"The time has come," the Walrus said,
"To talk of many things:
Of shoes--and ships--and sealing-wax--
Of cabbages--and kings--
-Lewis Carrol, The Walrus and The Carpenter
The time has come to talk of Cedwyn. The time has come to celebrate our brilliant Flutterby. She will always rest gently on our hearts.
![photo Cedwyn Celebration of her life pink butterfly on a bleeding heart flower_zps7y5zwi2v.jpg](http://i1098.photobucket.com/albums/g368/CR010411/Cedwyn%20Celebration%20of%20her%20life%20pink%20butterfly%20on%20a%20bleeding%20heart%20flower_zps7y5zwi2v.jpg)
I didn't think it would be this way. None of us did. How could such a vital force leave us? How could someone who would have painted the moon purple if she could, be gone?
![photo Cedwyn paiting the moon purple_zpsg1pa6rno.jpg](http://i1098.photobucket.com/albums/g368/CR010411/Cedwyn%20paiting%20the%20moon%20purple_zpsg1pa6rno.jpg)
J.R.R. Tolkien
“PIPPIN: I didn't think it would end this way.
GANDALF: End? No, the journey doesn't end here. Death is just another path, one that we all must take. The grey rain-curtain of this world rolls back, and all turns to silver glass, and then you see it.
PIPPIN: What? Gandalf? See what?
GANDALF: White shores, and beyond, a far green country under a swift sunrise.
PIPPIN: Well, that isn't so bad.
GANDALF: No. No, it isn't.”
― J.R.R. Tolkien, The Lord of the Rings
This is not goodby. Love never dies. Cedwyn lives on in all our hearts.
She lives on when we open ourselves to the wonder around us.
![photo Cedwyn bubble in the purple flowers_zpsraxgvfly.jpg](http://i1098.photobucket.com/albums/g368/CR010411/Cedwyn%20bubble%20in%20the%20purple%20flowers_zpsraxgvfly.jpg)
Did you know she loved bubbles? She did, so make some for her. Make a cloud of bubbles for your own heart's joy and memory. People will be making bubbles in her honor at Mt. Tabor Park, in Portland, Oregon this afternoon. Cedwyn would love it.
![photo Cedwyn clour of bubbles_zps3ltkvtty.jpg](http://i1098.photobucket.com/albums/g368/CR010411/Cedwyn%20clour%20of%20bubbles_zps3ltkvtty.jpg)
Today from Portland, Oregon to Portland, Maine, from Coast to Coast, and country to country, we are gathering to celebrate the gift that was and will always be our own Chaos Fairy, our lover of all things winged, our Cedwyn.
Today, people are wearing her favorite color, purple, and raising their glasses to her laughter and life.
Today, we gather to share tears, comfort, laughter, and magic. Cedwyn would not have wanted it any other way.
So come on in. There are comfortable chairs amidst the flowers that she loved.
![photo Cedwyn sitting amidst the purple flowers_zps1gneqipu.jpg](http://i1098.photobucket.com/albums/g368/CR010411/Cedwyn%20sitting%20amidst%20the%20purple%20flowers_zps1gneqipu.jpg)
![photo Cedwyn Lilacs_zpsuvnz2u0q.jpg](http://i1098.photobucket.com/albums/g368/CR010411/Cedwyn%20Lilacs_zpsuvnz2u0q.jpg)
![photo Cedwyn Chair in the garden_zpswvzq2uto.jpg](http://i1098.photobucket.com/albums/g368/CR010411/Cedwyn%20Chair%20in%20the%20garden_zpswvzq2uto.jpg)
Cedwyn is not really gone.
She lives on in the loved sound of rain falling on a tin roof.
She lives on in the butterfly ring on her mother's hand. Linda is wearing that ring at the Celebration of Cedwyn's life today at Mt. Tabor Park in Portland, Oregon. If you're there, keep an eye out for a sudden rainbow flash of light. It will lead you to Cedwyn's Mom and a welcoming hug.
