Thanks once again to Clare at Clare's Craftroom for organising Tuesday Treasures.
This week I thought I'd share one of my favourite pressies from my DH. He bought it for me over 30 years ago and it was already old when he purchased it.
I displayed it on a scrubbed pine dresser which sat near my back door. Frequently we would arrive home from work and find its location had changed. It might be on a different shelf or facing another direction. We'd take note of its position before we left and sure enough when we got home it had moved. It was baffling.
After much puzzlement we were forced to conclude it was haunted! Perhaps the kookaburras were seeking their laughing friends in the garden.
At the time my mum lived just around the corner and would very kindly pop around to our house to do the washing, vacuum or play with the dogs. What we didn't know was that she was using my kookaburras as a doorstop and just plonking them back anywhere on the dresser. Mystery solved, but not as exciting as the other prospect. Spooky!
That's a funny story certainly put a smile on my face. Thanks for popping by.
ReplyDeleteI have joined the scrappy quilt group. I am so excited to be part of it as I love quilts made from bits and pieces. Going to check my scrap material container now. I am new to quilting and only up to quilt no 2 at the moment.
ReplyDeleteI loooove your kookas ! Thanks so much for showing us and playing along .
ReplyDeleteI love them! Is it very heavy? Must be if your Mum was using it as a doorstop! lol
ReplyDeleteThanks for sharing!!
They are very cute and look cosy together! I love the story about the 'haunting' ....
ReplyDeleteHugz
What a lovely ornament and I had to laugh at your story.
ReplyDeletethey do look like a pair of 'lovebirds' nestled up to each other and I love the story that goes with - sounds like the kinda of thing my mother would do.. thank you for visiting my page, Judith
ReplyDeleteThese Kookaburra's are beautiful. Reminds me of living in the hills, always see Kooka's at the old people's.
ReplyDeleteI love their moving story too.
thanks for sharing.
Such an interesting story behind the kookaburra's , we don't have these birds but they do look interesting .
ReplyDeleteThank you for your comment on my blog. Maybe our kookaburras are related !!!!!
ReplyDeleteWhat a great story I think I liked the spooky story better but what a wonderful Mum.
(((HUGS))) Roz.
Oops my first message did not go through. Anyway just looked in to say thanks for your thoughts with regards to my DH.
ReplyDeleteI love your kookaburras do you think mine could be related ?
The story about the haunted kookas is just beautiful and what a treasure your Mum is.
(((HUGS))) Roz.