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Saturday, June 21, 2014

Treasures and mementos, Five wooden horses, Sirkka Jalava

I have seen and read of all your fantastic treasures and the stories about them and have thought, that I have just nothing to show and tell you. Now i have been furnishing on a new way at home and found the horses.  Ok, you can see them now.
It is not real horses, but such of wood. The story is, that a neighbour gave these horses to our sons, when we lived in Sweden. The sons were a couple of years old and the children of this neighbour had already moved out as adult and she wanted to give them to my sons. The horses are very special, because they are a symbol of a province Dalarna in Sweden. They are manufactured in plenties every year. They have certain colours and form.
Now I must say good night to you, it is soon midnight here.

12 comments:

  1. What a lovely memory to have connected with these horses. They look so nice and I love your painting of them.

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  2. I love reading everyone's stories about their treasures. You did a great job on the horses and all their different decorations! Ho nice that you neighbor shared them with your sons.

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    1. Thank you so much, Joan! Agree, it is intresting to read the stories. It was nice to give away the horses. The decorations are traditionally made, therefore I tried to do them so right as possible.

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  3. Sirkka, there's something special about these horses. I love how you've arranged them and painted them. They look so sweet and friendly.

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    1. Thank you so much, Margaret, for your words! I wanted to draw everyone of them, because they are of different size and the decorations are a little different.

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  4. These are beautiful, and I love the story behind them. Blessings!

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    1. Thank you, Arnoldo! The story will tell us, that there are good people in the world and I am greatful every time I meet ones:)

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  5. These carved horses are quite beautiful and so well drawn and painted by you! Thanks for sharing them here.

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