Collection

Posted on January 17, 2016 by joey

The idea of collection has certain implications. One may have many dust bunnies and it doesn’t mean one collects dust bunnies, now does it? Imagine if you will, a person whose dust bunnies are displayed proudly…

I’ve decided I’m not a collector of anything.
There are certain people to whom you cannot say you’re collecting something or they will gift you related items you do not want.

I cannot deny I often acquire Fiesta(ware) but I only like certain colors.

I have three Norman Rockwell prints and I’d love to have more, but again, specific titles.

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There’s no shortage of books, herbal tea, odd socks, or kids’ art at our house, either.


We have a ton of movies and music.

We’re still in possession of all the Legos…but one day Bubba will establish a household.

The Mister must have more blades than any ten-handed goddess of war, but I don’t know if he’s collecting them so much as they just come to him…the way fabric and paper seem to come to me.

Are you a collector? You can tell me.

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59 Responses to Collection

  1. Carrie Rubin says:
    January 17, 2016 at 12:46 PM

    I’m not a collector of anything either unless you count the fridge magnets I bring home from whatever city I visit. They’re cheap and they take up less room than other souvenirs.

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  2. Josh Wrenn says:
    January 17, 2016 at 12:47 PM

    I have a pint glass collection from cool places I have been. That’s pretty much it.

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  3. Benson says:
    January 17, 2016 at 12:49 PM

    I think this is ground we have covered before. I used to collect Nutcrackers,but all the really neat.old ones were liquidated to facilitate Divorce number 1. Now I just have some newer ones sitting around just because. Oh yeah my one 1957 Lionel train,which I just gave to the twins. Since it is only one it’s not really a collection though.

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  4. Norm 2.0 says:
    January 17, 2016 at 1:01 PM

    I used to collect mugs from places we’ve been, but Honey kept “accidentally” breaking them, so I kinda gave up on that 😢

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  5. Alice says:
    January 17, 2016 at 1:05 PM

    Memories…I’ve quite a collection.

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  6. orbthefirst says:
    January 17, 2016 at 1:14 PM

    I too have enormous collections of things, you know, but as of late Ive gone out of my way to collect candy tins. So far I have 3. One juicy fruit tin, one snickers tin, and one life savers tin 😛

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  7. Jewels says:
    January 17, 2016 at 1:25 PM

    I don’t collect things on purpose, but tend to accumulate things that I like. Right now I seem to have quite a lot of rocks…

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  8. coldhandboyack says:
    January 17, 2016 at 1:53 PM

    I tend to gather stuff. Not to intentionally collect, but then there it is.

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  9. vanbytheriver says:
    January 17, 2016 at 3:47 PM

    I’m the opposite of a collector. If I have to pack it, dust it or display it…not interested. It might have to do with many relocations; I like to purge anything we aren’t using. The exception…books and photographs. They will be the last to go. ☺

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  10. jan says:
    January 17, 2016 at 3:49 PM

    I don’t really collect anything but my husband does. Drives me crazy!

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  11. Fourth Generation Farmgirl says:
    January 17, 2016 at 4:15 PM

    I don’t really collect anything that requires dusting anymore; however, I do have one of those tea collections. I can’t seem to help myself. Every time I go to the grocery store, I come home with another delightful flavor. 😉

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  12. reocochran says:
    January 17, 2016 at 7:55 PM

    I try not to collect many things since my place is downsized. No extra books, I cut my bird collection to about 10. My Lladro figurines are under 10, my Miss Beatrix Potter characters are about 6 or 7. I accidentally have harbored some clothes from my youngest daughter. I am trying to unload these. She donates things I would not ever wear. I like her taste in her dressy clothes, so I say to self, “Someday, I may wear this when I am dating again. . .” 🙂

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    • joey says:
      January 17, 2016 at 9:59 PM

      I’m all in favor of keeping nice dresses, Robin. You really never know. I’ve found that when I shop for the right dress, I come away quite sad, but when I’m just out not looking for a dress, I find ones I love. And then when an occasion arrives, I HAVE THE RIGHT DRESS!
      When we moved here, there was considerable downsize, and so I find I’m more purging than ever.

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  13. Deb at The Front Door Project says:
    January 17, 2016 at 8:36 PM

    I am definitely a collector but I’ll get into a particular thing and then collect for a while – get it to a reasonable (not large) size and then stop. I love vintage things like toleware trays, majolica, tin picnic baskets, wall pockets and more! I use them to decorate and group things around the house here and there 🙂 I did have a rooster phase that got out of control because people couldn’t stop buying them for me!!

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    • joey says:
      January 17, 2016 at 10:04 PM

      I know a woman who’s collected roosters since I was a child. She’s got a beautiful collection — but I also know that not all of them are…suited to her taste, and as such, she won’t display them.
      Majolica is beautiful, I can’t blame you. But those pieces serve purpose as well as the wall pockets.
      Thanks for telling me a bit about your personal collections 🙂

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  14. Deb at The Front Door Project says:
    January 17, 2016 at 8:38 PM

    Also – like to get an architecture book for new places I visit. LIke a coffee table book – have a couple nice stacks that remind me of favorite trips! I could go on…

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  15. Prajakta says:
    January 18, 2016 at 1:05 AM

    I have a giant overflowing cupboard full of books. And well, I have a weakness for perfume bottles despite being allergic to fragrances. I have collected about 80 of those pretty bottles 🙂 Ah… I should start again.

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  16. Anxious Mom says:
    January 18, 2016 at 1:29 AM

    I collect Lord of the Rings figures, old books (which aren’t usually cheap, so it’s not much of a collection), and Willow Tree figures.

    The tackiest collection I ever saw was my stepmom’s gnome collection that she had on every shelf and in every corner of the house. My sister and I used to hide them because they were so ugly and did nothing but create clutter and catch dust. She has since stopped collecting gnomes and collects stuff with bees on them and literally has enough crap to have a shitty bee stuff museum. It makes my head hurt.

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  17. Dan Antion says:
    January 18, 2016 at 7:15 AM

    I have an incomplete collections of ticket stubs from stuff I took my daughter to. I love the photo with the cat peeking out from under the bookcase.

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  18. John Callaghan says:
    January 18, 2016 at 9:41 AM

    I don’t collect anything but maybe I should start. I do have a small collection of books signed by the author’s but that is it really.

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  19. Ally Bean says:
    January 18, 2016 at 9:58 AM

    I’ve collected things on purpose and then inherited collections. Am tired of all the stuff, to be honest. In fact, this is the year I hope to downsize and minimize and revitalize– and any other “ize” I can think of! 😉

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  20. Manja Mexi Movie says:
    January 18, 2016 at 10:44 AM

    When I was little, I was collecting so many things: pins, bubblegum and candy wrappers, postcards, (empty) bottles, cassettes. Later it was everything ever recorded by The Doors. Concert memorabilia (i.e. dirty shirts, drum sticks and guitar picks thrown off stage). Concert footage (and concert attendance) by Pearl Jam. I have never thought of collecting anything artistic or domestic, but I’m still young. (Now I seem to be collecting own photographs. I can’t delete a single one – as if one day they will BE WORTH MILLIONS.)

    And I really really love your kids’ art. ❤ ❤ ❤

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  21. chocolatelady555 says:
    January 18, 2016 at 11:01 AM

    I’m a bit of a collector myself but I often purge my collection so I can have new things 🙂

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  22. LindaGHill says:
    January 18, 2016 at 8:53 PM

    Do you seriously organize your books by colour?

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