Restoration Project & History Repeating

Dad recently was asked by his good mate Pat Allen to build help him build a grotto. When the grotto was finished, Dad offered to restore the statue of Mary which was to be the centerpiece and was in need of a repaint and slight repair.

After Dad had carved a replacement hand from wood and reattached it, he had it set up in the shed for repainting. We couldn't resist recreating this scene from when I'd "helped" Dad in a restoration of one of the local church's statues around 24 years ago.

Sarah-Jane

Here's some pics of Pat's finished grotto with the restored statue of Mary. The whole congregation came for mass and the blessing, which was quite a turn out.