but I didn't think to.  Anyway, oftentimes when we order take-out food, they send along packages of plastic utensils with a napkin.  Usually it's a fork and knife, but sometimes it also includes a spoon and many times packets of salt and pepper.  Before the virus shut down my office, I would take the extras to work for co-workers to use if they didn't remember to bring something to eat their lunch with, but since I haven't been able to do that in almost a year, the packages have really built up.  Built up as in filling most of two drawers.  Neither drawer was full of them, but rather I had them in two different drawers and they filled most of those two drawers.  Hopefully that makes sense.

So I decided to remove the plasticware from the wrappers and put it all in one drawer then put the napkins in another.  I thought I was out of napkins and the ones that came with the utensils would come in handy.  I should add, though, that I ended up finding a bunch of napkins in the 2nd drawer.  It took awhile, and I ended up swimming in little plastic wrappers.  

                              

It was no easy task because I didn't have a lot of space to work with and the plastic developed static electricity so it would try to stick to me.  But I did finally get everything separated and all in one drawer...

I apologize if some of the photos aren't exactly in focus.  Like I said, I don't have much room to work with.  At least I'm sparing you the worst picture and that's of my Breyer Cimarron Western Saddle, which I also needed to find a place to put.

Have I ever mentioned that I'm Polish?  Rather than take the envelope out of the drawer and THEN put the utensils in, I put the utensils in and then thought to make the envelope of hardware more available.  <sigh>  What can I say?  I'm Polish and we don't always do things the easy way.  That's my story and I'm sticking to it.  Anyway, so I found my hardware for making halters and it's in an accessible place for when the time comes when I actually make them...

Who knew looking for them would cause such a problem / mess?  hahaha.  And yes, I know the photo is sideways.  It uploaded that way and I can't figure out how to rotate it, but it doesn't really matter, I guess.  It's just something that bugs me, not having the photo in the correct orientation, but I guess I'll get over it.  hahaha.

Well, I guess that's it for now.  I hope everyone is doing well.  Til next time!

**Edited**

Introducing the new Birds of a Feather series of web specials, inspired by the avian world...

From their sweet songs to the fables and sympolism that have bridged generations and cultures, the wide and fascinating world of birds has long enchanted us.  

The charismatic puffin is a black and white sea bird that calls the waters of the north home.  Best-known for their colorful beaks, which are most vibrant during their breeding season, these birds are fast flyers and powerful swimmers...

Our sabino pinto Spotted Draft mare "Puffin" is stocky and bold-patterned like her namesake.  With a glossy finish that's reminiscent of the ocean's reflection, she also has a soft white basecoat that makes her markings pop.  Decorated with colorful tail ribbons in the hues of the puffin's colorful beak, she has "Puffin 2021" in silver on her belly.

I'm glad they decided to put the colors of a Puffin's colorful beak on her tail rather than her face to make her look more Puffin-like.  I actually like this model and will enter for a chance to win.  I don't collect the mold, but I like this model.

In different news, I am watching a show called Ride.  It's about a young (about 16) girl, Kit, and her dad who move to England after he gets a job at an exclusive academy where everyone rides.  Everyone except Kit, that is.  Or is it?  She makes friends with an unruly horse.  I'm only on episode 2 and I'm not sure I am going to watch the rest of the season.  It seems a bit cheesy.  Kit is very different from all the other kids at the school and seems really intent on pushing the boundaries with her behavior and wardrobe and expects everyone else to change, too.  But it has horses and riding so it's not a total loss.  But it still seems quite cheesy and overdone, right down to a ritzy girl who thinks she's better than everyone else.