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My heart hurts for you  - Lanse, Jeannine and Jill's precious girls.   Jill is a woman who will not be forgotten.  Take good care.  Diana

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To Jill's family, I just learned of Jill's passing from an email from the yarn shop. I wanted to share a particularly poignant story. I was going through a terrible period of time with my 20 yr old daughter. We decided to take a ride to the ocean and our path came across the shop. We met Jill that day and she suggested some exotic yarns to make a floofy skirt for Maddie. My daughter smiled while speaking to Jill, which was a rare expression those days. I am a doctor and I noticed the ligaments in Jill's hands had shortened. She said to me in her TX accent, "what am I supposed to do, not knit"?!! Maddie and I laughed with Jill...another rarity. I have no idea why, but I was thinking of that day with Jill just this week! I gasped when I read the email. Things are so much better between my daughter and me. Just this Mother's Day I received a card from her that said "OMG You were right about everything " Please know that I believe that Jill helped us on a deep and loving way. I am so very sorry for your tremendous loss. ❤️ Anne Gleason

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Jill's wonderful pattern for the Floofy Skirt got me knitting again after a long hiatus! I will always be grateful!!! She was always encouraging and fun!
Cathy

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Sad we didn't get to meet. Always upbeat, lover of life . RIP Jill .
Lulynn in Texas

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Carrying you and your family in my heart and holding you in the  light.
Love,
Wendy R.

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John and I send our love and sympathy to you all. Jill brought joy and energy everywhere she went. She swept us all into her whirlwind and we were always the better and happier for it.
Judy

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Thought of you on Mother's Day, thinking of you every day. I love you.

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thinking of you, missing you, holding you in light and love, Cath R.

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Happy Mother's Day to one of my many, wonderful mothers. Love and miss you Jill. ❤️

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Thinking of you each day and praying for God's comfort and grace. I hope you are able to feel all the love and admiration everyone has for you. You have touched so many lives and have made a huge difference in so many. Hope you have a nice Mother's Day with your precious girls and your wonderful mom. L

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Dear Jill,
I'm thinking of you, Lanse and your precious girls this Mother's Day weekend. I'm sharing a pic of Mother with Anna and Clare , back in the day. Sending much love and a ton of hugs your way this weekend. xoxo

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Jillita,
Love you, my friend. I hope this one from 1968 brings a smile. Kristi, Linda (in the back), Jill, Sherre, and Frances.

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I think of you so often - maybe you find this surprising? You have that impact on people, you know -- because you really are a goddess. I have no photos, just pictures in my mind of the many many walks in Beverly, the talks that got me through a very difficult time (will never stop appreciating that), the laughter and your beautiful home in Beverly which I hold as a deep connection to you.
Though we didn't see each other very often in the last bunch of years, every time we did it was as if no time had passed. Your soul and soul work have always been an inspiration to me. Just know I send you so much peace and love and ease. You're in so many hearts...Thank you for gracing this planet with your amazing and inspirational energy. xoxoxoxo Teri Goetz

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Precious Jill,
Sending you lots of love, peace and joy from a former classmate of CCISD's educational system.  Jill, I am overjoyed and amazed by the glimpse of your life that has been reflected from the stories I have read on your page.  But, truly amazed may not be the correct verb I'm looking for because even in our youth you were an amazing person.  How very blessed you have been and what special qualities you have possessed and what a beautiful heart you have given so freely to all who have entered your life.  You are a very special person.  I knew this at a young age when out of compassion you gave me one of your dresses during 5th(?) grade.  I was so proud to receive that most beautiful dress from you.  I learned how important compassion is towards others from that selfless act of your gifting.  Your beautiful, room lighting smile is what my mind recalls when I think of you and reading your stories and seeing pictures of your life reinforce my mind's memories of your infectious smile.  I am thankful to have been a small part of your life.  I wish you peace, dear one.
Much love to you and a big Texas hug, Terri.

