Dreamin' and scheming
Lions are majestic, they are the King of the jungle, they are regal, and they are magnificent. Duncan loved lions, and if you were to visit me, you would find numerous lions throughout the house: bronze, brass, resin, wood, and I’m not sure what other materials have been used to create them.
Sometimes, I play hide-and-seek with the children, hiding the lions in various places. We call our lions Aslan after Chronicles of Narnia. When Duncan and I met, he began bringing me to the New Hampshire lake house, and he would take the backroads through Allenstown, NH. A life-size cement lion stands in the front yard of an old farmhouse. It is the most marvelous cast lion I have seen. Standing high on its three-foot-high pedestal, it looks over the road and valley.
We longed to have that lion in our yard. Duncan said he would fly the flags of Scotland and the USA alongside it, and we knew exactly where we would put it. Duncan guessed the lion would weigh over a thousand pounds! We would laugh and dream and scheme how we could have that lion. Would the owners sell it? We never stopped to ask, but we did think about pulling up in the middle of the night and hauling the lion off. Of course, we would never do that, but it was a fun thing to think about, sort of Jason Statham style.
I recently learned about a Nebraskan sculptor, Fred Hoppe. He brings figures to life, including a magnificent lion now living in New Hampshire! And I saw it today. Check out his work. I’ve seen his female eagle, moose, horse, and others. They are so life-like it takes your breath away.
I love how creative people are. We all have the innate ability to create, though some take their talents to higher levels.
Think about your property. Dream and scheme to turn it into paradise. Perhaps complete with a bronze statue, a fence, and, of course, a fire pit!
Though Fred Hoppe has only cast one full-size lion to date, he still has the mold and could make more! I don’t think it’s currently in my budget, but I’m dreamin’ ‘n’ schemin’. Where there is a will, there is a way.
Call Terry; she’s our fabulous fence expert and always ready to help you! Tap to call
All my best regards,
Debbie Page
CEO, Louis E. Page Inc–Woman-owned business and Family-owned since 1893. (So 131 years ago our family ancestor Louis E. founded the company)
