Our revels now are ended

[callmemadam]

Hi all - this is Barbara's daughter Alice, also known as huskyteer. I'm so sorry to have to tell you that my mum died yesterday

Comments

[land_girl]

Thank you for letting us know. You and your lovely mum have always been at the heart of my LJ community.

I have been re-reading the comments between her journal and mine, a thread of connection going back years now, occasionally spilling over into real life (although we never actually met). I will miss her very much.

[huskyteer]

It has been a long time, hasn't it? I hope you and I can meet up again soon and raise a glass to her.

[land_girl]

I would really love that. Just shout when you’re ready ❤️

[puddleshark]

I am so sorry.

I never met your mum, but her lovely online presence was such a joy and a treasure. LJ will feel bereft without her.

Thank you for letting us know.

[huskyteer]

Thank you! I recommended your LJ to her because I knew your Dorset photos would bring her a lot of pleasure, and they did. She was very admiring of the distances you walk and often asked me if I'd read your latest post.

[debodacious]

Oh my gosh - that is such sad news Alice. Barbara and I met on Girls Own and used to team up for quizzes and so on. With a few notable exceptions such as Antonia Forest we had such similar taste in books amongst other things. We got to know each other better on Live Journal and although we never met IRL we exchanged Christmas Cards. She is one of a tiny handful of people I have continued to follow on LJ and I have always thought of her as a friend. I know how very proud she was of you and I always remember her sharing your wonderful Ho For Hoggwarts. Please accept my sincere condolences - I will be thinking of you in the coming days.

[huskyteer]

Thank you so much. Her online friends here and on GO were very important to her and she'd get very involved in the Christmas quiz!

[lblanchard]

So very sorry...

[huskyteer]

Thank you.

[ext_6613761]

Terribly sorry to hear the news. I have always loved reading her blog and regularly tell my husband about the lady who likes cricket in England. When I discovered the blog I was so impressed that I read the whole lot - backwards! I had been intending to tell her how much her blogs meant to me. So sorry I didn't let her know. Pene D. (not a member - did write to her once as Anon.)

[huskyteer]

Ha, I was always telling her that she had more fans than she knew! Thank you.