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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;DragonflyWink, post: 585651, member: 111&quot;]Relate to most things said here, and also, for me, memories of the time spent hunting and gathering with my Mom are priceless.&nbsp; We used to go to Renninger&#039;s quite a bit, can remember ending a successful garage sale weekend with a spur of the moment drive there to spend the proceeds, another time driving back with the seats in the old Toyota Tercel all the way forward and a six-foot maple secretary hanging out the hatchback, in cool weather,&nbsp; my beloved Aussie Bruiser, a perfect gentleman of a dog, joined us.&nbsp; Not sure that non-collectors understand the thrill of the hunt, the interesting people you meet, the joy of discovery in research, and the pleasure of organizing and displaying your treasure (which doesn&#039;t necessarily have great monetary value).&nbsp; My present life keeps me from anything more than a rare rushed visit to a close-by Goodwill, where I still find at least one prize, and a bit of online shopping - miss the hunt, but have lots of reminders of the decades spent in search of old stuff...</p><p><br /></p><p>Adding to another tangent here, after we split up, my ex moved to an apartment complex filled with abandoned and feral cats, when he was out of town I would take over his feeding duties and one little family had a laid back little long-haired tuxedo who would curl up in my hand, face covered with food after eating his fill - when some idiot took only the mama and one baby, the ex captured the other four and they were fostered by his rescued mama-cat.&nbsp; That kitten was the most off-beat, coolest cat, and with his little goatee, he became Maynard G. Krebs, the name stuck after Mom adopted him, though he was more often called Maynard the Magnificent - when a little feral kitten joined her household, the only logical choice for a name was Dobie...</p><p><br /></p><p>Don&#039;t recall ever seeing &#039;I&#039;m Dickens, He&#039;s Fenster&#039;, but have always loved John Astin and his infectious grin, from The Addams Family and his many appearances on other shows, like as Harry&#039;s dad on Night Court, and Professor Wickwire on Briscoe County...</p><p><br /></p><p>~Cheryl[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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