This memorial is created out of love, and in the hope of sharing many of the remarkable facets of this amzing woman and her life.
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Leave a tribute7-years has slipped by since you departed the planet; some days it seems like yesterday we laughed together over plates of pesto ravioli at Cafe Citti...today it seems it has been decades [far too long]. How is it you so profoundly have and continue to impact my life! You are always with me, and I with you. Love ya, Ma...Your Kid
How is it 6-years has slipped by since you moved forward in whatever this journey is we all ultimately are on. While reading on the front steps yesterday, when you reached out and rang your garden bell, it put a massive grin on my face...I loved putting the book down to chat...thank you! I hope you and dad are walking barefoot hand-in-hand through the fresh-tilled warm soil of the vineyards, the moist earth squishing between your toes as you both sip cocktails. You are always with me, and I with you. Love ya, Ma...Your Kid
Happy, HAPPY 107th birthday, Ma. The tinkle of your brass garden bell Tuesday afternoon rang clear and was so welcome...thank you for reaching out. You are in my heart always. Give dad a hug for me please. Love, Your Kid
Well, with the 5th year upon us, I think I can safely say your wishes and directions have been fulfilled. Thank you for providing me with a clear roadmap, without the transparency, trying to correctly divine your desires would have been all but impossible. With these goals achieved, I now rest easy knowing you are also. Thank you for the occasional ringing and hoot…whenever I hear them my shoulders are warmed when the breezes blow cool. You, dad, Rob, and Jeff are forever in my mind and heart.
“I love ya, Mahhhh…I’ll see ya tomorrow, or I’ll see ya on the other side.”
There’s no way I can claim I’m thinking about you just today, as there isn’t a day go by I don’t think of you…your wide grin, gregarious spirit, brilliant humor, and the endless love you have and continue to so freely give me. I miss you so...my longing to hug and be hugged by you is assuaged by the gift of memories…they are truly a time machine transporting me to and fro, and by your ethereal presence, punctuated by the wind-whipped ringing of your garden’s bell as I walk by…the hoots of an owl at night keeping watch over me from high in my redwoods…relying on your tenacious spirit when my own falters. I ride the mountain today feeling your wind at my back as I climb and descend…carve earth and spin crank. The wheels on the bus go round and round, at some point each of our turns present themselves. “I love ya, Mahhhh…I’ll see you tomorrow, or I’ll see you on the other side.”
I have fond memories of the times I spent with your mother. I remember how she urged me to say "I could have" rather than "I should have". It was huge to someone who was raised on a heavy diet of guilt. I follow her advice to this day. Bless her heart and blessings to you and to everyone who will miss her. She was so wonderfully memorable.
The photos of Carmen and the family are so full of love and laughter.
Love, sue.
Buddha Says...
We don't see things as they are, we see things as we are.
We are what we think. With our thoughts we make our world.
Enlightenment is a mind open to all things and attached to nothing.
I met Carmen when I moved to Marin in 1989. She was such a bright spirit. I took photographs of her - with her grand daughter. I lost touch with her after she moved to Oakmont. I have wondered whatever had become of her and there she was bright spirit beaming at me this morning in the paper. What a gift she was. Sorry for your loss.
Love Chip
I loved when you would tell me the story of how when I was days old you would sit with me at night rocking and comforting me when I would become colicky so my mother could rest. The way you would light up with so much love in that memory made me feel so special which I continued to feel my whole life with you. You were one of my favorite confidants whom I admired so deeply. I could (and did) talk to you about anything. You had a way of really making me feel like you were listening. I loved how we shared a similar sense of humor and would laugh contagiously! Nana when you chose my Birthday to leave this world you made that day so much more special to me. I will now share my special day with my favorite Little Nana's memory. I love you and really will miss you forever! Xoxoxo❤️
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7-years has slipped by since you departed the planet; some days it seems like yesterday we laughed together over plates of pesto ravioli at Cafe Citti...today it seems it has been decades [far too long]. How is it you so profoundly have and continue to impact my life! You are always with me, and I with you. Love ya, Ma...Your Kid
Please be patient.
Final, final...(1)
What a day Thursday, March 1, 2018 was. With big weather bearing down, I took mom and dad’s ashes, and the ashes of their love letters, and set out early that morning for the 'Woods', a favorite spot they found themselves roaming through on many a Sunday afternoon. Having meandered over several trails, I found this stand of redwoods perfect for the two of them.