I just thought of what I could do to honor ita, but won't manage a picture for a day or two, probably. I remember she had a great love for Nelson Mandela, such that when he died, she was the first person I thought of. He was an important figure to me as well, and I liked sharing that with her. So I'm going to get a picture book about Mandela and read it to Rose... sometime this week. Lee, I will send you a picture if I can get one.

I still can't believe she's gone, and I still almost can't believe she was real, is real, that this world ever had the capacity to contain her improbable self.

Yes, all of this.

I wore the pink and black, and watched Flashpoint.

Without even trying, the selfie I took perfectly framed (full-frame, mind you) Enrico Colantoni's face...with a very serious expression.

I wore the Black Honey ita recommended.

The shot also includes a sign I put over my computer, "Make good art"...that quote from Neil Gaiman.

At the risk of coming over full-cheesy, ita WAS good art. And her art lives on in all the wonderful remembrances of her day.

(Lee, the photo is coming your way via email.)

I snagged it from FB already, Bonny.

If you sent me something in email or posted it on FB, and I didn't reply or comment, please let me know.

Cheers. No reply necessary.

here's the shot of her sister & I that Burrell took at the memorial brunch.

I love that photo! I was going to send a copy of it to you, Lee, along with some other photos from that day. I get such feels I can hardly look at them, but then everyone was so beautiful that day just because we were all there for ita and her family.

I'm listening to 'The Concert for George', not because of any direct connection between George Harrison and ita, but because a memorial seemed appropriate.

In the background, I heard Eric Clapton sing the line, "take you where you shouldn't go" and snorted out loud thinking about the things I cannot unsee after following ita's links.

Heh.

The flickr album is here [link]

If anyone would like the zip file, let me know, and I will email it to you.

Thank you, Beverly. And thank you to Ginger, as well.

Lee, thank you so much for gathering all of the photos.

The flickr album is lovely.

The flickr album is here [link]

Mine isn't there. Do you need me to send it to you?