A Re-Do of De-Do

My buddy DeDo...guardian of the front entrance of my house!

Happy Saturday Everybody!  I’m reposting this photo because Mom was out front this morning making way for this years’ mums to pop back up from where they’ve been hiding all winter and I was keeping her company.   My little gargoyle buddy DeDo was sitting on his rock by the sidewalk watching Mom as he has for the past almost sixteen years.  Back in July of last year I did a whole post about him.  I hope I don’t bore you with his story if you’ve heard it before here, BUT he’s such a cool little guy I simply HAVE to repeat myself! 

Mom and Dad heard about DeDo for the first time when they were in Paris which was one stop on their honeymoon back in 1990 and while there, they went on a guided tour of Notre Dame.  The story of DeDo was told by their guide and here’s the scoop on my little buddy:

Little Dedo is a small gargoyle pointy ears and human-like feet on the Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris. When the cathedral was built in 1160, a nun from a tiny convent in Provence who disliked the menacing gargoyles that were put on top of the building to ward off evil spirits, disguised herself as a workman, gained entrance to the work site and quickly carved the sculpture from a small block before placing it on the highest roof.

The gargoyle was undiscovered for centuries until a small boy, lost in the labyrinthine structure, stumbled off a ledge and rolled down a roof into the arms of the gargoyle. Since its rediscovery, the creature has been affectionately known as Little Dedo, the gargoyle with the crossed toes.

How cool is that?????  She says if DeDo can ward off evil spirits for a big huge place like that cathedral, surely he can keep the bad stuff away from OUR house!  I think she’s right……every single morning when I go out the front door I visit DeDo and give him a sniff.  Just saying “good morning and thanks for keeping an eye on my house buddy”……..doesn’t hurt to stay in good with a gargoyle – right?

Back to the mums out front – I can only hope that they’re as pretty and yellow this year as they have been for the past five or so years since Mom planted them there.  They seem to like being planted right there with DeDo to watch over them.  Spring is in the air!

Happy Saturday from Sammy, the Cat with a Gargoyle for a friend!