Once in a while, I get the urge to dust off the old blog and compose something. Well once again, I'm inspired to write, and I'm pretty sure that the advent of the fall season has done it. This time of the year we feel the need to nest, to "cozy up to the fire" so to speak. Nothing like a comfy couch and a down throw. Mmmm. Part of being inside brings more indoor activities, like philately. Summer and all it brings makes us forget about our stamps for a little while. But fall reminds us that they are still there, waiting for us to work on them.
Last weekend, we had the opportunity to "kidnap" the daughter of a friend of ours. Ashley is a delightful 13-year-old. She's a good person, doesn't follow the crowd, is very smart, and is very inquisitive (a quality I find pleasing in youth). After church, we took Ashley out to breakfast with us (and about 50 other crazy St. Mary choir members/spouses/others/groupies. Then we took her to visit Tim's mom with us. She still hadn't had enough of us fogies by then, so we took her home with us. She learned a little about football (and why Tim's veins bulge out during it). But, she also learned a little about stamps. Aha!
The aha moment hit me, and I realized that one of my secrets to a happy marriage also applies to philately. Share something you love with others and they'll learn to love it, too. We showed Ashley all sorts of samples of the kinds of things that people can collect, such as stamps, covers, countries, topical interests, etc. Tim gave her an album of first day covers, that contained one cover postmarked in each state with that state's animal featured. Well, Ashley being the animal lover that she is, accepted the gift with excitement. I spoke about our club, West Suburban Stamp Club, and she was ready to sign up right then. I told her to hang on to the $1.50 dues (I know, isn't that a ridiculous amount??) until she saw the club in action. So, we're going to pick her up next Friday and take her. We'll see what happens.
Why don't you think of something you love and share it with someone. Until next time, happy stampin'!
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