On Fri, 20 Nov 2020 10:38:07 -0800 (PST), marika
wrote:
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my father used to buy very nonuseful things, especially if it was on sale.

I've done the same with things I *thought* would be useful but turned
out not to be. ;-(

One of them was a concrete bird that had its tail broken off, it has a feather in its butt, that he put in there to substitute for the original concrete one.

;-)

It now sits in my grotto, as a grave marker for the chickens and other birds who passed.

Aww.

The bird is named Pataki, after the former governor of New York,

Ok. ;-)

I guess my sister and I inherited that trait. That ceramic statue i mentioned is Saint Theresa little flower, that’s why she’s holding flowers.

Ok, so there is some sort of logical pattern at least. ;-)

My sister used her as a microphone, often.

Like they do.

She also used her as a rocket ship launching occasionally.

And why not.

She was a ceramic joke for her and my parents

It's good to have a hobby. ;-)

Cheers, T i m