Pippa has let us know the sad news of the death of Sarah Vernon. Accomplished actress and artist, and one of the cornerstones of our blogging community for many years. She published the sites Rogues and Vagabonds, First Night Design, First Night History, and First Night Art. One of the first bloggers I followed, and someone I am proud to say I counted as a good friend.
This is a post from 2013 dedicated to my great friend, Sarah Vernon, who died last week.
Through bad health and bad luck, Sarah’s acting career was cut short. Like many actors’ children, she could never be sure if she would have gone into the entertainment industry if her parents had not been actors. It wasn’t an industry for Sarah: it was a romance and an art. Being an actor wasn’t a job for Sarah: it was body and soul, an act of love uniting emotional aspiration with technical accomplishment, a child’s dream of perfection made real. Don’t put your daughter on the stage.
Sarah could have been a casualty of the devil’s profession, but she had a brain, a life-sustaining sense of humour, and other artistic and literary talents. She engaged in the present and the past with equal intellectual force, she was computer and internet savvy, and…
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Oh, no! Sarah was on of my favorite bloggers and one of my first. I am truly sad. Thank you for letting us know, Pete. She will be dearly missed.
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She will indeed, Jennie. One of the first I ever followed, and a good friend outside of blogging too. I still can’t believe she has gone.
Best wishes, Pete.
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Like you, she was one of my first bloggers. I knew she had health issues, and she took a blogging break for a while. I was excited when she returned to her blog. It still seams surreal. Best to you, Pete.
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Thank you for remembering, Pete! Very sad news! May she rest in peace, and bringing a lot of there, where she is. Michael
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Thanks, Michael. She will be greatly missed.
Best wishes, Pete.
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So true, Pete! Thank you for the remembrance. Have a beautiful afternoon! Michael
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I am so very sad, Sarah was one of the very first followers too my blog and sadly her health has been something she has lived with over the years a very sad loss of a lovely lady x
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I followed Sarah just after starting blogging. At least a dozen of those I still follow came through connections to her blogs.
Best wishes, Pete.
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Such sad news. I’ve also followed Sarah for quite a while, read about her career, and followed her move from Crete back to England and some of her health troubles. I had noticed she didn’t seem very active for a while but had reappeared briefly again.
I loved her creations and gifted one to my mother, and it brings us both joy.
She will be sorely missed. Thanks for letting us know, Pete. I had missed the news.
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I wouldn’t have known if Pippa hadn’t sent me a message on Twitter DM. Sarah will be greatly missed by everyone that knew her or followed her blogs.
Best wishes, Pete.
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Sorry Pete and all the bloggers she made friends with.
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Thanks, Don. It’s always a wrench, to lose a great blogging friend.
Best wishes, Pete.
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Oh Pete, this hurts to read… I am so sorry for the loss of your friend… xox
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Losing a blogging friend is no different to losing a physical friend. I found that out the first time one of them died.
Thanks very much, dear Lara.
Best wishes, Pete.
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The first blogging friend who died was an adoptee named Joy… I was crushed…
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Blogging with the angels now…
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She certainly will be, David.
Best wishes, Pete.
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I’m sorry Pete, this is heartbreaking news, my deepest sympathizes, hugs, C
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Thanks Cheryl. Sarah was a very experienced blogger, and a great part of the community from the time I first started blogging.
Best wishes, Pete.
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Sad news. I considered Sarah a friend, too, Pete. We ‘met’ when she followed my Goldfish blog about my dad and she was very supportive both in a blogging context and personally. She will be missed by many.
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Thanks, Mary. It wasn’t that long ago that I emailed her about visiting her on the IOW once the travel bans are over.
I hope you are doing okay. x
Best wishes, Pete.
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I’m OK-ish. Last radiotherapy tomorrow.
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Thinking of you, dear Mary. x
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Oh no, I’m so sorry. I’ve been following her blogs for years. She will be missed. 🌹🌹🌹
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Thanks, Marina. I will indeed miss her, and all her interesting articles too.
Best wishes, Pete.
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Sorry Pete ☹️
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Thanks, FR. Good friends online for over eight years. Made me sad tonight.
Best wishes, Pete.
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I bet, blogging friends are no different from ‘real’ ones.
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Many of them are better.
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I’m so sorry Pete. R.I.P. Pippa.
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It is Sarah who has died, Kim. Pippa wrote the post about her.
But your sentiments are much appreciated.
Best wishes, Pete.
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Sorry Pete.
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Easy mistake, no problem. 🙂
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Sad news. Sorry to hear this.
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Always sad to hear about the loss of someone from our blogging community, Darlene. Sarah had also become a friend to me away from her blogs.
Best wishes, Pete.
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Sad news. I only ever read a few of her posts but had an exchange of emails in the past and realised her health was not the best, but still this is a shock.
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She had a lot of mobility issues, but got around well on her electric scooter after moving back from Crete. She emailed me to ask about your soaps, and was very interested in how they were good for my skin. Thanks, Eddy.
Best wishes, Pete.
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Sarah was a force of both art and Nature and will be very much missed.
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Very true, Sue. Such a shock, as I had been planning to visit her on the IOW once travel was allowed again.
Best wishes, Pete. x
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We corresponded a fair bit about her heritage when we were working withe the Vernon history up in Derbyshire. We too were hoping to get to the IOW. x
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My condolences. Warmest regards, Theo
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Thanks, Theo. Sarah was an outstanding blogger.
Best wishes, Pete.
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so sorry, Pete.
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Thanks, Wilma. She is a great loss to our blogging community.
Best wishes, Pete.
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I am so sorry for your loss!
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Thanks, Margie. We had never met, but I had hoped to visit her one day. Sadly not to be.
Best wishes, Pete.
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