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Not that horses (or kids or spouse) are material items, anyway...but they don't count in this post...
Jill's thread on her dad's sports car got me thinking...we all have our self indulgences...the material things that turn us into goobers...
I'm not very materialistic, but I love books and antiques and my garden...
I just about died when I heard the designer on "The Painted House" tell the homeowner that she had to get rid of most of her books -- I would have told her where to shove it right on camera!! I think I have every book I've ever read; and it happens to be the one area in my life where I'm actually organized. I need to invest in a great reading light/magnifying glass combo, as my eyes make reading more of a challenge these days...and a great reading pillow, too...that would make me so happy!
I love to collect unusual plants and garden junk -- if it's old and rusty, send it to susanne!! Even tacky stuff that I wouldn't allow in my house can usually find a home in my garden. You know those fake stained-glass hanging lights that everyone used to have in their dining nooks? I have several turned upside-down in the garden...they look great with a plant spilling out.
Our old neighborhood in Portland had a free junk collection week, and you could pick out anything you wanted off the curb before the trucks came and hauled the rest away. Free junk!!! Oooooooohh!!! As if I needed more...but I found some great automotive parts (some Kind of brake, I think...and more recently on a trail ride, I found some great ancient bed springs that will make a gorgeous trellis. I also have the bed springs from my aunt's old rollaway bed (where we kids used to sleep when we spent the night) that looks like something an Indian princess would wear.
I guess the junk doesn't really count, since it's usually free...but I could spend a fortune on plants. My car turns of its own accord into my favorite nurseries, like Joy Creek or Cistus Design...yum!
So...what's your secret (or not so secret) indulgence?
Jill's thread on her dad's sports car got me thinking...we all have our self indulgences...the material things that turn us into goobers...
I'm not very materialistic, but I love books and antiques and my garden...
I just about died when I heard the designer on "The Painted House" tell the homeowner that she had to get rid of most of her books -- I would have told her where to shove it right on camera!! I think I have every book I've ever read; and it happens to be the one area in my life where I'm actually organized. I need to invest in a great reading light/magnifying glass combo, as my eyes make reading more of a challenge these days...and a great reading pillow, too...that would make me so happy!
I love to collect unusual plants and garden junk -- if it's old and rusty, send it to susanne!! Even tacky stuff that I wouldn't allow in my house can usually find a home in my garden. You know those fake stained-glass hanging lights that everyone used to have in their dining nooks? I have several turned upside-down in the garden...they look great with a plant spilling out.
Our old neighborhood in Portland had a free junk collection week, and you could pick out anything you wanted off the curb before the trucks came and hauled the rest away. Free junk!!! Oooooooohh!!! As if I needed more...but I found some great automotive parts (some Kind of brake, I think...and more recently on a trail ride, I found some great ancient bed springs that will make a gorgeous trellis. I also have the bed springs from my aunt's old rollaway bed (where we kids used to sleep when we spent the night) that looks like something an Indian princess would wear.
I guess the junk doesn't really count, since it's usually free...but I could spend a fortune on plants. My car turns of its own accord into my favorite nurseries, like Joy Creek or Cistus Design...yum!
So...what's your secret (or not so secret) indulgence?