It has been over six weeks since my last blog posting. I apologize for the long absence. A month ago, I got a respiratory infection and it is taking a while to recover. My dr. told me it has left me with an asthma-type situation with my lungs. This Texas heat and high humidity isn't helping me one bit, either. In the midst of all this, my brother and I gave a big 50th. Anniversary party for my parents. I had so much fun working on all the decorations, of which I will be posting soon. Alot going on, but I had planned this post before I got sick and wanted to share it with you.
My husband made a gate to surround our vegetable garden. The gate was just plain and white, until one day, when I was sorting out some things in the garage, I ran across these precious metal dogs. I had gotten them when we were going through my grandparents' estate a few years ago. I thought they would be perfect to mount onto the gate to "guard" my garden. I love the rust and age on them, also. I think it gives them a nice, antiqued look. This one looks like an Afghan hound.
This dog stands on the opposite end of the gate and he looks like a type of Spaniel. These gate ornaments date back to the 1960's. My paternal grandpa had a fence company in our area for a number of years, back then. These have extra meaning to me, as well as being beautiful, since they are a part of my family's history. I also kept one of my grandpa's metal signs, he would put on his customers' fences, and mounted it to my chickens' pen. Every time I look at the dogs on the gate or the sign, I remember Grandpa. These types of things make life special for me.
