the jar... ? five--oh boy oh boy

What kinds of things do you collect?


Not everything that can be counted counts,
and not everything that counts can be counted.
Albert Einstein

soooo, recently

handkerchief's

i adore them

i have collected over a hundred

vintage

1950's

hand crafted

imperfect

loved and well used

hankies

i have a marvelous plan for them

~

before that

and still ongoing

handmade- amazing- colorful- marbles

the kids and i trade and play during the holidays

~

at university
it all started with
socks
my feet shout my mood

many many great patterns and fun colors
~

and then...beads
my grand-daughters love stirring and arranging
and trying on

i once made bracelets galore

each one had to have a heart shaped bead

once again
lovely glass

i enjoy giving them away

~

even now i collect plates

the first was a wedding gift
painted by sweetie's mimi

the variety
makes plain old scrambled eggs
fun to eat

others i use to decorate for holidays

some were gifts

(from me to me)

j.k.
*cough*

kind of
~

in my travels
over many years 

i have collected

but mostly been gifted

watches

seven of these are Swatch

an appreciation fostered

in Switzerland

thanks to Sam

but now i just stick with the big one on the right

Timex...easy to read
"takes a licken' and keeps on ticken'"
~

i have a fun collection of stamps

~

then i have a thing for birds

there was a time i fed and loved

about 28 birds

mostly exotic finches

now only six live here

all but two are parrots

i think i may be a little bit crazy

they greet me good morning

and wish me sweet dreams

~

i collect children's books

and give them away

Caldecott Medal winners
with their
gorgeous illustrations

in the loft there is a wall

filled with all kinds of books

~

now i am thinking about

collecting

buttons

these are on a little purse

it would be fun to embellish pillows

using buttons

kind of like this
~

and i collect music

i just checked

38.5 days of non-stop

never repeat

music on file

just downloaded this tune yesterday

it really sounds

like sunshine feels

warm and toasty
~

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