Back in the olden days. I sort of collected owls. It was back then I realized I should never, ever tell people I wanted something for my collection. One Christmas I got 27 owls as presents. Owl jewelry, owl statues, owl pins, owl bookends, I even had an owl skirt. Ouch, it hurts to remember that one.The past few months they've been coming back to haunt me. I keep seeing them in all types of stores. But the scary thing is, some of them are appealing to me again. As my kids would say, that's really scary.
I do like the contemporary white ones I've seen -- ranging from Jonathan Adler pricey bookends to jar made for Halloween by Target. Check them out . .
©Barb Crews
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We had a friend for whom it’ was frogs, perhaps that’s why she lost touch with everyone
I still think of her when ever I see a frog, even the hopping variety.
It all started for me about 25 years ago when I went to a friend’s garage sale and felt obligated to buy something. My only purchase was an unremarkable little alabaster owl figurine. At the next yard sale a few houses down, another little owl sat there just begging to be bought. So I succumbed to his pleas.
Before too long, I had eight or ten little hoots, and the first guest who saw them passed the word that I was an owl collector. I may not have thought of myself as such at that moment, but it wasn’t long before there was no denying it.
After all these years, I now have over 2,000 owls. The problem is that I am now in my down-sizing years, and the majority of my fine feathered friends are going to have to find new homes. Turns out, some of them are quite valuable.
Question???????
How does one divest oneself of this many owls?