So when our daughter, Suzanna, and my sister, Jeanine, came across a very shabby little bear statue among a neighbour's garbage, waiting to be picked up and hauled to the dump, they rescued him.
Suzanna did a wee repair job, applied new paint, and voila. The perfect Father's Day present.
Lee finally has his own bear, who, like Shadow-pup, awaits him every day at our back door -- a good reminder, when our garden is wet, to wipe my paws.
No offense to those who prefer garden gnomes... I enjoy them too!
