Each item in a collection has its own story, its own memory - the search, the day you bought it, who you were with, the vacation....
~Tricia Guild and Elizabeth Wilhide
What do you collect? Do you have favorite things that you have accumulated that you now lovingly display in special spots around your home? Did you shop with a goal in mind of a specific treasure? Or, did you just have that desire to browse and then.......all of a sudden you see it- over there- it's so beautiful, your heart begins to race, you don't even realize that you are moving closer to it! You almost let out a gasp when you turn it over and learn that you are definately going to get to take this one home!!! You casually embrace it as you make your way to the register. The shopkeeper has no idea what a treasure she gave away; but you do! You don't want to give away your secret, but it's hard not to just strut like a peacock! (we were raised that it is not appropriate to gloat, so we would never do that, but we would surely be excited about our good fortune!)
Are you a fussy collector too? I do not wish to diminish the value of the important pieces by simply aquiring more!
"One cannot collect all the beautiful shells on the beach. One can collect only a few, and they are more beautiful if they are few."
~Ann Morrow Lindbergh
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