Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2020/04/21
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]A lovely story, Philippe. Douglas On 21/04/2020 20:46, Philippe via LUG wrote: > Thanks David > > The photo used in this article moves me A LOT ! > > Behind Ted in the background stands a photo in a green frame. And it has a > wonderful (to me) story behind it. > > I had posted a photo of a bunch of flowers on our dining-room table and > entitled it ''La Table d?Alice''. > > Ted immediately wrote to me and asked me a favor. Irene had just passed. > And he begged me to send him a copy of that bunch which I would be kind > enough to entitle ''La Table d?Irene'' as she always loved to have flowers > on their table. > > Not only did I immediately modify the caption, but I had it printed and > framed and then expressedly went to Barcelona where I knew he?d be along > with the crew. > > I will ALWAYS remember him crying when I offered him the framed picture. > We were in the lift, down from the (nowhere to be found) appartment he had > rented, minutes before I left him, forever, to fly back home. > HE will never leave me, nor Alice, so long as we live. > > Here?s the framed pix in the leica boutique where I had it done in Metz - > you will immediately see who chose the colour of the frame ? > > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/Phileica/Playground/La+Table+d_Irene.jpg.html > > <http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/Phileica/Playground/La+Table+d_Irene.jpg.html> > (sorry for the poor Iphone quality I know) > > Thanks again > > Amities > > Philippe > > > >> Le 21 avr. 2020 ? 21:22, David Young <dsy at loganlake.net> a ?crit : >> >> Jack Knox has written an excellent article on Ted, in today's >> Times-Colonist ... Ted's home-town newspaper. >> >> Those who are interested, will find it here: >> >> https://www.timescolonist.com/news/local/jack-knox-ted-grant-s-70-year-love-affair-with-the-camera-1.24121291 >> >> David. >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Leica Users Group. >> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information