2017 was a bit of a different year for me, as far as my collection.
For one thing, there was no Pony Fair this year. Although Roomy and I initially planned to attend Hascon, the price of the tickets forced us to change our minds. We did, however, make the drive to Ohio for a smaller Pony Meet, which allowed us to visit with many (but not all) of our international collector friends.
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| The vintage section of the Geek Cave |
Although I worked on a few customs, only three of them were completed. As these three were all Christmas gifts, you'll be seeing them in a few weeks now that they've been delivered to their new owners. Several others remain works in progress. Apparently, without the Fair to motivate me (read: the panic of con preparation), I do not do well with finishing customs.
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| The SSC collection, all new over the last year. |
At the end of 2016 I finished paying my student loans, which meant that this was the first year that I had more fun money to spend on ponies. And Strawberry Shortcakes, as it turns out. There was also the giant bag of ponies, which I'm still nowhere near finished sorting through. The end result was that my collection grew by quite a lot, especially on the vintage side.
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| New G1 additions in 2018. |
I'm looking forward to 2018 and seeing my international collector friends again at two events this year: the Pony Fair and the new Canadian Pony Collectors Extravaganza, both happening this summer. As much as I've enjoyed adding to my collection (and believe me, I've enjoyed it), I've really missed the chance to spend time with my fellow collectors. Bring on the summer of 2018.
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