She Swallowed the Marble

It is the phrase no parent nor marble collector wants to hear: "She swallowed the marble."

But today I heard it after one of my old marbles began an extraordinary journey today into the mouth of my daughter's five-year-old friend. That's right, she swallowed the marble. I was alarmed for an instant and concerned for her health, but at the same time I was desperate to know what the marble looked like.

Was it swirled, I asked?

"No," my daughter answered. "It was clear and small and orangish."

Phew! I knew that meant two things. First, the marble was a small puree that would easily find its way back into the world, and second, because it is just a puree I am quite content to let her keep it.

Marbles Galore Launches

Welcome to the first post at MarblesGalore.com! Initially I developed this site as an auction tool to more easily navigate marble auctions online. Eventually I got so excited about marbles and saw there was such a great community of collectors that I decided to expand the site and start sharing my enthusiasm for mibs.

There is a lot more to come and I will keep adding content and features. But for now, thanks for visiting and I hope you stick around and have fun.

If you are not yet a marble collector, beware: it is quite addictive and will strike you suddenly!

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