Collecting...Not...Hoarding!

Collect things that speak to you. Things that you like to look at and maybe they bring back warm memories from when you were a kid. Or,heck, they are just pretties. I love vintage stuff (really Merry?) and one of my favorite things to collect are old plates. I can accept a chip or two and have many (many) displayed on the walls of my kitchen...living room... bedroom...bathroom...Yes, hello, my name is Merry and I'm a plate collector!

Mostly I love vintage plates and I also have some very very old antique plates as well. Those have lots of crazing (those teeny tiny crackles along the surface of the piece) that gives them such character.

Well, more later...in the meantime...here are some pics of some of my plates... Enjoy!

Hmmm, Got Distracted With Other Stuff...But the Booth is Boomin!!

Hello! We're back! Well, we really didn't go anywhere...we just didn't have time to do . . . This. So, while we we not away...we have been filling up and building Up the Booth. It's crazy full and things are selling very well. Our house is feeling a lot roomier with less and less of the stuff we accumulated over the years. We have kept those wonderful things that we just love to look at and collect AND display. It's not a collection folks, if it's stashed away in a box in a closet or up in the attic...More about that in the next entry...Here is a virtual tour of the TaDa! Booth!

Front View

Side View - New Little Locking Cabinet

Scads of Beads from Mummy's Jewelry Box

(of course I kept my favorites!)

Another of My Bestest Things to Collect...Linens!

Table Cloths, Hankies, Pillow Cases, Doilies...All here! 

The Adventures of Marley the Wonder Cat!

The kitty featured in our banner pic is our beloved Marley. Just a few weeks ago during a windy and stormy night, Marley disappeared. We looked throughout the neighborhood for days and put up signs of our lost kitty. No luck. :-(

Marley roamed around on his own for a week or so before he found a family in the next neighborhood to hang with for a few days. They took him to the vet and had him scanned...low and behold! Marley had a chip...I didn't remember that from when we adopted him years ago...silly me...

I received a phone call from those chip people and a week ago today brought Marley across the street to his rightful hood. He was a little banged up and had lost some weight, but now has settled back into his daily napping routine and has definately caught up with his kibble intake.

Welcome back baby boy...we really missed you and we're glad you're home. :-)