![photo Cedwyns mom wearing butterfly ring for Cedwyn Celebration_zpsdftaod85.jpg](http://i1098.photobucket.com/albums/g368/CR010411/Cedwyns%20mom%20wearing%20butterfly%20ring%20for%20Cedwyn%20Celebration_zpsdftaod85.jpg)
Cedwyn lives on in our fight for justice. She lives on in the song of her loved whales and our fight for this beautiful blue world.
She lives on in the millions of people who now have access to health care through the Affordable Care Act, a law she never stopped fighting for.
![photo Cedwyn affordable care act_zps8b0hlbcc.jpg](http://i1098.photobucket.com/albums/g368/CR010411/Cedwyn%20affordable%20care%20act_zps8b0hlbcc.jpg)
She lives on in her Mother's and Father's memories. A laughing little girl running through the farm's fields with her sister and cousins.
She lives on in all of you.
![Cedwyn, ?, Commonsense Mainer, Meteor Blades](https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7534/15963752340_274a0e57cc.jpg)
So share your memories, your tears and laughter. Share the music she loved so well. Raise your glass in a blessing for our Cedwyn.
![photo Cedwyn glass of wine in the garden_zpsr1jegvsl.jpg](http://i1098.photobucket.com/albums/g368/CR010411/Cedwyn%20glass%20of%20wine%20in%20the%20garden_zpsr1jegvsl.jpg)
Most of all, remember - you are loved.
![jotter cedwyn](https://farm4.staticflickr.com/3681/9159914993_e501e559dc.jpg)
To Cedwyn, always, with love.
Update: Cedwyn's wonderful mom sent some lovely photos from the Portland, Oregon celebration of Cedwyn's life to share with all of you.
And this is Cedwyn's Mom, Linda with one of Cedwyn's Portland friends who is also named Linda. Don't Cedwyn and her mom look so much alike?
![photo Cedwyns mom and Linda_zps85cm66ul.jpg](http://i1098.photobucket.com/albums/g368/CR010411/Cedwyns%20mom%20and%20Linda_zps85cm66ul.jpg)
This lovely butterfly child is Lydia. She is the daughter of a dear friend of Cedwyn's. Cedwyn was Aunt Terry to Lydia and she misses her very much.
![photo Cedwyn Portland OR gathering butterfly child_zpsf49sn6ru.jpg](http://i1098.photobucket.com/albums/g368/CR010411/Cedwyn%20Portland%20OR%20gathering%20butterfly%20child_zpsf49sn6ru.jpg)
![photo Cedwyn basket Portland Or_zpsdy9uvhwy.jpg](http://i1098.photobucket.com/albums/g368/CR010411/Cedwyn%20basket%20Portland%20Or_zpsdy9uvhwy.jpg)
Our own SaraR and Winglion with Cedwyn's quilt that you all made possible.
![photo Cedwyn Sara and Ann with quilt_zps5uzwo0ed.jpg](http://i1098.photobucket.com/albums/g368/CR010411/Cedwyn%20Sara%20and%20Ann%20with%20quilt_zps5uzwo0ed.jpg)
A heart shaped box with wildflower seeds. The seeds were cast out over a fenced off field. Next year wildflowers will grow and butterflies will dance among them.
![photo Cedwyn Portland Or wildflower seeds_zpsecmcal9q.jpg](http://i1098.photobucket.com/albums/g368/CR010411/Cedwyn%20Portland%20Or%20wildflower%20seeds_zpsecmcal9q.jpg)
And just in! More photos from our SaraR.
Cedwyn/Terry's Mom made these gorgeous butterfly cup cakes. So much thought and effort was put into the gathering for Cedwyn. Her Mom and friends in Portland knocked it out of the park.
