Garage sale goldmine

I wonder which were her "gateway" novelty shakers - the ones that got her hooked.

I see three different pineapple sets, potatoes, anthropomorphized vegetables, dogs in mortarboards, cats, cats and more cats, a giant mushroom shaker that'll no doubt contribute to your high blood pressure if you use it to salt your meals.

At least you always knew what to get her for gift-giving occasions.

Lest we forget

Let us take a moment of silence to remember the dying art of souvenir spoon collecting.

And the whimsical ways in which they were displayed.

How better to show off where we've traveled than with tiny, unusable spoons from Branson, MO, Picture Butte, AB or Flin Flon, MB?

"The Ultimate Authority"

And I thought Cat Fancy was a page turner!