A Small Obsession

talk mini to me MINI Cooper Card by vitamini on Etsy

When I was about 10 years old, I was riding in the car with my mom.  We were in an unfamiliar area, so I was paying much more attention to the sites outside my window.  At a stop sign, I looked to my right and saw a yard full of Mini Coopers.  I thought my eyes were lying to me; how could cars be so small and so cute?? They were packed side by side in a rainbow of colors.  Most were in a state of disrepair, but I thought it was the most beautiful 'garden' I had ever seen! I asked my mom if they were real.  I don't know if she understood my question, she answered 'of course they're real. You're looking at them.'  I said 'Do they work? Can you drive them?'  I needed to confirm that they weren't just a bunch of Matchbox toys dropped off by some undiscovered giant roaming the New Jersey suburbs. She replied 'I guess so.'  The traffic moved on and so did we, but I never forgot the first time I met a Mini.  It was love at first sight. Unrequited love.


I still lust after Mini's and I have vowed to have one someday, but in the meantime, it is good to know there are others out there who share this small obsession.