Marigold Posted November 15, 2019 Posted November 15, 2019 1 hour ago, gregory said: For those who never saw her in all her magnificence: Some of her Fine Hours: That's our firemaiden in all her glory. Oh, and she mentioned the Cosmic Toaster. Before I went to sleep last night I asked her to take care of it. It was a sort of huge serious/unserious/funny "joke" we had on AtF at one time. Went on for ages. She was the Keeper of the Cosmic Toaster. I wonder if Umbrae knows that she's left us. Pure delight. And she sang the opera that she loved so beautifully. I never saw her performing live though.
fire cat pickles Posted November 17, 2019 Posted November 17, 2019 (edited) On 11/15/2019 at 1:56 PM, Marigold said: That's our firemaiden in all her glory. Oh, and she mentioned the Cosmic Toaster. Before I went to sleep last night I asked her to take care of it. It was a sort of huge serious/unserious/funny "joke" we had on AtF at one time. Went on for ages. She was the Keeper of the Cosmic Toaster. I wonder if Umbrae knows that she's left us. Pure delight. And she sang the opera that she loved so beautifully. I never saw her performing live though. Yes, he mentioned something on Facebook... Unfortunately, I think most of the Cosmic Toaster (and other wonderful ramblings) was left on Your Readings and therefore either hidden forever or lost to the eternal ethereal wasteland when AT closed. Edited November 17, 2019 by fire cat pickles
Marigold Posted November 17, 2019 Posted November 17, 2019 1 hour ago, fire cat pickles said: Yes, he mentioned something on Facebook... Unfortunately, I think most of the Cosmic Toaster (and other wonderful ramblings) was left on Your Readings and therefore either hidden forever or lost to the eternal ethereal wasteland when AT closed. You remember the Cosmic Toaster too? Didn't we have fun with it? God I can't believe she's gone. Seems like a dream
gregory Posted November 17, 2019 Posted November 17, 2019 Who was on AT that DOESN'T remember the Cosmic Toaster. But I wish I could find that video of "her" singing insanely in a basement. I shall carry on looking. It was something to do with a bird....
fire cat pickles Posted November 17, 2019 Posted November 17, 2019 (edited) If someone were in touch with Solandia and asked nicely, I wonder then how difficult it would be for her to move some of FM's posts to public view? Edited November 17, 2019 by fire cat pickles
Marigold Posted November 17, 2019 Posted November 17, 2019 (edited) 38 minutes ago, fire cat pickles said: If someone were in touch with Solandia and asked nicely, I wonder then how difficult it would be for her to move some of FM's posts to public view? I understand your motives, but do you think firemaiden would have wanted this ? I think we should let her rest. That's the first feeling I had when I read your suggestion so I wanted to share it. I loved her so much as so many of us did and I want to do right with her. Do we really want her beautiful posts to be between those GHASTLY ads that are now on Aeclectic ? There's no soul over there anymore. It's just a repository. Edited November 17, 2019 by Marigold
Raggydoll Posted November 17, 2019 Posted November 17, 2019 Maybe someone could ask Solandia to put together a pdf with some of firemaidens posts that can be shared among her friends? That could perhaps be a compromise. I personally have no contact with Solandia but I am genuinely sorry to hear that Firemaiden has passed. I only saw this news just now 😢
Saturn Celeste Posted November 17, 2019 Posted November 17, 2019 We are now in a separate section from the Introduction board. If anyone wants to add media related to firemaiden, feel free to do so in here.
Marigold Posted November 17, 2019 Posted November 17, 2019 11 minutes ago, Saturn Celeste said: We are now in a separate section from the Introduction board. If anyone wants to add media related to firemaiden, feel free to do so in here. That's wonderful. I think she's better here than on the old place. I think she'd like this. 😀
Raggydoll Posted November 17, 2019 Posted November 17, 2019 4 minutes ago, Marigold said: That's wonderful. I think she's better here than on the old place. I think she'd like this. 😀 💕 And if someone does manage to get hold of more old posts by her then, like Saturn said, please feel free to share it here
gregory Posted November 17, 2019 Posted November 17, 2019 2 hours ago, fire cat pickles said: If someone were in touch with Solandia and asked nicely, I wonder then how difficult it would be for her to move some of FM's posts to public view? 2 hours ago, Marigold said: I understand your motives, but do you think firemaiden would have wanted this ? I think we should let her rest. That's the first feeling I had when I read your suggestion so I wanted to share it. I loved her so much as so many of us did and I want to do right with her. As far as I know what was not archived for public use was completely deleted. Those I found, I found with a search on what is still up there. But the joke post about her singing in the basement was a gif I found on line and posted as a response to something she'd said. It must still be out there - if ONLY I could remember what made me look for something, it might help me find where I found it, as you might say. I think - the harder I think - it may have been to do with pastafarians....
Saturn Celeste Posted November 17, 2019 Posted November 17, 2019 I did a search on AT for firemaiden and many of her posts show up. We can link up to those if you want. I'm am very sorry to say I didn't know her or the Cosmic Toaster at all but I am sad for her loss. She sounds like she was a beautiful, vibrant woman.
gregory Posted November 17, 2019 Posted November 17, 2019 She was - extraordinary. That's the only word for her - and it is meant in EVERY sense of the word. I think anyone who wants can search AT - I just linked a couple of particularly fine threads.
