Tea Pots. Mom gave me the cute little green one. It belonged to my Grandma Ellsworth and I treasure it. Britt gave me the fruity one and Sarah bought the Blue Willow one on Portabello Road in London! I have lots of mini ones too but they are all in boxes.
So, I seem to be collecting these:
Thimbles: Mom gave me this one in when I was in college
It is hand painted and very pretty. Now everytime Dee goes somewhere I get one. Friends bring them to me. I gather them when I pass through exciting places like Idaho, or Moab, Utah!
Been here...
But not here!
Been here (big deal!)...
But NOT HERE!!!
Love being here!
I seem to be gathering these...
I had quite a group of these monsters this week...
So, I made these! Yum!

These little guys are my favorites (a gift from Nick and Diana):
OK, I did manage to gather one collection on purpose. Last year, for two frenzied weeks I haunted Mc Donalds and Ebay and gathered these little darlings.
That Wicked Witch was a hard one to get...don't you love the little details like the stockings and the Ruby Slippers?
There's one more thing I collect DAILY and try to get as many as I can!

Aaaaah yes! Many, many, many!
7 comments:
I love your collections! I'm sure that each of your "collectibles" makes a special memory come alive. I especially love the little green tea pot that reminds you of your grandmother. I am somewhat of a collector myself. Every so often I think...I should get rid of some of these things...but I'm afraid it would feel like I was throwing away the memory and I can't bring myself to do it. So, as a result, I have lots of "stuff" and I'll probably have more before I die but I just can't part with the memories.
You and me sweetie! Some day soon I'll write a story of my grandmother that the little teapot reminds me of. It always makes me smile!
See, you've got way MORE than "nothin'"!!
Wow that is a nice collection
Do you think our collecting things is related to our small quirks? I found I've started collecting things and had no idea I was collecting some of them until my kids pointed it out. My favorite shakers of yours are the flamingos. Love you!!!
Marianne; I was having a hard time sleeping so I got up and the first blog I checked was yours. I am so glad I did. I have seen your collectibles but never in quite this way and they brought a smile to my face. I too love the little green teapot. It reminds me of a wonderful lady. I loved her so very much. No one could ever have as sweet a Mother-in-law as I did. When I hear people talk about their inlaws and say unkind things about them, I think how very fortunate I was to have a family that I thought the world of and loved as much as my own. And out of all of them I have Martha and Robert left. I enjoy them so much. We need to go see Uncle Robert when next I come over.
Love Mom
Aunt Marianne-I love all your collectibles. I too love the little green tea pot. I kind of collect little tea pot sets. It reminds me of my Great Grandma Allred. I also love your little dolls from McDonalds. When they had those I really wanted to collect them but Brilynn kind of snatched them right away from me. I love collectible stuff it brings back our memories of things that happened. Thanks for sharing!
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