tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1805967105022667872.post8091187714710457436..comments2024-02-20T18:19:28.881+00:00Comments on Things to Make and Do: Resting placeJane Houshamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00838867793630660837noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1805967105022667872.post-42230022872649628842018-10-24T19:09:35.064+01:002018-10-24T19:09:35.064+01:00Hi Jane
Just discovered this lovely tribute to you...Hi Jane<br />Just discovered this lovely tribute to your mum. I knew her when she taught me and other lucky pupils at northallerton grammar school in the fifties and early sixties. She was a lovely and inspirational teacher and lots of fun. Then, a bonus! We reconnected at a reunion which I helped to organize way back in 87 and became friends. I would call in at her home on Maison Dieu when my daughter was swimming at Richmond pool and also on other occasions. I introduced her to a pal Terry Clapham who she helped with his music and writing and Terry was the one who told me the sad news of her death. We both came to the funeral to hear your special words. I will never forget this very special lady, who spoke often about you. Yours, Derick Hare<br />Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11139934796782121826noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1805967105022667872.post-63334914728152594512012-07-14T22:26:54.683+01:002012-07-14T22:26:54.683+01:00Jane - What a lovely tribute to your mother. I too...Jane - What a lovely tribute to your mother. I too grew up in Richmond where my father was Treasurer to The Richmond Rural District Council in the 1960's .<br />I attended Frenchgate School (Oglethorpe House) where your mother lived for a while, I believe. I loved Richmond and still do of course even though we live in Devon now. However I don't think that anybody loved the town more than your mother and that comes through crystal clear in her writing. What a talented lady your mother was. I have read and enjoyed her books they always evoke happy memories of places, people and shops etc. that were so much a part of my life. I have also learnt recently of her talent in conveying the magic of Richmond onto canvas. It is so tragic that such a bright and gifted lady should suffer that awful illness. I is so lovely that she is back home for ever in her beloved Richmond. David HoldsworthDavid Holdsworthhttp://www.coastalfringes.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1805967105022667872.post-3153483005562589702011-11-21T17:17:58.112+00:002011-11-21T17:17:58.112+00:00Such a beautiful tribute to your mum Jane.Such a beautiful tribute to your mum Jane.Ginahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05689402000429710324noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1805967105022667872.post-91810848856047690972011-11-16T21:56:27.112+00:002011-11-16T21:56:27.112+00:00Beautiful post, Jane. It must have felt very right...Beautiful post, Jane. It must have felt very right to return her to somewhere she loved so much. Her writing is so evocative, and her paintings are lovely - I can see where you get your talents from!Kitsch and Curioushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13199950395051649169noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1805967105022667872.post-89041956658612325522011-11-15T15:41:37.699+00:002011-11-15T15:41:37.699+00:00I think I would have liked your mother a lot. Love...I think I would have liked your mother a lot. Lovely words about her, beautifully put.LAC EMP 2020https://www.blogger.com/profile/01999825212820503519noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1805967105022667872.post-24296503581601208942011-11-15T08:26:47.379+00:002011-11-15T08:26:47.379+00:00So lovely to get an insight into your mother. Wha...So lovely to get an insight into your mother. What a talented and beautiful person she comes across as. I particularly love her written piece about her journey home on the train.menopausalmusinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12255069917743230560noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1805967105022667872.post-9782134216824860562011-11-14T20:17:07.327+00:002011-11-14T20:17:07.327+00:00Jane - THere have been lots of poems and memories ...Jane - THere have been lots of poems and memories on blogs in the last few days but this is so incredibly evocative of place and person melding together. How wonderful that your mother valued her home town so very much, and how well this permeated her work. Thank you so much for opening a space for us to share her uniqueness.colleenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02484411878651364981noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1805967105022667872.post-65360286808124077412011-11-14T19:07:28.216+00:002011-11-14T19:07:28.216+00:00Such a moving post about your beautiful and talent...Such a moving post about your beautiful and talented mother.<br /><br />In her photography, her paintings and her writing, her personality and intelligence shone through. How proud you must be of her and to be her daughter.<br /><br />xJoannahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07159166921836676091noreply@blogger.com