Reply #4: You are right, it is genetic. My mother, me, both daughters

[Paper Roses]

I think I blame the beginning on my immigrant grandparents. When they came from the old country, they were too poor to shop for their children in regular stores. Going to a rummage sale was a way of stretching their dollars. Of course, the kids went too. My mom caught the 'old stuff' sickness, passed it on to me and I have in turn, passed it to my kids.

Yard sales, thrift shops, junk shops, antique shops, does not matter. If I pass one, I'm in with eyes going in all directions. Sometimes I strike out, sometimes a goodie.

I have recently consigned some things to a store and will be doing more of that. I have given my kids anything they want from the house, I'm getting too old to care for and clean this place. I am not a hoarder, but just a collector of interesting stuff.

I know this will never change. My daughter brings her two girls to all the sales, antique shops,whatever she can find. It is a good thing for the kids to learn about how things were.