Tuesday, January 12, 2010

Emma's collections

Emma was an avid collector. At one time or another she collected coins, stamps, feathers, rocks, beads, jewelry, Beanie Babies, Barbies, Pokemon cards, and nutcrackers. By high school she had a rather impressive collection of instruments: a recorder, a lap harp, a mini steel drum, 2 flutes, a piccolo, a clarinet, a sax and a guitar. She had amassed a rather impressive collection of hats and ties and even had multiple trench coats, a signature fashion statement of hers.

I remember a time when Emma was having a conversation with someone she had just met. She was telling the person a little bit about herself and mentioned that she liked collecting things. “Oh, what do you collect?” her new acquaintance asked. “I collect collections,” she replied succinctly.

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