Kathryn Baverstock AKA Northwind

For those for whom this will help find closure -- @Northwind's funeral was today at 1pm Pacific Time.
Link to the service can be found here:

Thank you. Much crying.

Thanks for posting, Jayne. It was a lovely, sad and happy service. I enjoyed seeing the photo montage. What a character (not a surprise lol) ! I think my favourite was the snorkelling photo. Wonder Cafe was mentioned. That was nice.

Thanks Kathryn for being part of our lives here. Rest in Peace. Actually, I imagine you on more adventures. We’ll miss you. We already do.

Imagine this all getting into the mind, psyche, sole complex as declaring itself simple? Improbability theory?

Today I was decorating the tree, and lo and behold, a tiny sweater knit by Kathryn as a tree ornament showed up.

Things do show up at times expected or not! Some come right out of the dark ... from where they were hammered by overly motivated power! Examples ... I will not speak of as ineffable ...

So I have just found this thread....I had a *feeling* she knew she was close. Lovely human...wishing comfort for her near and dear ones. She left a void.

Feeling “Northwind’s” absence here in weightier discussions. Seeing her avatar, feeling sad that she’s gone. It’s hard to believe. It is but it isn’t (we knew she was ill but she was strong willed and strong minded until the end). Just - feels like she’s still here but taking a break. I thought we’d meet up sometime soon (did once years ago, I’ve mentioned). I so regret that we didn’t.

It’s Christmas. Several people aren’t here anymore, and I wasn’t expecting she’d leave us yet.

Though we had big spats sometimes, she was actually a strong advocate for me and I miss her. I even miss the stubbornness lol (and I guess that stubbornness is why I felt like she’d pull through again). We had views in common. Maybe more than differences. She made a point to message me just to chat about a topic not long before she passed. Maybe as a way to say goodbye without saying it.

I wonder if she knew how punk rock she was lol

Some people just leave an impression on you, and she did more than I even realized yet.

Often we seem to appreciate people, places and situations more in retrospect. I think this is normal.

I feel like I lost a friend, just as if she was a neighbour down the street who becomes familiar over the years. Even though I really only knew her here.

In a conflicted world that demands more competition ... that's how it goes ... we are our own worst!

It appears innate ...