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Topic: Re:Ms. Naysmith RIP
Posted by: Rima Jones
Date/Time: 13/02/15 00:52:00

I had the pleasure of knowing Anne for many years beginning when her big blue car was parked in Rupert Road near the junction with Bath Road.
It was beautifully and carefully painted with flowers, curling tendrils, birds, butterflies and poems. A wonderful hippy car.
I stopped to admire it every morning when I took my dog for a walk.
I was fascinated by its owner walking along the middle of Bath Road, holding a kettle, early every morning in defiance of the traffic, although there wasn't as much of it as there is now.
One morning there were 5 geese waddling along in a line behind her with  the 88 buses stopping whilst the retinue moved along. I called the police station to say that I was concerned for their safety and eventually a policeman on a bike came along but could find no trace of them.
We met by her car one morning and had a nice chat. She said that she lived in Prebend Gardens but had been obliged to move her car. She clearly didn't want to say anymore so I just said that I was very pleased to see it in Rupert Road.
Afterwards when we met she would sometimes tell me a little about her life. At other times she didn't want to talk about it or be questioned.
One morning, to my dismay, the car had gone, so the dog and I went for an extended walk and found it in Prebend Gardens although there was no sign of Anne.
Over the years I learnt that she had a piano and her mother wanted her to be a rich and famous concert pianist but although she loved her piano there came a point when she realised that she couldn't fulfill her mothers ambitions. She taught for some years but ŵas aware that most of her pupi's were there because their parents wanted them to be and their hearts weren't really in it.
Her father left when she was young ,she had fallen out with her mother and she spoke briefly of a failed relationship.
She was finding it difficult to make ends meet and one day bailiffs took her piano away.
It was the worst thing that could have happened. It was her one true friend which required nothing from her and on which she could pour out her feelings.
Never again would she be involved in close relationships or conform to what other people thought she should be doing or how she should be.
She was a free spirit, an environmentalist and nature lover.
She used to attend Chiswick Recycling Action Group meetings at the Town Hall and one evening she pushed her trolley along Town Hall Avenue which was lined ŵith filming vehicles, floodlights and the cast in period costume.
Filming stopped and the astonished cast and crew stood there watching an extraordinary person wearing newspaper, feathers and plastic bags on her feet and bent double over a shopping trolley, refusing any help with getting it up the steps.
She parked the trolley in the hall, went into the meeting room, put a notebook on the table and sat down.
She produced a detailed survey of everŷ residence in her area (Prebend Gardens), showing what, if anything,was being recycled and percentages worked out.
She accepted tea and biscuits at the end of the meeting and made her way back along Town Hall Avenue. The film crew were packing up.
Another time one of my mothers carers took her daughter to see their GP at the Health Centre. Her daughter went to a toilet and suddenly an enormous pair of feet covered in feathers appeared under the door. She screamed and the back of her tight skirt split. Her mother assured her that a lady in fancy dress was playing a joke but she'd gone now so she could come out.
They turned the skirt round so that the split was at the side, wrapped a scarf round it and went to the nearest charity shop, Cancer Research, to find something for the journey home.
I last saw Anne on Sunday night in Bath Road near the bus stop outside the church. She was walking with great difficulty. I said hello but there was a strange look in her eyes. Was it despair or defiance? She indicated that she didn't need any help so I smiled, nodded and walked on feeling uneasy and wondering how much longer she could keep on.
The following night she was hit by a lorry.
Dear Anne. She made our lives so much richer and found fame in her own way by being herself.
I console myself with the thought that she may not have known what hit her.