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Chucho and the Chili Bean

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To my Knitspiration!  Love, Irongirl :-)

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To my Knitspiration!  Love, Irongirl :-)

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Darling Jill,
I have been staring at this page for a long time wondering what to post.  Although we only knew each other for a short time you have made such an impact on my family...even my Chili bean.  From sharing your stories with my children to taking my dog on wild adventures...And generously lending your house to Jim and I for a much needed getaway!  You have the biggest heart and the most beautiful energy.  We love you and miss you!!
Love, Andi
& Zehava, Eli and Jim

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Here's a more recent photo of Jill being all "Diva" at a chic shop in Antiqua...gotta have attitude to wear a hat and you had it!
LOVE you and the memories!
Gay Gay

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I have so many memories with you, dancing, singing, laughing, and telling eachother riddles.  The best part of my week was going to see you on Wednesday afternoons, and it was even more fun when I spent a whole week with you at fiber camp.  Your awsomeness has totally inspired me! I miss you and love you to the moon and back,
Sophia Boyd XOXOXOXOXOXO!

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I'm posting a photo here from the "way way back", maybe when we were 8 yrs old...gosh what goofy girls we were and NOTHING has changed in the last 58 years we have been friends, literally. Playing "dress up" was always fun and then there were these silly masks! I loved having the most realistic dolls and I remember swiping diaper pins from your house so I could use them on real diapers on my dolls. I have such fond memories of playing at your big, grand, fun house.
I hold these precious memories in my heart...sending you a BIG GIRLFRIEND HUG, Dear Jill! xoxoxoxo

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It is so apparent how much you are loved and how many lives you have touched. I have so many fond memories hanging out with you at your beautiful home and when we were all in Brownie's together. Your smile and your spirit has always been contagious. My thoughts and prayers are with you and your family. Wish we could all see you and give you lots of big hugs.
Love, Tammie Bowman Fulton

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Hi Jill,
I looked high and low for this photo, and finally found it on my old laptop.  It is the picture I have of you in my mind whenever I think of you, which is often.  There are so many things that make me think of you throughout the day, not the least of which are my two daughters who adore you more than my words could ever express.  The pure joy that you bring to our lives is something that is so special.  I have never known anyone quite like you.  So, here's a toast to the leader of the fearless, fun-seeking, pier-jumping, felt-bombing Bamboo Sisters!
LOVE LOVE LOVE, Susan

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Jill,
I have been trying to figure out exactly what to say to you after 30 years?? Wow, where has the time gone?  I know we all went our separate ways after high school,  but I also know that no matter how many years it's  been, the memories are always instilled in our hearts. Reading your padlet, tells me a story of an amazing person that touched many lives and lived life to the fullest, every single day!  You are on mind and in my heart, Jill. I hope you enjoy this picture, I was the photographer. I know it's small, I had a little trouble attaching it to this post. It is Gloria, Penney(Gloria's cousin), you, Susan, and Jake.
Love, your friend forever, Deborah Garner Tomlinson

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A knitting 101 lesson from THE BEST!

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Jill and her Guatemalan family, so dear to her heart.
March, 2017

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Your are a touchstone. When I feel small, confused or resentful, I think of our deep conversations in France, Belize, Italy and Beverly. We met in far away places and shared brief moments, which quickly bonded me to you. I carry your courage, deep wisdom, creativity and pure-joy-fun close to my heart. You are with me and I with you, dear friend. Today I am vacationing with my little family and we play games every night.  Matt and I will tell them about playing games in Belize with the beautiful kitchen ladies, your incredible family and everyone else you invited into the fold.  And I will tell them what you mean to me.  Wrapping you in love, Diana

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Remember how long we stared at these Lorenzetti Dancers - Oh how we loved them!! Loveyababe oxj

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We had so much fun! xoxj

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Remember our magical trip to Italy. Our girls were so adorable & so were our men! xooxj

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Soren took this picture for you of a heart shaped cactus on our recent camping trip to Assateague National Seashore. We are thinking of you and Lanse often, including when we saw the wild ponies on our trip.
Much Love,
Soren, Elsa, Molly & Erik

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Hi Jill, I hope this gets to you. I miss you dearly. I can't put into words the inspiration and love you've shared with me. I have so much to say and tell you, yet no words at the same time. Just know I'm thinking about you all of the time and constantly grateful that I met you and know that I am the crafty knitter that I am today because of you! Thank you. You're the best, that's all I have to say. Miss and love you Jill. <3

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We love you and are thinking of you often...hugs from all of us.

Barton and all the Merle-Girls

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I was remembering when Anna and Matthew were "affianced" and we visited Keene Valley in the summer after first or second grade. We had so much fun, climbing rocks and finding twigs to glue-gun our miniature benches together. Here's a photo of mine with a little gnome I've saved from my childhood.

