A place for everything—well, at least some of the things.

    We’ve collected Bull Terrier figurines for twenty-eight years but have had no real way to display most of them. Nearly all of them I’d carefully wrapped in bubble wrap packed them in boxes and stashed them in our attic. We kept telling ourselves that one day we’d be able to unpack them and set them out in a curio cabinet or something. I don’t like clutter, things scattered about on bookcases and tables, collecting dust, and, with OUR DOGS getting broken.

    Yesterday, on a whim, we went bargain shopping. We managed to find a bargain basement priced curio cabinet. A local high-end furniture store is going out of business and has a huge sale going on. (Who can resist that?) This morning our curio cabinet arrived, much to our surprise, we really didn’t expect it for a few days since they had to bring it in from one of their other three stores. Dear Hubby and a neighbor went and picked it up. I woke to find our new cabinet all set up except for the glass shelves. They left that to me. (Smart men!)

    Unfortunately, it didn’t take me long to fill it and I think there are still a few stray Bull Terrier figurines hiding in the attic. However, it looks wonderful. Instead of clutter, I have a beautiful cabinet filled with our lovingly chosen Bullies. We purchased most of them at dog shows where I was showing our dogs, so they all have wonderful memories connected to them. A few were given to us by dear friends. One little one is very special to me since my baby sister gave it to me  two years before she died and I’m glad to be able to see it every day now.

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Agented Mystery Writer, Bull Terrier owner--I have one at the present time, Avid gardener.

Posted on January 18, 2009, in Dog related, hobbies, Misc, My blog and tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , . Bookmark the permalink. 4 Comments.

  1. I wish I had a hobby. I own a golden labrador . He is kinda getting old. I don’t know why I am here or what I am saying. Does that happen to you? 😀 I know I am weird!

  2. doggonedmysteries's avatar doggonedmysteries

    Oh yeah, happens to me too. LOL
    Our collecting of BT figurines is at an end. DH’s MS prevents us from going to and enjoying the dog shows, which is about the only place you can find the nicest BT figurines. Plus we can no longer afford to go to them. But in that little curio cabinet are memories of our dogs winning ribbons over the years, places we’ve traveled to, and my beloved sister.

  3. What a wonderful find – it’s so much nicer to have all your lovelies out where you can enjoy them than knowing where the boxes are.

    I too have a curio cabinet. Mine came broken down in a box with instructions for assembling a completely different piece of furniture. Even figuring out how to put it together has memories. And, like yours, all the contents do.

    Enjoy!

  4. dogs are simply AWESOME!

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