Mostly Dead

Well. That was a longer break than I expected. I didn't forget, I promise! I was just too busy to do anything. Sorry! You may remember me mentioning a local fair I am very involved with in the fall. Well, it's coming and I am miles behind. Things are insane, and to top it all off, I started a new medication. Pretty sick for the first few days, but then all was well. . . until the dose increased. 🙄 Hopefully this is a 24hr thing not a 4 day long ordeal.

But, at the moment I am mostly dead (which is still slightly alive according to Miracle Max).

Two days ago was the one year anniversary of this blog. THANK YOU! I believe we were at 11,300 some hits when the day dawned. I am so happy to hit this mark! There will be a giveaway in the future to commemorate the occasion, but not now. 😅

I finished the collab horse a couple weeks ago, but haven't had time to post pics. Soon! I'm really happy with him. :)

Finally, a new Breyer and four new Wades joined the herd this past week. CWB is yet to be named.

I will post again soon! I won't let it go so long again. I just need to get into gear and figure out how to make a 36hr day so I can get this stuff done. 

4,000

I opened this blog to the public on August 9, 2022. That means that it has been 199 days. Late last night, WE CROSSED 4,000 BLOG VIEWS!!! Thank you! I consider that a fantastic accomplishment.

You people are the best. I am so so grateful to be in a hobby like this with so many wonderful people. Thank you.

Hornswoggled. . . But in Love

 Before we start this post, I just want to say, THANK YOU FOR 2000 VIEWS! I know I'm a little late, but thank you anyway!! I have something fun that is in the works, and I hope you all will really enjoy it. You can expect to see it announced in the next few weeks. :) Now, back to the post.

What is this?

Well I wasn't expecting that. We are supposed to have a mare and foal every other year. We had Elbe and Spree last year, so that should have meant no mare/foal duo this year. Is that pattern over now, or is this just a weird year?? I don't know, but whatever's going on, we ended up with this pretty vintage set. I like the idea, but not even close to enough to buy it. The mare has a gorgeous mold and a bad color, the foal has a not-so-pleasant mold, and a stunning color.

Now, for the "But in Love" part of the post.

Hallelujah, hallelujah, hallelujah! It is my beloved Troubadour boy, in a gorgeous (albeit slightly pumpkin toned) bay! Oh, I LOVE this one! Yesterday (and for that matter, the day before) was a terrible, no-good, very-bad, rotten day. If it could go wrong, it did. It was such a nice, spirit lifting surprise to check the blog and be greeted by this little hunk! He will be my third on the mold. I would like to conga it, so eventually I will get around to buying Morganquest, but I'm in no rush on him.

It's looking like today will be busy with a side of unpleasant again today, so I apologize if I am late with the next post. It will be a really good one, and will self-explain the delay.

If you are looking for something really fun and model horsey to do, Equiden of equidensplasticponies.blogspot.com, is hosting a big, fun giveaway to celebrate her 1000th view! You can check it out here. :)

Welcome 2023

 (Second post of the day, I thought I had scheduled the Collective Collection post to publish tomorrow, but I made an oopsie, so you get two posts! Sorry.)

Happy New Year everybody! Hope you are having a wonderful day. I spent last night in a pair of comfy penguin jammies and watched Fox News as the ball dropped. Then I went right to bed.

2022 was a year of firsts, new herd members, BreyerFest excitements, big wins, research, judging, and milestones. I couldn't have done any of it if it wasn't for you amazing people!

As of right now, January 1st, 2023, 12:43 PM EST, my blog stats stand at this:

1633 Views

50 Views Today

572 Views for the month of December

44 Comments

77 Posts

Top Referrers

Top Referrers (continued)

View Chart Since Publish Date

The rest of this post is just photos. No captions, or links. Just the highlights of this blog so far. :)

SDS Ground Level (Snowbird)

 Here is the new addition post I've been talking about! The sun was finally out today so I was able to take the photos. :)

Meet SDS Ground Level, barn name of Weston! He is Breyer model W700125 - Snowbird, 2022 Holiday Horse.

SDS Ground Level, AKA Weston, Grey Morgan Stallion.

This fella is virtually flawless, with just a tiny smudge on his barrel toward his right "armpit". It is only a textural flaw, and you cannot see it in photos. You can't even see it in real life, only sense it with your fingertip. His shading is lovely and gentle, and his details are fabulous. His eyes are my favorite part, they just look right into your soul! They really captured the "spirit of the horse" in this model.

