FIXING A BROKEN BUST

I apologize for the crazy blocking of this post. All the pictures were placed prior to my description.

One lazy Saturday afternoon, Mr. Thrifty walked into the living room and was putting on his dress shirt. When his arm came out, it caught my beautiful grey lady bust. To the ground she toppled. I was devastated! The bottom of the bust broke in a million pieces.  Fortunately, only the base broke off.

  It just so happened that I picked up a black metal ornate round base for a dollar at an estate sale the week before. I hoped that I could bring her back to life so to speak.

  Mr. Thrifty took the bust out to the garage and using his roto tool, he cleaned up the jagged base. Then, he cut a round disk out of scrap wood and drilled a hole in the middle. I painted the wood base black and he screwed the bust onto it. I think my salvaged lady came out quite nice. Here is a picture of her before the fall.

Happy Mother’s Day

The month of May we honor the Mary, Mother of Jesus.  When we were younger in grade school, my sister reminded me that we would take cut peonies from the garden to place in front statue Mary. There was also a May crowning and a crown of flowers would be placed on the head of Mary. 

It is not by coincidence that the Mother of Jesus is our Mother and we always look to her to show us the best way to be our own mother to our children. 

Here is a picture of some of the backyard peonies this season.

Happy Mother’s Day to all the Moms out there.