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foudebassanI'm so very sorry 17catherines has passed away.
Her husband posted on FaceBook and twitter for the full announcement.
I met Catherine here on LiveJournal, when we re-enacted Les Liaisons Dangereuses, complete with sockpuppet accounts in the names of all the characters. Although she lived in Australia, she visited me three times - in Amsterdam, once, and London, twice. The last time was shortly after PJ was born and Catherine gave her "P is for Pterodactyl", the very best ABC book - made us both chuckle and a great example of her sense of humour.
She made a mark on so many people. I think the best way to describe her was enthusiastic - for life, singing, politics, arts and crafts, literature, cycling and more. You might have known her through her smart bitches, trashy books reviews.
It is all so very sudden - I am still waiting for her next post to say rumours of her death were vastly overstated! We last emailed just a couple of weeks ago.
By coincidence, I walked past the British Library, where we last met in person, yesterday, around the time she probably died. I thought of her then, as I often will.
Faith was one of the things we agreed to disagree on but I do hope I was the one in the wrong on this. God, if she has one ounce of common sense, will welcome her with open arms and she is now in heaven, singing and crocheting, with an endless supply of Shakespearan interpretations, Eurovision songs and wilful scientists to keep her entertained.
The rest of us will miss her, a lot.
Her husband posted on FaceBook and twitter for the full announcement.
I met Catherine here on LiveJournal, when we re-enacted Les Liaisons Dangereuses, complete with sockpuppet accounts in the names of all the characters. Although she lived in Australia, she visited me three times - in Amsterdam, once, and London, twice. The last time was shortly after PJ was born and Catherine gave her "P is for Pterodactyl", the very best ABC book - made us both chuckle and a great example of her sense of humour.
She made a mark on so many people. I think the best way to describe her was enthusiastic - for life, singing, politics, arts and crafts, literature, cycling and more. You might have known her through her smart bitches, trashy books reviews.
It is all so very sudden - I am still waiting for her next post to say rumours of her death were vastly overstated! We last emailed just a couple of weeks ago.
By coincidence, I walked past the British Library, where we last met in person, yesterday, around the time she probably died. I thought of her then, as I often will.
Faith was one of the things we agreed to disagree on but I do hope I was the one in the wrong on this. God, if she has one ounce of common sense, will welcome her with open arms and she is now in heaven, singing and crocheting, with an endless supply of Shakespearan interpretations, Eurovision songs and wilful scientists to keep her entertained.
The rest of us will miss her, a lot.
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