In memory of a dear friend, Liz
Liz and her beloved dog, Bubba, at their favorite walking spot at Fresh Pond in Cambridge, Mass. Here is a column about Liz: http://www.gcdailyworld.com/blogs/1634/entry/45000/
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My dear friend, Liz Carver, lost her courageous battle against cancer on Oct. 18, 2011. She lives on forever in the hearts of her many friends and admirers.
Liz was an amazing writer and a true advocate for aspiring writers. I loved her voice. Sadly, most of her writing has been removed from the Internet. So here is a portion of an email from her, just as an echo of her writing self:
Hi Diane !!
Oh, I’m so glad to hear it went well. I really and truly am wishing all the very best to you, and hope that you will get a call-back!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Okay that’s enuf explanation marks. (I meant to say explanation. It’s more fun.)
Um, but I can’t take credit for telling you to make a list of questions… I don’t think it was me who said that. Was it??
What I really want to know is: DID YOU USE A MIRROR?
And… DID YOU GIGGLE WHEN YOU SAID [name]???
Personally, I think you can handle any work challenges that come your way, unless they are in the form a big fat stupid republican liberal hater who would be your boss. Which means you might have to buy some red dresses and wear pink lip stick. And that would suck soooooo bad.
Me, I’m doing okay. I am still finding so many good things in the trash and yard sales: Yesterday my neighbor hollered in my front door from the street: Hey Liz! There’s blah, blah, blah on the street! You want it?? (They already know me around here as the Dumpster Diva. It’s hilarious.)
And then at midnight last night, while walking Bubba, I found and dragged home a huge ceramic water cooler jug *with* wooden stand and a fake fireplace log set. Now that took some balancing, I must say.
I also went to Goodwill in Davis Square and found 75 bucks worth of very cool sweaters, jeans, and trousers, and a cool suit. I’m sending pics of the suit and one of the sweaters. And one pic of Bubba, who is laying here watching me work. And one pic of Pumpkin, who spent the day with us this weekend.
Today Bubba and I walked with Bella, a golden retriever. Her mommy, one of my neighbors, asked if I could walk her this week during the day. She is a completely submissive, extremely sweet girl. She whines when she sees me, just like my Bubba does.
XO
Liz
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Liz was a great creative spirit, loving glitter, found objects and making things from scratch — like Cambridge Procrastination Soup and chocolate pudding.
Liz also loved sunflowers, Raggedy Ann, covered bridges, bookstores, beads, speckled dogs (especially her Bubba, now living with a best friend in Indiana), Christmas ornaments, blue toenail polish, turtles, owls, and British television.
I am so grateful to have been Liz’s friend and I will miss her always.
