So sorry to hear that, Ann. Was she the friend you visited in Zion?
FWIW, I leave you with a quote which has been beneficial to me from time
to time...Don't know the author...
"What you leave behind is not what is engraved in stone monuments, but
what is woven into the lives of others."
-p
On 10/5/2010 11:06 AM, Ann Sanfedele wrote:
My oldest (in terms of years known) and one of two of my very dearest
closest long term friends passed away on Friday ... so I'm off to
Chicago to her home and family One of the reasons I could talk myself
into the expense of the photo show at the Dank last spring was my
concern that there would no be many more opportunities to be with her
in person... the show became a reason to go to Chicago so Barb
wouldn't think I was just hurrying to get there before she passed
on... one had hoped things were not as dire as they sounded from
her daughter -- Barb always minimalized her troubles and was a real
trooper ... She appreciated our lists penchant for puns and herself
invented a few wonderful shaggy-dog groaners.
No, not the big C - but enough other stuff to cause her to be in and
out of hospital for a few months.... and cause her a lot of discomfort.
While I was biting my nails waiting to see if my photo got in she said
"But you are coming anyway arent you?" naturally, I was.
How many of us can claim to still be friends and in touch with someone
from childhood at my age? (gonna be 74 in December)
Particularly sad for me not just for the loss of her friendship but to
think of her only being two years my senior ...
Her son Johnny took our photo in May and said I should make a
grouping of photos of the two of us - so I did that for him on
my web page... he took the one of us last May.
I've spent the last couple of days gathering more snaps from the past
at her daughter's request to be displayed at the wake... it
seems that is something of a fashion these days...
I won't really be _in_ Chicago ... except to get to the communter rail
to take me to the far burbs - I'll be taking the long way around
returning (bus and trains) so if I can manage it at all I'll get to
see a couple of you .
Happily, my young roomie will take care of Ashley .
The gallery on my web page with vintage photos is called "Barb and
Barb" Yeah, I was _nee_ Barbara Ann... and is in the "Friends and
Family" section - if you are curious...
Sometimes my direct off-list mail doesnt get to people (something to
do with my server) so Frank and Paul Stenquist - write me off list
will ya? you both should have had email from me.
I hope to at least get a cuppa with Christine and I'm going to pick up
my photo and the one I traded for from Dank House
I'll stay on list long enough to answer stuff - but you can see why
I've been quiet for a bit
ann
http://annsan.smugmug.com
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