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Do you collect cat items?
dgk wrote:
On Sat, 19 May 2012 15:23:03 -0400, ann791 wrote: I have a collection of cat figures. DH usually buys me them. He even bought me one for the garden that looks like a cat sitting. I have some earrings that are cats and a pretty pendant of a cat. Ann I don't buy many cat items (except for stuff the cats might like) but as with other folks here, I get quite a few as gifts. For some reason my friends and family think that I might want more cat items. They are cute, but I'm old enough now to be trying to get rid of stuff, not accumulate more. Once people get the idea that you collect animal figurines (of whatever species they think you're fond of), you absolutely cannot get rid of them! They're like the Craig Shergold email, coming back to haunt you just when you thought it was safe to have a birthday again. In my case, although I'm not crazy about glass or ceramic figurines (allowing for a few exceptions) I am at least fond of cats. I had a friend years ago who, for some mysterious reason, got the reputation for being a collector of pig figurines. It was unstoppable! And since the were gifts, she couldn't exactly say to people, "Will you please *stop* already with the ceramic pigs?" On one famous birthday party (famous to those who attended, that is), I received almost nothing except cat tchotchkes. It was hilarious, and each time I opened a gift, I would start laughing hysterically. I'm sure I've mentioned this many times, but the piece de resistance was a cat scratching post and a mousie toy. For *me*. I enjoyed that party and all the cat stuff - it was funny and kind of touching that everyone knew about my cat adoration. But that was long before my figurine collection had gotten big enough to be considered clutter. One of these days I'll get around to freecycling or donating a bunch of them somewhere. Some I will definitely keep, though. -- Joyce Hi, this is the Sylvia stress reduction hotline. At the sound of the beep, repeat after me: "This week, let someone else strive for excellence." -- Nicole Hollander |
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Do you collect cat items?
dgk wrote:
On Sat, 19 May 2012 15:23:03 -0400, ann791 wrote: I have a collection of cat figures. DH usually buys me them. He even bought me one for the garden that looks like a cat sitting. I have some earrings that are cats and a pretty pendant of a cat. Ann I don't buy many cat items (except for stuff the cats might like) but as with other folks here, I get quite a few as gifts. For some reason my friends and family think that I might want more cat items. They are cute, but I'm old enough now to be trying to get rid of stuff, not accumulate more. I personally like getting cat-related presents. My favourite birthday gifts that I got were a beanie baby black and white kitten that looks like Kotyo's twin brother, and a t-shirt with Kotyo's picture on it that a friend gave me (she was very sneaky about it, too - I was totally surprised when I opened my present and my little monster's face was staring at me from a t-shirt). Here's the monster hanging out with his beanie-baby twin: https://picasaweb.google.com/nnakova...65767305132146 And this is the picture on my t-shirt. https://picasaweb.google.com/nnakova...67699253198866 Unfortunately I wore the t-shirt so much that it is now too ratty for wearing outside of the house. But did wear it when we flew with Kotyo from Canada to Spain. I knew I would have to take him out of the carrier at the x-ray scanners, so I figured, if somehow he got away from me and I had to go searching for him around the airport, it would be easier if I could just point to my t-shirt and say "have you seen this cat?" I also have a bunch of other beanie baby cats of various sizes, some I bought and some were gifts. And blankets with cats on them, and pillows, and a cat clock (a kitty sleeping on a stack of books). And a *ton* of cat jigsaw puzzles. Oh, and a throw that I use as a wall hanging because it is too pretty to actually use as a throw. https://picasaweb.google.com/nnakova...88710745204482 I think I am well on the way to becoming a crazy cat lady. I just need a few more cat-related things... Nadia, Kotyo and Sweety -- Little Monster pictures: http://picasaweb.google.com/nnakova/Kotyo Sweety pictures: http://picasaweb.google.com/nnakova/Sweety Kotyo and Sweety together: http://picasaweb.google.com/nnakova/KotyoAndSweety |
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Do you collect cat items?
