I am a collector. No, I mean really, I AM A COLLECTOR. It is getting really serious because I even collect the fruit and vegetable labels and keep them on the backs of my old business cards! I think I'm becoming obsessed. Or am I just a packrat? Someone said that collecting is a way of keeping your life in order. Well, if that was the case, my life would be in perfect shape. HA! Anyway, here is just a sample of what I collect or have collected in the past: McCoy pottery, Wade Whimsies, Quimper,angels, swans, birdhouses, pigs, refrigerator magnets, Mickey Mouse figures, books, art by local artists, pens and pencils, ephemera (paper, cards, etc.), crystal figurines and so on and so on.
Well, today I want to tell you about one special collection I have gathered over the past few years. I collect quotations. I started quite slowly, just jotting down one here and one there. Usually on a piece of paper and then loosely piling them up in my desk drawer. Then I transferred them to a small notepad. After awhile, when the notepad filled, I started putting them in a little spiral bound notebook. One such quote is: "When a thing is funny, search it carefully for a hidden truth." George Bernard Shaw, writer, Nobel Laureate (1856-1950) and, "No one has ever become poor by giving." Anne Frank (1929-1945)
Mark Twain said, "A man cannot be comfortable without his own approval."
And this from comedian and actor, Emo Phillips (1956 -)"I used to think that the brain was the most wonderful organ in my body. Then I realized who was telling me this."
While this short poem is not a quotation, I still liked it:
We're building up or tearing down
In everything we do;
Are you on the construction gang
Or on the wrecking crew? Anonymous
Well, there it is...my secret is out. If anyone out there in bloggerland has any unusual or quirky collections - I'd love to hear about them!
6 comments:
"Where do I begin...."
Let's see:
LuRay Dinnerware, Hatpins, Ephemera, Cream Soups, Fancy Crystal, Movie/Theatre tickets, TV Memorabilia, Vintage Ornaments, Antique Turn of Century Books, Miniatures, Advertising lapel pins, Vintage Handbags......and more!
LOL.
Maybe I'm the packrat.
Jillian,
Thank you for stopping by my blog...anyway, does the apple fall far from the tree? I think not and, therefore, we are doomed to continue collecting and collecting and collecting...
Luv,
Ms.Daisy
Thanks for popping by my blog and leaving your encouraging comment. I ultimately ordered the sink you chose because the other was positively massive!
Welcome to blogland, Jillian's mom! She had mentioned on her blog that you were starting blogging!
I started planting our flowers yesterday and ran out of potting soil. Hope to get the remainder of my plants planted this weekend! So much to do, so little time!
Good luck with your collecting! I agree that the apple doesn't fall far from the tree!
What a great thing to collect it FREE! I do like quatations also, but have not collected any. I have a few that I have used on my blog. One is still on my sidebar. Thank-you for visiting my blog.
Have a blessed day,
ginger
I started collecting quotations in the 1970's. I would type them on 3x5 cards and also bought many which were printed on bookmarks. Sometimes I would cut out and glue quotations to cards for my file. Now I used a Quotations folder to store items I find on various web sites. I share them in my blog sometimes, and also in e-mails to family and friends.
Ohh, I forgot...as a secondary school teacher I would write quotes on the board each morning. My students could choose to copy the quote and write out their own interpretations, and turn it in for a few extra credit.
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