Sending you and Lanse many hugs and loving thoughts along with sweet memories.

Judy and John

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Jill,
I've been following you via friends. I am so glad that you are surrounded by your loving family. Don and I have been thinking a LOT about you lately and remembering the fun and adventurous times when our kids were younger, but I have also been thinking about how much we have shared (children's books, mutual great friends) and how extraordinarily creative and inventive you have been through the years. You will continue to be in our thoughts and we send you a big hug.

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So glad you are in Texas with your oh so loving family, but so sad you are oh so far away from your Beverly family.
I'm looking out at a row of beautiful hemlocks and feeling that work days were just yesterday, but their 40 foot height reminds me that indeed that 'yesterday' was a world away.
It's a beautiful Spring morning and I am lost in reverie of toddlers, baby sitting co-op, pot-luck, work days and the bonds of friendship that were laid in those early days.
When I think of Jill Stover, I envision the strong, generous, loving and light presence of you making the world a better place in countless ways. I'm envisioning your radiant smile; a smile that has never failed to make me feel lighter and as if I am wrapped in a warm embrace. Sending you healing love and light and planning the celebration of your return to your East Coast family! Much love my friend. XO
Linda

Many hugs and much love from Tom, Erin, Brian and Tommy

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Thank you for all the great music and book recommendations.  Thanks even more for writing your wonderful books that I still give as gifts when friends' grandchildren are born.  But most of all, thanks for being such a wonderful friend.
All my love,
Joe

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I just wanted to share what joy your books brought to my childhood. You made the Glen Urquhart community feel very special by sharing your beautiful stories with us. I have very distinct memories of reading "Alamo Across Texas" with my friend Thea Gudonis in our very best TEXAN accents and falling into fits of laughter. Thank you for helping us connect with literature on a deeper level. I will always keep you in my memories.

Courtney Rumbough Kelly

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Hey Jill!
First off, loads of love & hugs from all of us!
I'll bet it's beautiful in Texas right now.
I'm being flooded with memories of you over the years....so many special times. Knitting with you in the shop, and talking honestly & openly for hours.
Watching you teach Sophia and Madeline to knit.
Snuggling with Chucho, the Texas longhaired  endorphin dog.
Keeping your shop open late, right before Christmas, because Bill hadn't stopped in yet to fulfill my wishlist (and always talking him into buying more!).
Opening your home to Sophia and Abby during fiber camp.  Sending Sophia a special knitting project on vacation when she left hers at home.
The ways in which you still influence our lives everyday - dancing the jellyfish, remembering that 'it's just knitting,'  embracing that cattywumpus of all things.
Your generous heart, deep kindness and creative mind are grand & beautiful- we are the very lucky recipients of that great encompassing love and we are all better for it.
XoXoXo
Mary Boyd

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I have such amazing memories of the fiber camp, and going to the beach with you over the summer. I love you so much. I will always be thinking of you,
-Viv

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I want to thank you for no matter the circumstance being so kind and generous to everyone around you. You have taught me so much more than how to knit -- you've taught me how to be kind and thankful for everything in life. You also never fail to think of a good story to tell or a fun game to play and I cherish all the amazing moments with you at fiber camp with the bamboo sisters. This year I am going to run a fiber camp so I can continue that tradition because they were some of my favorite memories.
I love you so much,
Maddie

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Wish I could give you a big hug right now. I remember the fun times we had in school. You always made me laugh n were always so kind to me. I got to experience so many amazing timeswith you n the girls. Even though we didn't see much of each other after high school you always made me feel special any time we saw each other. My prayers are with you everyday and hope God n your family give you all the strength you need.  Rest, enjoy, n dream big.  Lots of love my friend!
Diana Lechuga♥️💙💜

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Your gentle happy spirit always gives me joy!  My fondest memory is us petting a deer at a girl scout outing. You gently smoothed your hand over her head... Looked her in the eyes and of coursed smiled. Such awesome love!
Peace Love Hugs Always.
Sharon Carpenter

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Dear Jill, I'm thinking of you and sending lots of love your way. Thinking of wonderful memories with you and Anna and all in Beverly and KV.
❤ Julia

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Aaaah, such wonderful memories from our Sedona Sisters trip. This photo of you, sitting on what looks like your own collection of stones to use for composing your signature cairns everywhere you go...the number of stones is also symbolic of the number of friends you have made in your magical mystery tour...and the number of lives you have touched. Keep marching to your own beat, my dear!

