Sifting The Trinkets and Treasures

January 16, 2012

I can’t understand why I am drawn to tiny trinkets. Miniature figurines, toys, beads, and buttons always fascinate me. Do they attract you? I can’t seem to throw them away, so I always just put them in a box in a drawer. No more! Now, I’m putting them out on display for my guests to [...]

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The Collection That Rocks Me

October 5, 2011

It is one of those collections that make me wonder, “Why in Thunder do I have this?” I am betting that you have a collection like that, too. It doesn’t have much monetary value. I have no way to properly display it, and it isn’t even visually spectacular. But, I keep it. You keep yours, [...]

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Something’s Afoot

July 25, 2011

I saw this sculpture of a foot at a garage sale, and it just called my name. Did I hear one of y’all ask, “Why?” Don’t you realize who is talking to you? I’m the woman who collects everything: hand sculptures and carvings, hats, carpentry tools, Art Deco anything, African masks, rocks, shells, books, records, [...]

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A Hand-some Bowl

January 12, 2010

My beloved husband knows how to worm his way into my heart. Since he is aware that I collect “hands,” he got me the perfect gift: A handy bowl. Actually, “handy” is stretching it a bit. It isn’t for use in serving food, it’s just decorative. But, oh! How decorative it is! Now, I have [...]

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Give Someone Else A Chance To Love Those Heirlooms

June 18, 2008

Organizing gurus say that we only use 20% of the items we own. The other 80% is stuff that we keep “just in case” we might need it someday. I freely admit that I have a lot of that “just in case” stuff. The only problem, is that it is buried beneath the other debris [...]

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In A Pig’s Eye

July 2, 2007

Raise your hand if you had a piggy bank when you were little. Do you still have that first piggy bank? I have mine. In fact, I have a “pig” I got before my first piggy bank and a whole slew of others as well. My Granddaddy and I walked down to his bank in [...]

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