tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18444369.post114729989160285448..comments2023-10-09T09:25:26.873-05:00Comments on f. pea: what's in your attic?f. peahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01155602459175649458noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18444369.post-1147572338097259362006-05-13T21:05:00.000-05:002006-05-13T21:05:00.000-05:00Hubbie has a "thing" for cardboard boxes too. And ...Hubbie has a "thing" for cardboard boxes too. And old car parts. And old computers and computer parts. And tools. And old clothes that I have NEVER seen on his body in the 13 years that we have been together. Paper he likes too.And books. There are now 3 reel to reel projectors with in 20 feet of me. And thousands of feet of old engineering movies just in case we wanted a "movie night". I collect yarn and fabric and the covers off of concentrated juice containers. The yarns and fabric I use regularly. Not the fabrics so much right now. I need to knit, not sew. And when he periodically asks me WHY I am collecting juice container lids...I give him the same answer that he give me when asked the same question. They might be useful some day. <BR/><BR/>Bugheart, not that you don't have a valid point, but I REALLY understand where your mom is/was comming from. It all has to do with not being able to find the "useful" thing when the need for it arrives. That and having stuff fall on you.Jackiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11545713753520362397noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18444369.post-1147444612781221672006-05-12T09:36:00.000-05:002006-05-12T09:36:00.000-05:00first of allyou lookfabulousin my clothes(usually ...first of all<BR/>you look<BR/>fabulous<BR/>in my clothes<BR/>(usually better in my opinion<BR/>because you have better hair)...<BR/>i think collecting<BR/>is a nature<BR/>with a strong component<BR/>of nurture.<BR/>my dad is a collector<BR/>my mom is a throw-awayer...<BR/>my dad collects<BR/>crystals and minerals<BR/>and scientific junk<BR/>that is not that useful to me...<BR/>but my mom threw away<BR/>all the things <BR/>i wished someone<BR/>had saved...<BR/>so i hold onto things<BR/>because<BR/>i value that past<BR/>my mom never saved...<BR/>most of what i collect<BR/>are things my mom<BR/>once threw away,<BR/>e.g. her wrap skirts,<BR/>old photographs,<BR/>traincases...<BR/>etc.<BR/>i <I>swear</I><BR/>i am trying<BR/>to temper<BR/>some of<BR/>my collecting<BR/>with giving away!<BR/>read the great quote<BR/>my brother left<BR/>on my last<BR/><A HREF="http://bugheart.blogspot.com/2006/05/collection-collective-50s-asian.html" REL="nofollow">collection collective</A>.<BR/>okay, <BR/>sorry for babbling.bughearthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01155984346674609786noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18444369.post-1147370066042949422006-05-11T12:54:00.000-05:002006-05-11T12:54:00.000-05:00I'm not a collector. Neither am I a thrower-away....I'm not a collector. Neither am I a thrower-away. Me? I'm totally a sell-it-on-ebay girl. It never ceases to amaze me what people actually buy.<BR/><BR/>Of course, once again, your charity-mindedness gives my profit-mindedness a decidedly bad name.Kristyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02424879524023511785noreply@blogger.com