Excellent 19th C. Cast Iron Star in Old White Paint Japanese vase which could be how they

which could be how they always were

and what that says about how central this little book was to the life/lives of its keepers

tongue wagging and paw lifted to open the gate

but it seems perhaps kinder to leave them as companions as they have made it together thus far

Excellent 19th C. Cast Iron Star in Old White Paint Japanese vase which could be how theyThis is as striking of a cast iron star as I've seen, with beautiful combination of old white paint and iron rust making it feel a bit like a crustacean, having just emerged from the sea! Iron stars like this were used in early brick building construction, functioning like giant decorative washers capping support rods that ran the width of a building. Great as an exterior ornament again, now, or hung on a wall, or as a very sturdy base for a flag on a