I'm sure that her nature loving free spirit would be overjoyed if we look after her garden and hold an appreciative funeral. RIP Anne


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Ms. Naysmith RIP10/02/15 11:30:00 Jane Hanna
   Re:Ms. Naysmith RIP10/02/15 11:36:00 Julie Morse
      Re:Re:Ms. Naysmith RIP10/02/15 11:46:00 Carol Burge
         Re:Re:Re:Ms. Naysmith RIP10/02/15 11:54:00 Andy Pease
   Re:Ms. Naysmith RIP10/02/15 12:08:00 Carl Wynne
   Re:Ms. Naysmith RIP10/02/15 12:22:00 Debbie Galbraith
   Re:Ms. Naysmith RIP10/02/15 12:22:00 Charlotte Kasner
      Re:Re:Ms. Naysmith RIP10/02/15 13:18:00 Robert Fish
         Re:Re:Re:Ms. Naysmith RIP10/02/15 13:21:00 Colin Jordan
         Re:Re:Re:Ms. Naysmith RIP10/02/15 14:29:00 Steven Trembath
   Re:Ms. Naysmith RIP10/02/15 13:35:00 Andrew Welford
      Re:Re:Ms. Naysmith RIP10/02/15 14:49:00 Stuart Kerr
         Re:Re:Re:Ms. Naysmith RIP10/02/15 15:04:00 Nick Jenkins
      Re:Re:Ms. Naysmith RIP10/02/15 14:57:00 Sue Iriarte
         Re:Re:Re:Ms. Naysmith RIP10/02/15 15:39:00 Hazel Hardy
            Re:Re:Re:Re:Ms. Naysmith RIP10/02/15 17:21:00 Carol Burge
   Re:Ms. Naysmith RIP10/02/15 15:33:00 Adrian Irving
      Re:Re:Ms. Naysmith RIP10/02/15 15:48:00 Pete Mayes
         Re:Re:Re:Ms. Naysmith RIP10/02/15 15:52:00 Phil Andrews
            Re:Re:Re:Re:Ms. Naysmith RIP10/02/15 16:00:00 Jenn Irvine
         Re:Re:Re:Ms. Naysmith RIP12/02/15 00:01:00 Gerry McCarthy
   Re:Ms. Naysmith RIP10/02/15 16:00:00 Andy Rooney
      Re:Re:Ms. Naysmith RIP10/02/15 16:22:00 Charlotte Kasner
         Re:Re:Re:Ms. Naysmith RIP10/02/15 16:54:00 Janet Norman
   Re:Ms. Naysmith RIP10/02/15 16:34:00 Wendy Rogers
      Re:Re:Ms. Naysmith RIP10/02/15 21:23:00 Hans van der Welle
   Re:Ms. Naysmith RIP10/02/15 16:52:00 Anne Brown
      Re:Re:Ms. Naysmith RIP10/02/15 17:13:00 Charlotte Kasner
         Re:Re:Re:Ms. Naysmith RIP10/02/15 17:22:00 Carol Burge
         Re:Re:Re:Ms. Naysmith RIP10/02/15 17:51:00 Richard Greenhough
            Re:Re:Re:Re:Ms. Naysmith RIP10/02/15 17:59:00 Carol Burge
               Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Ms. Naysmith RIP10/02/15 18:15:00 Lynne Bruce
                  Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Ms. Naysmith RIP10/02/15 18:28:00 Loraine Pemberton
                     Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Ms. Naysmith RIP10/02/15 18:42:00 Pete Mayes
                        Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Ms. Naysmith RIP10/02/15 22:39:00 Steven Trembath
         Re:Re:Re:Ms. Naysmith RIP11/02/15 18:18:00 Derek Hill
   Re:Ms. Naysmith RIP10/02/15 19:52:00 Eva Beagan
      Re:Re:Ms. Naysmith RIP10/02/15 20:58:00 Paul Smithson
         Re:Re:Re:Ms. Naysmith RIP10/02/15 21:07:00 Pete Mayes
            Re:Re:Re:Re:Ms. Naysmith RIP10/02/15 21:44:00 Paul Smithson
               Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Ms. Naysmith RIP10/02/15 22:08:00 Chris Blackwell
   Re:Ms. Naysmith RIP10/02/15 22:11:00 James Dunford
   Re:Ms. Naysmith RIP10/02/15 22:23:00 Amy Wallis
   Re:Ms. Naysmith RIP10/02/15 22:38:00 Lisa Delorie
      Re:Re:Ms. Naysmith RIP10/02/15 22:46:00 Julian Pavey
   Re:Ms. Naysmith RIP10/02/15 22:46:00 yasmin khan
      Re:Re:Ms. Naysmith RIP10/02/15 23:16:00 Anne England
         Re:That photo10/02/15 23:25:00 Ian Wylie
            Re:Re:That photo10/02/15 23:32:00 Cindy Carloss
               Re:Re:Re:That photo10/02/15 23:36:00 Steve Taylor
                  Miss Anne Naysmith R.I.P.10/02/15 23:44:00 David Giles
                     Re:Miss Anne Naysmith R.I.P.11/02/15 00:00:00 Ian Wylie
                        Re:Re:Miss Anne Naysmith R.I.P.11/02/15 00:07:00 Robin Cox
                           Re:Re:Re:Miss Anne Naysmith R.I.P.11/02/15 00:13:00 Julian Pavey
                              Re:Re:Re:Re:Miss Anne Naysmith R.I.P.11/02/15 01:02:00 Julian Pavey
                              Re:Re:Re:Re:Miss Anne Naysmith R.I.P.17/02/15 14:50:00 Lizzie Sayce
   Re:Ms. Naysmith RIP11/02/15 09:01:00 Hazel Hardy
      Re:Re:Ms. Naysmith RIP11/02/15 09:40:00 Charlotte Kasner
         Re:Re:Re:Ms. Naysmith RIP11/02/15 10:10:00 Helle Kaiser-Nielsen
            Re:Re:Re:Re:Ms. Naysmith RIP11/02/15 11:41:00 Anne Meagher
   A song about Mrs naysmith11/02/15 09:55:00 Ruth Mcgonagle
      Re:A song about Mrs naysmith11/02/15 10:26:00 Debbie Galbraith
