As a lil' girl, my Dad would bring home cigar boxes from the liquor store that I used for all types of things. Believe it or not, we actually used to take them to school to use as our pencil boxes. I always kept the lil' trinkets in my cigar box that meant so much to me..........a shooter marble, my skate key, a needle to air up my basketball, my jacks. My box looked very similar to Scout's box in To Kill a Mockingbird. In all these years since I was young, my desire to have collections has only persisted. I have a collection of recipes in a ceramic box I made when I was first married; my antique buttons and bits of antique lace rest serenly in a mason jar with a satin padded top for my pins; my favorite photos are in a faded hat box lined with a soft cotton floral material. When my mind reaches far back to those special and warm moments that sustain me, I always think about my collections.

Pinterest has become my virtual cigar box...................on my board are pictures, concepts and recipes that make me happy when I view them. When I first pull up my page and I see all the neat new things others have found to share, I feel like a kid in a candy store, and I gaze through all the pictures and become inspired. It's silly really! Right??
I do not worry about how many people repin my finds or how many are following me. This new obsession is for me. I never repin something unless the original page opens. In this way, I feel that the inspiration for the photo is available and not merely just passed along like a rumor. When I am looking for inspiration for a project or recipe, I often start with pinterest and then onto google. I get a bit dizzy when I pin something instead of repinning.
Many of friends and colleagues tell me they just cannot figure out how pinterest works and have no desire to try it. Laughingly, I think back to elementary school when I would have my cigar box of treasure that I would take out during recess. There were not always many other girls who wanted to play make-believe with my treasured items.
Pinterest has become my virtual cigar box...................on my board are pictures, concepts and recipes that make me happy when I view them. When I first pull up my page and I see all the neat new things others have found to share, I feel like a kid in a candy store, and I gaze through all the pictures and become inspired. It's silly really! Right??
Many of friends and colleagues tell me they just cannot figure out how pinterest works and have no desire to try it. Laughingly, I think back to elementary school when I would have my cigar box of treasure that I would take out during recess. There were not always many other girls who wanted to play make-believe with my treasured items.
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