tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6034142332858737641.post4638149793869292304..comments2024-03-28T09:30:07.343-04:00Comments on I Think; Therefore, I Yam: Grounded by WhimsySusan Flett Swiderskihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09425315552148200073noreply@blogger.comBlogger35125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6034142332858737641.post-35387852682213145792012-12-06T16:57:28.421-05:002012-12-06T16:57:28.421-05:00Hmmm, seems like that cat clock is familiar to qui...Hmmm, seems like that cat clock is familiar to quite a few of y'all. Glad you like whimsical stuff. Life's too short not to enjoy it while we're here.Susan Flett Swiderskihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09425315552148200073noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6034142332858737641.post-80838266063403473712012-12-06T16:55:59.701-05:002012-12-06T16:55:59.701-05:00Well, maybe you're done moving, so you can ind...Well, maybe you're done moving, so you can indulge yourself by adding a few odds 'n' ends fun stuff to keep that overstuffed sofa company. Too funny about that fourth mover guy getting the day off because you didn't have enough stuff...Susan Flett Swiderskihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09425315552148200073noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6034142332858737641.post-68034166909026801472012-12-06T16:52:13.567-05:002012-12-06T16:52:13.567-05:00Thanks. I kinda think ANY cookie means "joy t...Thanks. I kinda think ANY cookie means "joy to the world"... as do cakes, and pies, and chocolates... (oh, my!)<br /><br />HA! I know what you mean about that stuff in your basement making more stuff. We have that same sorta stuff on stuff action going on in our attic, too. Susan Flett Swiderskihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09425315552148200073noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6034142332858737641.post-2365346840444633702012-12-06T00:06:17.138-05:002012-12-06T00:06:17.138-05:00Susan, I don't care for a lot of "stuff&q...Susan, I don't care for a lot of "stuff" either, but I do like whimsical things. And that cat clock reminds me of one from my childhood.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6034142332858737641.post-30133861932410952302012-12-05T21:05:06.761-05:002012-12-05T21:05:06.761-05:00I love looking at other people's belongings - ...I love looking at other people's belongings - your items are so neat, and each with a story. Myself...I've moved too many times to have excessive stuff. When movers came to pack up our household in South Carolina, they called the fourth guy and told him not to bother coming, "...there's nothing here." LOL. When we first moved into our current house in Florida, we had an echo, until I bought a big over<b>stuffed</b> couch.<br /><br />However, I carry a purse that weighs something like 85 pounds. Go figure.Pixel Peeperhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17553862902461169270noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6034142332858737641.post-22871071191657787752012-12-05T19:02:04.521-05:002012-12-05T19:02:04.521-05:00First of all, I love your new header. Christmas c...First of all, I love your new header. Christmas cookies mean "joy to the world" to me. <br /><br />By my count, you live with four generations of whimsy. How great is that. The world is too darn serious and we should seek out laughter wherever we can. <br /><br />I have stuff too, man, do I have stuff. I also think that my stuff in the basement is somehow making more stuff. There is something nasty going on down there so I think it best to leave it alone for another year or so. Starting Over, Accepting Changes - Maybehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06032033918798053005noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6034142332858737641.post-21673287969330520292012-12-05T17:48:18.123-05:002012-12-05T17:48:18.123-05:00Oh, aren't you the clever one? I'm not sur...Oh, aren't you the clever one? I'm not sure my husband and I have learned that lesson just yet. (I also have a hard time knowing when I've "finished" editing a book.) By the way, we have quite a few old radios and telephones, too.Susan Flett Swiderskihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09425315552148200073noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6034142332858737641.post-83824478043360197612012-12-05T16:05:37.758-05:002012-12-05T16:05:37.758-05:00Fun post, Susan! Over the years I'd get to col...Fun post, Susan! Over the years I'd get to collecting one thing or another --antique cameras, stereoviews, old telephones and radios. Restored many and learned much, but the most useful thing I learned was when to declare a collection complete.Geo.https://www.blogger.com/profile/16221314320558128986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6034142332858737641.post-20620298818964729492012-12-05T15:34:31.198-05:002012-12-05T15:34:31.198-05:00arrrrgh! Make that family "members"...arrrrgh! Make that family "members"...Susan Flett Swiderskihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09425315552148200073noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6034142332858737641.post-33351913927861852742012-12-05T15:24:01.382-05:002012-12-05T15:24:01.382-05:00I never set out to be a collector. It just kinda h...I never set out to be a collector. It just kinda happened. Like my powder boxes. I used to have two of them that once belonged to my grandmother, but when our son was little, he accidentally broke one of them. Years later, I was so happy to spot its twin in an antique shop, I started blubbering. Natch, I bought that one, and was perfectly happy to have those two again, with no interest in looking for any more of them. But then family memebers started buying them for me, and sending me ones they had lying around the house. Ta-DA! Guess I'm a "collector".Susan Flett Swiderskihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09425315552148200073noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6034142332858737641.post-66628975381454461802012-12-05T15:05:14.587-05:002012-12-05T15:05:14.587-05:00Yes, it's really true; things that once belong...Yes, it's really true; things that once belonged to people we love... especially if it was something THEY loved... help us feel a connection to them.Susan Flett Swiderskihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09425315552148200073noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6034142332858737641.post-53214264831494343552012-12-05T14:39:14.906-05:002012-12-05T14:39:14.906-05:00I think some of us are just wired to be collectors...I think some of us are just wired to be collectors. That George Carlin skit is a classic. :D<br /><br />Books seem to take up the majority of shelf space at my house. Looking around, I also have a thing for Santa Claus. At Christmas my house looks like a temple to the man with the bag. :PLuanne G. Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15762881276976395955noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6034142332858737641.post-14199979537854391072012-12-05T12:31:17.209-05:002012-12-05T12:31:17.209-05:00I have a lot of stuff that was passed down through...I have a lot of stuff that was passed down through my late grandmother, including her old salt and pepper shakers and some old plates. It's really something how having those things around makes me feel as if she's still with me. Optimistic Existentialisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11507986337866049924noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6034142332858737641.post-59876528756993436332012-12-05T11:01:24.307-05:002012-12-05T11:01:24.307-05:00Oh yeah, there's something to be said about ge...Oh yeah, there's something to be said about getting rid of our old stuff so we can buy somebody else's old stuff. (HA!)Susan Flett Swiderskihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09425315552148200073noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6034142332858737641.post-23374174309992759582012-12-05T10:40:33.939-05:002012-12-05T10:40:33.939-05:00Carlin is something else. He used to do a routine ...Carlin is something else. He used to do a routine about the "words you aren't allowed to say on TV", too, that really cracked me up.Susan Flett Swiderskihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09425315552148200073noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6034142332858737641.post-28755261744939383752012-12-05T10:35:29.028-05:002012-12-05T10:35:29.028-05:00Thanks. I have a feeling I'd like your "s...Thanks. I have a feeling I'd like your "stuff", too.Susan Flett Swiderskihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09425315552148200073noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6034142332858737641.post-17994288409196487452012-12-05T10:24:34.045-05:002012-12-05T10:24:34.045-05:00Sorry about having to clear out your other treasur...Sorry about having to clear out your other treasures, but oh my goodness, ya gotta have room for BOOKS! Not only do we have books in every single room of our house, but one of our hallways is lined with filled bookshelves, as well. Oh yeah, gotta have books. (But if you have any "extra" space left over, maybe you can visit a thrift shop or two and find a couple new bits of whimsy to decorate your place.) Susan Flett Swiderskihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09425315552148200073noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6034142332858737641.post-29704022591354665982012-12-05T10:14:10.168-05:002012-12-05T10:14:10.168-05:00Yeah, I know what you mean. I'm not a huge fan...Yeah, I know what you mean. I'm not a huge fan of change, and I guess a divorce has got to be one of the most heart-wrenching changes there is. What better way to comfort ourselves in the face of change than with our unchanging familiar stuff?Susan Flett Swiderskihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09425315552148200073noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6034142332858737641.post-37014194067529618322012-12-05T09:33:09.964-05:002012-12-05T09:33:09.964-05:00I just love your "stuff". I am gearing u...I just love your "stuff". I am gearing up for a major yard sale in the spring. I have accumulated so much I just can't stand it any more and some thing has to give. I figure with the money I make, I'll just buy more stuff. Only it will be new.Anne Gallagherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05816355522284492131noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6034142332858737641.post-80486461915966390242012-12-05T09:01:00.199-05:002012-12-05T09:01:00.199-05:00I have always enjoyed Carlins comedic rants.
Tha...I have always enjoyed Carlins comedic rants. <br />That's quite the collection you have. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6034142332858737641.post-34864734649771691252012-12-05T08:18:15.183-05:002012-12-05T08:18:15.183-05:00"Stuff" tells me a lot about a person. I..."Stuff" tells me a lot about a person. I like your stuff. :)<br /><br />The vast majority of my treasures would have no value (certainly not financial) to anyone else. Like you, I keep things for the feelings connected to them. Linda G.https://www.blogger.com/profile/04576828490765434497noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6034142332858737641.post-24729314631895507092012-12-05T08:11:02.165-05:002012-12-05T08:11:02.165-05:00Oh, how neat that your mom had a set of those ange...Oh, how neat that your mom had a set of those angel shakers. I really like your observation that stuff belongs to everyone. (Some politicos wouldn't agree, though.)Susan Flett Swiderskihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09425315552148200073noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6034142332858737641.post-54745048114987885852012-12-05T08:01:11.194-05:002012-12-05T08:01:11.194-05:00I love that you're a sentimental sap. (Not at ...I love that you're a sentimental sap. (Not at all surprised, though.) My Kit Cat clock is an inexpensive reproduction, but it makes me smile, just the same. The older ones are still available in antique shops, but the sellers are a little too proud of them.Susan Flett Swiderskihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09425315552148200073noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6034142332858737641.post-78880966457401441252012-12-05T07:41:47.026-05:002012-12-05T07:41:47.026-05:00Clearing stuff seems to be a never-ending job. (I ...Clearing stuff seems to be a never-ending job. (I think it multiplies when we're not looking.)Hardwick sounds like just the sort of thing I couldn't bear to part with. Those African bits and bobs sound interesting, too. I kinda expected that you'd seen those salt and pepper pots before. Not only are they made in England; they just "look" so British. Cheers!Susan Flett Swiderskihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09425315552148200073noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6034142332858737641.post-25205229132406432472012-12-05T07:34:46.517-05:002012-12-05T07:34:46.517-05:00Complications? Like for us, we not only have OUR s...Complications? Like for us, we not only have OUR stuff, we still have stuff that belongs to our KIDS, who are gonna move it out... "someday"... really they are. (Only THEIR houses are already full of their stuff and their kids' stuff...) Oh, and then there's the stuff our parents and other elderly relatives gave us when they were clearing out their homes... the stuff we got after they died, etc, etc. Yeah, complications. Oh yeah, and I'm married to a very lovable pack rat.Susan Flett Swiderskihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09425315552148200073noreply@blogger.com