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I keep reading these articles about collectors being "addicted! It sounds like a really BAD thing and I refuse to believe that I am one of these folks. Yes, yes, I do have numerous pairs of earrings. Yes, yes, people often ask if I have ever worn the same pair twice. Yes, yes, I still buy them, even though my poor, dear granddaughter, Allie, must sort the drawer and cases out when she visits. (After all, I do PAY her!) But in spite of the above, I can quit anytime. I do not NEED earrings, they are just nice to have. Years ago, our daughter went to Australia on a business trip. She brought a souvenir for me upon her return. They were silver earrings - and had duckbilled platypus on them! Her husband was watching when I opened them, expecting an expression of surprise and disbelief because they were so unique. I just said "oh, I already have some with platypus!" He freaked! But then I laughed and admitted, this was a rare pair, even for me. A dear friend recently had a local TV station come to her home to televise their weather show. She had "won" this treat at a charity auction. I tried to think what would be unusual, in the earring world, and ended up buying sterling umbrellas! They were perfect and as luck would have it, the weather was super - sunny, not overcast or rainy. (Perhaps they brought us all good luck.) I recently purchased a pair of "eye-ball" earrings at an estate sale. Turns out they were from Disney - the Monsters Inc. movie - but they are so cool. I plan to wear them backwards since my kids always said I had eyes in the back of my head - HA. On a recent vacation, I purchased an adorable blouse with all types of ladies and their dogs on it. The clerk (an innocent) said to me "now all you have to do is find dog earrings." I chuckled, "I already have three pair I responded." "Oh" she said. Probably my favorite earring story, and there are many, was when I worked as a Human Resources Manager for a construction equipment manufacturer. We had "casual Fridays" and I'd often change from my corporate blue-suit attire to a bit more fun and often wore "danglies." When I left, the guys in the plant made me some special earrings. They were tire chains with hub caps hanging from them. HA. Picture your lobes with those on 'em. My kids often get "bummed out" and say "ewwwww!" when I request this. When I die, I want them to promise to change my earrings every 10 minutes. I want people to think I look natural, and I would never leave one pair on for eternity. Is that a strange request? Well, you decide - do you think I am "addicted", or just a casual enjoyer of lobe-decorations? I promise I will listen to your comments, but it will have to wait until tomorrow - I'm off to an auction that advertised "lots of costume jewelry!"
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