[ SHOWGSD-L ] Re: memories
- From: Holly Woods <hollywoods@xxxxxxx>
- To: pmick@xxxxxxxxx, showgsd <Showgsd-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Sun, 18 Dec 2005 15:52:39 -0800
This makes me think of something I said to my brother not long ago.. When I
go unless I am buried...not cremated.... there will be no one or nothing to
show I was ever here. Now if I was to have a collection of something without
anyone to leave it to..... no one would care why I was collecting it. It
would not mean anything to anyone else. Even if one of my relatives got
anything that I collected in the dog line.... it would mean nothing to them
and would wind up like this or get thrown away... They are not dog people
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From: "Peggy" <pmick@xxxxxxxxx>
To: "showgsd" <Showgsd-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Sunday, December 18, 2005 12:03 PM
Subject: [ SHOWGSD-L ] memories
> I know some of you are or have been involved in other breeds. I have
> been involved in several, among them, Gordon Setters. There was a
> wonderful Gordon here in Virginia back in the 70s...bred and owned by a
> grand old lady, Elizabeth (Mrs. W. W. ) Clark, who bred Schnauzers in
> addition to Gordons. The dog I'm thinking about today was named
> Afternod Yank of Rockaplenty. Yank was sort of a phenomenon in his
> day..while many thought he carried too many rags (too much coat), he was
> greatly admired. He won the Sporting Group at the Westminster show in
> 1975....and won the sterling silver bowl that was on offer at the time.
> The bowl is now listed on eBay..most of us who knew Elizabeth are
> trying to figure out how it got there! None of us can remember hearing
> that Elizabeth has died, and I know she would never allow this trophy
> out of the house, especially to go up for auction on EBay...it has been
> a very hot topic of conversation for the past day or two...
> Not only is the bowl there, but the listing has Yank's name wrong,
> which just proves to us that Elizabeth had nothing to do with
this.........
> Bids as of a few minutes ago had to be at least $305......quite a bit
> to spend on an old tarnished bowl, even if it was made by Tiffany and is
> sterling........just for the memories, especially for me, who, although
> I've owned a couple of Gordons, can't afford to spend money on these
> kinds of things.
> It's such a heartbreak to see that listing, though. It makes me
> think...one of my hobbies is going to estate sales (some of you may call
> them tag sales)...and it occurs to me at every one that the day will
> come when someone will be rooting through my own treasures, thinking to
> themselves "what the hell did this person want this old thing for," as I
> sometimes find myself thinking when I'm looking at things at the estate
> sales...
> So yes, it kills us in many ways to part with our old doggies, and it
> is so very difficult to part with some of our old doggie memorabilia,
> too...just remember, what seems so valuable to you today may someday be
> "rubbish" to someone else.. or might even end up on ebay for total
> strangers to bid on!
> I find myself feeling so sad...not only that Elizabeth's lovely
> trophy is now on ebay, but because whoever listed it obviously didn't
> know her at all, and certainly didn't know or care about
> Yank.........imagine not even getting his name right! I know I am often
> overly sentimental...but this really is breaking my heart!
> Peggy
>
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