A friend to many in our blogging community, Bobby Petruccelli of Almost There, passed away yesterday, surrounded by her family with love. Bobbie's daughter Kitty wrote a post there that is moving as well as healing. Bobbie was an intelligent, capable, peaceful and open-minded woman. She was strong and immediate and real. She was honest and courageous and loving. I will miss her dearly.
Bobbie was always so gracious and appreciative of my photography. Her support and enthusiasm for my photos was a really good incentive to keep on recording my discoveries with a camera.
Bobbie, thank you for being a part of my life, even if I never met you. I know that I would've liked and appreciated you just as much and I'm sure, more, had we met. But I am grateful that I had a chance to share in the love and joy you held for your family and in reading your many thoughtful and generous posts on matters that touch all our lives: family, friendship, equality, peace and justice, the natural world. Most of all I thank you for your friendship and the connections that I made through you: Dianne, Singing Bear, Sylvia and many other lovely bloggers.
Peace and love - may you find it in eternity.
Love,
Gina
we did meet thru Bobbie didn't we!
ReplyDeleteone more reason to love her
this is a beautiful tribute
the photo alone speaks
hugs
The best thing about blogging is the wonderful people we meet heart to heart. Peace and blessings to Bobbie and her family.
ReplyDeleteOh, no. I only saw the post about her hear attack today and I had no idea she had passed away. Thanks for telling me; I will go to her site now.
ReplyDeleteWonderful tribute to our dear friend. Bobbie was fabulous. We'll all 'meet on the ledge'. Thank you, Gina.
ReplyDeleteDear Gina:
ReplyDeleteSo sorry you lost a friend. What a nice tribute. You always wonder when blogs stop getting entries, what happened to the person. We form many relationships, some rather close, in the blogosphere!
On another note, I thought of you when posting this picture today. It seems to fit with your name!
Jan
GDP
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This is very touching Gina. Thank you for posting this. Bobbie was a great lady.
ReplyDeleteBeautiful! I, too, am glad to have been able to communicate with her and meet her in the blogging world. Lucky us. ;-)
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