Another Matjie gone.. with sadness I just heard that Jackie Cleobury has passed away. I dont know the details but apparently another car crash.. caused by a drunk driver..
Second Matjie this year to go.. reminder of how quickly life can change.. we shared these memories in a tiny town called
Matjiesfontein and she was there in our lives - now gone.
My heart goes out to her family and friends..
A few facts:
- Jackie came up with the idea of having a Matjies blog and having members posting to it durning the first Show'nTell
- Jackie was the creator of the first matjies blog. It was called
mymatjies.blogspot.com , after the second Show'nTell we started this one..
- Jackie was the first official " committee-member" of the Matjiesfontein Show'n tell weekend. In fact she was the one who convinced me that it should be continued.
- The first Matjiesfontein meeting was held between Jackie and myself in Herritage Square.
- Jackie coined the word
Show'nTell- I met Jackie at the very first Show'nTell weekend in Matjiesfontein in 2006. Unfortunately she could not make any of the follow- ups
“Very cool weekend .... felicity and i talked non-stop all the way back to ct. ralph rolled about with the drums in the back seat. my apartment felt lonely and foreign when i walked in - spent the rest of the day escaping it.” Jacqueline Cleobury
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