![IMG_2802](https://c1.staticflickr.com/9/8810/17832084970_68124dafe4_z.jpg)
Roo and Cedwyn's mom setting the table
![IMG_2803](https://c2.staticflickr.com/6/5328/18016494912_39b68b063a_z.jpg)
The quilt and Cedwyn's lanyards and pins from Netroots Nation conferences
![IMG_2804](https://c1.staticflickr.com/9/8830/17993268086_50620c3f75_z.jpg)
Cedwyn's mom wearing butterfly jewelry
![IMG_2807](https://c2.staticflickr.com/6/5450/18019718825_8af5eb4100_z.jpg)
Linda and Linda
![IMG_2808](https://c2.staticflickr.com/6/5328/18020522861_72306d58a5_z.jpg)
From SaraR:
It was lovely at the crest of Mt. Tabor...beautiful views and beautiful people. It was lovely to meet Cedwyn's mom, Cedwyn's husband, and the friends who took care of Cedwyn while she was ill.
We had a lovely pot luck lunch, heard Grateful Dead tunes played by her roommate, Roo, and our own BOHICA. Then we walked to a meadow which is never mown, where we spread wildflower seeds in Cedwyn's memory. We had a little talking circle where we each remembered her, too. The fence of the meadow was decorated with some of Cedwyn's favorite batiks, for the occasion.
Roo and BOHICA playing Grateful Dead tunes, with Lucy the dog
![IMG_2811](https://c1.staticflickr.com/9/8761/18019799705_f6b0e81fef_z.jpg)
Cedwyn's husband, John
![IMG_2812](https://c1.staticflickr.com/9/8810/17831883678_ae4cbc3a2b_z.jpg)
Cedwyn's friend, Jesse, wearing a butterfly on his hat
![IMG_2814](https://c2.staticflickr.com/6/5454/18016546792_790baa03d7_z.jpg)
Kossack Ozsea1
![IMG_2815](https://c2.staticflickr.com/6/5444/17832130430_f62352cacd_z.jpg)
flowers for Cedwyn, tucked in a tree trunk
![IMG_2816](https://c2.staticflickr.com/6/5447/17399251823_4f6160437c_z.jpg)
Lydia, wearing butterfly wings, poses with cupcake (too cute!)
![IMG_2818](https://c1.staticflickr.com/9/8763/17831858708_a6d0d6e5bb_z.jpg)
group shot at the table
![IMG_2820](https://c1.staticflickr.com/9/8799/18016617052_501e06265c_z.jpg)
Ann blowing bubbles, one
![IMG_2823](https://c4.staticflickr.com/8/7794/17831928778_8282c24500_z.jpg)
Ann blowing bubbles, two
![IMG_2822](https://c1.staticflickr.com/9/8839/17397257244_0e148684e3_z.jpg)
Ann blowing bubbles, three
![IMG_2821](https://c2.staticflickr.com/6/5350/17832197690_9c3f31c439_z.jpg)
barbeque (I didn't catch this man's name)
![IMG_2826](https://c4.staticflickr.com/8/7699/17397236064_ce9daf6339_z.jpg)
Damnit Janet and husband
![IMG_2827](https://c1.staticflickr.com/9/8775/18016679982_e4fc7249a9_z.jpg)
Meadow where words were spoken and wildflower seeds spread
![IMG_2828](https://c2.staticflickr.com/6/5334/17832002408_d18de82120_z.jpg)
Linda spreading seeds
![IMG_2829](https://c2.staticflickr.com/6/5341/17833670029_f9956f7277_z.jpg)
Another view of the meadow with Cedwyn's batiks
![IMG_2830](https://c2.staticflickr.com/6/5346/17397315054_8d005af3de_z.jpg)
Wildflower seeds in a special heart-shaped box, decorated with butterflies and a portrait of Cedwyn
![IMG_2831](https://c1.staticflickr.com/9/8792/17833659709_12afc35752_z.jpg)
Husband John tells us about his wife, Cedwyn
![IMG_2833](https://c1.staticflickr.com/9/8804/17832234780_2002bef2de_z.jpg)
The music will always be playing for Cedwyn
![photo Cedwyn Portland OR her roommate Roo and kossack_zps7girtzzj.jpg](http://i1098.photobucket.com/albums/g368/CR010411/Cedwyn%20Portland%20OR%20her%20roommate%20Roo%20and%20kossack_zps7girtzzj.jpg)