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AVELINE!!!
January 25, 1968 - January 28, 2007
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Like many, I knew and loved Aveline, although I could not claim to be exactly close. You know, there are people in your life. People who you hear about. People who, every time you meet, you get along well with, and each meeting leaves you wanting more. People who challenge you and show you how far the doors really do open in this world, and then insist on pulling you round to delve into what is behind the open door - or at least share with you stories of their delvings. People who inspire you, make you believe you really can. People who will fight passionately for their beliefs, arming themselves with knowledge and experience and share all with everyone. People who take your breath away with audacity. People who defy social limitations with such poise and sheer everything. People with life attitudes you want to emulate. People who cram so much in that it seems they live nine lives in half a lifetime. People who you admire and want to know, but for one reason or another never get around to.
For me Aveline is all of this. I had not come to know her well, largely due to not living in the same place for many years. We were getting to know each other, through kitling, and spoke of actually sitting down and chatting, and doing photos and things in the coming year. It makes me so sad that these things will never happen and I will never know her any more than I do right now. But at the same time, I am so happy to have met her, and have known her in part. Conversations had the first time we met, at Midsummer a few years ago, opened up whole pathways in my life which would not have come about otherwise. Ave has had influences on my life which will always remain.
Living away from home so much has made me pretty aware of making the most of people around, telling loved ones how I feel and not taking friendships for granted. Even so, I find time, friends, opportunities still slip through my fingers. I believe everyone out there has at least one or two people they'd like to get to know better or spend more time with. Call them. Call them or Email them or Write them. Today. Because you don't know how long you have to make good on a possible friendship and you don't know when "getting around to it" or "one of these days" will no longer be an option.
My heart with all its love and support go out to kitling, nigelw, nikkicat13, neefsck and everyone else of Aveline's family, and friends.
Already, when I look at Ophelia, I hear Aveline: Love. Worship. Adore
And now I will hear those words in her voice always.
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Our tears run not for you,
for you lived fully
leaving no experience untried.
Our tears run for us,
knowing our time
of adventure with you is now past
January 25, 1968 - January 28, 2007
.
Like many, I knew and loved Aveline, although I could not claim to be exactly close. You know, there are people in your life. People who you hear about. People who, every time you meet, you get along well with, and each meeting leaves you wanting more. People who challenge you and show you how far the doors really do open in this world, and then insist on pulling you round to delve into what is behind the open door - or at least share with you stories of their delvings. People who inspire you, make you believe you really can. People who will fight passionately for their beliefs, arming themselves with knowledge and experience and share all with everyone. People who take your breath away with audacity. People who defy social limitations with such poise and sheer everything. People with life attitudes you want to emulate. People who cram so much in that it seems they live nine lives in half a lifetime. People who you admire and want to know, but for one reason or another never get around to.
For me Aveline is all of this. I had not come to know her well, largely due to not living in the same place for many years. We were getting to know each other, through kitling, and spoke of actually sitting down and chatting, and doing photos and things in the coming year. It makes me so sad that these things will never happen and I will never know her any more than I do right now. But at the same time, I am so happy to have met her, and have known her in part. Conversations had the first time we met, at Midsummer a few years ago, opened up whole pathways in my life which would not have come about otherwise. Ave has had influences on my life which will always remain.
Living away from home so much has made me pretty aware of making the most of people around, telling loved ones how I feel and not taking friendships for granted. Even so, I find time, friends, opportunities still slip through my fingers. I believe everyone out there has at least one or two people they'd like to get to know better or spend more time with. Call them. Call them or Email them or Write them. Today. Because you don't know how long you have to make good on a possible friendship and you don't know when "getting around to it" or "one of these days" will no longer be an option.
My heart with all its love and support go out to kitling, nigelw, nikkicat13, neefsck and everyone else of Aveline's family, and friends.
Already, when I look at Ophelia, I hear Aveline: Love. Worship. Adore
And now I will hear those words in her voice always.
.
Our tears run not for you,
for you lived fully
leaving no experience untried.
Our tears run for us,
knowing our time
of adventure with you is now past