Friday, October 4, 2013

A Greyt Gift from Amy of Whisperwood Cottage

At the Bonanza I was surprised, when dealer/friend, Jane, kept telling me she had something for me. Something from Amy of Whisperwood Cottage, But she wasn't sure where it was exactly, and I should come back later, but I kept forgetting. Each time I'd come around to Jane's booth, she'd say "I've got something for you, don't leave till I get it". So finally she pulled it out from under a table in her space.
To my shock,  It was the top of a vintage wooden Greyhound Wagon.

After I picked my jaw up off the floor (due to happiness) I was able to admire this wonderful old wagon top, and it's so many possibilities.  I love the greyhound graphics on the sides and the metal industrial brackets, they probably held  wooden rails ( long ago lost).
 I cannot say "thank you" to Amy enough. She obviously knows me well enough to know I love Greyhounds, have had several and currently have two. A full sized sweetie and my timid Italian Greyhound. Those standing around began to speculate on different uses for this fabulous item. A bench, a table, Use the rails to hang leashes, and then I thought, a "dog bed".

 

It may become some of those other things later, but today I quickly made it a dog bed for Lisa to model. All it took was some padding and blankets. If you know greyhounds, you know they will lay down wherever there is padding!

It's a bit too small for Juno the full sized greyhound.
 
 Or maybe not!!!!

Thank you Amy, I absolutely love it and appreciate you thinking of me.

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4 comments:

Rita C at Panoply said...

Your greyhounds are beautiful, Margo! I love the photos. What a gift to receive!

Leena Milligan Lanteigne said...

What a sweet and generous thing for Amy to do and such a fabulous piece for a greyhound lover! Amy is one of my favorite bloggers! She always has the best ideas and is so nice! I love the wagon top used as a dog bed and your two sweeties are adorable! If that doesn't work out, maybe a shadowbox table with pictures and mementoes of your pups inside with plexi-glass on the top? Any way that you can connect it with your dogs makes it so much more precious! Enjoy! Hugs, Leena

WhisperWood Cottage said...

Great idea, Margo! I'm glad the wagon piece has such a great home. Lisa and Juno are perfect models!

A Primitive Homestead said...

Very nice dog bed. Your furry friends are beautiful.

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