The candy plan, part three

Two and a half years ago, our hot water heater failed, sending more than fifty gallons of water into my hobby area in the basement.

I quickly threw everything that was dry - or at least dryish - into plastic tubs and took them upstairs. Some of the tubs went into my studio, others went into the garage and still others temporarily moved to a storage unit. It was a big chaotic mess.

It was also really, really depressing. 

I lost so much of my good stuff. Even all this time later, I haven't had the heart to open up those tubs and see what's left.

Except now I have a show to prepare for. 

As much as I really don't want to, it's time to tackle those tubs.

It's not going well.

On the plus side, I did find my 2019 Candyland pads by Studio Maire

I got really frustrated trying to find big things like jumps and saddles, so I decided to look for little things... like cats.

There are cats everywhere.

Here's a big one.

And another.

The more I looked, the more I found.

Finally, the motherlode.

I took a moment to admire a few special members of the clowder. I got this one in Texas...

and this one in the Netherlands.

Of course, me being me, there's also a nice selection of kitty supplies.

While I'm not planning to field an entry with fifteen tacked up models this time, it's very possible every single one of these cats will find their way into class class eight, Josie and the Pussy Cats. Here's Heather's description: We need felines! Big, small, tame feral, big cats, house cats, we just want to see some puddy tat style in your entry.

I still need to find tack and props, but at least the cats are accounted for. And who knows? Maybe a few of them will find their find their way into some of my other entries.