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Holding your hand today; thinking of the many ways you touched my life and thanking you for welcoming me into yours. So many fond memories of carefree summer days and the "soundtracks" that accompanied them.
Peace and Love.

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Jill, you have always amazed me.  You are kind, silly and completely spectacular. I have always looked forward to spending time with you and am so grateful to have grown up knowing you. Because of you, there are always more smiles and laughs, more love and more joy. I love you dearly. Love, Deverie

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Jillo...Came across these at brackenbury...thinking of you today...hugs and more to you, lanse, anna , clare and your family...many pictured here...

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Jillo...Came across these at brackenbury...thinking of you today...hugs and more to you, lanse, anna , clare and your family...many pictured here...

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I only just found out Jill, but I've never stopped praying for you since I saw you last- right after you sold the shop. It is certainly impossible to forget you- your crazy sense of humor, your overflowing creativity, your love for life, and the way you always made me feel welcome in the shop, even when I was a broke college kid without a dime to spend.
Yarns in the Farms was a refuge for me when my friends were few and my income was low- and still all my spare change went to yarn! I appreciate all you did to help me. All my love and prayers to you, Jill.

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I was surprised and sad to hear the news- I have been thinking of you all week + how supportive you were when I quit the fabric shop + what a refuge the shop was during a difficult time for me. Thank you so much for all of it. And especially the video of the infinite long-tail cast on! I watch it every time I start a new project. You are wonderful + I miss you - Love, Danielle (Povey) Maltais

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Holding you all in my heart and remembering so many fun times of cheer and laughter. Babysitting the girls, reading  Popsicle Pony and Alamo across Texas to my kids, borrowing Claire's loom, knitting, always knitting, at YITF, Adirondacks retreat with first steps on thyme in the driveway and hearing the wood thrush https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=esaIsJIR-Qw, stone cairns in the stream, Knitalia!!, and Knitini nights.... I cherish the memories and send you all love, Liz

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the candle is burning for you my dear friend, karen

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the candle is burning for you my dear friend, karen

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Some days I wish we were floating in our inner tubes down the Frio River reading aloud to each other from some cheesy mystery. Of course, you always could do the accents better than me! The best of times for me ..... until the fish or turtle bites your butt!

Love you dearly sweet girl.
Your Winkiness
Carolyn

PS ~ how come it was always my butt and not yours? Were you tossing bread crumbs under my tube while it was my turn to read?
Still love you.

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Jill, since I received word of the eminent... I cannot get you off my mind. You are such a symbol of life, love, and truth. Your energy and Awesomeness will be what I remember most about you. Thank you for including me in your life. For that, I am honored. Your family is holding you now, for that I am also thankful. Fly high our dove... Fly high.

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Dearest Jill.  Last night a friend took me to something called a "sound bath".  The room was filled with chimes and bells and gongs meant to vibrate through every cell of your body  I imagined all of those sounds and vibrations going through you and soothing you. I hope they reached you.
The Buddha in your yard and the little girl in your garden send their spirits down your way too. Always with much love from your down the hill neighbor.

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Jill,
I was looking through photos the other day and came across this one I took a couple summers ago when my dad and I came up to Keene Valley to see you and lanse and gerrit. One of my best memories of the trip was sitting out on the backyard deck of your beautiful home, shooting bbs at (and mostly missing) the tin plates you'd hung from the branches of a tree. I missed six or seven in a row before you took the air gun from me and hit a plate on your first shot. Thinking of you, lanse, anna and clare. Love to all of you.
- grady

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We love you, Tinkolita. Here are some fun photos from the Bamboo Sisterhood. We hope you smile and laugh as much as we did looking back at all the fun times had at YITF, Belize, Italy, Texas, and EVERYWHERE!

https://flic.kr/s/aHskUp5dk4

Love always, Your Winkiness.

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You're beautiful!
Jan Brick

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Dear friend, I know we have not kept in touch since high school but that doesn’t make this any less hard for me.  You have always been such a dynamic, sweet, giving, and creative person, always with the most beautiful smile and a zest for life.  So talented.  I wish I could have had a little touch of your creativity.  I am sending you love, support, and peace.  May God bless you and give you strength.   We all love you and are thinking of you.
Here is just a little blast from the past.