Marigold Posted November 17, 2019 Posted November 17, 2019 (edited) I think it would be nice if her husband were informed that there is a memorial for her here. He is even spoken of in the fifth post of this thread. And she speaks of him with such love and her usual bubbly affection and laughter. He must know also of her love for the Tarot. So I take this opportunity also to extend my heartfelt condolences to Alain Gaubert, firemaiden's husband. Alain, you must be a very special person to have been loved so deeply by our beloved tarot friend and pasionaria. And you must have loved her back fiercely too. Ne sois pas trop triste. Juste ce qu'il faut. Ta Paula ne t'a jamais vraiment quitté. C'est un mirage tout ça. Tous ceux qui l'ont aimée l'entendent chanter - juste là - écoute - je l'entends, toi aussi ? Thanks for looking after our friend in Tarot and in life and for the peace you must have given her too. Diana (aka Marigold) Edited November 17, 2019 by Marigold
fire cat pickles Posted November 17, 2019 Posted November 17, 2019 Marigold, are you on Facebook? There is a link earlier in this thread. You could get in touch with him there.
Marigold Posted November 17, 2019 Posted November 17, 2019 (edited) 8 minutes ago, fire cat pickles said: Marigold, are you on Facebook? There is a link earlier in this thread. You could get in touch with him there. Nope. I'd rather be seen dead in a ditch than go on Facebook (hmmm.... that sounds familiar the dead in a ditch... AAAAGGGHHHH). Paula won't mind if we laugh in her memorial thread. In fact I reckon she'd love it. P.S. Maybe only the British or who follow Brexit news will get the dead in the ditch reference. Sorry if it's so. I didn't want to exclude anyone. Edited November 17, 2019 by Marigold
gregory Posted November 17, 2019 Posted November 17, 2019 Got it. UGH. But I did hope he'd DO it.... But pickles - you could tell him, no ?
fire cat pickles Posted November 17, 2019 Posted November 17, 2019 I'm not sure he's fluent in English... Raggydoll may be fluent in French? She's on Facebook. The post is open to everyone.
gregory Posted November 17, 2019 Posted November 17, 2019 (edited) As far as I know - she isn't. I know it's open to everyone and I can do the French bit - but not the facebook bit. Same thing for Marigold but her French is way better than mine. Wait - I had a brilliant idea; I have emailed the guy who posted on slipped disc and asked him to pass the message along. Edited November 17, 2019 by gregory
Marigold Posted November 17, 2019 Posted November 17, 2019 (edited) 15 minutes ago, gregory said: As far as I know - she isn't. I know it's open to everyone and I can do the French bit - but not the facebook bit. Same thing for Marigold but her French is way better than mine. Wait - I had a brilliant idea; I have emailed the guy who posted on slipped disc and asked him to pass the message along. It's not so surprising that you had this brilliant idea. It's sort of normal coming from you. But what took you so long ??? 🙃 Edited November 17, 2019 by Marigold
Marigold Posted November 17, 2019 Posted November 17, 2019 1 hour ago, gregory said: Got it. UGH. But I did hope he'd DO it.... Didn't we all.
gregory Posted November 17, 2019 Posted November 17, 2019 48 minutes ago, Marigold said: It's not so surprising that you had this brilliant idea. It's sort of normal coming from you. But what took you so long ??? 🙃 75 y/o brain, dear. Age gets to us all....
Raggydoll Posted November 18, 2019 Posted November 18, 2019 7 hours ago, fire cat pickles said: I'm not sure he's fluent in English... Raggydoll may be fluent in French? She's on Facebook. The post is open to everyone. Bless you for thinking id be fluent in French 😘 Other than for Swedish, English and some Norwegian and Danish I’m no use at all! Otherwise I’d gladly have helped. But it looks like Gregory found a way? Fingers crossed!
DanielJUK Posted November 18, 2019 Posted November 18, 2019 (edited) Thanks for letting us know @gregory how sad! RIP Firemaiden, I never knew you closely but always had wonderful interactions with you on both forums ❤️😢 @Saturn Celeste that is lovely to make an in memoriam section, I wonder if you could have a list of people we know who depart on your locked sticky. We used to have that on AT with the year they passed to always remember their handles. I am not sure if Solandia did delete everything we can't see on the forum, she did delete all PM inboxes and profiles but some people have asked for threads (not exchange ones) to be put in the public archive and she did kindly do it. I asked her to save some of the divination forum section, because it was an area of both reading exchanges and discussion and techniques and some of those threads were ancient and amazing! like the guide to palmistry and various divination techniques. I did ask her in the month after it closed but she promised me in time she would sort through those threads and save the non exchanges ones and they have been appearing back in the forum. You could email her and ask, she was kind to me and there is nothing to lose. RIP Firemaiden, we shall miss you here 😢 Edited November 18, 2019 by DanielJUK
Mi-Shell Posted November 18, 2019 Posted November 18, 2019 I am not so sure, iffff my faulty memory serves me well, but was she not banned in the last few days of AT??
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