Comments on: In Memoriam: Florence Boyd-Graham http://brideswell.com/content/personal/in-memoriam-florence-boyd-graham/ Creative Technology Consultants Mon, 18 Jul 2011 17:02:38 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: Barbara Stokes http://brideswell.com/content/personal/in-memoriam-florence-boyd-graham/comment-page-1/#comment-414 Barbara Stokes Tue, 22 Dec 2009 02:32:43 +0000 http://brideswell.com/content/?p=642#comment-414 To my dear "mother" Florence, deepest gratitude for gracing my life with the warmth, wisdom and spit of a grand feminine mentor. I've loved you dearly since the day we met at Dorothy McLean's workshop at King's College in 1980. You and my soul sister Leona led me to Findhorn, which changed my life forever, putting me in touch with my own "soulstuff." "540" has often been my bed and breakfast of choice because of your homey and welcoming hospitality. May the flowers at 540 bloom in perpetual memory and glory of the de-LIGHT-FULL sweet friend you have been for me. I will miss you, but we will meet again.........Barbara :-) To my dear “mother” Florence, deepest gratitude for gracing my life with the warmth, wisdom and spit of a grand feminine mentor. I’ve loved you dearly since the day we met at Dorothy McLean’s workshop at King’s College in 1980. You and my soul sister Leona led me to Findhorn, which changed my life forever, putting me in touch with my own “soulstuff.” “540” has often been my bed and breakfast of choice because of your homey and welcoming hospitality. May the flowers at 540 bloom in perpetual memory and glory of the de-LIGHT-FULL sweet friend you have been for me. I will miss you, but we will meet again.….….Barbara :-)

]]> By: RuthAnn Day http://brideswell.com/content/personal/in-memoriam-florence-boyd-graham/comment-page-1/#comment-412 RuthAnn Day Fri, 11 Dec 2009 07:03:05 +0000 http://brideswell.com/content/?p=642#comment-412 When I think of my friend Florence, my heart breaks into a great BIG smile. You were truly "one of a kind"! The mother of one of my dearest friends, Leona, and really a "mother " to us all. A woman of her word, and woman of integrity, a woman who walked with compassion for others, and not afraid to walk into the battle of life with both "dukes up". Life around Flo was fun, challenging, and very precious. Some of my fondest memories of Flo was the amazing ride to Boston to see Robin in your car the "unicorn" when you left with Leona for Findhorn, and I drove the "unicorn" home never to be driven again! A trip of amazing miracles. The tea parties in the backyard of "540" The long talks and dicussions about the meaning of life and the tears and laughter shared during periods of our lives of great joy and great loss. Florence, you were a real communicator and connector in your life, weaving together a masterpiece of relationships that formed the beautiful tapestry of your life. A Master Weaver you were!!! You thought deeply, loved lots, and laughed often. Thank you for the wonderful part you played in my life, and for the wonderful family of yours that blessed my life as friends. I know that you now KNOW the Source of that "light". I shall miss you. Give my love to Ian too. Much love, Ruth Ann When I think of my friend Florence, my heart breaks into a great BIG smile. You were truly “one of a kind”! The mother of one of my dearest friends, Leona, and really a “mother ” to us all. A woman of her word, and woman of integrity, a woman who walked with compassion for others, and not afraid to walk into the battle of life with both “dukes up”. Life around Flo was fun, challenging, and very precious. Some of my fondest memories of Flo was the amazing ride to Boston to see Robin in your car the “unicorn” when you left with Leona for Findhorn, and I drove the “unicorn” home never to be driven again! A trip of amazing miracles. The tea parties in the backyard of “540” The long talks and dicussions about the meaning of life and the tears and laughter shared during periods of our lives of great joy and great loss. Florence, you were a real communicator and connector in your life, weaving together a masterpiece of relationships that formed the beautiful tapestry of your life. A Master Weaver you were!!! You thought deeply, loved lots, and laughed often. Thank you for the wonderful part you played in my life, and for the wonderful family of yours that blessed my life as friends. I know that you now KNOW the Source of that “light”. I shall miss you. Give my love to Ian too. Much love, Ruth Ann

