Old World Pottery of Wichita Falls

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There are various ways to decorate your patio and garden. Among them are animal planters of various styles & designs made using terra-cotta, stone work, ironwork, and more. There is a fond memory of my grandparent's home, and of a particular goat planter. My grandmother had grown up among live stock in the old world before immigrating to the United States. What seemed so unusual to us about growing up among animals, was quite common for her generation; however, her new life in her new home wouldn't permit that lifestyle. Instead, my grandmother paid special attention to one of her planters that was shaped as a goat. She had arranged her garden in such a way that her goat played the dual rolls of being the main focal point of her garden while watching over it.