A beautiful quilt I have, named “cabin fever”. It’s a daily reminder that life is wild. ESPECIALLY now.
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My life has been so enriched by knowing Nancy. She gave away her smiles , kindness, so much energy that motivated everyone around her . Grace, and love of life, sharing her wonderful creative talent as she touched our lives.
. I will miss you Nancy, I carry in my heart one of your smiles ❤️
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I gave Nan her choice of masks that I had made - No surprise that she selected the most colorful one!
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Nan was such a colorful, loving, energetic and artistic soul. So wonderful to have crossed paths with her in my life. She was my tie-dye shopping buddy and she gave me one of her lovely stained glass pieces. We'd sit on her front stoop and she'd share her wonderful "life in the time of covid" water color journal with me. So many wonderful memories.
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When we went back east Nancy kept saying she wanted to swim in the ocean. The Atlantic Ocean. When we got there, it was too cold. I made her get out of the bus, which only stopped there for her, and put her toes in the water. She was happy later...
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We took a trip back east to see the fall colors. She was sooooo surprised that people we just met wanted to take a picture with her. She never understood, They loved her hair and we were from California. what did you expect. She was fun to travel with and we traveled many times. I will miss her.
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A page from Nancy’s “Once around the Pond” sketchbook. Her description says “Multi-tasking...AH, YOUTH, Eating an apple...while building a slide...at the water’s edge! At the Martinez Marina...”
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Wendy Schwefrin published a comment One of my favorites from her "Pond" book. Nancy-- her spirit and artistry--treasures in my life. Wendy
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Hilda Koning-Bastiaan published a comment Really, really enjoyed her book! What a great memorial of her. I’ll treasure it forever! Thans so much, Bonnie!
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Barbie, Nancy, Liz & Gordy
50th Anniversary, 1980
Red was in the hospital in Mass with a broken femur (swimming pool accident)
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Cottar Michaud published a comment Nancy proudly displaying a specific finger. This became a familiar view to me whenever she found my commentaries distasteful. |
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Cottar Michaud published a comment Nancy in the backyard of 419 Peru with Sierra, a stray who secretly jumped in her van on the way home from the mountains. He adopted us, was the first pet of my childhood. |
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SFO May 31, 1969
Lowell and Mary Bourns (on way home from Hawaii to Wooster)
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Judy Cobble, Cousin published a comment Barbie, Jan, Liz, Nan and Judy in 1950 at Cape Cod, Massachusetts
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Bee, Cottar & Nan teaching Cottar how to read. NOTE: the book is titled Everyone Passes Gas
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Cottar Michaud published a comment I loved these lamps. I wished she made more of them. I still have the one on the right. They light up a room beautifully like a colorful mood light, and they were some of my favorite pieces of her work. |
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"419 Peru Ave, S.F. California
House I bought in 1977 in outer Mission District - 675 sq. ft.! Cottar was 3 years old- I was 41 years old, divorced - teaching elementary school in S.F.
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Cottar Michaud published a comment The Bourns children with ... more Bourns children? I know that's Nancy's oldest sister Barbie on the right, holding one of those ankle biters and looking mischievous! |
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Ginny Miller published a comment Nancy was so easy to get to know with that beautifully patterned pastels of hair! She said to me several times, as we age we become invisible, so color was her ageless response. I loved sharing a Senior Center times with her. Let’s celebrate a woman who truly lived an authentic life!
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Cottar Michaud published a comment Blue was my Mom's favorite cat, I think. A real lover. He was around 16 yrs old when we gave over care of him to one of my Mom's neighbors - the neighbor is a young lady who is a vet tech and an animal lover, so he got a good home.:) |
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Nancy made friends everywhere she went. Here in front of the shrine in Nara, Japan. January 2016
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Amy published a comment In San Mateo, Christmas-time 2018. Jan and Nan always took a photo of just the two of them whenever we gathered. There are probably a series of these photos over the years.
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Cottar Michaud published a comment This quilt strikes me as a unique mix of children's themes and psychedelia. Way to go Mom! |
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Sherri Thurman published a comment Nancy was one of a kind who knew no strangers. She was a wonderful friend taking me shopping, quilting retreats and meetings. There were many times when we would get lost (I am no navigator) but she always found her way! Any photo opt she always made sure she had her lipstick on. She was always thrilled to surprise everyone with her rainbow hair and people young and old liked it and commented on it. She was a good friend who I will truly miss. RIP my friend.
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I will truly miss my loving and artistic neighbor. When I moved to Estudillo Street in January of 2006 she embraced me right away.We did our first open studio and she asked me to set up in her backyard.
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Cottar published a comment Not feeling great but still smiling, early November 2020.
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