Vintage on line

Today, for some strange reason, I was struck by the number of bird & bird related items that I have in my home. I'll be honest with you. I found it a bit disturbing. I wasn't even aware that this had happened. I didn't make a conscious decision to surround myself with them. I love birds but I'm clearly tottering on the edge of an unintended collection. I'm going to have to send some of them packing. Either to the garage sale pile or to this place.

I'm not even going to show you the roosters that I've already made the commitment to get rid of.

I'm just saying, if you like things with feathers, you may want to come to my upcoming garage sale, but come early. I think these things will just fly out of here.

So, I don't know if it's a life stage thing or what but I'm feeling weighed down by stuff. I feel the need to pare down what I own to things that a)have special meaning b)are beautiful c)are useful and d) I love. I feel lighter already.