If Only They Could Talk!

If Only They Could Talk!   What are some of your favorite collections?

People collect many things and for many different reasons. I have seen collections of Frogs, owls, miniature chairs, turtles, hippos, giraffes, Pigs with a sense of humor, owls, butterflies, baskets, heart shaped items, and antique baby furniture.

There are  many reasons for these collections...some collect for pleasure, some collect for investment, some collect to recall history, some collect because it  brings a lot of pleasure and a sense of order.

This week I found a very special collector of Rag Dolls and I was able to get a few photos. There must have been a couple hundred of these raggedy dolls. There is probably a story that goes with each and every one. Can you imagine the children they once pleased?

    If only they could talk!

                          

                                  

                                                  

There is probably a story that goes with each and every one. Can you imagine the children they once pleased?

  If only they could talk!

What are some of your favorite collections?

Kissing Frogs

There was a brand new road sign when I visited a new listing the other day. Frog Mortar Road is one of those funny Baltimore-area names, this one in the Bowleys Quarters area of Baltimore County. There's also a Frog Mortar Creek that feeds into Middle River and then to the Chesapeake Bay.

I was there to show the home to another agent, Pat Hommel, who drove up from Annapolis to meet me. Pat works with a lot of waterfront properties, and was interested to see this house with its great river frontage. I'm told there are a lot of frogs in the area (don't ask me about the "Mortar" part of the name – I don't even want to think about that!)

What I didn't know was that my sellers have a love for the hopping amphibians…they are everywhere! As we walked through the 10,000 square foot contemporary home, I kind of felt like I was on a ship – that's how much glass with water views the house offers. And scattered throughout there were frogs. I learned there is even a web site devoted to frogs: http://allaboutfrogs.org/. It reminded me of other collections I've seen in homes over the years, everything from turtles to trains, and hippos to butterflies…and now frogs.

I had to smile each time I saw another example, and each frog in the home has a story. One even lights up at night, and I noticed a great big Christmas frog stored in the carriage house. The owner's favorite is a fat happy fellow who sits in the marble foyer as a greeter, but I have to say mine is the guy in the hammock outside, kicking back and enjoying life.

Frogs make me smile. How about you?