BL, you might want to add to your bobblehead colleciton.

https://store.bobbleheadhall.com/products/drfauci

Yes, I have several. When we visit one of the houses I like to buy something to remember the trip. I should have marked them as I can't remember now which piece came from which house.

I've also gotten a few pieces as gifts.

I'm not sure that we have "décor" other than tchotchkes. Some of the things on the shelves other than books and CDs are useful items... rulters, X-Acto knife, screwdrivers... But the doo-dads, trinkets, and pimentos abound.

I am thinking about mounting a line of classic Nikon SLRs along one wall. Every time I see one at a garage sale or for a good price on craigslist, I pick it up. Mrs pj and I both have a lot of aeroplane stuff and relics from our travels. Lots of cat-themed stuff. Someone decided the campstoves don't belong on top of the living room bookcase. I'll try to take some pictures anon.

For a while, I picked up musical instruments wherever I went. I have a balalaika, a small gong, various flutes, and some small drums.


A little story: I was teaching a class in Kuwait and from my hotel window I could see across the street was a music store.

So, one day, I went in and started looking around. I asked the fellow where the lutes were made. Egypt, he said. And these flute things over here? Turkey. And some other things? Lebanon, Malaysia, and around and about. Finally, I asked him, "aren't there any instruments that are made in Kuwait?"

He said, "no".

After looking around some more, I noticed some interesting ceramic drums with what looked like goat-skin or some other translucent skin heads. I picked one up and asked, "so, where are these drums made?"

"Oh, those are made here in Kuwait."

Apparently, in his mind, drums are not musical instruments.