Question of the Day: Saturday February 2

I'm pretty sure that this question will have been asked before, but I can't find it anywhere, so I'll go again.

Recently I had a conversation with redvelvetone about jamavar fabrics from India.. beautiful woven woollen pieces that I've collected over the years.  And so I thought it would be fun to know:

What do you, or would you like, to collect?

Keep in mind that, according to an Australian TV show The Collectors, if you have three or more, it's a collection!

You mean other than cats?   Well, you said, 3 and there are eight here!

I'm sorry....I couldn't resist. I collect bells. Almost everybody I know has, at one time or another, given me a bell. 

(But do you know that I don't have one bell with a cat???)

Winchester said:

You mean other than cats? 

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Ha!!!

My wife's uncle collects little jars of sand from all over the world.  I always thought that that was pretty neat and could see myself doing something similar.

I don't actually collect anything, largely because I don't know what I'd do with a collection.  Set it out somewhere?  Keep it put away then just take it out and go through it to enjoy it?  If you collect something that you use, is it really a collection?  When I think of a collection I think of something that is left mint and pristine.  I used to collect tea sets I guess, just because whenever one caught my eye I'd buy it.  I have a really nice purple clay one from China, and a friend brought me back a couple of porcelain mushroom-shaped ones with clay filter inserts from Korea.

Maybe I'll think of something later, but I don't think I collect anything right now, not with the purpose of display. I had the usual childhood collections of seashells, rocks, matchbox cars, old Coke bottles, coins, stamps. What would I like to collect? If I had the money, I'd collect paintings (or prints), interesting editions of books, and musical instruments. These would be housed in one portion of the estate on which a cat rescue is situated.

catclan said:

These would be housed in one portion of the estate on which a cat rescue is situated.

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Downton Tabby Estate?

Pewterware, but I have so much that I've switched to gemstone earrings, since they don't take up as much room. :lol3:

Pottery, but it has to be functional so I do actually use it even if only occasionally. I have most of my pieces on display.
Touch wood, the cats have only managed to break one piece so far.

I used to collect clowns but had to stop since I had so many.  I now just display the cat clowns I have.
 

Absinthe said:

catclan said:

These would be housed in one portion of the estate on which a cat rescue is situated.

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Downton Tabby Estate?

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Rimshot, Absinthe!

Mani said:

I'm pretty sure that this question will have been asked before, but I can't find it anywhere, so I'll go again.

Recently I had a conversation with redvelvetone about jamavar fabrics from India.. beautiful woven woollen pieces that I've collected over the years.  And so I thought it would be fun to know:

What do you, or would you like, to collect?

Keep in mind that, according to an Australian TV show The Collectors, if you have three or more, it's a collection!

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Wow... in that case I have collections of loads of things - mostly piles of laundry though! I collect cat figurines from all over the world. If someone goes on a trip, they bring me back a cat. If I go, I bring me back a cat. It drives my husband insane to know he's married a woman almost exactly like his mother he loves me really!

I collect Beanie Babies and Stephen King books

dejolane

I collect movie DVDs, boots and hats

NutroMike said:

I collect movie DVDs, boots and hats

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I'm just trying to visualise that!

jcat said:

Pewterware, but I have so much that I've switched to gemstone earrings, since they don't take up as much room.

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That's why I collect jewelry! Takes up less space than collecting beer bottles, but, then again, you don't get the pleasure of emptying them!

Apart from jewelry, I don't collect anything; I try not to. I dislike having "stuff" around, and it's just more to clean and for the cats to ruin. I'm tired of maintaining non-practical things.

I collect cat-themed stuff. And cars that don't run, apparently :lol3: BF and I have 6 that don't run and two that do.

Shot glasses and items from the dairy my father used to work at.

We all collect anything worth while but as long as you don't collect Cats like a hoarder we all will be sane.    

dejolane

Winchester said:

You mean other than cats? 

 Well, you said, 3 and there are eight here!

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Such a joker!!!! :lol3:

I collect and try to find Royal Doulton cat figurines at antique shops or really any porcelain cat figurines.

I have a nice collection of named glasses, pub type ones otherwise postcards from where I've been and key rings