How “The Girls” came to be a
part of the gardens we have had
over the years is actually
a nice little story…
I’ve always liked statuary since I was a little girl.
My friend Kathy had several
angels and other lovely statuary
in her front and backyards.
These were scattered about and you’d
come upon them tucked into each planter bed
while taking a tour around her
gorgeously green gardens
checking out all the roses and
flowering plants
that would be in bloom.
It was a bonus when you’d sit outside
at one of two sunny sitting areas where
you could admire a few of these
ethereal statues while
enjoying an alfresco luncheon
or while
talking over tea and dessert.
She had this same angel as mine on
the little patio to the left of
her front door entryway.
Every time I’d come over to tea
I’d see this beautiful cement angel
with a lit candle in her heart~shaped dish
surrounded by mini dried pink
noisette roses.
Other times this angel held just larger
rose petal blooms in her bowl
which would waft their glorious scent
heavenward
perfuming the entire front entry!
I had admired this angel for about a year
or so when I finally asked Kathy
where she had found it and
its twin in the backyard.
She had found both at various
HomeGoods.
From then on I was on a quest…
For about a year I haunted the Temecula
HomeGoods looking for an angel
I could call my own but
never finding one.
When one day while we were out shopping
with friends from our
Victorian Tea Society tea group at
HomeGoods in Poway ~ turning an aisle corner
I finally found one in
the garden area!
I could hardly believe my good fortune!
I wasn’t letting “her” out of my sight…
Somehow I wrestled this big girl
into my cart.
{you see, these angels aren’t light little things but rather very solid
being that they ARE made of cement and weighing in
at about 50 to 70 pounds or so}
Everything else that day became superfluous.
I didn’t need another thing.
I was happy and ready to go home and
decorate with this angel girl!
🙂
The group was planning on going to
two more thrift stores
looking for elusive treasures.
Didn’t matter to me ~ I’d found what
I was hoping and dreaming for already.
I had my sweet angel!
🙂
Surprisingly, I found a second angel
a few months later…
for
$29.00 on clearance!
Of course, she came home with me, too.
😉
The Vineyard Girl came about
while wandering about in
Old Town Temecula, California.
There is a little garden shop situated between
two western~style buildings right on
Main Street as you come through the middle
of this antique district
which sells those perfectly swirly rusty
wire furniture and chandelier pieces.
When this store first opened for business
the owner carried more of
what I call
ethereal pieces for your garden
and this
lithesome lovely lady
who forever grows and
gathers grapes from her garden
was there waiting…
It was meant to be!
She was the first big statue I brought home
to our then new house ~ our Big House.
The Angel Girls came later.
Now a funny story! My son and daughter and I
always carved pumpkins with crosses and
hearts and such for Halloween night
to share our faith
in a quiet way
as children and teens
would come calling to trick or treat.
That year after I’d found the front yard angel
{as I’d come to call her}
I thought I’d put a nice candle in among
the fall potpourri
scenting her little heart~shaped bowl
to welcome our little dressed-up friends
as they rang our doorbell.
She looked lovely that evening!
Her candle glowing brightly
when viewed from
out on the sidewalk.
The pumpkins glowed pleasantly, too
and gave off a faint scent of pumpkin goodness
as you walked towards our front entryway.
All was good that night ~ no tricks to be had as
children came and rang out their merry
“Trick or treat!!!”
and
we gave away
many a nummy
chocolate goody that evening.
Next day though I noticed something
not so good
when we came home from school…
Our poor angel girl’s nose was
permanently burnt!
🙁
No amount of cleaner would wash
the soot from her face
so…
from that day forward
her new name was…
Cinderella.
😉
And now you know the rest of the story!
Drop me a line and tell me your
favorite story of
something you found and
how this treasure
came to grace your home.
Looking forward to reading your stories!
xoxo Barb 🙂
“For he shall give his angels charge over thee, to keep thee in all thy ways.” Psalms 91:11
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