remembering Paola

Vincent, sad news indeed. I have been off Abuzz for so long, the conversations are a distant memory. However, please feel free to send my condolences, from cavfancier (Paul). I haven't changed my net name. There is some comfort in the fact that she was so strong, to the end. That is virtue personified.

I hope to see you here more as well, in the food and drink forums. I miss our foodie discussions.

Posted on A*** already, so I just can say again, how sad I feel.

Well, and, yes Vincent, I'd like to discuss here with you, too - cav's just such a hamburger smith...

Sorry to hear this, Vincent. I knew she was ailing. I hope that her last months were spent peacefully enjoying her family. This aging nonsense would be much easier to bear without health issues.

Please offer my sincere regards to her husband and her family. She was a wonderful source of information about Italy, Europe, New York and her own refined life. Wow... it was great to read her as she talked about restaurants and touring. She had the taste and flair of some of the best writers on food and continental life, I thought. It's sad to know she's gone.

I appreciate your coming here to tell us. Thanks.
pfkflyer

Paola L., I pressume.

The idea of her death is hard to swallow. Very sad.

A smile grew on my face every time I noticed she entered an interaction.

She was one of the best assets in the Travel and People and Culture forums in Abuzz.

My condolences to her family.

I knew Paola well, loved her. I know that sounds exaggerated but the substance is true. How well, oh, I only met her a few times over a week's time when I was in New York last year, but we had communicated a lot. (We met at the Metropolitan Museum, she let me in as one of her membership visitors, and we sat in the empty cafe and talked and talked.)

I stopped emailing her when she stopped and didn't want to bother her or her family, which I knew was close, with myself, a distant online friend.

I mourn her. She was elegant, generous, wise.

I smile to remember she and I first started talking on abuzz, on a thread where she and I tended to agree in opposition to GWLightwizard's point of view about a Richard Meier design for the Ara Pacis in Rome. A good disagreement, as I like him too. But that was where we first started emailing about Rome and ourselves.

To her family - she talked well if not at great length about her family. She sent me pictures, Vincent, with she and her husband meeting you. I smiled to get them.
She sent me a photo she took in Erice and I did a not yet finished painting of it. She saw the photo. I almost sent the painting to her, but, again didn't want to intrude. It's theirs if they would like it. And I understand if not.

Thank you for letting us know, Vincent.

(I miss you, by the way...)

Jo
known as Osso

Not the best news to start the morning as Paola had a great knowledge of art and I valued his opinion. I will miss his learned and entertaining writing.

Sorry to hear the sad news. I have a vague memory of her from abuzz but it is a fond memory.

Vincent - good to see you here. I hope visit again!

KP