Out In The Garden Leigh on 07 Feb 2010 07:20 pm
A Garden Full of Song-Thank You Nancy M
I received the sad news today that a beloved member of the Fayetteville community, Nancy M, died today after a courageous battle with cancer. Nancy was a singer, musician, composer and chorus director of the Everyone Can Sing Chorus. I met her only a handful of times, but she was one of those people who just glowed with love. I never met a person who didn’t have something wonderful to say about Nancy.
Last summer I had the delight of visiting her garden as part of the Omni Center’s Peace garden tour. Nancy was holding court and showing visitors her lovely hillside garden abloom with flowers, edibles, art as well as bees and songbirds too. The joy and artistry of the garden she and her husband Marshall created was very evident. I meant to post these photos long before now. (If you are reading via email, click on the title of this post to go to the blog so you can see the photo slideshow… ) I’ll keep that summer memory as a fond one. My heart and thoughts go out to her loving husband and family and many, many close friends.
Nancy, thank you
for all the song,
joy and shining light
you brought to our community.
We would all be lucky
to be remembered as often and as fondly
and with as many smiles
(and with as much love)
as you will be remembered.
Blessed be.
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6 Responses to “A Garden Full of Song-Thank You Nancy M”
on 08 Feb 2010 at 12:07 pm # Liz
Leigh, thanks for such a lovely remembrance of Nancy. It’s so nice to see the slideshow of her garden.
on 08 Feb 2010 at 1:08 pm # Lynda
Thank you. Nancy’s love is evident in her garden. I know her spirit is still very much there.
on 08 Feb 2010 at 7:05 pm # SusanR
Thank you, Leigh, for a beautiful way to remember Nancy. Susan
on 15 Feb 2010 at 5:47 pm # Marshall Carter
Thank you for these pictures, gardening was Nancy’s favorite thing to do. I hope to keep the garden going in her memory, anyone who might want to come help is more than welcome.
Marshall Carter
on 16 Feb 2010 at 12:17 pm # Leigh
Dear Marshall, Thank you so much for stopping by this small tribute to the great love that is evident in the garden you both shared. I think there are lots of us, both from chorus and from the Peace Gardens Tour that would come help you keep the garden going. I don’t know if you’ve seen it, but Mendy wrote her own tribute to Nancy too over at A Creative Life. I know there are no words to say, but we are holding you in our hearts Marshall. It would be an honor to help tend Nancy’s garden.
on 16 Feb 2010 at 1:37 pm # Nancy V.
Leigh, I loved your tribute to Nancy and the pictures and also Mendy’s. Thanks for sending it to the choir folks.