My mother in law, my friend – she was both. Once seen never forgotten! The reason for this? There are many, but to summarise: she was colourful, glamorous, vivacious and an extremely cheerful lady, who always had something to say - needless to say there were never any awkward silences.
She was loved greatly by all her grandchildren, who she always treated with such affection, always making her time spent with them special, such as taking them to the pantomime at Christmas and the cinema whenever she was in Surrey.
She had great spiritual belief and was a lady of strong faith, both in God and peoples good spirit! Perhaps she was too trusting, but I prefer to think that she was just extremely unlucky to have met such an unsavoury pair of immoral delinquents.
She is and always will be greatly missed, but remain alive in my heart.
By Michele Sebastiano
I have nothing but admiration for the way you have managed yourself during this devastating time.As a mother myself I can only imagine how proud your mother must be of the way you continued to support your children during this impossible time.
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Mandy
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Tom, Juliette,
ReplyDeleteThe conclusion to the trial of Antoniette's murderers and the decision to impose a 4 year sentence to Carr-Burstow is nothing short of astonishing and offensive in the extreme. For many years now I have considered those empowered and responsible for dispensing justice in this country appear to have lost all sense of perspective. This case reinforces my opinion unfortunately. For others reading this, here's an analogy I can draw on: I know of a postal worker who was caught and convicted of stealing stuff like CD's, mailshot freebies...that type of thing. The affect these misdemeanours had on any individual was negligible and arguably, caused no suffering at all. He received a 12 month custodial sentence. Whatever anyone thinks about the appropriateness of that sentence (even to someone in a position of trust), it is an indication that our justice system is perversely skewed if it allows Carr-Burstow to walk free from prison in 2 years time after being found guilty of the crimes he committed.
Thinking of you all still.
Tony S.