Although painted chestnuts are more of the standard than the exception nowadays, I still remember the times when it was a big deal to have that detail. It pleases me to see it so nicely executed on Snowbird.

His barn name was chosen from my favorite book, "Out of the Silent Planet" by C. S. Lewis, from the Space Trilogy (it's 75% off right now through that link; I suggest you get it because it truly is an amazing read if you like sci-fi space fiction-y sort of stuff). I have a few horses whose names are inspired by it, (one of my favorites being a simple little appy RR SM). In the book, Weston is the tyrannical, fame/fortune-driven crazed scientist who. . . I'll stop there in case you want to read the series. 😉

I also have another new addition (or two) to show off, but I will do that another day. :) Thank you for reading! And thank you for helping me hit 1500 views a couple days ago.

1000 VIEWS!!!!!

THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU!

Today I hit 1000 views on this blog! That is incredible! I've only been public for a little over 3 months!

THANK YOU!

In celebration of this special event, I am hosting a giveaway! I will be giving a set of three (3) Traditional Scale Hay Bags to one (1) lucky winner!

The hay bags are handmade, pattern by Desktop Stables, colors chosen by me, and sewn (that's right, the seams are stitched, not glued!) by a dear family member, who is known for her excellent needlework (name withheld as she is not interested in receiving requests for custom orders).

The set comes with one (1) black and white polka-dot bag, one (1) green swirly bag, and one (1) black glitter holly bag.

All bags are equipped with three (3) jump rings for easy hanging. They do not come with a hanging strap. Hanging straps are easy to diy, and are best left for the winner to design, as one style does not usually fit every stall. I use a loop style, a friend of mine uses a hook, I know someone who just glues them up, etc.

They do not come with hay. You can make your own hay in several ways. I use the hay I buy to feed my guinea pig. You can get a small-ish bale of timothy at Walmart or similar store for around $5. This will provide you with enough hay to "feed" several herds of model horses. You can also clip some grass from your yard and dry it, or use some very finely shredded green/yellow paper. 😉

Entries close after one week. The official closing time is midnight (EST) on December 7, 2022. Contest is only open to US residents, excluding AK & HI (AK, HI, and international friends, keep reading! There is something special for you too!). If you miss the deadline by like 30 minutes, I'll still count it. Remember this is supposed to be fun, not stressful! I will post the winner within two (2) days.

To enter, simply comment on any post posted between November 30, 2022 and December 7, 2022 (that includes this one!). If you don't have a Google account, don't worry! Just comment anonymously, and tack your handle down in the comment.

You can enter once per post. If you make two comments on the same post, you will only get one entry for that post. You can make a comment on each and every post posted during the aforementioned time period. 😊

I will use whatever name you give yourself in the comment in the winner announcement post. The winner will have 48hrs to contact me via email with their full name and US mailing address. I will then package up the hay bags with a Christmas card and ship them off to their new owner! If the winner does not email within 48hrs, a new winner will be chosen.

I will be using Random Name Picker to ensure fairness. I will take plenty of screenshots to accompany the winner post. Feel free to browse around the website, it's pretty great! This is the same website that HorsieMama uses for her giveaways.

For my international viewers:

I tried really hard this week to get an at-home printable designed for you, but I did not get it finished and had nothing but problems, so I temporarily abandoned that plan for today, and made something else. I designed a custom set of bingo cards for you! These are model horse themed, and you can play online or print them. To play online, you can send them to your partner and they can shuffle the cards up by going to the "HELP" tab at the top. There is a dropdown. There are 30 card variations, so you can play with loads of friends. You can only cover the squares if you have a model/item in your collection that matches the square. Hopefully you can translate them to your language, but I'm not sure.

The bingo cards are not a drawing and are free to everyone, international or US based. I will continue working on the at-home printable (it is for mini equine coloring and painting books) but I have no promises on whether or not I can get it working. I'm not very good at that sort of thing! 😅

Here is the link to the base bingo card. Remember, this is just the base and you can get up to 30 different variations by going to that handy little "HELP" button.

Once again, THANK YOU for helping me get here!

Final Countdown. . .

We are ten views away from 1000! Can you get me there? Link your friends and family over, and show the world what you are reading! Link this blog to your social media sites!

Psssst. . . there's going to be something tremendously fun when we hit 1000! Let's make it tonight so we can celebrate BIG tomorrow!! 

500 VIEWS!

Thank you so much for making this happen! And one day within the goal too. 😀

Even my Guinea Pig, Blanche, got into the spirit of it all! Lol.