         Re:Re:A song about Mrs naysmith12/02/15 11:23:00 Ruth Mcgonagle
      Re:A song about Mrs naysmith11/02/15 11:14:00 Anne England
         Re:Re:A song about Mrs naysmith11/02/15 11:58:00 Charlotte Kasner
            Memorial for Ms Naysmith11/02/15 12:33:00 Jenn Irvine
            Re:Re:Re:A song about Mrs naysmith11/02/15 12:56:00 Louise Cole
         Re:Re:A song about Mrs naysmith12/02/15 11:25:00 Ruth Mcgonagle
   Re:Ms. Naysmith RIP11/02/15 12:33:00 Shaun Joynson
      Re:Re:Ms. Naysmith RIP THAT PHOTO11/02/15 12:48:00 Anne Brown
         Re:Re:Re:Ms. Naysmith RIP THAT PHOTO11/02/15 13:07:00 Richard Greenhough
            Re:Re:Re:Re:Ms. Naysmith 11/02/15 13:22:00 Vanessa Smith
               Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Ms. Naysmith 11/02/15 14:01:00 Sarah Sharp
   Re:Ms. Naysmith RIP11/02/15 14:01:00 Alice Webster
      Most read article on the Guardian today.11/02/15 14:51:00 Andrew Cumming
         Re:Most read article on the Guardian today.11/02/15 15:02:00 Julian Pavey
         Re:Most read article on the Guardian today.11/02/15 15:31:00 Robert Fish
            Re:Re:Most read article on the Guardian today.11/02/15 17:38:00 Pete Mayes
               Re:Re:Re:Most read article on the Guardian today.11/02/15 18:23:00 Jackie Louise
                  Re:Re:Re:Re:Most read article on the Guardian today.11/02/15 18:26:00 Pete Mayes
                     Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Most read article on the Guardian today.11/02/15 18:26:00 Pete Mayes
                        Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Most read article on the Guardian today.11/02/15 18:31:00 Jan Porter
                           Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Most read article on the Guardian today.12/02/15 19:06:00 Anne England
               Re:Re:Re:Most read article on the Guardian today.13/02/15 09:37:00 Janet Norman
   Re:Ms. Naysmith RIP11/02/15 19:39:00 Sheyi Martins
   Re:Ms. Naysmith RIP11/02/15 20:33:00 Emmanuelle Pradere
   Re:Ms. Naysmith RIP12/02/15 09:58:00 Richard Jennings
   Re:Ms. Naysmith RIP12/02/15 10:02:00 Jenny Speller
      Re:Re:Ms. Naysmith RIP12/02/15 11:00:00 Robert Kane
         Re:Re:Re:Ms. Naysmith RIP12/02/15 12:06:00 Carol Burge
            Re:Re:Re:Re:Ms. Naysmith RIP12/02/15 16:45:00 Charlotte Kasner
   Re:Ms. Naysmith RIP13/02/15 00:52:00 Rima Jones
      Re:Re:Ms. Naysmith RIP13/02/15 07:00:00 Claudia Jachtmann
         Re:Re:Re:Ms. Naysmith RIP13/02/15 08:01:00 Colin Jordan
            Re:Re:Re:Re:Ms. Naysmith RIP - funeral arrangements13/02/15 08:26:00 Loraine Pemberton
               :Ms. Naysmith RIP - funeral arrangements13/02/15 10:01:00 John Todd
                  Re::Ms. Naysmith RIP - funeral arrangements13/02/15 11:50:00 Pete Mayes
                     Re:Re::Ms. Naysmith RIP - funeral arrangements13/02/15 11:59:00 Pete Mayes
                        Re:Re:Re::Ms. Naysmith RIP - funeral arrangements13/02/15 12:19:00 Rima Jones
                           Re:Re:Re:Re::Ms. Naysmith RIP - funeral arrangements13/02/15 13:03:00 Fay Kazemi
                              Re:Re:Re:Re:Re::Ms. Naysmith RIP - funeral arrangements13/02/15 13:09:00 Rima Jones
                                 Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re::Ms. Naysmith RIP - funeral arrangements13/02/15 13:21:00 Steven Trembath
                                    Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re::Ms. Naysmith RIP - funeral arrangements13/02/15 18:50:00 Stephen Scott
                                       Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re::Ms. Naysmith RIP - funeral arrangements18/02/15 00:02:00 Rachel Marlow
                                    Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re::Ms. Naysmith RIP - funeral arrangements18/02/15 00:06:00 Rachel Marlow
                                       Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re::Ms. Naysmith RIP - funeral arrangements18/02/15 10:55:00 Carol Burge
                                          Ms. Naysmith RIP - funeral arrangements18/02/15 11:11:00 John Todd
                                             Re:Ms. Naysmith RIP - funeral arrangements18/02/15 11:23:00 Jane Hanna

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