Sammye (Evans) Corbett

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From Sherre                   Jill & your Yellow Submarine, You are one of my friends from my earliest memories that includes a lifetime of great stuff. Your light shines bright and has certainly warmed  my heart over and over through the years when I needed it the most...so many years and no real words can do it justice. I love you gorgeous girl! Sending you lots of love and light. 

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From Sherre                   Jill & your Yellow Submarine, You are one of my friends from my earliest memories that includes a lifetime of great stuff. Your light shines bright and has certainly warmed  my heart over and over through the years when I needed it the most...so many years and no real words can do it justice. I love you gorgeous girl! Sending you lots of love and light. 

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Jill, I'm so glad you came out to Big Bend last month--wish I had been here to give you a hug in person!  I'm sending you a virtual hug now, though!
I just finished a river trip through the Lower Canyons and I thought you might be interested to hear that we found the first dinosaur tracks ever reported for Big Bend National Park or the Rio Grande Wild and Scenic River. They are three-toed tracks which indicates that they belong to the same family of dinosaurs as T. rex, velociraptors, and modern birds. They are about a foot long and about a yard apart.  I'd love to show them to you but it takes a week-long river trip to get there.
We love you!
Don

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Sweetest Jill! All the beautiful fun-loving memories here are making me smile and reminding me how lucky I am to have you and your amazing, creative, loving family in my life. What a spectacular bunch of people. Sending all my love to you in Texas. 💛💜💙❤️💚💛❤️💜💚❤️💛💜💙❤️💚💜

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I often think back on my trip around the US, and one of my great memories is from my stay with you and the family. I am very grateful that you were so welcoming and took the time to show me around the area. Whale watching, sightseeing in Boston, barbecue by the beach, and much more.

Thank you so much!
- Morten (Ebbe's Brother)

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Your Light shines brightly on every person you meet, every part of the earth you touch. I think of you often when I am knitting and when I spend time with my first dog, Bella (aptly named)! I send you hugs, love, prayers and gratitude. Kathy Donlon -And knowing how much you have loved you dogs, let me introduce Bella -

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When I think of you I think of joy and beauty, the beautiful things you made and the beauty you bring out in those around you.  You are kindness and generosity.  You believed in me and helped me believe in myself.  I know that you have lived every day of your life with gusto, and that is an inspiration.  I will always love you.  Jan (Brick - I know there's another Jan)

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jill....i am sitting here with you on the red couch, having a cup of tea..looking out the giant windows at the rain on the beautiful trees, just beyond the stone wall and rock cairn...i love having you here...hugs, hugs and more hugs

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Wish I'd made more effort to know you. Forever think of you as the lovely enlightened neighbor to the east who unfailingly waved with a smile as I unabashedly ambled across your field to or from the mountainside. Thank you!! Bear

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No words...just hugs.

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You are a needle felting genius! LuvYaBabe oxjulie

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Yo Jill!! You probably can't remember me because I am just a spec of dust, (to which you are allergic), next to your statuesque, worldly, generous, brilliance!! (Pretty happy about spell check on this thing at the mo!) Without physically pushing my tongue down your trousers, I want you to know how much I love you, your essence, (mmmm, picante!), your style - like, OH MY GAWD, your shop had me at "Welcome", and I wanted to make you my friendy-friend on the spot! The time I spent in your company was always FABULOUS, and don't get me started about your houses!! While house/pet sitting, I would swan around saying to myself, "yes, yes, this is my house, I really am this glamorous and sophisticated" Thanks for letting me live that dream. Give your furry children my love, hugs to your handsome husband and GORGEOUS girls, and big, massive, HUGE, ENOOOOORMOUS, girly SNOGGS, with tongues and everything to you XXXX Heather, Army of Knitters (the retard).

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I am so happy you are in warm and sunny Texas, surrounded by your closest people. And although I don't know when we'll see each other again, I am comforted by the fact that I will always have my memories of you with me until that day.
It's raining here today, and cold and kind of dreary. But hearing Babert tell me to tell you he loves you makes me smile, and makes my heart warm. Jasper is getting so tall and grown up. He starts kindergarten this Fall and is obsessed with basketball. He remembers you very well and was sad when I told him you were sick. But then he said he was "glad we have Popsicle Pony and that you are a good writer and drawer." Hayden meanwhile is finishing up 3rd grade and has already started writing her first book!
I'm still working Wednesday knit nights and Sundays too at the shop. It's my forever escape. But I do miss having your wild energy there, and your southern accent, and your red cowgirls boots, and your sassy attitude. I miss you Jill and I love you.
Riley

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Your big hug for today is so big, it embraces all whose lives you have touched. Much love, my old friend💜. Sharing the essence of Jeel.

