Quote Originally Posted by columbine

Self-motivated collecting, though - mine's mineral specimens. Small, pretty mineral specimens. It's not "collecting" in the purest sense because I do occasionally come up with a brilliant idea for a jewelry piece for one or another of them, but I mostly just like looking at them!

Love, Columbine

Self motivated collecting.... I like that. Not a complusion, just motivated.


I loved collecting interesting stones when I was a kid. Had quite a
good collection too. I had forgotten all about that.


I also collect old coins from the US and other countries.