]]> By: Leesa Bolton http://brideswell.com/content/personal/in-memoriam-florence-boyd-graham/comment-page-1/#comment-408 Leesa Bolton Mon, 30 Nov 2009 08:02:40 +0000 http://brideswell.com/content/?p=642#comment-408 I met Florence when she came to visit Leona ( in Somersham, Cambridgeshire) and she was certainly was a "grand women" I have fond memories of her and myself sitting in my "English Garden" sipping lemonade, and sharing expriences ... she was also as mean card player and had a wicked sense of humour and we at the Bolton household will always be thankful that we had the oppertunity to meet this wonderful lady ( and really she was). My husband, Colin and I will always remember her kindness and sense of fun.. Florence darling, you were an original ... God Bless Your British mates ... Colin and Leesa Bolton I met Florence when she came to visit Leona ( in Somersham, Cambridgeshire) and she was certainly was a “grand women” I have fond memories of her and myself sitting in my “English Garden” sipping lemonade, and sharing expriences … she was also as mean card player and had a wicked sense of humour and we at the Bolton household will always be thankful that we had the oppertunity to meet this wonderful lady ( and really she was). My husband, Colin and I will always remember her kindness and sense of fun..

Florence darling, you were an original … God Bless

Your British mates … Colin and Leesa Bolton

]]> By: marianna lines http://brideswell.com/content/personal/in-memoriam-florence-boyd-graham/comment-page-1/#comment-406 marianna lines Sun, 29 Nov 2009 22:23:52 +0000 http://brideswell.com/content/?p=642#comment-406 My sincere heartfelt sympathy to the entire Graham family clan in Canada and worldwide over the passing of the Great Woman, "Soulstuff" Florence! I met her many times in Scotland and in London, Ont. and found her a redoubtable character who was entirely present in every moment of her triumphal life. Long live her memory. There are few if any like her now! I am honored to have known her, however briefly. With love, Marianna My sincere heartfelt sympathy to the entire Graham family clan in Canada and worldwide over the passing of the Great Woman, “Soulstuff” Florence!
I met her many times in Scotland and in London, Ont. and found her a redoubtable character who was entirely present in every moment of her triumphal life. Long live her memory. There are few if any like her now!
I am honored to have known her, however briefly. With love, Marianna

]]> By: Gary Boyd http://brideswell.com/content/personal/in-memoriam-florence-boyd-graham/comment-page-1/#comment-405 Gary Boyd Sun, 29 Nov 2009 18:36:05 +0000 http://brideswell.com/content/?p=642#comment-405 Aunt Florence was always a wonderfully invigorating presence for us all. She cheered up my mother Anne, She retold with relish anecdotes of Mac Boyd's mischeivous pranks at school, and on his Sister Thelma who mothered them all after Ellen died.. Florence and THelma sheltered Rosematie and I at 540 in 1968 when I was working on a research project at UWO which Robert helped me out on when I had to identify and take options on land in the Beaver Rive4r Valley. Alas THe then Liberal cabinet cut the project funding vbecause it was in a n area that always votes Conservative!. Florence was a great help for both of Us, and Rosemarie really enjoyed Florence's multifarious activities. That was a very good time. It was a delight that Florence should become a scholar of Nietsche's iconoclastic euphoristic Philosophy, and a pity that no Profs at Western were into that field enough to take her proposed doctoral research on. Anyway we had many lively discussions, that ring on in my mind. Florence Soulstuff goes on through family and friends, on and on! Aunt Florence was always a wonderfully invigorating presence for us all. She cheered up my mother Anne, She retold with relish anecdotes of Mac Boyd’s mischeivous pranks at school, and on his Sister Thelma who mothered them all after Ellen died..
Florence and THelma sheltered Rosematie and I at 540 in 1968 when I was working on a research project at UWO which Robert helped me out on when I had to identify and take options on land in the Beaver Rive4r Valley. Alas THe then Liberal cabinet cut the project funding vbecause it was in a n area that always votes Conservative!. Florence was a great help for both of Us, and Rosemarie really enjoyed Florence’s multifarious activities. That was a very good time.
It was a delight that Florence should become a scholar of Nietsche’s
iconoclastic euphoristic Philosophy, and a pity that no Profs at Western were into that field enough to take her proposed doctoral research on. Anyway we had many lively discussions, that ring on in my mind. Florence Soulstuff goes on through family and friends, on and on!

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