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yeah, that's not me in the pic, but i thought you'd get a kick out of an update on "little Nina". Not so little anymore, and she gave me a great gift: a nephew and a niece! Can you hear my knitting needles klick??
I am thinking of you, sending you love and light, and wrap you up in a big, tender hug. Drove by Lyon House today (I live just a few blocks away), and smiled at the old Victorian lady. xo, TinaBean

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Hi Jill and Lanse. Woof woof.

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Thinking about one of the warmest, funniest, and nicest people I know. I have fond memories of going through thrift stores in Hamburg, eating food poolside at Randy and Allison's wedding, or the many holidays at 1101 N Benavides St. You are a great role model and one of my favorite people.

Miss you tons Aunt Jill!
-Ebbe

PS. Hope you get to watch your favorite Danish TV show Forbrydelsen :)

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Lansing, always there for us. oxoxjulie

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Look at us and our hair! Jillo we had fun raising our adorable girls & "little Henry". oxoxoxxome

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I will always remember your story of the little green frog.  God bless.

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I will always remember your story of the little green frog.  God bless.

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Charlie

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Jill, you are my second mother. Thank you for always making me smile - you bring so much joy and color into all of our lives.  I'll never forget the camping trips at the Audubon, or the time we had to stay with you during the April Fool's Day blizzard, or sunning ourselves on the beach in Nice. I saw this horse in the meadow in Oxford yesterday and thought of Popsicle Pony! Love you xxxx

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Dear Jill,

Firstly, because I've never actually told you: you and Carolyn are the best bosses I've ever had. I guess it's uncommon to have one of your peak employment opportunities in high school, but I have a hard time seeing where things go "up" from weekends, summer days and Wednesday nights at Yarns in the Farms.

When I was that teenager who was still way too immature to see my own mom as a role model or valuable source of advice, I'm so grateful to have had you as a strong, incredibly kind, outrageously funny, and above all honest woman to look up to. Thank you for treating me with the respect that as a 17-year-old I'm sure I thought I deserved. Some of my favorite memories of high school come from stitch n bitch (oops... sit n knit?) Wednesday evenings at yarns in the farms, glowing from feeling welcomed into a more mature space, loving every story or laugh or tidbit of advice you shared.

I know I haven't seen you in a while, but I think of you all the time, whether I'm knitting hats between shifts on my otherwise-all-male carpentry crew in Maine, or dancing and singing (loudly and often) to "good time" by the Brazilian Girls or "these boots are made for walkin" (both songs I heard for the first time when you played them at the shop). You have been a role model for me for so long, and you were one of the first people who made me feel so proud to be female. On my best days, I strive to embody the kindness, humor, honesty, and artistry that I have so often observed in you. Thank you for helping me grow into a better version of myself.

Love, Hannah

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I'm thinking about you aunt Jill. You are always so loving and your outgoing spirit radiates through everyone! I'm keeping you in my prayers and sending much love!

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The second we walked into your yarn shop in MA, we knew we had found a SPECIAL person. You welcomed us with open arms (even inviting us to stay in your home after having just met you). Matias and I love to think about people who are role models to us in various ways. Your name has come up through the years as someone we want to be like. Your welcoming spirit and radiating LOVE is something we hope to learn. Thank you for sharing those priceless moments with us. Sending you love and prayers.

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To one of the women in my life I look up to, Jill you are such a beautiful human being. You will never know how much of a friend you were to me way back 28 years ago when we first met in the pre natal exercise class at the Beverly YMCA. I treasure our years as a mothers play group with our beautiful girls. I always thought of you as my very cool beautiful friend who always showed grace, love and a spirit of patience and love. Because of your creative braveness and inspirational example to publish a children's book of that funny Texas alligator, I bravely decided to publish my children's book. You have always lived your life fully and with an open living heart and I am so grateful that we became friends at such a tender part of our lives. I send you blessings, hugs and so much love.

