Happy Birthday Mum x

Mum would have turned 80 today. She and my Father had the propensisty to speak with strangers. Young or old, black or white, rich or poor she did not give a damn. And neither do I. I have just shared her wise worlds with hundreds of people. The real moment you die is when no one speaks about you. So she is still alive. Virtually. Happy Birthday Mum x

Bench Has Vanished!

Yesterday would have been her 79th birthday and so I went to her bench, only to discover that it has vanished. So I planted some flowers there together with the rest of her ashes and went to the council to see what has happened.

A member of my (500!) WhatsApp Groups just posted this..❤️

A pause by the Thames in Richmond, in memory of Gabrielle Jarrett, may her beautiful soul continue in eternal peace. Amen.🙏🏾

Happy Birthday Mum :-)

Just got back from meeting two of my dearest friends at Gaby's bench on what would have been her 77th birthday. It was wonderful spending some quality time reminicing with my pals. It's what she would have wanted. 🙏

With Wonderful Mary x

 I findly refer to Mary as my virtual Mom/Mum.  It was wonderful spending time with her on my real Mum's memorial bench last Friday x

Bench has some TLC thanks to Richmond Council ❤️

It's been thirteen years since my Mother's passing.  When I went to have a little chat with her at her beautiful spot last month, I noticed that her bench needed some restoration work.

So I called several carpenters.  But none of them said they could do this kind of work.

So I contacted Richmond council to see if they could help find a craftsman who could help.  Earlier this evening, I got this email:

Dear Marc

Please see attached photo of your mother’s bench which has been repaired.

Kind regards

Rajula Mehta

Parks Support Officer

Next time I'm in Richmond, I will pop in and give Rajula a bunch of flowers x

Happy Birthday Mum

She would have turned 75 today x