"Bastette" wrote in message
... dgk wrote: On Sat, 19 May 2012 15:23:03 -0400, ann791 wrote: I have a collection of cat figures. DH usually buys me them. He even bought me one for the garden that looks like a cat sitting. I have some earrings that are cats and a pretty pendant of a cat. Ann I don't buy many cat items (except for stuff the cats might like) but as with other folks here, I get quite a few as gifts. For some reason my friends and family think that I might want more cat items. They are cute, but I'm old enough now to be trying to get rid of stuff, not accumulate more. Once people get the idea that you collect animal figurines (of whatever species they think you're fond of), you absolutely cannot get rid of them! They're like the Craig Shergold email, coming back to haunt you just when you thought it was safe to have a birthday again. In my case, although I'm not crazy about glass or ceramic figurines (allowing for a few exceptions) I am at least fond of cats. I had a friend years ago who, for some mysterious reason, got the reputation for being a collector of pig figurines. It was unstoppable! And since the were gifts, she couldn't exactly say to people, "Will you please *stop* already with the ceramic pigs?" On one famous birthday party (famous to those who attended, that is), I received almost nothing except cat tchotchkes. It was hilarious, and each time I opened a gift, I would start laughing hysterically. I'm sure I've mentioned this many times, but the piece de resistance was a cat scratching post and a mousie toy. For *me*. I enjoyed that party and all the cat stuff - it was funny and kind of touching that everyone knew about my cat adoration. But that was long before my figurine collection had gotten big enough to be considered clutter. One of these days I'll get around to freecycling or donating a bunch of them somewhere. Some I will definitely keep, though. -- Joyce Hi, this is the Sylvia stress reduction hotline. At the sound of the beep, repeat after me: "This week, let someone else strive for excellence." -- Nicole Hollander It can work in other areas too. When I was a child, my mother would buy a pair of salt and pepper shakers represented places we visited. She didn't have many, because we didn't travel much. However, somebody noticed the ones she had, and the word got out that she collected salt and pepper shakers. Within a couple of years, she had dozens of pairs, most of them gifts. Joy |
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"Nadia N." wrote in message
... dgk wrote: On Sat, 19 May 2012 15:23:03 -0400, ann791 wrote: I have a collection of cat figures. DH usually buys me them. He even bought me one for the garden that looks like a cat sitting. I have some earrings that are cats and a pretty pendant of a cat. Ann I don't buy many cat items (except for stuff the cats might like) but as with other folks here, I get quite a few as gifts. For some reason my friends and family think that I might want more cat items. They are cute, but I'm old enough now to be trying to get rid of stuff, not accumulate more. I personally like getting cat-related presents. My favourite birthday gifts that I got were a beanie baby black and white kitten that looks like Kotyo's twin brother, and a t-shirt with Kotyo's picture on it that a friend gave me (she was very sneaky about it, too - I was totally surprised when I opened my present and my little monster's face was staring at me from a t-shirt). Here's the monster hanging out with his beanie-baby twin: https://picasaweb.google.com/nnakova...65767305132146 And this is the picture on my t-shirt. https://picasaweb.google.com/nnakova...67699253198866 Unfortunately I wore the t-shirt so much that it is now too ratty for wearing outside of the house. But did wear it when we flew with Kotyo from Canada to Spain. I knew I would have to take him out of the carrier at the x-ray scanners, so I figured, if somehow he got away from me and I had to go searching for him around the airport, it would be easier if I could just point to my t-shirt and say "have you seen this cat?" I also have a bunch of other beanie baby cats of various sizes, some I bought and some were gifts. And blankets with cats on them, and pillows, and a cat clock (a kitty sleeping on a stack of books). And a *ton* of cat jigsaw puzzles. Oh, and a throw that I use as a wall hanging because it is too pretty to actually use as a throw. https://picasaweb.google.com/nnakova...88710745204482 I think I am well on the way to becoming a crazy cat lady. I just need a few more cat-related things... Nadia, Kotyo and Sweety -- Little Monster pictures: http://picasaweb.google.com/nnakova/Kotyo Sweety pictures: http://picasaweb.google.com/nnakova/Sweety Kotyo and Sweety together: http://picasaweb.google.com/nnakova/KotyoAndSweety Ah, yes. Those surprise tee shirts can be wonderful. Many years ago, my mother asked me to send her a picture of my two cats together. I did, and for my birthday, she gave me a tee shirt with their picture, over the caption, "Let sleeping cats lie." Joy |
