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Lady Cutie

Lady Cutie Report 24 Feb 2010 18:23

I collect glass ornaments
Hazelx

me

me Report 24 Feb 2010 18:16

old maps

Whirley

Whirley Report 20 Feb 2010 15:02

I collect hand carved wooden animals. I love most of all my upright oak duck (it's a bout 18 inches tall) and sits next to my butler sink and as my kitchen is all oak it looks a treat there.

I also have an Iguana that sits on a tree trunk, anyone that sees it for the first time always thinks it's real. I have a large Lizard, a Giraffe (bought back from Africa thats about 2 ft tall) and a Thai man fishing with a little wooden little fish at the end of his rod (a gift from a friend from Thailand).

Oh and I love tea towels (sad i know) and wherever I go, esp to say the west country, I always buy loads....

JoyBoroAngel

JoyBoroAngel Report 20 Feb 2010 13:24

my hubby collects everything

i store them when he is not looking in the wheelie bin



then the binmen steal them opp

Researching:
The birth of Middlesbrough

LanarkshireLassie

LanarkshireLassie Report 20 Feb 2010 12:03

Thanks, JBE, for your added wisdom. I just thought that a stein was a very large pint jug! Didn't realise it had a lid on,lol.

Hadn't heard about the lid to stop drugging! Makes you wonder though.

Thanks for your input!

Gailx

Carol

Carol Report 20 Feb 2010 11:12

AH yes charity shops and boot fairs . I have to peak in to you never know
why have some got lids jbe

Carol

Carol Report 20 Feb 2010 11:02

What are you knitting julia.
I cannott knit It takes to long and i get bored

Silly Sausage

Silly Sausage Report 20 Feb 2010 11:00

A lot of dust Carol at the moment..lol

Carol

Carol Report 20 Feb 2010 10:57

thats a tricky one teresa W. wont tell

Julia

Julia Report 20 Feb 2010 10:35

Yes, secondhand old gold rings. I could drip bling for England.
Every six weeks I go onto a street in our town to have my hair cut, but next door is a jewelers, that advertise for these items. I cannot go passed the window without buying something. But, I can't wear them all at once, 'cause they would get in the way of me knitting needles. LOLOL
Julia in Derbyshire

Researching:
Turner Cambs/.Northants, Singapore and Penang,Trengrove Singapore and Penang, Arnull (Champion Race Horse Breeders & Trainers 'Oleander')Germany and Denmark

TeresaW

TeresaW Report 20 Feb 2010 10:18

Elephants! I had dozens of them, but most went at a car boot or charilty shop, and I only kept the best of them.

I have a small collection of wedgewood and various crystal pieces too...but most of those are put away in boxes now. I just can't bear to part with those.

There is also a collection of fairies in my living room. OH keeps buying them for me, but I don't really like them. LOL shhhhhhh

Researching:
Lovell, Morse, Baker, Duval, Mortlock, Gibbs and Bristow.

Carol

Carol Report 20 Feb 2010 10:16

Do you have collections of things. I go through phases.
Teapot, blue china, ect am now collecting brass bells of crinoline ladys. dont know why. After a while i take them down the charity shop And start on somthing new. Brother does the same , but does,nt get rid of his