(Here's a post from "Judy PNW" from the ATW forum about the late Jenny Sedgwick)
"I know many of you didn't know Jenny. She was a wonderful person. Talent? Look it up in the dictionary and there's a picture of Jenny. She was known in NZ as the bag lady. I guess you can see why.
Jenny was quiet and rarely joined in the discussion group but know she read them all. Afraid of “being the nail the sticks up". She was so sensitive. Often she would write me and ask about phrases and comments. One time she wrote me obviously upset because of a comment here “don't make me go there and slap you”. I explained to Jenny that is merely an expression and nobody was angry or going to slap anyone. She was relieved!
Jenny experienced her mum die for 2 years with Alzheimer's. She passed away this year, after a very long good bye.
Family was everything to Jenny. She lived with her husband and son. Her daughter has been living in England for the past 3 years and returned to NZ with her fiancé in October. They are planning a wedding, I believe in March. Jenny was making the bridesmaid dresses. She made a few wedding dresses in her time. I don't think there was anything Jenny couldn't do.
She recently remarked about how well her lavender was coming in. Jenny was a fantastic gardener. She has a perfectly kept yard.
Why Jenny had me for her friend is surprising. I think it was all 1 sided because what could I give her?
It would be possible to write a book on things I know about Jenny. How she took a stranger into her home so he could find a job in NZ and move his family there from South Africa. Who does that?!?! Not me! That's Jenny. God doesn't make many people like her.
I miss you already Jenny.
Judy"
(Thanks Judy! I posted a slideshow inside ATW of some of Jenny's projects. I'll share it here for those who aren't ATW members to view also.)
Click the photo below to view a slideshow of some of
the project photos Jenny posted in our galleries...
(Comments or questions? Click the pink "comments" link just below this article!)
Comments (4)
Thanks, Judy, for the beautiful words about your friend. The slide show was a lovely tribute, thanks for sharing here for those of us who can't belong to ATW. Thoughts and prayers are with Jennie's family and friends. Marji
Posted by Marji Alxa Weber | November 25, 2007 8:40 AM
Posted on November 25, 2007 08:40
Thank you for sharing the video on Jenny. She was a remarkable lady. And thanks to Judy for sharing her memories which I am sure will last a lifetime to most of us.
Joyce
Posted by Joyce | December 1, 2007 12:42 PM
Posted on December 1, 2007 12:42
I thank you so much for all the computer help(i am so new to all this) and your decency that shines through your writing here. You seem so kind and sharing with this site and I do hope you will be here for many year's to come.
I have a lot of trouble trying to join group's in yahoo! The page just keep's coming back saying I'm not logged in. No matter how many times I repeat it. Maybe one day I'll find out what I'm doing wrong. Thank you so much for being a lovely place to go to
Yours faithfully
Rita.
Posted by Rita Harvey | December 1, 2007 1:47 PM
Posted on December 1, 2007 13:47
Thanks for Sharing the lovely thoguhts about and the beautiful projects of jenny
Posted by Tammi | December 1, 2007 8:26 PM
Posted on December 1, 2007 20:26