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"Nadia N." wrote:
dgk wrote: On Sat, 19 May 2012 15:23:03 -0400, ann791 wrote: I have a collection of cat figures. DH usually buys me them. He even bought me one for the garden that looks like a cat sitting. I have some earrings that are cats and a pretty pendant of a cat. Ann I don't buy many cat items (except for stuff the cats might like) but as with other folks here, I get quite a few as gifts. For some reason my friends and family think that I might want more cat items. They are cute, but I'm old enough now to be trying to get rid of stuff, not accumulate more. I personally like getting cat-related presents. My favourite birthday gifts that I got were a beanie baby black and white kitten that looks like Kotyo's twin brother, and a t-shirt with Kotyo's picture on it that a friend gave me (she was very sneaky about it, too - I was totally surprised when I opened my present and my little monster's face was staring at me from a t-shirt). Here's the monster hanging out with his beanie-baby twin: https://picasaweb.google.com/nnakova...65767305132146 And this is the picture on my t-shirt. https://picasaweb.google.com/nnakova...67699253198866 Unfortunately I wore the t-shirt so much that it is now too ratty for wearing outside of the house. But did wear it when we flew with Kotyo from Canada to Spain. I knew I would have to take him out of the carrier at the x-ray scanners, so I figured, if somehow he got away from me and I had to go searching for him around the airport, it would be easier if I could just point to my t-shirt and say "have you seen this cat?" I also have a bunch of other beanie baby cats of various sizes, some I bought and some were gifts. And blankets with cats on them, and pillows, and a cat clock (a kitty sleeping on a stack of books). And a *ton* of cat jigsaw puzzles. Oh, and a throw that I use as a wall hanging because it is too pretty to actually use as a throw. https://picasaweb.google.com/nnakova...88710745204482 I think I am well on the way to becoming a crazy cat lady. I just need a few more cat-related things... Nadia, Kotyo and Sweety Most of the birthday cards I get have cats on them. This year my sister gave me the book, "I am Maru". I say to people, do you think I like cats by any chance? ;-) -- Adrian |
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Do you collect cat items?
On 5/19/2012 3:23 PM, ann791 wrote:
I have a collection of cat figures. DH usually buys me them. He even bought me one for the garden that looks like a cat sitting. I have some earrings that are cats and a pretty pendant of a cat. I have a wall with sculpture type wall art with "Tall Cats" (I bought every one I could find on eBay; they re so unique) and stuffed cats by Boyd's Bears on a shelf on the same wall, a cat quilt my mom made on the wall. So yes, I collect cat items. I get them as gifts, too. |
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Do you collect cat items?
On 5/19/2012 3:23 PM, ann791 wrote:
I have a collection of cat figures. DH usually buys me them. He even bought me one for the garden that looks like a cat sitting. I have some earrings that are cats and a pretty pendant of a cat. Here is one example of the Tall Cats I mentioned. After a lot of searching, because I bought them so long ago and two came from Kohl's before I knew there was a large set, the artist is E. Smithson. http://www.ebay.com/itm/art-print-TU...-/120770357085 |
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On 5/22/2012 5:02 PM, Nadia N. wrote:
