Sad news

On sunday 4th November 2007, Sienna's great grandmother, Mimie Simmonds passed away at the ripe old age of 97. Granny Simmonds was an amazing, eccentric woman, with hundreds of tales of life and history, whose personality and mental acuity did not diminish until the very end, when her body could no longer contain her spirit. In the last few months, she has been gradually leaving us, by sleeping more and more, moving slowly into unconsciousness. She left the world in the arms of my dad, and auntie Pat. We are happy that the oldest and youngest members of the Simmonds family could meet each other and have even a few moments of physical overlap. Steve, Sienna and I are heading down south on wednesday for the funeral. It is hard to believe she is gone, but I feel blessed to have known her.