Hi, I’m Sherry Petersik, and I have a weakness for white ceramic animals. This one, however, is cast in white resin. Can you guess which creature stole my heart this time? Here’s a hint.
I’m adding some filler text so the photo below doesn’t give it away before you make a guess. Ready? What animal do you think it is?
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Alright — here’s how it happened. I couldn’t resist begging John to drive me to TJ Maxx after a reader named Nina sent an email with a tip:
I thought of you guys when I saw this white resin ram’s (?) head at the Broad Street TJ Maxx today. I took a quick pic in the TJX dressing room, which is attached. I bought one but there was still another one there as of an hour ago. It was $30. No other similar animals, but they did have some nice looking white faux coral. – Nina
She even attached a photo:
Shopping spies are dangerous when they send ceramic-animal intel — these things are my kryptonite. Sometimes I can walk away, but this time I couldn’t. We arrived at TJ Maxx less than five hours later, just before they closed, and—miracle of miracles—the remaining ram was still there.
It’s mine. All mine. I couldn’t be more thrilled. I know it’s a little odd, and I’m fine with that — I actually love odd. I ran out to the car grinning like I’d won the lottery (Clara was asleep so I dashed in while John stayed with her in the car). John knew I’d “secured” Señor Ram the moment I skipped back to the car.
As for the price, $30 felt like a steal compared to a nearly identical piece I found from a high-end retailer priced at $245. Here’s how Rammo looks on our extra-wide plank bedroom floors — at one angle he practically appears to be mounted on a cabin wall.
On second thought, that angle still reads wall-like. How about this one?
Yes, that’s Burger stretching in the background. He padded out of bed, gave a slow stretch, then sauntered over to inspect the newest member of our faux-animal collection.
After a few investigative sniffs, Burger wandered off to check under Clara’s kitchen chair for scraps — a perfectly warm chihuahua welcome. I’m still deciding where Rammo, or “Ramsy,” will live. Is it strange that I want him over our bed? He’s not large enough to stand alone there, but he would look great grouped with a few other white ceramic animal heads for a curated display.
I know my affection for a ceramic ram head may seem quirky to some, but it’s exactly my kind of fun. Sleeping under a faux ram head might not appeal to everyone, but for me it’s a joyful bit of decor oddness.
Update: By popular demand, here’s the photo of Burger stretching rotated 90 degrees so it looks like he’s doing a bit of zero-gravity yoga on the wall.
P.S. We announced this week’s giveaway winners — check the original post to see if you’re one of them.