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Our dearest, Jill! When you agreed to be Oz's GRANDfriend, we knew you would be an important part of our family. We have our fondest memories of you teaching him (and Max) to knit, accompanying him to GUS on grandfriend's day, and discovering the Easter Eggs he hid for you. We are sending you boundless love . . . and a recent pic of Oz, now 14. We love you madly. xxxxxxxx

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Wrapping my arms around you and holding you in my heart💜

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Just skied by the casa verde in spring mush and saw you in the window, about to put up more stones and surveyors' tape with pushpins, meant to keep me on the straight and narrow, which I will continue to do less of cuz I know you.
- The Neighborhood Downhill Gauger

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My dear Jill,
It is with a heavy heart that I write you today. When I think of you, I think of your amazing spirit and creative talents. I will never forget the endless hours knitting at the shop while you guided me through my creative journey. A journey that pulled me through the most challenging days of my life.
In fact, the Yarns in the Farms, You and Caroline saved my life!!!!! It was so much more than knitting!!!! You built a community and I feel honored to have been a part of it. Our trips to Belize, Italy and Guatamala were filled with so much fun and laughter. Your sense of adventure was contagious. Everytime I put on one my knitted items, I will think of you and smile.
xoxox
Colleen
aka The Terrorist's  Wife

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brackenbury 4/2/2017

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thinking of you today...it is beautiful, sunny, spring-like here...

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well, somehow i clicked out of my message, I can say with confidence that my knitting skills are better than my computer skills... (because of you) :)
Our trips to Belize and Italy are some of my fondest memories, knitting underwater, swimming with Sylvia in the rain, Looking in Terry's window the morning after he fell and colleen and I shouting "He lived", boy did Terry live and so did you. You crammed  a lot of life in your years here on earth. I could go on and on about all of my wonderful memories.... You are special, you are unique and you are loved.
Missing you, XO

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Betsey Thomas-Train
Dear Jill --- It was living with a little elf... coming back from a long day and finding a different arrangement of stones on top of the stone gates.  Or hearing you whistle as you came through  the woods to my house for a ramble to town.You will be with me on every walk to town and I will make stone piles to remember you!  It will be lonely but sweet too.....

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Dear Jill,
So very sad to hear this news. I will never forget the many hours spent in the yarn shop listening to Leonard Cohen, watching you create , assisting me in getting my own creative mojo going and our many conversations about life.

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My sweet, sweet friend Jill.  You were one of the first friends I had when we moved to Port Lavaca.  We would spend hours at your house laughing and always planning our next fun thing to do.  You have always inspired me to be a better person and even though I suck at knitting, I will keep on trying.  You are an amazing person, and have touched so many lives and those that you don't even know.  I am so thankful I got to spend some time with you last month.  As you begin this next journey in life always remember that Nobody Fights Alone!  I love you!

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My absolute favorite spunky Jill FB picture. As I write this I am thinking of some wonderful, warm, heart-felt chats in the Yahn Shop. You be a special woman. XO

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Jill, your heart has touched so many in a beautiful way. Thank you for being an inspiration and a shoulder to lean on. For me you represent saying YES to the Universe. Your aura is so bright, people just want to be close to you so maybe some rubs off. Thank you for being open, giving and humble. Sending love and healing thoughts.

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I first met you when you visited my school and then my classroom giving the children the confidence to write and illustrate a book. We loved Alamo Across Texas! Years later I was in the yarn shop and knew I knew you! You thought I looked like Allison Janney (thanks!)
You gave all level of knitters the same encouragement you gave my students. I know your knitting needles are clicking away and as they do remember you touched and inspired so many. With gratitude and love~

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A few years ago I stopped into your store and you were so kind to talk to.  I signed up for a class  to learn to knit a simple hat.  I love it so much as you were so interesting to talk to and your love for knitting was infectious.  I loved visiting your shop and speaking with you,  I always thought you were a cool person.  I miss seeing you at the shop but thank you for teaching me how to knit in the round and not to be afraid to try new things      You and your family are in my prayers.  Namaste

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O Jill, I cannot thank you enough for inspiring me, for getting me out of my funk to move forward in creating my own floofy skirt! You were always bright and shiny in your shop zone. Never a dull moment. I was so impressed when I walked into Tryst with my daughter one night , seeing you & your daughter sitting at the bar, sipping cocktails and knitting! It was so unexpected, but it made perfect sense. I miss your sweet face round these parts. Sending you strength and serenity as you navigate these stormy times. XO Dottie