I høst fikk jeg en pakke i posten. Den var fra Unni Andersen, tusen, tusen takk, Unni !
I pakken var en stor og tykk bok med Tittel: The book of the Poodle, av Anna Katherine Nicholas,
Unni har hatt denne boka i mange år, og siden hun visste hvor interessert jeg er i puddel historie og stamtavler, hadde hun bestemt seg for at jeg skulle ha denne boka.
Jeg skal godt nok innrømme at jeg ble veldig glad for boka.
Da jeg kom til side 153, møtte øynene et bilde som jeg har på veggen her hjemme, et original maleri, malt av en franskmann som har signert dette maleriet, P Davis.
Maleriet er av Monique Devine's Foundation bitch, Freeland's Fair Weather, og det hang på veggen hjemme hos Monique i mange, mange år.... helt til jeg kom på besøk til henne på 80-tallet.
Hun hadde mange flotte malerier på stueveggen, og spesielt dette bildet "fanget" meg. Monique så min begeistring, og bestemte seg der og da at jeg skulle ha det med meg hjem til Norge,
Vi fikk pakket inn maleriet i en "box shop" og det ble litt av en pakke. Maleriet er 86,5 cm x 76,5 cm med rammen, og rammedybden er 6cm. og maleriet er veldig tungt... Lysåpning på maleriet er 74 cm x 61 cm.
Da jeg kom hjem til Oslo, var maleriet ikke med flyet. Jeg hadde mellomlandet i København på turen hjem, så det hadde vært en omlasting. Jeg satt og ventet på flere fly fra København, men måtte til slutt reise hjem uten maleriet.
Monique ble nærmest hysterisk, da jeg ringte henne og sa at maleriet ikke var kommet fram, og vi satte begge i gang etterlysning, uten at det kom noe ut av det... Vi måtte bare vente og se.
Etter en måned fikk jeg en telefon fra tollstasjonen her hjemme, de kunne fortelle at de hadde en pakke det sto mitt navn på, og de lurte på hva som var i pakka. Jeg sa det var et bilde av min veninnes første puddel ( og det var det jo ), Jeg kunne bare da komme og hente det. Jeg var ikke sen om å dra ned og hente det.
Det var ei som ble veldig glad, der borte i USA. Hver gang jeg ser dette maleriet, tenker jeg på Monique Devine, Freeland's Kennel.
Hun var jo fransk, som dette maleriet også er, og hun kjente kunstneren.
Jeg husker hun bestandig sa: I'm Frrrrench !!
Til historien hører det med å fortelle at jeg hadde to hunder fra henne, INT.NO CH Freeland's Floodlight, og Freeland Fretwell D'Manorhil, og Monique tok også turen til Norge for å besøke sine to hunder her.
Under ser dere maleriet på veggen her hjemme hos meg. Et riktig nostalgisk maleri, beskyttet med glass. Under puddelen er en blomsterbord og der står det: Memere Gigi ..
In English:
Monique Devine's foundation poodle, a special story ..
This fall I received a package by post. It was from Unni Andersen, thank you so much, Unni!
In the package was a big and thick book with Title: The book of the Poodle, by Anna Katherine Nicholas,
Unni has had this book for many years, and since she knew how interested I was in poodle history and pedigrees, she had decided that I should have this book.
I would like to admit that I was very pleased with this book.
When I got to page 153, my eyes met a picture that I have on my wall at home, an original painting painted by a Frenchman who has signed this painting, P Davis.
The painting is of Monique Devine's Foundation bitch, Freeland's Fair Weather, and it hung on the wall at Monique's home for many, many years .... until I visited her in the 80's.
She had many beautiful paintings on her living room wall, and especially this picture "caught" me.
Monique saw my excitement and decided there and then that I should have it with me home to Norway.
We sealed the painting in a box shop and it became a bit of a package. The painting is 86,5cm x 76,5 cm, with the frame, and very heavy ...
When I got home to Oslo, the painting was not with the plane. I had landed in Copenhagen on my trip home, and there I had to take another plane.
I was waiting for more flights from Copenhagen, but at last I had to leave home without the painting.
Monique became almost hysterical when I called her and said that the painting had not arrived, and we both began to call and search, without it getting anything out of it.
We just had to wait and see.
After a month, I received a phonecall from the customs station at home, they could tell that they had a package with my name on, and they wondered what was in the package. I said it was a picture of my friend's first poodle (and well, it was the truth).
I was then told I could just come and get it.
I did not hesitate to go to the town and pick it up.
It was a person who became very happy over there in the United States.
Every time I see this painting, I think of Monique Devine, Freeland's Kennel.
She was French, as this painting is also, and she knew the artist who painted this picture.
I remember she always said: I'm Frrrrench !! :)
Back to my story, I had two dogs from her, INT.NO CH Freeland's Floodlight, and Freeland Fretwell D'Manorhil, and Monique also went to Norway to visit her two dogs here by me.
We had some very great days together, and we managed to get her to judge poodles on a show outside Stockholm, Sweden, while she was here.
Do you remember Mickael Nilsson ? :)
Above you can see her painting on the wall here at my place.
A true nostalgic painting, protected with glass.
Below the poodle in the Picture there is a flower table and it says: Memere Gigi ..
I wish I had known more about the artist too !
dommer Julija Aidietiene
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