dgk wrote: On Sat, 19 May 2012 15:23:03 -0400, ann791 wrote: I have a collection of cat figures. DH usually buys me them. He even bought me one for the garden that looks like a cat sitting. I have some earrings that are cats and a pretty pendant of a cat. Ann I don't buy many cat items (except for stuff the cats might like) but as with other folks here, I get quite a few as gifts. For some reason my friends and family think that I might want more cat items. They are cute, but I'm old enough now to be trying to get rid of stuff, not accumulate more. I personally like getting cat-related presents. My favourite birthday gifts that I got were a beanie baby black and white kitten that looks like Kotyo's twin brother, and a t-shirt with Kotyo's picture on it that a friend gave me (she was very sneaky about it, too - I was totally surprised when I opened my present and my little monster's face was staring at me from a t-shirt). Here's the monster hanging out with his beanie-baby twin: https://picasaweb.google.com/nnakova...65767305132146 And this is the picture on my t-shirt. https://picasaweb.google.com/nnakova...67699253198866 Unfortunately I wore the t-shirt so much that it is now too ratty for wearing outside of the house. But did wear it when we flew with Kotyo from Canada to Spain. I knew I would have to take him out of the carrier at the x-ray scanners, so I figured, if somehow he got away from me and I had to go searching for him around the airport, it would be easier if I could just point to my t-shirt and say "have you seen this cat?" I also have a bunch of other beanie baby cats of various sizes, some I bought and some were gifts. And blankets with cats on them, and pillows, and a cat clock (a kitty sleeping on a stack of books). And a *ton* of cat jigsaw puzzles. Oh, and a throw that I use as a wall hanging because it is too pretty to actually use as a throw. https://picasaweb.google.com/nnakova...88710745204482 I think I am well on the way to becoming a crazy cat lady. I just need a few more cat-related things... I hear you about the gifts and crazy cat lady stuff. My brother bought me a paw shaped magnet that you put on the back of your car that says "one cat away from being that crazy cat lady". Hate to tell him I already am. |
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"Adrian" wrote in message
... Most of the birthday cards I get have cats on them. This year my sister gave me the book, "I am Maru". I say to people, do you think I like cats by any chance? ;-) Well, I'm looking at the bookshelf in my bedroom: Personality Cats The Funny Book of Cats Cat Confidential The Devious Book For Cats Cat Behaviour Explained The Sophisticated Cat Cats in Books A Cat is Watching Augusta The Great Mieaoui - A Treatise on Cats Puss in Books Cat Haiku Catmas Carols Champion Cats Of The World 365 Ways to Love Your Cat One Hundred Ways for a Cat to Train Its Human Champion Cats Of The World Purr Points Augusta The Great French Cats Don't Get Fat The Awfully Good Cat Joke Book The Book of Cats 101 Key Points of Cat Care Cats' Kingdom Particularly Cats A Cat Affair A Cat In The Window Cat's Christmas Cathedral Cats The Mousehole Cat Cats In The News Cat and Kitten Care Best Cat Stories Every Cat In The Book Garfield Gallery Garfield: His 9 Lives The Cat Lovers Companion Felidae On The Road A Celebration of Cats The British Museum Book of Cats Cats - The Rise Of The Cat Cat And Camera How To Live With A Neurotic Cat Grabianski's Cats Garfield "I Hate Monday" The Love of Cats Definitive IQ Test for Cats Lama Is There Life Without Cats? The Laws of Cat Physics Here Comes Garfield Humphrey - The Nine Lives Of The Number Ten Cat Old Possum's Book of Practical Cats Cool Cats Casey Garfield Here's Looking At You Garfield Two's Company Tripli-Cat Cats, No Less A Clowder of Cats Problem Puss A Cast of Lions Cats Cats Cats Impressionist Cats Cat Chat A Passion For Cats The Language Of Your Cat The Garfield Treasury The Garfield Selection Catmopolitan Kittens The Little Cat Book Cat World The English Cat At Home Cats Garfield 25 Years of Me The Character of Cats The Book of Cats The Nine Emotional Lives of Cats The Cat's Whiskers A Collection of Cats Tales Kittenwar Wonder Cats A Friend Like Ben Dewey One Hundred Ways For A Cat To Find Its Inner Kitten Catlore There's more scattered around the home, and at work! -- MatSav -- |
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Do you collect cat items?
Once people get the idea that you collect animal figurines (of whatever
species they think you're fond of), you absolutely cannot get rid of them! They're like the Craig Shergold email, coming back to haunt you just when you thought it was safe to have a birthday again. This is horribly true. I tell people "I have real live breathing fur-shedding cats, why would I want a sculpture of one?" but the message doesn't often get through. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- e m a i l : j a c k @ c a m p i n . m e . u k Jack Campin, 11 Third Street, Newtongrange, Midlothian EH22 4PU, Scotland mobile 07800 739 557 http://www.campin.me.uk Twitter: JackCampin |
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