I have the tendency to become overly enthusiastic about things, and am very afraid of becoming a compulsive hoarder.

• bibliophilia
  • encyclopedias
  • Dover Thrift Editions
  • foreign languages, particularly children's books
  • the older and rarer, the better
• Eastern European folk art
  • babushka scarves
  • icons
  • matryoshkas
  • Russian lacquer art
  • Ukrainian eggs
• ephemera
  • art prints
  • antique maps
  • bookmarks and book plates
  • international stamps and postcards
• hand-made music boxes
• interesting glass
  • mason jars
  • perfume bottles
• interesting textiles
• Native American folk-art
• photographica
  • found photos
  • Kodak Instamatics
  • Polaroid Land Cameras
• religious iconography
  • crucifixes
  • Japa Malas
  • prayer cards
  • prayer flags
  • rosaries
  • Mezuzah cases
  • Virgin Mary statues
  • glass votives
• tobacco and tea tins
• typewriters
• View-Master slides

for the future:

• animal bones and taxidermy
• botanical prints
• butterflies and beetles
• cigar boxes
• cigarette cards
• film memorabilia
• grave rubbings
• old mahjong tiles
• locks and keys
• more cuckoo clocks
• more vinyl

to inherit/greediness:

• my grandfather's pipes and various tobacciana
• my grandmother's autograph books, depression glass, campaign buttons, old playing cards, and sewing materials
• my mother's art prints, calligraphy sets, matchboxes, sea glass, souvenir spoons, and type drawers