Goodbye, Sweet Mews1945

[lavendertook]

mews1945's spirit flew away on the high winds heralding in the autumn cold today, in a wave of the first brightly colored leaves, so attuned to the seasons as she was. I wish it weren't today and she was here longer. I wish I could have taken her to Braughers again. Safe passage, dear friend.



I can't upload some of the older pics I'd like to include, so this one will have to do for now. I love this pic of her focusing with hobbity attention on her rare ice cream treat when we saw her this spring, such a joy it was to be there with her.

Namarie, sweetie.

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Comments

[shirebound]

Oh Carole, such a joy it was to be with her! I wouldn't have missed that moot for anything. She spent every moment with us that she possibly could.

♥ ♥

[lavendertook.livejournal.com]

She did. I'm so glad we had that moot. I wanted to go see her, but I knew her time was short and she had many close family around her and needed to spend her remaining time with them.

*hugs you close*

[lbilover.livejournal.com]

Like you I so wish it weren't today, that she'd been able to stay with us longer. I treasure that weekend and spending time with her. It helps that we had that. *hugs*

[lavendertook.livejournal.com]

I do too--it does help that it was exactly at the right time and almost the last possible time she could have spent with us.
*hugs you close*

[grey-wonderer.livejournal.com]

I've been expecting this news but even so, it still comes as a surprise. I guess we always hope that the bad things won't happen even when we know that they must. Thank you for posting this. I will miss seeing her reviews and recommendations and just general news posts here on LJ. I was never fortunate enough to meet her but like all LJ friends, she felt like someone I knew. She was such a large part of the community here and she leaves a void that can't be filled. I hope her passing was peaceful.

[lavendertook.livejournal.com]

I know--I kept hoping for one more rally, even though I knew it couldn't be. It sounds like she had the best passing anyone could have, and there is comfort in that. *hugs you*

[verangel.livejournal.com]

I loved seeing this and feeling you all mooting together. My feelings are deep and hurting. I will miss her rich tone of loving life and details she gave. Stories and thoughts. She was (oh tears hit with the WAS) and will always be unique and original and our Julia/mews. Loved all you said. Hugs you.

[lavendertook.livejournal.com]

"Was" is the hardest word to get used to with dear ones lost. Yes, she was attuned to a hobbit's sensibility and sensuality, wasn't she? Thank you, sweetie. *hugs you*

[julchen11.livejournal.com]

What a beautiful photo, my dear and a wonderful post. Thank you! *hugs you Close*
What a lovely and lovingly Lady she was, she'll be dearly missed.

[lavendertook.livejournal.com]

Thank you. I miss her already. I'm grateful to how she prepared us for her loss--not everyone can do that well like she did. *hugs you*

[claudia603.livejournal.com]

I love that picture! ♥ She will be so deeply missed. *hugs*

[lavendertook.livejournal.com]

Yes, I miss her, and am grateful to how well she prepared us for her loss--a very special skill and gift. *hugs you*

[jan-u-wine.livejournal.com]

there just aren't words. farewell, Julia. Go well.

[lavendertook.livejournal.com]

No, not really, and the ones we have always hurt because they involve the past tense. *hugs you*

[jan-u-wine.livejournal.com]

let's rebel against all tenses and speak of Julia in the present one!

*hugs back*

[ink-gypsy.livejournal.com]

Thanks for sharing the photo. I never got to meet Mews, but I envy those that did.

[lavendertook.livejournal.com]

I'm sorry you didn't get to meet her, but you got a big part of her by knowing her here. I don't think speech was easy for her, which I relate to as a tongue-tied introvert, so sometimes more of our mind shows up online, so you got that. *hugs*

[addie71.livejournal.com]

This is lovely. I'm so glad she was able to enjoy another moot this year. I just wish I could have been there with all of you. *hugs*

[lavendertook.livejournal.com]

I so wish you could have been too--I was so sorry I couldn't push the moot to the fall, but I just felt we couldn't wait, and now we know it would have been a disaster if we did. *hugs you tight*

[baranduin.livejournal.com]

I like that picture and your comment on why you chose :-)

[lavendertook.livejournal.com]

Thank you, bb. Her hobbity sensibility and sensuality on display right there. <3

[romeny.livejournal.com]

I find it soothing to read all these tributes today. You probably knew her better than most.

[lavendertook.livejournal.com]

No, I didn't--I haven't been part of this group as long as many here. I only got to visit with her a couple of times, and I felt we were a little awkward together with me being a tongue-tied introvert, and I didn't want to waste her time--she was very rich in local family to spend her time with. *hugs*

[aliensouldream.livejournal.com]

I will always be so very grateful to you, love, for organising the moot this year. I only wish all of our friends could have been there with us. Even with things as difficult as they were for her, her love and radiance of affection shone out. I agree that her preparing us in that wonderfully courageous way was her final act of love to us. I'm awed by her.